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H. ARTHUR BELLOWS JR.
’56 STEPS DOWN AS BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT - PAGE 14
R.W. “Johnny” Apple

1934 - 2006
The Alumni Record of Western Reserve Academy • Fall 2006
2006-2007 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Mark R. Tercek ’75, Daniel W. Christman ’61 Joy P. Murdough Angela Gotthardt,
President Alexandria, Va. Hudson, Ohio Pioneer Women President
Irvington, N.Y. Kathryn Irene Clark ’76 Richard W. Neu Hudson, Ohio
Stephan W. Cole ’66, Ann Arbor, Mich. Hudson, Ohio Charles E. Mullins ’65,
Vice President H. Andrew Decker ’72 Katie Ong-Landini ’83 Alumni Association President
Jupiter, Fla. Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. Shaker Heights, Ohio Olney, Md.
R. Mark Hamlin Jr. ’74, Stephen W. DeWitt ’84 Gregory Pennington ’71 TRUSTEE EMERITI
Vice President Hillsboro, Calif. Lithonia, Ga. H. Arthur Bellows Jr. ’56
Akron, Ohio Greenwich, Conn.
Ruth Swetland Eppig R. Lawrence Roth
David M. Hunter ’68, Shaker Heights, Ohio New York, N.Y. Jefferson W. Keener, Jr. ’50
Vice President Akron, Ohio
Silver Lake, Ohio Dagmar F. Fellowes ’75 Jason Wortendyke ’94
Pepper Pike, Ohio Chicago, Ill. T. Dixon Long ’51
Olin J. Heestand Jr. ’62, San Anselmo, Calif
Treasurer John M. Fowler ’67 SPECIAL TRUSTEES
Chicago, Ill. Bronxville, N.Y. Gary Stevens, John D. Ong
Ronald M. Harrington ’87 Dads Club President Hudson, Ohio
Fred A. Cummings ’85,
Assistant Treasurer Hudson, Ohio Hudson, Ohio David W. Swetland ’34
Moreland Hills, Ohio Peter S. Hellman ’68 Henry E. Flanagan Jr., Alna, Maine
Timothy R. Warner ’69, Hunting Valley, Ohio Headmaster David Warshawsky ’51
Secretary Robert T. Michael ’60 Hudson, Ohio Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Menlo Park, Calif Chicago, Ill. Nicholas A. Gallucci ’03, David H. Wilson ’38
Hamilton S. Amer ’69 Andrew R. Midler ’79 College Trustee Portland, Ore.
Akron, Ohio St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Akron, Ohio
Islands
2006-2007 BOARD OF VISITORS

William H. Durham ’67, Theodore S. Gup ’68 Stephen E. Myers ’61 Bruce G. Stevenson ’74
Co-chair Pepper Pike, Ohio Hudson, Ohio Wilton, Conn.
Palo Alto, Calif. John P. Hewko ’75 Ford J. Nicholson ’73 Shannah Tharp-Taylor ’91
Anne Campbell Washington, D.C. Dellwood, Minn. Pittsburgh, Pa.
Goodman ’84, Amy Kikue Iwano ’80 Robert G. Perry ’86 Cynthia Van Osdol ’77
Co-chair Chicago, Ill. University Heights, Ohio Chicago, Ill.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
John G. Kirk ’56 Melvin Rhodren ’72 Mark J. Welshimer ’69
Lauren M. Anderson ’97 Santa Barbara, Calif. Arlington, Va. Bronxville, N.Y.
Studio City, Calif.
Dale G. Kramer ’70 Richard L. Rundell ’76 Brooke Sterne
Thomas E. Dunne ’84 Broadview Heights, Ohio Belmont, Mass. Whittemore ’86
New York City, N.Y. Hartford, Conn.
Cecily Pryce Maguire ’78 Paul T. Schumacher ’84
Susan J. Grant ’84 New York, N.Y. Canton, Ohio Mark H. Wiedenmann ’69
Lafayette, Colo. Palos Verdes Peninsula, Calif.
Anne C. Manganaro ’75 Richard A. Shorr ’73
Margaret H. Green ’92 Potomac, Md. Newtown Square, Pa.
Kansas City, Mo.
Julie T. Miran ’78 Jennifer A. Soros ’88
Christian F. Gulker ’69 Pottstown, Pa. New York, N.Y.
Menlo Park, Calif.
ALUMNI RECORD
Reserve
14 An Asset to Reserve
H. Arthur Bellows Jr. ’56 steps down
as Board of Trustees president.
Fall 2006 20 The Artist’s Touch

Volume 61, No. 1 Alumni use a variety of mediums to
express their creativity. 14
Departments
6 Along Brick Row

Senior’s paper published
in Concord Review.
30 Aging Gracefully
From its humble beginnings, the boys
soccer team has grown into a power.
46 Old Reserve
Early coeds were true
Reserve pioneers.
49 Alumni Association
34 Nearing the End 20
News The Campaign for Reserve nears the
David Hunter ’68 earns end of a successful fundraising effort.
Alumni Association
Award.
36 Reunion 2006
50 Class Notes Take a look back at a fun-filled
weekend of laughter and memories.
85 In Memoriam
Inside
30
45 Alumni & Development
News
48 Alumni Association News On the Cover:

Legendary New
Cover York Times writer
PHOTO COURTESY OF
R.W. “Johnny”
KENTUCKY AUTHOR
FORUM PRESENTS Apple passes
away at age 71.
His classmate,
James
Gramentine,
shares some 36
memories on
Page 8.
Along Brick Row
Art teacher recognized for glass work
Glass vessel created Of late, Armbruster is developing
a series of glass sculptures that are
by Tom Armbruster included not vessels. Instead, they are tall
in New Glass Review. pieces that have been carefully carved
by a sandblaster with imagery influ-
glass vessel created by enced by stone formations and early
A Western Reserve Academy art

instructor Tom Armbruster
has been included in New Glass
architecture garnered from his travels
to Ireland.
A 3-D art instructor at Reserve
since 1983, the accomplished artist
Review, a survey of 100 images pub-
lished each spring by the Corning shares his approach to teaching: “I try
Museum of Glass. to be helpful with students by sharing
The Corning Museum of Glass my knowledge and love for making
annually invites artists, craftspeople, art, while allowing them to develop
designers and architects worldwide to their own ideas, to take risks and
submit slide become self-critical.”
“I applaud the images of His students generally begin by
Tom Armbruster used the pate de verre
search for new new works glass casting technique to create his glass
working with plaster, clay sculptures,
structures in the using glass. vessels. pottery, wood, metal and plastics.
This year, Advanced students may also work
vessel genre. the museum reflects a very obscure path of investi- with stone and wood carving, steel and
Light penetrating received gation that I have allowed myself to copper fabricating, fabric dying, jewel-
the varied wall more than follow. I have been trying to express a ry and advanced ceramic techniques.
thicknesses makes 2,400 entries dynamic of form relationships and In addition to his recent honor,
from 39 light within the vessel format.” Armbruster has been a recipient of a
the piece glow countries. According to Corning Museum National Endowment for the Arts
with life.” Armbruster’s juror and artist Joel Philip Myers, Craftsman’s Fellowship and three
Armbruster achieved his objective. “I Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist
Joel Philip Myers entry employed applaud the search for new structures Fellowships. His works can be found
Corning Museum the pate de in the vessel genre,” Myers notes in in the Corning Museum of Glass, the
juror verre glass his evaluation of the glass work. He James A. Michener Collection at Kent
casting tech- adds, “Light penetrating the varied State University and The Corporate
nique and was one of 100 pieces rep- wall thicknesses makes the piece Collection of the Goodyear Tire &
resenting 20 countries chosen by a glow with life.” Rubber Co.
jury of curators, artists, designers, art
dealers and critics.
Honored to be included in New
Glass Review for the third time in 20
years, Armbruster explains, “I
On the Web
allowed myself to try to convey in the
vessel form a number of influences,
in particular African sculpture and Reserve’s Artline Gallery is an online
non-western art. It’s about form and exhibit of visual art by Western Reserve
dynamic.”
Armbruster created the large Academy students, faculty and staff. It is
glass vessel in his home studio, an organized and maintained this year by
1850 restored one-room schoolhouse
in Hudson where he and his wife,
Billy Guilford ’07, the Artline Gallery
Pat, reside. director. To visit the gallery, go to
“I am a traditional studio artist. I www.wra.net/academics/visualarts.cfm.
prefer to work alone in the quiet of
my studio. My glass vessel work
2 Reserve Alumni Record Fall 2006

Art teacher Tom Armbruster’s glass vessel was one of
100 pieces selected from 2,400 entries worldwide to be
included in New Glass Review.
Reserve Alumni Record Fall 2006 3

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OSU history professor

named Knight Fellow
ational Book Award winner Kevin Boyle, a profes-
N sor of history at Ohio State University, has been

selected as this year’s Knight Fellow. Boyle will be
on campus Feb. 18-21, offering three all-school presenta-
tions, visiting history classes and spending time in WRA
dormitories for informal conversation with interested stu-
dents. Established at Reserve in 1972, the annual fellow-
ship seeks to bring students into contact with an expert in
a selected field.
An authority on 20th-century American history, with an
emphasis on class, race and politics, Boyle received the
2004 National Book Award for nonfiction for Arc of Justice:
A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age.
The book chronicles a key 1920s civil rights case that
occurred in Boyle’s hometown of Detroit. When Ossian
Sweet, a black physician, moved with his family into a
white neighborhood, violence erupted and one person was
killed. Famed attorney Clarence Darrow defended Sweet in
a dramatic trial that ended in his acquittal, and which high-
lighted the early fight against housing segregation and the
right of blacks to protect their property. Arc of Justice also
won several other awards and was a finalist for the Pulitzer
Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
“Kevin Boyle makes history personal and exciting for Photo courtesy of The Ohio State University - Photo Services
his audience,” commented WRA history teacher Sarah National Book Award winner Kevin Boyle will be on campus in
Horgan, who also chairs Reserve’s senior seminar pro- February as this year’s Knight Fellow.
gram. “His boyish exuberance and obvious passion for his
subject draw you in and make it impossible for his audi- American Liberalism, 1945-1968 and Muddy Boots and
ence not to become equally engaged in the topic. He Ragged Aprons: Images of Working-Class Detroit, 1900-
seems to love a good question-and-answer session and so 1930. His articles, essays and reviews have appeared in
should be an ideal Knight Fellow. I’m thrilled to have him numerous journals, anthologies and newspapers. He has
here on campus.” held fellowships from the Rockefeller Foundation, the
Boyle earned his bachelor’s degree from the University Fulbright Commission, the National Endowment for the
of Detroit and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies
He is also the author of The UAW and the Heyday of and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.
in the National Merit program

Eleven earn National Merit recognition because of their high scores on the
PSAT/NMSQT: Jordan Bilich,
leven members of the Class of
E
tunity to continue in the competition Jennifer D’Auria, Elizabeth Foster,
2007 were recognized this fall for Merit Scholarship awards: Cecilia John-Alex Shoaff and Erica Walker.
by the 52nd annual National Chen, Amanda Daniels, Melanie Scholarship awards through the
Merit Scholarship Program for their Kenney, Maeve McMahon, Tamara program are underwritten by the
outstanding results on the 2005 Movsesova and Stephen Weingold. National Merit Scholarship
Preliminary SAT/National Merit As semifinalists, these six students Corporation’s own funds as well as
Scholarship Qualifying Test will vie with approximately 16,000 those of 500 business organizations,
(PSAT/NMSQT). More than 1.4 mil- other semifinalists nationwide for colleges and universities. Less than
lion juniors in nearly 21,000 high more than 8,000 scholarship awards, one percent of all U.S. high school
schools entered the 2007 competition. worth $33 million. seniors are named National Merit
Six seniors were named semifi- In addition, five seniors were semifinalists; finalists will be
nalists of the program, with an oppor- recognized as commended students announced in February.

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English lacrosse team trains at Reserve

or a few days in early July, the
F Reserve campus was a focal

point for lacrosse fans world-
wide. With the 2006 ILF Warrior
World Lacrosse Championship sched-
uled for London, Ont., Canada, July
13-22, the English national team
made Reserve
its training and
practice head-
quarters. In
addition,
Reserve
Headmaster
Henry “Skip”
Flanagan Jr.
served as a
coach for the
British team,
which finished
fifth among the
21 national
teams that competed in the ILF
Championship series.
Headmaster Henry Flanagan Jr. helped coach the English national lacrosse team when
The British team’s visit to they trained at Reserve over the summer.
Hudson and Flanagan’s role as one of
its coaches began to take shape three “The facilities were amazing Flanagan’s lacrosse cap. He has been
years ago at the NCAA lacrosse con- recognized by U.S. Lacrosse, the
vention. and the (host) families were national governing body of men’s and
“Ritchie Moran, a former Cornell fantastic.” women’s lacrosse, for earning his
coach now involved in international Ravi “Baggie” Sitlani 200th career victory. His record at the
play, introduced me to the English English coach secondary school level is 252-34. The
coaching staff and suggested that I 2005-06 Reserve team that he coached
would be a good candidate to join were fantastic,” he said. finished 19th in the nation, as ranked
them,” Flanagan explained. “In the While in Hudson, the team played by the magazine Inside Lacrosse.
summer of 2005, I was invited to three exhibition games in preparation Flanagan also has been named to the
England and named as an assistant for the world competition. One was Ohio Chapter of The Lacrosse Hall of
coach for this year’s games in Canada.” against the Ohio College All-Stars, a Fame and to the Avon Old Farms
Flanagan then began thinking that team that featured four Reserve alum- School Hall of Fame in Connecticut.
Hudson would be a good training ni, including Jason Griffith ’03, He previously coached at Avon Old
venue for the team, given its relative Anthony Glass ’04, Matt Scheel ’04 Farms and at The Peddie School after
proximity to London, Ont. and Max Cutchin ’05. beginning his coaching career at
“I thought it would be good for The ILF Warrior World Lacrosse Princeton University.
England to come to the U.S. heartland Championship is that sport’s equiva- Flanagan is proud that England
and see a town like Hudson,” he said. lent to soccer’s World Cup, according came to Reserve for its training, and
“As it turns out, we had great support to Sitlani. It is played every four notes that it was a mutually beneficial
from a number of host families here, years, with the previous two tourna- experience.
and from the town merchants and our ments being held in Perth, Australia, “We were pleased to provide our
principal sponsors, Midwest Lacrosse and Baltimore. Sitlani said that the great facilities to the team, and at the
in Columbus and Joe Boxer.” English team, which had been togeth- same time, we have been truly hon-
English coach and team er for about 18 months, included 23 ored to have an international team on
spokesman Ravi “Baggie” Sitlani was players and six reserves ranging in campus,” he said. “The visibility for
impressed by his visit to Hudson and age from 16 to 28. the Academy was quite positive and
the Reserve campus. “The facilities The honor of coaching the English we gained national publicity through
were amazing and the (host) families team is just one of several feathers in Inside Lacrosse magazine.”

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Senior’s paper appears Royal archivist

in Concord Review visits Reserve
n Sept. 22, Oliver Everett
R
eserve senior Jennifer D’Auria
got some good news this fall:
The day before classes began at
WRA, D’Auria learned that a paper she
Channel’s Modern Marvel series on
the Channel tunnel, I was fascinated
that humans could make such a tun-
nel,” she added. “Wanting to know
O ’62 made a return visit to
the Reserve campus to
offer a brief history lesson about
the madness – or lack thereof –
had submitted to The Concord Review more about its construction, I looked of King George III.
had been accepted for publication. online and found that the Chunnel’s A former English-Speaking
Originally entitled Cessation of construction was not just an engineer- Union student who spent the
Hostilities: The Controversies ing wonder: it overcame much oppo- 1961-62 academic year at
Surrounding the Channel Tunnel, the sition to be built. I then realized that Reserve,
paper had initially been an assign- the Channel tunnel could be a great Everett is
ment for her sopho- research paper topic.” librarian emer-
more history class, In 2005, D’Auria’s paper took itus to Queen
Shaping World first place in the world history catego- Elizabeth II.
Society. ry of Reserve’s own coveted history As royal librar-
“Jen is an excel- writing contest, an annual competi- ian, he was
lent example of hard tion that was established and funded responsible for
work combining in 2003 by an anonymous donor. The the care and
with native intelli- best of those award-winning papers, maintenance of
gence to produce an according to Bunting, are then con- the extensive
Oliver Everett royal collec-
outstanding result,” sidered for submission to The
Jennifer D’Auria said Jim Bunting, Concord Review. tion of books
history department D’Auria’s reaction to the good and manuscripts at Windsor
chair. “She worked incessantly to news can be summed up in three Castle. Over the years Everett
revise and polish her paper, and we words: “I was ecstatic!” she said. has maintained his ties with
are all very proud of her accomplish- “When I began my paper for SWS America and with WRA; his
ment.” class, I had not planned on submitting son, Will, was himself an ESU
D’Auria’s paper is the first by a it to WRA’s history writing contest, let student in 2001-02, and Everett
Reserve student to be accepted for pub- alone The Concord Review. Up until spoke at Reserve’s 2002 com-
lication in The Concord Review. It was that point, the longest paper I had ever mencement exercises.
included in the Fall 2006 edition of the written was five pages.” In contrast, In his Chapel presentation to
quarterly publication under the title Concord Review selections average the Reserve community, Everett
Channel Tunnel, along with the works 5,500 words – well over 20 pages. drew on his encyclopedic memo-
of 10 other high school students. “The success of this paper is due ry of British history, people and
“Jennifer D’Auria’s paper on the to much more than the fact that dates, and in particular the reign
of George III. His mission, he
history of the Channel tunnel was Jennifer is a very bright young
told students, was to correct two
welcome for her research, her writing woman,” commented Dana misperceptions of the monarch
and for her offering a paper which I Cunningham, a member of Reserve’s who presided over the loss of the
believed would be of interest to our history department and D’Auria’s American colonies. Sprinkling his
readers around the world,” noted Will SWS teacher. “We have many of presentation with humor, Everett
Fitzhugh, editor and founder of the those here at WRA. What sets her offered evidence that the king
Review. “We publish about eight per- apart was her willingness to write was not mad – rather, he was a
cent of the papers we receive.” draft after draft, happily taking sug- lover of books and a patron of the
D’Auria’s paper focused on the gestions from Jim (Bunting) and me arts. Everett also maintained that
economical, political and social fac- about how to make the paper better. George III was indeed a friend of
tors that hindered the construction of She is a remarkable young woman America, one who would have
the Channel tunnel years before its and is proof of the value of hard preferred a political solution to
actual completion. “I contrasted these work. Other students have the ability the conflict between England and
reasons against building the Chunnel to do what she did. Her discipline and the colonies.
with explanations for why it was desire are exceptional.” An extensive slide collection
eventually built,” she explained. Despite her keen interest in history, of artworks from the royal col-
The idea for the paper, she said, D’Auria says she plans to major in lection illustrated Everett’s points
came from television’s History mathematics or chemistry in college and and bolstered his assertions.
Channel. “After watching the History hopes to become a hand or eye surgeon.

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Class of 2006
College Matriculation
The 117 members of the Class of 2006 gained acceptances at 173 different colleges and universities in the
United States and abroad. Their schools of actual matriculation are represented below, with multiple
matriculants in parentheses.
University of Akron Embry-Riddle University Reed College
Alfred University Franklin and Marshall College Rhodes College
Amherst College Franklin College (Switz) Robert Morris University
University of the Arts George Washington University University of Rochester
Ashland University (2) Georgetown University Rollins College (4)
Bates College Gettysburg College Rutgers University
Bentley College Harvard University
Skidmore College
Bishop’s University (Canada) Harvey Mudd College
Boston University (2) Indiana University Stanford University
University of British Columbia Kenyon College (2) University of Strathclyde (U.K.)
Canisius College Lafayette College (2) Swarthmore College
Carnegie Mellon University (3) Lehigh University University of Texas (2)
Case Western Reserve University Lewis & Clark College Towson University
College of Charleston (2) Macalester College Tulane University
University of Cincinnati Univ. of Maryland-Baltimore County Union College (3)
The Citadel Miami University (5) Universidad Católica (Venezuela)
Claremont-McKenna College University of Miami U.S. Air Force Academy
Clark University University of Michigan U.S. Naval Academy (2)
Clemson University (2) Middlebury College (2) U.S. Military Academy
Colgate University New York University (2) Vanderbilt University (2)
Cornell University (2) Northwestern University
Virginia Military Institute
Davidson College University of Notre Dame
DePaul University (2) Oberlin College Wake Forest University/ESU
Dickinson Collage Occidental College Washington University
DigiPen Institute of Tech Ohio State University – Honors Wellesley College
Duke University (2) Ohio Wesleyan University (5) Wheaton College (Mass.)
Eckerd College University of Pennsylvania (2) College of Wooster (5)
University of Edinburgh (U.K.) Purdue University (3) Wright State University/ESU

R.W. Apple Jr. ’52 remembered
for his appetite for journalism
Globe-trotter for The New York Times had a career like no other
Editor’s note: Jim Gramentine ’52
wrote the following story about the life
of his classmate, R.W. “Johnny”
Apple Jr.

ince his death on Oct. 4 due to
S complications from thoracic can-

cer, there has been an unprece-
dented outpouring of tributes about
the life and career of John Raymond
W. Apple ’52. In an obituary the next
day, Adam Bernstein wrote for The
Washington Post, “Mr. Apple made
prolific, aggressive and erudite cover-
age his signature.” Todd Purdum, a
protégé, observed in his obit, “Mr.
Apple enjoyed a career like no other
in the modern era of The Times.”
Johnny had considerable experi-
ence as a journalist before he joined
The Times in 1963. He had served as a
copy boy for The Akron Beacon
Journal when 19. He had slaved for Photo courtesy of Kentucky Author Forum Presents
The Daily Princetonian while neglect- R.W. “Johnny” Apple, who passed away Oct. 4, enjoyed a career like no other in the
ing his studies and was eventually sus- modern era of The New York Times.
pended. He was a reporter for The tion was Michael Woloch’s our senior ever wrote for The Times was granted
Wall Street Journal in the early days year. “Johnny was not a manager,” a byline and began on Page 1, accord-
of the civil rights movement, wrote for more than one professional colleague ing to A. M. Rosenthal, then the met-
a general as well as The Newport would later declare, and really he did ropolitan editor. By the end of his
News Daily Press while serving in the not care to be. first year, 72 additional articles would
U.S. Army, and then did distinguished To understand the profound influ- begin on Page 1 under the R. W.
work for NBC News and the Huntley- ence Franklyn Reardon had on Apple, Apple Jr. byline. That is an average of
Brinkley Report, earning an Emmy for one should read Johnny’s own essay, one every five days. Is that the record,
his civil rights reporting. Jiggs, in Without Reserve, available in one wonders? What was the total by
That said, we all know that hardback from the Academy book- the time his career ended 44 years
Johnny Apple first became addicted to store. While at it, also read in the same later? For that matter, has Johnny’s
journalism at the feet of Jiggs book Mike Costello’s delightful essay, career ended even now? A bylined
Reardon in the basement of Seymour Three of the Best, about Reardon, article appeared on Page 1 of the trav-
Hall. There, after considerable but Elinor Roundy and Sam Husat but also el section on Oct. 22, 2006.
well-deserved abuse, he rose to editor about Calvin Trillin and Apple.
of Hardscrabble and sports editor of During those 44 years, Johnny
the weekly Reserve Record. He did A UNIQUE CAREER held numerous posts with The Times,
not make chief editor, for that posi- The first article Johnny Apple writing on countless subjects from

Photo courtesy of The New York Times/Redux
R.W. “Johnny” Apple was a singular presence at The New York Times almost from the moment he joined the metropolitan staff in
1963. Apple, wearing his Reserve school tie, left, and Joseph Lelyveld, who later became executive editor, at work in the newsroom
of The Times in 1965.
more than 100 countries. “His best after two years with The Times; his for his reporting in Vietnam.
were 1,200-word tapestries of history, last to Washington, D.C., from 1992- His accomplishments were many,
erudition and style,” observed 97. In between he held that office in but it now seems appropriate to pro-
Purdum; “the worst were clear and Saigon, Lagos, Nairobi, Moscow and vide the reader with some examples
concise but reflected conventional London. The latter was his favorite, of Johnny’s writing and insight.
wisdom that sometimes proved enjoyed from 1977 to 1985. I may Under the heading, Vietnam: The
wrong.” No doubt Apple observers all have missed a couple of others, but Signs of Stalemate, as early as Aug. 7,
have their favorite memories of his wherever he may have been an 1967, he wrote:
most impressive reporting. Mine are administrator, he was primarily a
of his analytical essays, called Q- writer and a reporter. Among other And yet, in the opinion of most
heads in the trade, from early 1999, titles held along the way were chief disinterested observers, the war is not
about the Senate’s trial of the Washington correspondent, chief cor- going well. Victory is not close at
impeached President Clinton. respondent and associate editor, and hand. It may be beyond reach. It is
Impartial, explaining history and law surely there were more. clearly unlikely in the next year or
as much as current politics, and care- R. W. Apple Jr. may not have won even the next two years, and
fully crafted, they helped to relieve an a Pulitzer, but he was the fourth American officers talk somberly about
embarrassed nation and place events Academy graduate to win a Waring fighting here for decades.
in perspective. Prize, in 1976. Besides the Emmy, he In a Chapel talk to the assembled
Johnny’s first assignment as a also earned the George Polk Award reunion classes in June 1997, Johnny
bureau chief was to Albany, N.Y., and the Overseas Press Club Award offered an observation about Bill

Clinton. Mind you, this was months
before we or he had any hint of
Monicagate.
What you need to remember . . .
is that all his life Bill Clinton has
believed that he could talk his way
into or out of any situation. And he
has almost always been right. . . . He
has very little discipline.
And in The Times on Sept. 11,
2001:
Today’s devastating and astonish-
ingly well-coordinated attacks on the
World Trade Center towers in New
York and on the Pentagon outside of
Washington plunged the nation into a
warlike struggle against an enemy that
will be hard to identify with certainty
and hard to punish with precision. Photo courtesy of Kentucky Author Forum Presents
The whole nation – to a degree R.W. “Johnny” Apple is interviewed by author and former NBC News anchor Tom
the whole world – shook as hijacked Brokaw in July on Kentucky Author Forum Presents.
airliners plunged into buildings that
symbolize the financial and military “Apple...was the best politi- ing class – the girls loved him – but a
might of the United States. The sense constant source of frustration for the
cal reporter of his era. He all-male faculty. Impulsive, he was
of security and self-confidence that
Americans take as their birthright was also the best food writer, possessed of boundless energy.
suffered a grievous blow, from which the best wine writer, the best Nonetheless it is fair to call him a
recovery will be slow. . . . travel writer and the best classic underachiever, even though he
Scenes of chaos and destruction would finish comfortably in the top
architecture critic, and he half of our class. His SAT verbal
evocative of the nightmare world of
Hieronymus Bosch, with smoke and could have been the best gar- score would have been off the charts,
debris blotting out the sun, were car- den and sports writer if he had there been charts in 1948.
ried by television into homes and had wanted to be. I know all The Academy in those days
workplaces across the nation. this because he told me so. employed a demerit system with the
Space does not permit our doing objective of inhibiting the social
He was probably right.” behavior of its denizens. It also
justice to Johnny’s wonderful second
career – or was it his fifth? – as a Richard Holbrooke, required all freshmen to take half-
food and wine critic, world traveler Oct. 6, 2006 credit Industrial Arts. To this day, R.
and bon vivant, the career in which W. Apple Jr. is the only student in the
“my wife, Betsey” has figured so Academy’s registration line on Day 1. annals to have ever received three cir-
prominently. His two books, Apple’s Both still 13, with cracking voices, we cled (inexcusable) tenths (demerits)
Europe (1987) and Apple’s America were signed up for dancing class by for GBWOC. Posted on the public
(2005), are important byproducts. our mothers before we had even bulletin board in Seymour Hall, this
Many of us have enjoyed and profited acknowledged each other’s existence. was instantly deciphered by us as
from this second career. As colleague Years later Johnny would occa- Goosing Boy With Oil Can.
Adam Nagourney stated so well, “He sionally imply that he had overcome Arne Ballonoff, who had not seen
loved it all. And best of all, he wanted modest German roots in a small third- Johnny since graduation, speaks for
others to love it just as much.” world city located in a remote Middle many of us when he candidly admits,
TH E ACADEMY YEARS America akin to Siberia, but to me he “Guess I felt a little more important
was at 13 already the epitome of because I had brushed elbows with
Johnny Apple’s parents, like those urbane sophistication. “Seed” was the him at Reserve.” Robert Fay, now a
of most of his classmates, enrolled instant moniker bestowed on him by professor of English at Landmark
him at the Academy in 1948 in order churlish classmates. It derived not College, likewise had not encountered
to enhance his “seriousness of pur- from any hint of backwardness but Apple since 1952 but was moved by
pose.” They did not succeed. rather sprang from the combination of press descriptions in early October:
Though he and I had been born at his name and Ohio (the land of “These were accounts of the same
the same Akron hospital 53 days apart, Johnny Appleseed). independent, high-profile, creative,
we did not meet until standing in the Apple was an instant star at danc- expressive individual whom I had

Photo courtesy of Tony Cenicola/The New York Times/Redux
R.W. “Johnny” Apple wrote about many subjects during his more than 40-year career at The Times, ranging from war and revolu-
tion, politics and government, to food and drink. Here he conducts a lunchtime interview with Bellow, star of Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Circus.
known and admired at WRA.” what do you think of Circe?’ Apple “Mr. Apple made prolific,
“The image of Seed I remember replied, ‘She’s neat!’ and Waring shot aggressive and erudite cover-
best,” writes John Byrns, “is his argu- back, ‘She’s neat says Johnny Apple.
ing politics incessantly with Jiggs And why?’ For once in his life, Apple age his signature.”
Reardon. My memory places him on had no worthy response.” Adam Bernstein,
the conservative side and Jiggs the lib- In the spring of that same year The Washington Post
eral, which seems odd given his Jim Irwin, Johnny and two others
employment at the Grey Lady.” John spent a weekend with Bill Martin at
Mickel agrees and points out, “He his home in Lancaster. Irwin recalls
really was quite fond of Jiggs and even that after a large dinner and an gency appendectomy.”
then wanted to work for The Times.” uneventful evening, “Apple led an The administration had assigned
Jan Prokop’s most vivid memory, attack on the kitchen refrigerator, con- Johnny and John Detjens, perhaps the
however, is of the “constant face-to- suming everything in sight, while I most upright member of our class, or
face repartees that he and Scotch abstained from the action. Bill’s par- at least the one with the highest merit
(McGill) had, seemingly every day. ents repeatedly pointed out the dan- score, to room together that year for
Scotch usually won by dint of his gers of excessive consumption, partic- obvious reasons. On what was per-
quiet, authoritative presence, but ularly by Apple, and cited me as an haps the only other weekend Johnny
Johnny really held his own and example worthy of emulation. By 3 was granted in 1950, he invited
enjoyed it immensely. Words were his a.m. there were indeed loud moans Detjens to his Akron home and was
friend even then, and he used them and groans, as well as evidence of permitted to take out the family’s
with relish.” acute digestive distress. There on the light blue Pontiac. “After driving
“In sophomore English class,” floor lay the victim in his own vomit, around for a while Saturday evening,
recalls Sidney Buchanan, “we had but he was not Apple. Rather it was I, Johnny disconnected two of the car’s
been assigned a reading in the soon to be delivered by ambulance to six sparkplugs to determine if the car
Odyssey. Fred Waring asked, ‘Well, the community hospital for an emer- would make it on partial power up

one of Akron’s steep hills. We went
pinging and sputtering up the hill
until John was satisfied with the
results of his experiment. He was
curious about everything and willing
to try nearly anything to satisfy that
curiosity.”
A TRUE LEGEND
Following his own distinguished
career in journalism, Kit Kincade ’58
recently referred to Apple as a “leg-
end in his own time,” including
Johnny’s schoolboy career as well as
his adulthood. As day students, “we
paid special attention to those ahead
who broke the rules spectacularly and
successfully. I can recall sitting in The
Record office listening to Jiggs pro-
vide his embellishments on the devel-
oping legend,” including Apple’s get-
ting a job with The Wall Street
Journal after having been bounced for
a second time from Princeton.
It would be interesting to know if
Johnny consciously was influenced by
any of the famous sports writers of the
1950s. To us at least he seemed to
have a distinctive style of his own by
senior year. We are indebted to Jim
Donley for sending in some examples:
Sweeping through a spiritless and
outmanned University School team
with a pulverizing ground and air
attack, the Pioneers last Saturday
wrote a thrilling finis to the season,
32-6, before a crowd that included
virtually the entire student body.
When Sid Buchanan spoke for the
soccer team at Friday night’s rally, he
said that every member of the team Illustration courtesy of Gerald Scarfe
would fight his hardest at Cranbrook. This illustration of R.W. “Johnny” Apple accompanied a 2003 profile in The New
Sid did. Yorker written by his friend Calvin Trillin.
Mike McCally, one of Johnny’s
best friends then and to the end, Though he himself did not attend endorsed Longstreth, a Philadelphia
recalls, “He was a sports stringer for Princeton, Rich Weston ’64 did some ad-man, as “his kind of candidate,”
area newspapers before most of us interesting sleuthing a while ago on GOP leaders are hopeful that he will
knew what a stringer was. He had The Daily Princetonian’s website. By be able to upset Dilworth. But the odds
everything short of the fedora with a November of 1955 Apple already per- are against him. Longstreth, besides
press card in its band.” He also points ceptively linked local politics to being saddled with a corrupt
out that while we all know of national, though his Reserve ties Republican record, has failed to make
Franklyn Reardon’s influence, “John (Stretch had a Republican brother who a dent in the Negro vote, which is
loved history and came to admire Paul ran for mayor of Philadelphia) may expected to swing the victory to
Roundy . . . instilling an Anglophilia have influenced this article as well: Dilworth. A Longstreth win would be a
that served John well when he headed The Longstreth-Dilworth race is victory of major proportions.
The Times’ London bureau.” He cites considered the most important battle An account of another scoop from
Max LaBorde, Fred Waring and Bill from a national point of view by most Princeton has been provided by
Moos as influential as well. politicians. Since President Eisenhower Johnny’s good friend, Bill Martin:

“Johnny’s interest in journalism
was focused and encouraged by Jiggs,
but his career was launched at
Princeton. He was on duty at The
Daily Princetonian on the night (April
18) in 1955 when Albert Einstein, then
on the faculty at the Institute for
Advanced Studies, died. Johnny’s cov-
erage scooped the world. His byline
from Princeton appeared in newspa-
pers all over the country. If there had
been any doubt that Johnny would be
– in fact, was – a journalist, there
never would be again.”
John Krogness commented that
our classmate would have enjoyed
this year’s midterm elections and
that we would all have greatly bene-
fited from his analysis. Notable
though his knowledge of politics
was, “of more lasting import was his
vast literacy about the human condi-
tion and his gift in conveying its rel- R.W. “Johnny” Apple questions the accuracy of German teacher Harrison
evance to the reader.” Kitzmiller’s watch at breakfast during the fall of 1950.
Not joining our class until junior
year, Doug Creelman did not know senior year our classmates ceased having known either of us.
Johnny as well as some of us. “He using the nickname Scotch had given FRIENDS TO THE END
was living right across the hall and by me, Groaner, preferring one influenced
then was, well . . . Apple. Fully by the ethnic derivation of several of Sid Kaplan was Johnny’s room-
formed and going – somewhere – my Cleveland wrestling opponents as mate junior year and, especially in
already. At our 50th reunion he well as by my own supposed ancestry. recent years, has been one of his clos-
expressed a bit of an interest in me In 2000, Johnny was to deliver the est friends from the class. Shortly after
because I lived in Toronto; he said he principal commencement address at his first chemotherapy session, about a
would like to see Jane Jacobs again Marquette University as well as receive year ago, John told him, “Sidley, I am
and would look us up. He never got yet another honorary degree. Since the bending, but I am not going to break,”
the chance. Jacobs died, but I still university is only 12 miles from our borrowing a phrase from yesteryear’s
remained anxious that he might home, he kindly arranged for my wife Cleveland Browns. During the months
appear and I would need to take him and me to be invited to the ceremony that followed, Sid checked up on him
out to dinner – a daunting prospect.” and also to the president’s luncheon in frequently, and often that resolve was
Too bad for Doug. He would have John’s honor that followed. He spoke repeated. But the last time, five days
learned, as had many classmates, that brilliantly as always and was especially before his death, he said, “Sidley, I am
Apple always picked up the tab, or well received by the undergraduates. breaking. Goodbye.”
more accurately, perhaps, The New President Robert A. Wild and two Michael McCally too was fre-
York Times did. other Jesuit priests happened to be in quently in touch with Johnny during
Johnny’s roommate senior year the same elevator that my wife and I his illness. A distinguished physician,
was Jim Taylor. Think of it: a class so took to reach the president’s dining he helped to assure that Apple was in
small (Depression born) that two sen- room at the top of the student center. the best of hands and assisted in many
iors were assigned to each three-room We introduced ourselves as we began other ways, including eventually the
suite in North Hall. John and Jim a somewhat stilted conversation in the hardest counseling of all. I saw Mike
remained good friends, the latter foyer. Other dignitaries gradually after Johnny’s death and asked about
receiving a telegram from Saigon on gathered and, at length, Apple describing him as the “consulting
the occasion of his wedding in 1966: emerged from his dressing room. I physician,” but he firmly insisted,
“News of your nuptials more devastat- saw him osmosing down the hall, and “No, I was just a friend.”
ing than a Vietcong attack – Signed, then he spotted me. At a distance of Be that as it may, I understand
Apple.” As Jim aptly puts it, “At all perhaps 50 feet he exclaimed at the from Sid that Betsey Apple has
times he was enthusiastic, generous, top of his lungs, “GRAMENWOPPO! referred to Mike more than once as a
and never dull.” HOW THE HELL ARE YOU?” My “Prince of a Man.” Friend, however,
To appreciate the story that fol- wife, Sarah, gave me a look that will do. It’s what we were, for 58
lows, it is helpful to know that during clearly expressed her regret at ever years and counting.

Bellows ’56 ends long tenure
on Board of Trustees
Reserve saw significant
growth, successful campaign
under his leadership.
n June, H. Arthur Bellows Jr. ’56
I stepped down after eight years as

president of Reserve’s Board of
Trustees. A member of the board for
more than 25 years, Bellows was hon-
ored at a luncheon on June 9 on the
Morgan Hall terrace, surrounded by a
group of 50 friends and fellow board
members, past and present.
Bellows’ tenure on the board, and
in particular his time as president,
have been years of significant growth
for the Academy. Over the past eight
years, he has helped guide several
major campus construction projects –
the Ong Library, Murdough Athletic
Center, Metcalf Center, Long House Former board President John Ong
(above) and emeritus Trustee Jefferson
and Garden House among them – as Keener Jr. ’50 (right) share memories of
well as important renovations to their time with H. Arthur Bellows ’56
existing facilities, addressing several (seated) during a retirement luncheon
critical areas of need. He has also led for Bellows at Morgan Hall.
the $40 million Campaign for
Reserve – Share the Vision, the relationship became even more pro-
largest fundraising campaign in the nounced as he led the Academy by
school’s history. Now entering its way of his position as president of the
final weeks, the campaign has board. It has been my longstanding
focused on five key initiatives: faculty belief that when there exists mutual
support, residential life, athletic facili- trust and respect between the head of
ties, scholarships and technology. school and the board president, many
At the retirement luncheon in good results evolve and the institution
June, Headmaster Henry Flanagan Jr. flourishes. One needs only to consider
paid tribute to Bellows’ many years of the Academy today to know the valid-
service. “I have had the good fortune ity of these thoughts.”
of knowing and working with Art Also paying tribute were several
Bellows for over two decades,” emeritus members of the board – part
Flanagan said. “Most recently, that of a group affectionately known as
“Art has been an absolutely amazing performer. He has been omni-present. This
gentleman has topped it all, with a $40 million campaign coming to a close, due
much to his leadership.”
John Ong, former board president
Retiring board President H.
Arthur Bellows ’56 shares a
laugh with his guests, including
Angela Gotthardt, Pioneer
Women president, during a
retirement luncheon held in his
honor at Morgan Hall.

“He’s always faced problems as they came up openly. Art, you’ve made one great
big difference here.”
Jefferson Keener Jr. ’50, trustee emeritus
John Frank, president of The Burton D. Morgan Foundation,

Headmaster Henry Flanagan Jr. and H. Arthur Bellows ’56 at
the dedication of Burton D. Morgan Hall in 2004.
“the brothers.” Four of the five brothers – Bellows,
Jefferson Keener Jr. ’50, T. Dixon Long ’51 and John Ong
– were present. The fifth, David Warshawsky ’51, preced-
ed Bellows as board president. Together, the five represent
well over 100 years of service to the Academy.
“Art has been an absolutely amazing performer,”
said Ong, himself a former Reserve board president. “He
has been omni-present.” Referring to the ongoing
Campaign for Reserve, he added, “This gentleman has
topped it all, with a $40 million campaign coming to a
close, due much to his leadership.”
“We’ve had wonderful times together,” reflected Long,
who served on the board for nearly 30 years. “Making
decisions with this wonderful band of brothers has been
very rewarding.” Headmaster Henry Flanagan Jr. and board President H. Arthur
“He’s always faced problems as they came up openly, Bellows lead the Class of 2006 at Commencement.
and he’s worked closely with the board,” commented
Keener, who retired from the board last year after nearly to develop, define and select the initiatives that provided
four decades of service. “Art, you’ve made one great big the rationale for Share the Vision has been truly reward-
difference here.” ing,” he commented, “and along with the honorary
“Reserve had a significant and very positive impact on chairs, vice chairs and members of the Steering
me during my four years as a student – challenging me Committee, meeting the $40 million goal.”
academically, stimulating and fostering a love of learning, Throughout his tenure, Bellows has maintained that
shaping my values and elevating my personal goals,” Reserve should aspire to be nothing less than the preemi-
reflected Bellows. “Therefore, it has been very special and nent college preparatory boarding school in the country.
personally rewarding to have had the opportunity to work “We should strive to be the best, as measured by our aca-
with trustees, the headmaster and the faculty in an effort to demic, extracurricular and residential programs,” he said,
make this fine school even better.” “not prompted by competition with other boarding
In Bellows’ view, his most important accomplish- schools, but by the objective of delivering the best educa-
ment as board president has been the success of The tional program in the country to shape the lives and values
Campaign for Reserve. “Working with fellow trustees, of our students.”
the headmaster, key faculty and administrative personnel Bellows points to several concrete accomplish-

During his eight years as president of Reserve’s Board of Trustees, H. Arthur Bellows oversaw tremendous growth at the school,
from the $40 million Campaign for Reserve (at left, announcing the campaign at Reunion 2003), to the opening of several buildings,
including the Ong Library, Morgan Hall, Murdough Athletic Center and Metcalf Center (right, at the dedication).
ments that are helping Reserve to departments and activities. “These are and two private ones, and as chair of
meet that goal. Among them is the important tools,” he says. the board of governors of the
formation of the Admissions and Looking back, Bellows also University Cottage Club, a private
Financial Aid Committee, which reflects with pride on his proposal to eating club serving Princeton students
assists the Admission Office in the board, in 1986, for establishing and alumni. In addition, he remains a
attracting the best qualified stu- what is now known as the Board of board member of Princeton’s
dents, “aided by the establishment Visitors, “to provide an alumni per- Graduate Interclub Council. An avid
of the first merit scholarship pro- spective on issues and policies being skier, squash player and golfer,
gram in the school’s history,” evaluated by the Board of Trustees.” Bellows says he is “still working” on
Bellows notes. A second trustee Looking ahead, Bellows plans improving his skills in all three. He is
committee, the College Placement to stay involved at the Academy as also a keen reader of history, biogra-
Committee, has assisted the College a trustee emeritus, offering assis- phies and international politics. He
Guidance Office in enhancing tance as requested. Currently he and his wife of 38 years, Jody, are
opportunities for graduating stu- remains chair of The Campaign for residents of Greenwich, Conn.; the
dents by providing additional fund- Reserve: “We expect to have a ‘vic- couple has four adult children –
ing and staffing. tory celebration’ early next year,” Maffitt, Alex, Hillary and Jennifer.
Another important step, Bellows he added, “when we will officially Flanagan echoed many within the
asserts, has been the adoption of end the campaign and announce school community when he commented,
“metrics” to measure and track final results publicly.” “Art has left an indelible imprint on
progress in assessing improvement in Bellows also continues to serve as Reserve… and we are that much
the performance of all of the school’s a director of two public companies stronger and more vital as a result.”
“Reserve had a significant and very positive impact on me during my four years as
a student – challenging me academically, stimulating and fostering a love of
learning, shaping my values and elevating my personal goals.”
H. Arthur Bellows ’56
Tercek ’75 named president
of Board of Trustees
ark Tercek ’75 has been
M
experience. “Mark Tercek will continue
named the new president of He is cur-
Reserve’s Board of Trustees, rently a
the tradition of strong and
succeeding H. Arthur Bellows Jr. ’56, managing compassionate leadership
who retired from the board in June after director and which has benefited the board
serving as president for eight years. head of the for many generations of
“I believe the Trustees have made office of
an excellent choice in electing Mark corporate presidents. At the same time,
as president citizenship he has some wonderful ideas
“I love the school. of the for and will challenge every one
I went to three board,” Goldman of us to take it up a notch.”
great schools – commented Sachs, the
Reserve, Williams Bellows, world’s R. Mark Hamlin Jr. ’74,
noting that Mark Tercek ’75 says his leading Trustee
and Harvard – and Tercek has love for Reserve led him investment
I’m loyal to all been a to take on the position of bank. He is
president of the Board of MBA with distinction from Harvard.
three, but Reserve Trustee Trustees. also the “Mark Tercek will continue the tra-
has been the most since 1999,
co-chair of
executive
director of Goldman Sachs’ Center for
dition of strong and compassionate lead-
ership which has benefited the board for
important in my the invest- Environmental Markets. Since joining many generations of presidents,” said
life.” ment com- the firm in 1984, he has headed some trustee R. Mark Hamlin Jr. ’74, who
mittee and a of its most important departments, chairs the board’s nominating commit-
Mark Tercek ’75, member of including consumer/healthcare, equity tee. “At the same time, he has some
Board president the execu- capital markets, corporate finance and wonderful ideas and will challenge
tive, educa- real estate. He also headed Goldman every one of us to take it up a notch.”
tion & planning and nominating com- Sachs’ worldwide transportation Citing the Academy’s many
mittees, as well as part of the steering group, co-headed the firm’s corporate strengths, Tercek is enthusiastic about
committee for The Campaign for finance department in Tokyo, and was Reserve’s future. “The school is in
Reserve. “Mark brings a thorough one of the senior bankers who led the great shape,” he said. “Obviously, the
understanding of the issues and the firm’s early investment banking ini- physical plant is in extraordinary
opportunities facing the school and a tiatives in Asia. shape – anyone who hasn’t visited the
reputation for strategic focus and He is also a professor in the campus lately really should. There are
sound judgment among his fellow finance department of New York those who have asked if all the recent
trustees. I am confident that he will University’s Stern School of building is really necessary. In my
have a very positive impact on the Business. In addition, Tercek has sat opinion, it is long overdue. We’ve
school in the years ahead and I wish on several corporate and non-profit now caught up in a powerful way and
him and Reserve all the best.” boards. In September he stepped can provide an extraordinary educa-
“I’ve had the good fortune to down as chairman of the board of tional experience to our students.”
work closely with John Ong, David Literacy Partners, choosing to con- Another significant asset, Tercek
Warshawsky ’51 and most recently centrate his efforts on his role as maintains, is Reserve’s financial
Art Bellows,” said Headmaster Henry Reserve’s board president. He has strength. “We’re about to close on a
Flanagan Jr. “There is every reason to also served on several other boards, $40 million campaign – that is also a
believe that Mark Tercek will contin- including the Leader-to-Leader powerful accomplishment,” he
ue that tradition of excellence. Mark Institute, the Urban Land Institute, reflected. “Alumni and friends should
brings goodwill, vision, patience and Rockefeller Center REIT and the be proud of where the school stands.”
common sense to this critical post.” Rouse Company. An honors graduate Also vitally important, of course,
Tercek also brings considerable of Williams College, Tercek earned an are the people. “I’m privileged to be

working with an excellent Board of
Trustees, and the school is very well
served by the Board of Visitors and the Trustees welcome new members
Alumni Association Board, as well,”
n addition to naming Mark Tercek ’75 president, Western Reserve
Tercek said. “The headmaster, the facul-
ty and administration, the students, par-
ents and alumni – these are among
Reserve’s strongest assets. Certainly
I Academy’s Board of Trustees welcomed two new members for the
2006-07 year.
Jason Wortendyke ’94 is currently a director at UBS
there are challenges ahead. Costs con- Investment Bank, based in Chicago. He has been
tinue to rise, and we’ll have to work involved in a wide variety of strategic and capital-rais-
hard to continue to get the best students. ing transactions for a range of clients in the Midwest.
But I’m confident that this school will Prior to joining UBS Investment Bank in May 2004,
meet those challenges head on.” Wortendyke was a vice president at Credit Suisse First
Why take on such a labor-intensive Boston, where he began his career in 1998.
role? “I love the school,” Tercek says He is a graduate of Princeton University, where he
simply. “I went to three great schools – majored in economics and East Asian studies. He has
Reserve, Williams and Harvard – and acted as head of Midwest fundraising for his Princeton
Wortendyke
I’m loyal to all three, but Reserve has class for major reunions, and is a member of the
been the most important in my life. Princeton Young Alumni Board.
And I met my wife, Amy, here. I sim- Prior to be named a Trustee, Wortendyke served on Reserve’s Board
ply couldn’t be more grateful. of Visitors. He and his wife, Marina Birch, live in Chicago with their two
“It’s also fun. We have a great dogs.
board and I like working with them. Ron Harrington ’87 is president and CEO of Edgepark Surgical – a
And I’m ambitious for the school; I’d national distributor of disposable medical products.
like to see Reserve become even better.” He is a 1991 graduate of Kenyon College, where he
He sees the board’s role, he says, earned a bachelor’s degree in political science. After
primarily as one of oversight. “We set college he moved to Washington, D.C., to join a health
the strategic direction for the school, care company as a regional sales manager. In 1993 he
and make sure the day-to-day activi- returned to Cleveland to join the family business at
ties address this,” he says. “We also Edgepark Surgical.
want to strengthen the school’s differ- Harrington and his wife, Lydia Eppig ’97, live in
ent constituencies – alumni, for exam- Hudson. His favorite hobbies include long-distance run-
ple. I want alumni to know it’s impor- ning, fly fishing and spending time with Buddy and
tant for them to get involved in what- Harrington Bella – his two Labrador retrievers.
ever ways they can, and that the Board Two members also joined the board in 2005-06.
of Visitors and Alumni Association Lt. Gen. (ret.) Daniel Christman ’61 is senior vice president for inter-
Board, as well as the Board of national affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He
Trustees, are valuable groups that is responsible for representing the chamber before for-
make a real difference to this school.” eign business leaders and government officials, and for
Tercek’s ties to Northeast Ohio providing strategic leadership on international issues
run deep. He grew up in Cleveland affecting the business community.
and was once a newspaper delivery Christman served for five years as superintendent of
boy for The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer. the U.S. Military Academy. Prior to that, he served two
A scholarship allowed him to attend years as assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Reserve, one of four Tercek brothers Staff, during which time he traveled with and advised
to graduate from the Academy. He and Secretary of State Warren Christopher.
his wife, Amy Stark Tercek ’75, were He lives in Alexandria, Va., with Christman
married in the Reserve Chapel 20
his wife, Susan.
years ago. The Terceks live in
Irvington, N.Y., with their four chil- Dr. Gregory Pennington ’71 is currently a senior
dren: Alison, Margo, Luke and Rex. consultant and corporate psychologist with RHR
Despite the distance, Tercek says he International in Atlanta.
plans to be a “hands-on” board presi- He is a 1975 graduate of Harvard University and
dent. With local family ties – his mother earned his doctorate from the University of North
is a longtime Hudson resident – he Carolina in 1994. He is a former member of Reserve’s
makes frequent visits to Ohio, and he Board of Visitors.
looks forward to serving the school in Pennington and his wife, Kristy, reside in Lithonia,
his new role. “It’s a great honor for me Pennington Ga., with their daughter, Kalin, and son, Kyle.
to work with my fellow trustees in lead-
ing the Academy forward,” he added.

Axpression
rtistic
E ALUMNI FIND A VARIETY OF WAYS
TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES
T
he word “artist,” in the context spective on the socio-economic state
of the visual arts, can conjure of the world. What they have in com- continue his light sculpture work.
up all kinds of images – mon, however, is that they are all There, he created a collection of 18
painters, sculptors and illustrators, for commercially successful or are rapid- lanterns, which he displayed in an
example. One might envision such ly becoming so. They also add a new Anchorage gallery.
great artists as Rembrandt, Picasso, dimension to an increasingly diverse “They were a mixture of rectilin-
Rodin and Calder, while others think body of Reserve alumni careers. ear, curvilinear and angular shapes
of the “starving artists” pitched on ranging from 14 inches in diameter to
STEPHEN WHITE ’57 seven feet tall,” White recalls. “I used
F
television (sofa-sized paintings only
$39!). But one thing is clear – both orty years ago, Stephen much more
White needed a light fixture
“Originality is color with
creating art and appreciating it are
highly personal experiences. One for his home. But rather than what keeps me those pieces
artist’s talent is another’s frustration. going to his local lighting emporium, going. I would than I do
What is great art to some is viewed as he decided to build one – out of paper have quit long now. They
fit only to line the bottom of a bird and wood. Shortly thereafter, he made were basical-
and installed a second one in the
ago if I had to ly white, but
cage to others.
Over the years, a number of Hudson home built by his parents. make the same colored
Reserve alumni have become accom- The fixture still hangs there, along ones over and papers in
with two others, all appreciated daily geometric or
plished artists. Many of them seem to over again.” vaguely rep-
have inherited their talent from simi- by the home’s current owners, retired
larly successful family members. But Reserve teachers Bob and Velia Stephen resentational
they also needed inspiration and moti- Pryce. Several more lights followed, White ’57 shapes were
vation to recognize and develop their created for friends at a craft gallery in incorporated
talent. Often, that inspiration and the Hudson area. Today he is still into the many layers of their translu-
motivation came while they were at building light fixtures out of paper cent paper skins.”
Reserve, from the likes of Bill Moos, and wood. They are quite functional, Following his Air Force dis-
Alan Doe, Peggy Kwong Gordon, to be sure, but more than that they are charge, White planned a two-week
Tom Armbruster and others who have true one-of-a-kind artistic creations. vacation in Hawaii. He stayed six
been a part of the art department fac- Following his graduation from years. While there, he continued to
ulty. In a few cases, their artistic Carnegie Institute of Technology with create with light and also pursued an
skills blossomed a bit later in life. a degree in architecture, White volun- architectural apprenticeship. Over
The Alumni Record recently teered for the Air Force and complet- time, he came to realize that light
caught up with seven alumni from ed officer’s training. His goal was to sculpture was more satisfying than
various eras who are now profession- be an Air Force architect, but he was architecture. As in Alaska, his
al artists. Their media are as varied as assigned maintenance and repair Hawaiian works were inspired by the
their styles and subjects. Their works duties instead. Time spent in the bar- natural beauty of his surroundings.
reflect their physical environments, ren land above the Arctic Circle in White moved to Oregon in 1986
their life experiences, or their per- Alaska gave White the inspiration to and now lives in Eugene, where he

agency and heading brand develop-
ment for two packaged goods compa-
nies. His work has shown up on store
shelves, in TV commercials and in
corporate annual reports – unsigned,
and as noted, likely taken for granted
by most people. At the moment, he is
doing brand development work for
the cigar industry – and is as likely to
direct a conversation to the subject of
good cigars as he is to his own fine
art work. He currently resides in
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
For many artists, Geoghegan
included, talent seems to be an inher-
ited trait. Geoghegan’s mother was an
accomplished painter and ceramicist.
He recalls that his own compulsion to
draw began when he was about 5
years old with elaborate panoramic
war scenes. His wife, Lin, is also an
artist, hand-stitching quilts and craft-
Stephen White works on a light fixture in his studio. His fixtures are made by laminat-
ing a dozen or more layers of high-quality tissue onto wooden frames.
works in his home studio. He esti- to time. “Los Angeles is my hottest

mates that he has created about 2,000 market right now. It was Seattle, and
fixtures over the last 40 years. All are there was a good market in Hawaii
crafted by laminating a dozen or more when I lived there.”
thin layers of high-quality tissue onto In spite of his regional focus,
wooden frames with white glue. His White’s sculptures have attracted
current frame material of choice is national recognition. They have been
basket reed, but he has also used featured in a variety of magazines,
wood shade material and other types including House and Garden and the
of wood, depending on the size and September 2006 issue of Coastal
type of fixture. Only for rare limited Living.
editions does he ever create two alike. JOHN GEOGHEGAN ’60
J
“Originality is what keeps me going,”
White says. “I would have quit long ohn Geoghegan is one of those
ago if I had to make the same ones anonymous artists with a body
over and over again.” Sometimes his of work that has been seen by John Geoghegan’s Malaga Cove Shower
designs are inspired by nature; many millions, fully appreciated by few and is part of his collection of landscape
resemble sea shells. At other times, he taken for granted by most. He is also paintings.
says that the materials themselves an artist with anoth-
inspire a design. Depending on size, a er body of work that ing jewelry. Now a third generation of
fixture can take about 50 hours to has been seen by Geoghegans is involved with art, as
complete. He currently has a backlog many fewer, is all three of their sons, as John
of orders of three to four months. greatly appreciated explains, “have some artistic talent,
White’s work is displayed on the by those who know and one is a digital effects editor in
Luminessence pages of good art, and cer- Hollywood.”
corriecroft.com and at retail galleries tainly is not taken Throughout, Geoghegan has been
in Washington, Oregon, California for granted by those and is a painter. Today, he works pri-
and Texas, and at trade galleries in who exhibit or buy marily in acrylic, pastels and water
Texas, California and Hawaii. “Much it. colors. He describes his work as
of my work is custom-ordered,” Geoghegan graduated from the “impressionistic.”
White says. “It is not unusual for me University of Cincinnati with a degree “I paint light, landscapes and still
to visit a home and consult with the in graphic design. He has had a varied lifes,” he explains. “Some are actual
owners on design.” He adds that career as package designer, as a cre- scenes, others are made up. Over
markets for his lights shift from time ative director of a large New York ad time, my work has become more

abstract.” He has had one-man shows
in Connecticut, Ohio and Southern
California. When he lived in the Los
Angeles area, he was a member of the
Palos Verdes Art Center Co-op, and
now exhibits his work at a gallery in
Rolling Hills, Calif.
While some artists may consider
what they do to be work, Geoghegan
certainly does not. “You never retire
from painting
“You never retire and creating
from painting and art,” he says.
creating art. It is “You never
stop. It is not
not work.” work. I will
John be doing this
Geoghegan ’60 until I no
longer can.”
Geoghegan attended Reserve dur-
ing the Bill Moos and Paul Roundy
era, and he has come to appreciate
both of them more and more as the Phil Williams’ illustrations are “digitally hand-painted” with the help of two laptop
years have passed. He adds that computers. He comes from a family of artists whose work dates back to 1854.
another great thing about Reserve is
that the school offered a course in adding that they are descendants of the world, doing sound recording for
Philosophy and Religion, taught by the Irish patriot Robert Emmet. Their “all kinds of films,” ranging from
headmaster John Hallowell. work, primarily portraits and land- mainstream movies to theatrical per-
Speaking of his art education, scapes, dates back to 1854. formances to commercials for the
Geoghegan says, “Moos taught us to “Because of this background, I was U.S. Army. One project was a
see things not just visually, but to blend interested in art long before I came to Jimmy Carter presidential campaign
reality with what you wish something Reserve,” Williams says. “Then, Bill film.
to be. He stressed that first, you have to Moos was my Reserve inspiration. It Eventually, “Bill Moos was
understand what something is in reality, was under him that I began to grasp the he estab- my Reserve inspi-
and only then can you make it into fundamentals of art.” lished his
what you want it to be.” Williams’ intent upon enrolling own sound ration. It was
Those lessons, Geoghegan notes, as an undergraduate at the recording under him that I
are still with him, even though he University of Pennsylvania was to studio in began to grasp
graduated from Reserve 47 years ago. study architecture, but he discovered the fundamentals
upon arrival that the program had
PHIL WILLIAMS ’60 become available only to graduate of art.”
F
or illustrator Phil Williams, students. “I would have had to spend Phil Williams ’60
art is just child’s play. Well, four years in a liberal arts program
not just child’s play, but for had I stayed there,” he adds. “So I Philadelphia, building what he calls
the last two years, Williams has been moved to the Pennsylvania Academy “a huge sound effects library.”
a frequent contributor to Highlights, of the Fine Arts.” As technology began to develop,
that fanciful and colorful monthly With an education from that Williams became increasingly fasci-
publication that has delighted children venerable institution (Charles nated with computers, leading to his
for 60 years. His specialty is the mag- Wilson Peale and William Rush next career stop as a freelance com-
azine’s “Thinking Page.” He also cre- were the co-founders in 1805), can it puter programmer for small business-
ates illustrations for many other be assumed that Williams immedi- es. In this era, a failed attempt as an
diverse clients such as McGraw-Hill ately launched a successful career as inventor caused him to “lose every-
(textbooks) and Outback Steakhouse an artist? Not exactly. In 1967, he thing” financially, but not his fascina-
(product promotion posters). went to work for an experimental tion with computers.
That Williams is an artist is not a school in Philadelphia, where he “By the early ’90s, computers
surprise to anyone who knows him handled its media requirements and started to show promise as a visual arts
and his maternal family history. became interested in sound as an medium, so I morphed into graphic
“There are many fine artists in my artistic medium. Following that arts and website design,” he explains.
family background,” he explains, experience, Williams began to travel By the end of the decade, Williams’

current career as an illustrator was Tripp has since returned to the
becoming well established, thanks in Expo, and during the 2005 event, he
part, he says, to a good agent. was the featured artist on Cleveland’s
Williams says that all of his illus- Fox 8 morning news. He also has
trations are “digitally hand-painted.” exhibited at the Art Walk Cleveland
He works with two laptops out of his and with Artrain USA, an art museum
home in the Philadelphia Main Line housed in vintage rail cars that brings
suburb of Narberth, where he lives world class exhibitions and art educa-
with his wife, Margareta, and 14- tion programs to communities across
year-old daughter, Hanna. His older the country.
daughter, Sarah Bay Williams, works In spite of his talent as a multi-
for the Academy of Motion Picture media artist, Tripp admits that for a
Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles and long time, he had “a fear of paint.”
also has recently developed an inter- “I stuck to illustration until 1993
est in painting, he reports. when I did my first painting. That is
Williams’ work can be seen at when I began to understand the con-
www.eyewoo.com. In addition to his cept,” he says. “Now, I paint in my
illustrations for Highlights magazine, head all the time. When I work, I am
the site also features general illustra- influenced by Monet, whose impres-
tions, portraits, photography and links sionistic style I love. I have devel-
to other related websites. Mario Tripp’s Native Elder emphasizes oped my own impressionistic style,
MARIO TRIPP ’80
indigenous people and the common using only a palette knife to paint.”
C
bonds among people. Tripp is careful to delineate the
entral to Mario Tripp’s art is difference between an artist and a
the theme that all living such an honor.
While art may have come easily painter. “As an artist, I am very
things are connected. The meticulous about detail,” he stresses.
majority of his work focuses on to Tripp, life itself was a bit tougher
to manage in those younger years. His “I consider the painting as a whole,
human subjects, with an emphasis including the negative space around
on indigenous peo- father died when he was 17, he mar-
ried young, and for family reasons, he my primary subject.”
ple. His goal is to He credits Reserve’s Gordon with
illustrate common left college after one semester. He
tried various helping him to understand the concept
bonds among such
people. He careers, but “In keeping with of dealing with “negative space,”
by 1988, the concept of which he describes as having been a
describes his style real revelation.
as a spiritual mix of Tripp says, Sankofa, artists
he made the “Also, I do not get caught up in
realism and impres-
decision to
have a responsi- painting just what I think will sell. In
sionism. “Anyone keeping with the concept of Sankofa,
who looks at my art be an artist. bility to create
By 1991, he historical records, artists have a responsibility to create
can connect to it,” historical records, just as primitive
Tripp believes. was becom- just as primitive
ing commer- people did in their cave drawings.”
Tripp came to Reserve in his
cially suc- people did in While Tripp is trying to move away
sophomore year from Cleveland, and from exhibiting his work on the Internet,
plans to return to Cleveland from cessful. “At their cave draw-
some is featured at absolutearts.com and
California, where he currently lives that time, I ings.” at myspace.com/mariotripp. He is cur-
and works, in the near future. But his got into
some com- Mario Tripp ’80 rently working on a series of paintings
interest in art developed long before of eagles he hopes to display in the
he was of high school age. “Art came mercial
work,” he says. “I did whatever I Moos Gallery.
naturally to me,” he says. “Even when
could do. I had the ability to work in KINGSLEY ANDERSON ’89
L
I was 4 years old, I had exceptional
skills in illustration. Then I was ‘dis- almost any medium – acrylics, pas- ike so many artists, Kingsley
covered’ by my sixth grade teacher.” tels, illustration and others. In 2001, I Anderson has followed a
His talent began to blossom at was invited to exhibit at the Sankofa- long and winding road to his
Reserve. In particular, he credits sponsored Cleveland Fine Arts Expo, current primary profession as a web
Peggy Kwong Gordon, who taught where emerging artists are featured. designer. That road began in his
at Reserve from 1973 to 1985, with The Expo helped me quite a bit.” hometown, the Cleveland suburb of
helping him to mature as an artist. The name Sankofa, Tripp Shaker Heights, headed southwest
His work earned him a one-man explains, refers to an African bird of through Hudson (WRA) and
show on campus, and Tripp believes myththat is depicted in stories to Delaware, Ohio (Ohio Wesleyan),
he is the first student ever accorded teach the importance of retrospect. then turned back southeast to western

Africa (Peace Corps), next to New
Orleans (Tulane University) and
eventually, to Albuquerque, N.M.,
where he currently lives and works.
Anderson’s artistic claim to fame
is as a sculptor, and it is clear that his
education, other professional interests
and travels have influenced his work.
But to better understand how that all
fits together, one must rewind the tape
to the fall of 1986, when he started at
Reserve as a sophomore.
“I come from an artistic family,”
Anderson says, “but my art was great-
ly influenced by (Reserve fine arts
master) Tom Armbruster. I took both
two-dimen-
“I cannot get into sional and 3-
a daily or weekly D art, and
routine. I get Tom showed
bursts of energy me how to
work, but did
and creativity. not direct my Kingsley Anderson and his wife, Shana Lane-Anderson, display some of the masks he
Sculpture is style. I dis- creates and the jewelry she designs in their studio. The mask to his left, Tlingit Vision,
intense. To do it, I covered that is also on Page 20.
2-D art did
have to isolate not interest So, what happened to sculpture in for art collectors.
myself and turn me. I got the meantime? “I still do it,” Clearly, Anderson is not the kind
inward for inspi- into stone Anderson says, “but I have slowed of person born to be a slave to rou-
ration.” carving and down a bit. I have set up studio space tine. “I cannot get into a daily or
kinetic art. at home. My work reflects my interest weekly routine,” he says flatly. “I get
Kingsley Having the in anthropology.” bursts of energy and creativity.
Anderson ’89 Moos Of course, having lived in Sculpture is intense. To do it, I have
Gallery at Albuquerque since 1999, Anderson to isolate myself and turn inward for
the Knight Fine Arts Center gave me says his work is also influenced by inspiration.”
a chance to set up shows.” New Mexico culture and by Santa To see the products of that inspira-
Anderson also credits his Reserve Fe’s vibrant and renowned art com- tion, visit andersonstudiogallery.com.
advisor, math teacher Howard munity. ELIZABETH FRASER ’89
A
Kaplan, with helping him to marry art As you might have gathered by
and math. now, Anderson is never happy unless n apple a day may keep the
At Ohio Wesleyan, Anderson he is also evolving and reinventing doctor away, but a painting
majored in anthropology and sociolo- himself. At the moment, he is trans- a day keeps Elizabeth
gy and minored in philosophy. But he forming his Anderson Studio and Fraser ’89 busy. Fraser is, by her own
also spent a lot of time in the school’s Gallery into a new business model. description, “an expressive landscape
sculpture studio, where his art profes- What was an actual physical gallery painter, using bright colors and bold
sor gave him the same creative in Albuquerque, which opened in brushstrokes.” She also has estab-
license that Reserve’s Armbruster did. March 2005, is now an e-gallery lished some bold goals for herself.
“In spite of my sculpture,” only. It features his sculpture, to be One of them was to complete a paint-
Anderson recalls, “cultural anthropol- sure. But it also showcases the jew- ing every day, “8 Days a Week,”
ogy was my calling. That led me to elry made by his wife, Shana Lane- throughout 2006.
the Peace Corps and Western Africa Anderson, and the fiber art of her When Fraser left Reserve for Mt.
in the 1994-96 timeframe, and there mother, Gretchen Lane. Holyoke to major in French and
my interest in public health began to In the meantime, Kingsley Spanish, her intent was to become a
evolve. When I returned home, I went Anderson devotes the bulk of his language teacher. She in fact did spend
to Tulane to get my master’s degree time to web design and supports the four years teaching in Virginia and
in health administration. From there, I websites of other galleries. He also New Jersey. It was during her New
used my math skills to begin analyz- designed an art events calendar for Jersey years that her brother, Michael
ing health databases, and that led to The Collector’s Guide, a New ’93, inspired her to change direction.
my interest in website development.” Mexico arts guidebook and resource “Michael had spent a year at the

Elizabeth, left, and Michael Fraser work on landscape paintings at the Country Club of Hudson. The siblings sometimes work at
fresh paint auctions, where they paint on site and auction off their work immediately. Below, Elizabeth works in her studio.
Cleveland Institute of Art, and his “It has been great to follow
experience inspired me to paint,” my heart and do what I love.
Fraser explains. “It was truly life-
changing. It has been great to follow Painting has become my
my heart and do what I love. Painting life.”
has become my life.”
Living on the Maine coast in
Elizabeth Fraser ’89
Portland for the last seven years has
also provided Fraser with inspiration. “Eight days a week I complete a
“I live two blocks from an ocean hill- small square oil painting on paper and
side, so every day I see sunrises, post it on my website, www.cham-
boats and lighthouses,” she says. “I part.com and on an artists’ blog,
am also inspired by Maine’s rich art www.paintsquared.com,” she explains.
history – Rockwell Kent, Marsden “My paintings are 5 by 5 inches and
Hartley and other impressionists. are for sale on e-bay in five-day auc-
People have told me that some of my tions, with bids starting at $60.”
earlier works look like Van Gogh.” Of course when pressed on the
Fraser is a self-taught painter. subject, Fraser admits that her weeks
When her interest developed, brother – like everyone else’s – have seven
Michael and her dad, Reserve lan- days, and that one day each week, she
guage master Jim Fraser, teamed up posts two paintings on the blog. She Scenes, Painted Every Day.
in 1995 to get her what she needed to adds that meeting this goal has been a Fraser does not rely only on e-bay
get started. Like many evolving challenge, but that she relies on the to sell her works. She also sells at her
artists, her style has changed over many photographs she takes to keep in-home studio, at a frame shop
time, she notes, and her paintings her work fresh and inspiring. Her “8 where she works, at a nearby jewelry
often reflect her moods. Days a Week” project also earned her store and at fresh paint auctions. “A
But what about this “8 Days a a mention in an Aug. 31 New York fresh paint auction,” she explains, “is
Week” goal she set for herself? Times article entitled Everyday literally that. You paint on location,

and your work is then immediately “I knew relatively CIA painting to another aspect of Michael’s
auctioned off.” While she is primari- early in life that I style as career. “When Elizabeth was teach-
ly an oil painter, Fraser also does “impression- ing there, I lived with her for a
some woodblock prints and pastels was drawn to art, istic,” featur- while,” he explains. “I got a job in
and expresses a desire to try etching. but I had no ing heavy an art gallery, and the owner was
Even while living some distance inkling that I paint and also an expert at art restoration. He
from Hudson, Fraser is no stranger to exaggerated taught me the tricks of the trade, and
Reserve. She and Michael both exhib-
would become a colors. having learned those, I am now
ited their work in the Moos Gallery professional “Now,” he doing some art restoration.”
during Reunion 2006, and her paint- artist. I started says, “I am Fraser explains that art restora-
ing of the Chapel and North Hall painting seriously much more tion includes both cleaning and
graces the cover of Without Reserve, refined. My repair of paintings, and that it is not
the book of alumni essays published while I was at style is more something that should be undertaken
last year. Reserve, where disciplined by amateurs. “There are a lot of dif-
With her “8 Days a Week” goal Mr. (Alan) Doe with more ferent chemicals that can be used to
on its way to being met, what is was a big influ- attention to clean a painting,” he says, “and
Fraser aiming to achieve next? “My detail. I did before you start to work, you have
real goal right now is to make a solid ence on me.” not really to do some tests to determine which
living,” she says candidly. “I am Michael have control ones will clean the painting without
working in the frame shop for the Fraser ’93 over this damaging it.”
health insurance and to make ends change in Like Elizabeth, Fraser also works
meet. But I want to become self-suffi- style. It was in a frame shop to supplement his
cient so I can spend all of my time more of a natural evolution.” other earnings. He also is devoting
painting.” Today, Fraser lives in South considerable time to his July 2006
MICHAEL FRASER ’93 Portland, Maine, just a short distance bride Kimberly and to their “fixer-
M
from his artist sister Elizabeth. upper” home in South Portland. “It is
ichael Fraser, the first of “About 75 percent of my subjects are a beautiful house,” he says, “and I
the two Fraser offspring New England landscapes and I do a love woodworking and carpentry.”
to become an artist, few still-lifes,” he explains. Much of CARL ORTMAN ’93
S
describes his style as a cross between the time he works from photos, but
impressionism and realism. His media occasionally joins Elizabeth at fresh omething was missing in Carl
are oils and watercolors. His subjects paint auctions, where their works are Ortman’s life following gradu-
primarily are landscapes. created and sold the same day. He ation from Reserve.
“I knew relatively early in life sells the bulk of his paintings at gal- “Business education was a strug-
that I was drawn to art,” Fraser says, leries in the Portland area, and a few gle; college was a joke after
“but I had no inkling that I would at champart.com, the website gallery Reserve,” he explains. “The teachers
become a profes- that the Fraser siblings share. were not as passionate and I was not
sional artist. When “Portland is a great arts commu- motivated.” So at
we were growing nity,” Michael notes. “There are a lot that point, Ortman
up, we did not have of good little galleries that are looking left his chosen insti-
a television set, so I for artists such as myself. There are tution of higher
would amuse also festivals and shows in the area learning and
myself by painting. where I can exhibit and sell my paint- returned to
But my career inter- ings. Although I prefer to work in Cleveland where he
est was more in the oils, I actually sell more watercolors.” lived with Peter Lin,
field of architec- Aside from sharing a city, a Jamie Breuker and
ture. I started paint- website and love of painting, the Ben Jones, Reserve
ing seriously while I was at Reserve, Frasers also credit each other with classmates all. He
where Mr. (Alan) Doe was a big inspiration. “Our styles are differ- went to work as a bartender in local
influence on me.” ent,” Michael notes. “Elizabeth is nightclubs, but also became interested
Following his graduation from more loose and impressionistic in in nightclub and restaurant interior
Reserve, Fraser enrolled for one year her style than I am. But we do design. He also resumed his education
at the Cleveland Institute of Art, but inspire each other.” And as noted in at both the Cleveland Institute of Art
left because, he says, “I did not see her story, Elizabeth credits Michael and Cleveland State University.
where it would get me anywhere, and with her initial inspiration to be a But he still craved change,
because I did not want the debt I professional artist while she was Ortman recalls. “I decided I did not
would have after completing a five- teaching in New Jersey. want to live in Cleveland. I needed
year program there.” Actually, time spent in New mountains. I needed quality of life, so
Fraser describes his early, post- Jersey also contributed fortuitously I moved to Phoenix, where I lived for

a year. To buy time, I started working
in real estate and mortgages.” Still
restless, he moved to Colorado
Springs, Colo., three years ago and
started a mortgage company there. He
also found a mentor to help him
develop as a professional artist.
Today, painting is Ortman’s life.
His medium is oils. His art career, he
says, is in its infancy. “It takes five to
15 years for
“You just never most people
know when the to become
perfect scene will accom-
lay itself in front plished artists,” he
of you for creative explains. “I
exploitation.” have been at
Carl Ortman ’93 ityear. for one
I need
to build a
body of work.”
His subjects are primarily people,
whom he paints with “big, bold brush
strokes and splashes of color.” He adds
that when you paint, “you need to get
out of the way of the art and paint
what you feel.” Reserve art teacher
Alan Doe encouraged Ortman to do
just that, he says. “Alan said to me,
‘Carl, it is not a matter of whether you
can paint, it is a matter of whether you
will. If you are going to paint, paint Carl Ortman’s Midday Cowboy shows his style of “big, bold brush strokes.” For
big.’” Ortman, painting means “getting out of the way of the art and painting what you feel.”
Ortman adds that Doe’s advice
was a new concept for him. “I always Argentina, where artists there also will have 25 more for a one-man
painted detail,” he says. “I did not influenced his style. To further his show there in January.”
know about splashy style, but I start- exposure, he approached Rich Some of Ortman’s work can be
ed taking classes and it was a process Designs Gallery in Colorado seen at richdesignsgallery.com, and at
of letting go. The more I did it, the Springs, where his work is now carlortman.com. In keeping with
more that came through. I saw that I exhibited and sold. Doe’s advice, many of his paintings
could enjoy a certain style. Through “You need to be in a hometown are big – as big as 36 inches by 48
workshops and mentoring, who I am gallery before you can be accepted in inches. His creative energy also
came out.” bigger cities,” he explains. “I did a drives him to paint quickly.
In a different way, Ortman also show in Denver and sold out, and “Most of my paintings are done in
credits Reserve headmaster Henry painted six pieces for an elite builder three days. You just never know when
Flanagan Jr. for his focus and success to display in a home show. I sold all the perfect scene will lay itself in front
today. He says he was living in six pieces. I also did 12 pieces for a of you for creative exploitation.”
Florida when he was “discovered” by show in Scottsdale in September, and
Skip and encouraged to come to
Reserve, where, as noted, he fell
under the influence of Doe. “Skip
took me under his wing and intro- On The Web
duced me to a whole different world.
The impact I have had on other peo- To stay up-to-date on the latest
ple because of Skip is astronomical.”
In addition to the mentoring campus news, sports scores and
Ortman is receiving in Colorado more, be sure to visit www.wra.net.
Springs, he also has traveled to

HOMECOMING 2006
erfect fall weather prevailed and
P the Reserve community took

full advantage, celebrating both
Homecoming and Parents’ Day on
Oct. 7. The night before, under a
beautiful harvest moon, alumni, par-
ents and students flocked to the
Murdough Athletic Center for the
annual Dads Club Giant Family Party
and Auction, which had its largest
attendance ever, raising more than
$100,000 for Reserve student activi-
ties and programs.
The following morning, a cloud-
less blue sky, mild temperatures and
an early display of fall color greeted
both alumni and parents. Actually,
several campus visitors earned both
labels: more than a handful of alums
returning for Homecoming 2006 are
also current WRA parents, who spent
the morning following their children’s
academic schedules and meeting A Homecoming crowd cheers on the Pioneer football team during its 17-6 victory over
teachers in what must have been a Lake Forest Academy. Below, senior tailback Cart Hall carries the ball.
moment of déjà vu. It was also déjà
vu for veteran faculty masters Tom sponsored by the Alumni Association,
Davis, Chris Breuker and Lee drew those wishing to prolong a most
Blankenship. Davis welcomed former memorable day.
student Tracy Hamlin Nolan ’81 back “There was never a dull
to his English classroom; this year, moment,” commented Director of
Davis teaches two of her children, Alumni Relations Ray Murphy ’81.
Suzanne ’07 and Tim ’09. Breuker’s “It seemed to go pretty smoothly,
“baby bio” presentation was attended having both events on the same
by Wellington “Duke” Reiter ’75, weekend.”
father of Adrian ’10, and Blankenship
welcomed former students Reiter and According to Director of Special
Robert Williams ’75, father of and Phil Hogarth. The soccer mini- Events Greta Rothman, the day was
Tommy ’07. reunion also celebrated 80 years of a tremendous success from every
All told, 136 alumni registered to Reserve soccer and the 1,000th soccer point of view. “This was a complete
attend the weekend’s festivities, game in school history (See article, team effort on the part of the Alumni
which included a Saturday luncheon Page 30). In all, 12 contests were Association, the Dads Club, the
in the Murdough Athletic Center fol- being held at venues across the cam- Alumni & Development Office, the
lowed by a full slate of athletic con- pus: tennis, soccer, volleyball and Pioneer Women, Reserve’s
tests. The beautiful weather encour- field hockey for girls, and football Executive Committee and the Green
aged many to stroll from game to and soccer for boys. Key Society,” she commented.
game, including a 2-0 victory over Refreshments were served, com- “And this type of event could
archrival University School, which pliments of the Pioneer Women, on not be successful without Val
drew a large crowd of fans and for- the patio of Morgan Hall throughout Ritzert, Scott Sondles, and their
mer players, as well as former coach- the afternoon, and a post-game recep- entire kitchen and maintenance
es and faculty members Dale Conly tion in the Murdough Athletic Center, staffs. They did an outstanding job.”

HOMECOMING 2006
Showing their spirit at the football game are, kneeling from left,
Brittany Droogh ’08 and Ali Purves ’10, and standing, from left,
Kelsey Greissing ’10, Lauren Wyman ’10, Sloane Victor ’10,
Persy Sample ’10, Allison Hylant ’08, Natalie DiNunzio ’08, The Rogers family had a mini-reunion at Homecoming.
Charlee Warford ’07 and Clare Manoli ’09. Standing, from left, are Rick Rogers ’72 and his daughter,
Maddy ’07, Bud Rogers ’47 and Bruce Rogers ’75. Middle, from
left, are Sarah Rogers (Maddy’s sister), Steve Rogers ’81 and his
wife, Heidi Henderson. In the front are, from left, Altie and
Kezia, Steve and Heidi’s daughters.
Seniors Katelyn Lazor

(No. 17) and captain
Kate Hollnagel (No. 13)
The Green Key Society helped fire up the students at a bonfire and the rest of the field
the night before Homecoming. From left are Chris Galgano ’07, hockey team delivered a
Saimah Haque ’07, John Dionne ’07, Kevin Rattigan ’07, 2-1 Homecoming win
Brittany Droogh ’08, Nick Sell ’07, Kathryn Murphy ’08, against Shady Side
Susannah Lu ’07 and Jessica Sindell ’07. Academy.
The Homecoming lunch drew a large crowd of parents, students and alumni to the Murdough Athletic Center.

Soccer team celebrates milestone
Boys team marks
80 years of play
at Homecoming
In the fall of 1926 the Reserve
Record ran the following story:
There’re No Quitters Says

Soccer Coach
“The thing that impresses me the

most is that there is not a quitter
among them,” Homer F. Barnes,
English instructor and soccer coach,
expressed his feelings thus in regard
to the soccer crowd.
Soccer football was started for
the fellows who were not proficient in
other sports.
At present Mr. Barnes has picked
no first team and no second team. He
says that he has not done this because
the fellows are all new to the game.
And the only way for them to learn to Homer Barnes, back row at center with the 1928 team, started the boys soccer pro-
pass skillfully is to let everyone play. gram at Reserve in 1926.
A soccer team is made up of and the teams battling to a 1-1 tie in Academy, ranked No. 3 in Division
eleven men. A goal guard, left, cen- the rematch. The Pioneers played a II. Reserve is in Division III.
ter and right fullbacks. These are the third game that year, against an alumni Reserve followed up its inaugural
defensive men. The offensive men team from Cleveland’s Audubon season by playing U.S. three times in
consist of the right outer, inner Junior High School, losing 4-0. 1927 and, in 1928, Nichols and Shady
right, center, inner left, and outer “To say we’ve come a long way Side were added to the schedule. By
left forwards. since then is putting it mildly,” said 1931 the schedule included freshman
current coach Herb Haller ’85, a top teams from Oberlin, the University of
ighty years and 1,000 varsity
E games after Homer Barnes first

began teaching the finer points
of what the world knows as “the
player under longtime WRA coach
Dale Conly. “In Ohio, teams are
ranked by student population into
three divisions, with the one we’re in
Akron and Western Reserve
University, along with teams from the
newly created Interstate League.
From the early 1930s to the late
beautiful game,” the Reserve boys being the smallest. 1950s, Reserve played six to 10
soccer team celebrated during “And though we cull our teams games a season against such oppo-
Homecoming Weekend with a 2-0 from only about 240 boys, our sched- nents as Cranbrook, Kiski, Fenn
win over University School. ule is mostly with teams in the top College (now Cleveland State
It was appropriate that the two divisions, some with several University) and a team called the
Pioneers marked the anniversary thousand students.” Akron Indians. Hawken School and
against U.S., as the Preppers were the The Pioneers finished 19-1-1 on Gilmour Academy were added to the
only other high school in the area to the season, with wins over Walsh schedule in the mid-1960s.
field a team in 1926. That first year the Jesuit – ranked No. 1 in the state in The program continued to grow
two teams played each other twice, Division II at the time – and a 2-2 tie under athletic director George Helwig
with U.S. winning the first game 2-1 with Cuyahoga Valley Christian in the 1960s. When Helwig arrived on

Andrew Shorten ’07 and the boys soccer team celebrat-
ed the school’s 1,000th game with a win over University
School during Homecoming.

HOMECOMING 2006
Current coach Herb Haller ’85 has continued the tradition of Dale Conly coached the Pioneers for 25 years, the longest
winning soccer at Reserve. Haller has won more than 100 tenure for a soccer coach in school history. His best team may
games at Reserve. have been the 1995 squad that finished 14-0-4.
campus in 1960, no other public Ohio high schools had Just how good are the Reserve soccer teams?
varsity soccer teams, and Reserve had to fill out its sched- The Pioneers have posted a winning record in 56 of
ule with college freshman and junior varsity teams. With their 80 seasons, and have suffered only four losing sea-
Helwig leading the effort, the Reserve campus hosted sons in the past 40 years. The school’s two best seasons
annual soccer clinics for high schools interested in learn- were in 1995-96 (14-0-4) and in 1984-85, Haller’s senior
ing the game. As a result, there were 58 public high year (18-0-2).
schools playing at the varsity level when Helwig left “Some schools got tired of losing to us regularly and
Reserve in 1974. dropped us from their schedules,” says Haller. “In addition
Helwig’s contributions were recognized by the Ohio to our Interstate rivals, we regularly play the best teams in
College Soccer Coaches Association, who awarded him a Northeast Ohio, including Walsh Jesuit, Cuyahoga Valley
plaque with the inscription “To the founding father of Christian Academy, Copley, Firestone, St. Vincent/St.
Ohio Scholastic Soccer.” Mary, Akron Hoban, St. Thomas Aquinas and Berlin
Today, the school typically plays 18 to 20 games a Highland.
season, with games starting in late August – before school Haller works hard to keep the current team connected
officially opens – including a now annual trip to the to its past.
University of Indiana, Haller’s alma mater, to compete in “Another big event for us is Reunion Weekend, when
the Hoosier Cup. our varsity plays a 30-minute game with a team made up
“The Hoosier Cup attracts top high school teams from of alumni,” he said. “Almost every year the alumni more
far and wide, and this year we came in second, losing 2-1 in than hold their own.”
overtime,” Haller said. “The tournament is really great for Continuity and consistency at the coaching level have
the players, who eat, drink and sleep soccer for two weeks. had much to do with the teams’ success over the years,
“They also get to see the Indiana University players Haller says.
up close – that gives them a nice idea of the kind of com- “It’s really unusual for a high school to have had only
petition they look forward to at the college level.” eight head coaches over such a long stretch,” he said.

HOMECOMING 2006
Dr. Tien Wei Yang ’41 looks over the boys team in the fall of 1958.
“Homer Barnes was coach from

1926-31, when Ray Mickel and Paul
Roundy took over. Roundy was head
coach starting in 1934, and he was
joined by Max LaBorde in 1947. Tien
Wei Yang ’41 coached from 1956-66,
and then Rollie Waite came in. Five
years later, Dale Conly began the first
of his 25 years as coach. In 1997 Jeff
Good ’83 took over, and I became
head coach in 2000.
“The longevity, quality and loyal-
ty to the program of the freshman,
junior varsity and varsity assistant
coaches have also made a huge con-
tribution. Phil Hogarth, Jim
McClelland, Dick Jones, Rollie Waite,
John Breuker and Diccon Ong,
among others, have spent many years
on the sidelines and offering instruc-
tion, advice and encouragement.”
Another sign of the program’s
strength is that there are currently five
Reserve graduates – Greg Gasbarro Several former players returned for Homecoming to help the boys soccer team cele-
’03, Atilla Schmidt ’04, Peter Shorten brate the 80th anniversary of the team’s founding.
’04, Yujin Murata ’06 and Bidemi
Busari ’06 – on college varsity teams “No one knows for sure how who were not proficient in other
around the country. Haller predicts many have ended up on college teams sports.” Now, more than 1,000 games
that several from this year’s team will over the 80 years, but we know it’s a later, Western Reserve Academy’s
go on to college varsities, and as lot,” Haller asserts. “soccer football” program is among
many as seven or eight of the current There you have it. In 1926 a team the best in the region.
junior class may well make it. was patched together from “fellows

Campaign nears finish line
Ambitious goal of ed to give something back” to the
school that had provided him with
raising $40 million direction, support and opportunity.
“However, I felt even more compelled
in school’s sights goals, including the construction of
the Murdough Athletic Center, which
to contribute when someone pointed
out to me how small the alumni base
opened in 2004, and additions and of WRA truly is,” he said. His own
he end is in sight. With $38
T million in pledges and gifts –

95 percent of its target –
already in hand, The Campaign for
renovations to dormitories such as
Garden House and Bicknell House.
One thrust of the campaign’s final
months has been what Gregory
class, he noted, numbers only 73; cur-
rently, Reserve graduates just over 100
students each year. “There are simply
not that many people from whom the
Reserve is entering its final weeks. describes as “a massive mailing and school can draw financial support,” he
“In this last phase,” noted phoning effort,” in an attempt to added. “Thus, every dollar contributed
Director of Academy Advancement remind people of the reasons for the by every person who contributes, real-
Helen Gregory, “we’re trying to raise campaign and to encourage participa- ly makes a difference.”
that last $2 tion. Alumni Dan Christman ’61, Ed The campaign’s final months
“Like many other million by Emma ’73 and Chris Loughridge ’82, have also highlighted five relatively
alums, I’ve appealing to along with parents Hewitt and Paula new endowed funds and special giv-
received two ben- everyonethe Reserve
in Shaw (Andrew ’03, Rebecca ’05 and ing opportunities. Named for unfor-
efits from Amanda ’09), have authored letters to gettable members of the school com-
family, giv- fellow alumni and parents, followed munity, both faculty and alumni, these
Reserve: an ing them one up by phone calls, hoping to enlist funds represent a way to join the cam-
incredible educa- last opportu- their support. paign effort while at the same time
nity to be “Through The Campaign for
tional and life- part of this
remembering and honoring the influ-
Reserve – Share the Vision, we have ence and impact these five had during
changing experi- effort.” the ability to showcase our WRA their time at WRA – and beyond:
ence for me and Campaign pride and enrich the Academy’s repu- The Todd C. Weaver ’89 Prefect
the joy of watch- gifts and tation for excellence, making Reserve Prize recognizes two outstanding sen-
ing my son get the pledges, she
added, will
‘best in class,’” said Christman, who ior prefects each year in memory of a
is senior vice president for interna- former Ellsworth prefect, who was
very same thing. be accepted tional affairs at the U.S. Chamber of killed when the World Trade Center
It was easy for me throughout Commerce. “Our leadership and sup- collapsed. “Todd exemplified the best
to agree to help the fall, with port will continue to uphold the mis- traits that Reserve attempts to foster –
a celebration sion of the academy and encourage intellectual curiosity, open-minded-
the school with scheduled in students to follow our example, and ness and respect for others,” reflected
the campaign.” 2007 to mark to lead appropriately when it’s their classmate Jeff Johnston ’89.
Ed Emma ’73 the cam-
paign’s suc-
turn to provide future students with The William H. Danforth ’34
the same opportunities.” Memorial Fund provides scholarship
cessful completion. Emma, who is president of support for a deserving day student.
The $40 million campaign, which Jockey International, is also a WRA Danforth, a legendary and much
began with a “quiet” fundraising parent; his son Arthur is a member of beloved member of the Reserve fami-
phase in 2001, has focused on five the Class of 2007. “Like many other ly, devoted 25 years (1951-1976) to
key areas of need: augmenting faculty alums,” he reflected, “I’ve received the school. “Bill shaped my path at
support, enhancing residential life, two benefits from Reserve: an incred- Reserve,” remembered Clark
creating a new athletic center, increas- ible educational and life-changing McFadden ’64, “and through his
ing student scholarships and support- experience for me and the joy of warmth, brightness and friendship
ing growth and integration of technol- watching my son get the very same embodied the highest ideals of
ogy. The largest fundraising effort – thing. It was easy for me to agree to Reserve.”
by a factor of five – in Reserve’s 180- help the school with the campaign.” The Corinne Van Dame Davis
year history, the campaign has already Loughridge says he has always Fund remembers Reserve’s first lady
provided funds to meet several of its supported Reserve because he “want- of theater, who staged more than 100

WRA productions. “One of my moth-
er’s greatest joys each year, even after
retirement, was seeing her former stu-
dents at Reunion Weekend,” said her
son, Randy Davis ’77. “She was
always so proud of ‘how her kids
turned out.’ Every one of them.” The
fund seeks to establish an annual
scholarship for a deserving student.
The Keir Vivienne Marticke ’02
Memorial Fund supports the Keir
Marticke Speaker Series, which in
2006 brought well-known poet
Sharon Olds to campus. The fund
also supports a student prize, given in
memory of a young woman who was
a talented poet, artist, athlete and
scholar. “Keir accomplished in her
four years at Reserve what takes
many a lifetime – she showed com-
passion and commitment, intensity
and dedication to her studies, her
causes, athletics and in support of
others,” said her brother, Drew ’97.
“We miss her.”
The William Moos Faculty
Sabbatical Travel Fund, which hon-
ors the memory of Reserve’s preemi-
nent art teacher, will afford faculty
masters and their families an opportu-
nity to enrich their life experience
through travel. “Moos believed that
travel allows faculty to sharpen their
skills and to become better instruc-
tors,” noted John Nicolls ’68, “by
deepening their knowledge of their
field in the context of different envi-
ronments, cultures and perspectives.”
All of these funds, according to
Gregory, have been established in the
past five years. “As the campaign
nears the finish line, we’ve been
highlighting them because so many
people’s lives were touched, often in
profound ways, by these five individ-
uals,” she added. “They made such a
The Campaign for Reserve, which is
difference, and it’s our hope that nearing its end, has raised significant
alumni and friends of the school will funds to help, clockwise from top,
find this a meaningful way to remem- improve residential life, attract and
ber them, and support Reserve at the retain top faculty, increase the number of
same time.” student scholarships and build the
Murdough Athletic Center.

For more information on The

Campaign for Reserve, please contact
Director of Academy Advancement
Helen Gregory at [email protected]
or 330.650.9704.

Reunion
2006
s Reunion 2006 kicked off on Friday, June 9,
A weather watchers breathed a sigh of relief as the

rain and clouds gave way to sunshine. More than
300 alumni, spouses, family members and significant oth-
ers enjoyed some or all of the weekend activities, includ-
ing an alumni art exhibit, special lectures and presenta- Bill Milhoan ’56, left, and Tom Glick ’56 catch up on old times
tions, memorial services, golf and soccer, spectacular fire- during their 50th reunion at the All-Classes Dinner in Ellsworth
works, campus tours and, of course, plenty of eating. Hall.
For the record, the eldest alumnus in attendance was
Ed Levy ’31 of Tucson, 92 years young, according to
Director of Special Events Greta Rothman.
Geographically, alums came from far and wide: Marc
Taliaferro ’66 from Sweden, Jessica Pryce Burns ’81 and
Phil Ginsberg ’01 from the U.K., Philip Norris ’46 from
Honolulu, and Dan Kaute ’81 and Fred Neal ’46 from
Ontario, Canada. In addition, three alumni were singled
out for special recognition during Saturday’s traditional
Chapel Program: Anne Campbell Goodman ’84 received
the Waring Prize (see Page 39), Robert McCuskey ’56 was
awarded the Morley Science Medal (see Page 40) and
David Hunter ’68 was honored with the Alumni
Association Award (see Page 49).
“We were very pleased with the turnout this year,
and with how much fun people seemed to be having,”
said Ray Murphy ’81, director of alumni relations, who
with his classmates was celebrating his 25th reunion. Fred Cummings ’85, Charles Sims ’71 and Bill Roemer ’51, left
to right, at the All-Classes Dinner.
Fittingly, he noted, the Class of 1981’s home for the
weekend was Seymour Alumni House on Prospect
Street, former home of the Burnham family and a fre-
quent hangout for Reserve students in the ’70s and early
’80s. For the first time, Murphy added, alumni could
register online for Reunion Weekend, and roughly half
of those who attended took advantage of this option.
Friday’s events began at the Country Club of Hudson,
where 81 golfers turned out for the fourth annual Alumni
Association Golf Outing. Enthusiasm was strong, noted
Murphy. “The golf outing continues to grow, and we hope
next year even more alumni from reunion classes will join
us,” he added. Murphy cited the leadership of the Alumni
Association’s Golf Committee as key to the event’s suc-
cess. And for the record, bragging rights for this year go to
the winning quintet of Scott Brubaker ’87, Phil Kuri ’86,
Steve Kuri ’86, Rob Murray ’84 and longtime faculty
master Jim Fraser. Revenue from the golf outing now Karen Burroughs and Paul Weller ’32, along with Ed ’31 and
funds an annual student award (see Page 48). Lila Levy. Ed Levy was the eldest alumnus in attendance.

REUNION 2006
That afternoon, on the Morgan Hall ter-

race, friends and supporters gathered at a
luncheon to celebrate H. Arthur Bellows Jr.
’56 and his years of service as president of the
Board of Trustees (see Page 14). Mark Tercek
’79, the board’s new president, was intro-
duced and welcomed (see Page 18). Later that
evening, the weekend’s traditional All-Classes
Dinner was held in Ellsworth Hall, followed
by a magnificent fireworks display over the
hockey pond, which each year is donated by
American Fireworks.
On Saturday morning, the Chapel Program
featured two alumni speakers: interviewer and
author Martin Perlich ’56 and Jennifer Hoelzer
’96, a producer for the McLaughlin Group and a
former White House intern and congressional
speech writer. The Alumni Chorus, directed by Johanna Wagner ’86, Stacey Conner Talley ’86 and Sharisse Kimbro Jones
Margaret Karam ’79, performed former WRA ’86 celebrate their 20th reunion with Tom Davis.
choral director Bill Appling’s arrangement of We
Shall Walk Through the Valley and led those
gathered in Reserve’s alma mater. Headmaster
Henry Flanagan Jr., who had just completed his
24th year at WRA, gave a brief “state of the
school” address, noting that he is the Academy’s
30th headmaster. “Reserve is always changing,
yet eternally the same,” he mused. “That is
magic – the combination of the two.”
Added to the program this year were the
reading of names and the tolling of the Chapel
bell in remembrance of classmates – 32 of them
–who had passed away since the previous
reunion. In addition, the classes of 1951 and
1956 held separate memorial services for
deceased classmates, and the Class of 1971
gathered to remember Michael “Chop” Allen. A
full slate of Saturday afternoon activities was
followed by 13 individual class dinners, held John Male ’01, Phil Ginsberg ’01, Brian Torski ’01, Adam Galea ’01, Matt
throughout the campus and in neighboring Wilson ’01 and John Sorgi ’01 celebrate their 5th reunion.
restaurants and alumni homes. Celebrating its
30th reunion, the Class of 1976 made a bit of
WRA history as the first reunion class to gather
at Kepner’s Tavern for its reunion dinner.
Reunion Weekend 2006 also included a
special Moos Gallery exhibit entitled
Expressive Landscapes by the Fraser Siblings,
featuring 50 works by alumni artists Elizabeth
Fraser ’89 and Michael Fraser ’93. The artists
are residents of Portland, Maine, and Maine
seascapes were a prominent feature of the Moos
Gallery show, which saw a steady stream of
visitors throughout the weekend. “The Frasers’
exhibit was outstanding, and we hope we can
continue to feature alumni exhibits at future
reunions,” said Murphy.
Director of the Annual Fund Lisa Sabol
noted that reunion giving for 2006 exceeded
$419,000, part of the overall 2005-06 Annual Bruce Williams ’46, Terry Garrigan ’46 and Dan Collister ’46 in Ellsworth
Fund total of $1,701,379. “We exceeded our Hall before Friday’s All-Classes Dinner.

REUNION 2006
Author and interviewer Martin Perlich

’56 speaks at the Chapel Program. Earl Christy ’41, left, and Howie Wells ’41 greet each other at Saturday’s picnic.
Taeho Jinn ’86, left, Bob Perry ’86 and Bob’s daughter, Paige, Jennifer Hoelzer ’96, a producer for the McLaughlin Group, was
at Saturday’s picnic lunch. a featured speaker at the Chapel Program.
Annual Fund goal by over $100,000,” est participation rate, went to the Class truly enjoyable and nostalgic experi-
she said, “and on the whole this of 2004, with 51 percent participation. ence, one that will stay in their hearts
year’s efforts were very successful.” “Participation in the Annual Fund and minds for a long time.”
According to Sabol, the Class of remains very strong,” noted Sabol, For more reunion highlights and
1951, celebrating its 55th reunion, adding that current parents contributed photos, visit Reserve’s website
raised the most money, at just more a record total of more than $235,000, (www.wra.net), select Alumni, then
than $125,000, a record for any 55th with 56 percent participation – a 19 click on Reunion Weekend and look
reunion class. Among reunion classes, percent increase from last year. Next for Reunion Highlights.
the Class of 1946, celebrating its 60th, year’s Annual Fund goal has been set
had the highest participation at 84 per- at $1.7 million. “Reserve is fortunate
cent. Also noteworthy is the Class of to have a strong, loyal and generous Planning is now underway for
1935, which in a non-reunion year group of alumni, parents and friends,” Reunion 2007, scheduled for June 8-10.
achieved 100 percent participation in Sabol said. “We are confident that If your class year ends in 2 or 7, mark
the Annual Fund, with all 12 living with their continued support Reserve your calendar and plan to come home to
members of the class contributing. can meet this challenge.” Reserve. For more information, contact
For the second year in a row, the Rothman summed up Reunion Greta Rothman at 330.650.5862 or
Class of 1950 Annual Fund Award, 2006 this way: “After speaking with [email protected], or log onto
given annually to the graduating class several of the alumni who had www.wra.net, select Alumni and then
within the past 10 years with the high- returned, it seems that everyone had a click on Reunion Weekend.

REUNION 2006
Goodman ’84 honored with Waring Prize

nne Campbell Goodman ’84 is
A passionate about hunger. As

executive director of the
Cleveland Foodbank, she oversees the
distribution of more than 20 million
pounds of food each year.
“Simply stated, Anne has devoted
her professional career to helping oth-
ers,” said Director of Academy
Advancement Helen Gregory, as she
presented Goodman with the 2006
Waring Prize, WRA’s highest alumni
award, during Reunion Weekend in
June. “Anne is described by those
who know her as a strong leader,
compassionate, determined, graceful,
approachable and generous,” added
Gregory. “She has been recognized by
many Cleveland organizations for her
business savvy and financial acumen. Director of Academy Advancement Helen Gregory, left, presents Anne Campbell
But above all she connects with peo- Goodman ’84 with the Waring Prize.
ple and she makes things happen.”
“It was quite a surprise to find out degree in social service administra- more than 150,000 people each year,
about this, because I’m sure you’ll all tion from the University of Chicago, distributing enough food for more
agree that it is well known that this Goodman’s professional life began in than 40,000 meals each day. Thirty-
prize goes to grown-ups,” Goodman Chicago, where she worked for one percent of those served are chil-
quipped upon receiving the award. Family Focus and was a founding dren; 12 percent are senior citizens.
Turning serious, she told the many board member of Interfaith House, a “Anne has made an important
alumni gathered for Reunion non-profit organization dedicated to contribution in addressing the needs
Weekend’s Chapel Program that she providing housing and urgent services of the hungry,” commented Frank
was “single-minded” about hunger. to the homeless. She then joined the Starn ’81, a member of the Waring
“Our freshman year, Mr. Kibbe staff of the Greater Chicago Food Prize Committee. “Her work with
asked us who we would vote for if we Depository, the largest foodbank in other foodbanks around the United
could vote for president,” Goodman the country, where she served as the States extends her positive influence
reflected. “We told him, and he said, director of development. to other communities and agencies.
‘OK, now write an essay on why the In 1999, when she and her hus- She is a well-respected voice in the
other guy should win.’ I wrote a pret- band moved to Cleveland, she was national debate on hunger. Her work
ty bad essay, and Mr. Kibbe told me it appointed executive director of the touches the lives of many.”
was because I was narrow-minded. Cleveland Foodbank. The foodbank Established in 1972 in honor of
Which I’m sure I was – and am. serves as a clearinghouse for donated J. Frederick Waring, a 32-year mem-
“And so I decided to turn that food in the Cleveland area, soliciting ber of the Reserve faculty, the Waring
into something positive,” Goodman donations from local and national Prize recognizes an alumna or alum-
continued, “by doing something and food suppliers and manufacturers to nus whose life and achievements rep-
working for something where it was be distributed to area hunger pro- resent the human and individual val-
my job to be narrow-minded. And I grams. The foodbank regularly pro- ues WRA seeks to foster.
love being narrow-minded and vides food to more than 450 member Goodman has also been an
focused on feeding the hungry. There charities, including soup kitchens, involved and concerned member of
are lots of wonderful things to do, but food pantries, shelters and programs the Reserve community. She is cur-
being recognized for that is recogniz- for children and the elderly. rently co-chair of the Board of
ing an incredibly generous communi- Under Goodman’s leadership the Visitors and has served as president of
ty – an incredibly generous country of foodbank has seen tremendous growth the Alumni Association Board, and
people that want to fight hunger and in food distribution, merged with two for the past 10 years she has been
make sure that the least among us are other hunger relief organizations and class correspondent for the Class of
taken care of.” has conducted a successful capital 1984. She and her husband, Larry,
A graduate of the University of campaign to construct a distribution live in Shaker Heights with their two
New Hampshire with a master’s center. Currently, the foodbank serves children, Abby and Andrew.

REUNION 2006
McCuskey ’56 receives Morley Medal

t Reunion Weekend’s Chapel Program in June, Dr.
A Robert McCuskey ’56 was honored as the 10th

recipient of the Morley Science Medal. Given
annually since it was established in 2003, the award is
named for the late Edward W. Morley, a former Western
Reserve College faculty member and Nobel Prize nomi-
nee. The medal is presented to alumni who have distin-
guished themselves in careers devoted to science. Among
those present for the awarding of the 2006 Morley Medal
were previous medalists Frank Austen ’46, Lee Morin ’70
and Kathryn Clark ’76.
According to Reserve biology teacher Christine
Breuker, who presented the award, McCuskey has done
“knock-your-socks-off science.” A faculty member at the
University of Arizona since his appointment in 1986,
McCuskey is a professor of cell biology and anatomy, pro-
fessor of physiology and professor of pediatrics. In 2004
he received the prestigious Eugene M. Landis Research
Award for his work in microcirculation, and is acknowl-
edged worldwide for his work in microcirculation,
microscopy and pathobiology. In 2005, McCuskey retired
as head of the department of cell biology and anatomy at
Biology teacher Christine Breuker presents Dr. Robert
the university’s College of Medicine, a position he had McCuskey ’56 with the Morley Science Medal.
held for 19 years.
“I am delighted and honored to have been selected to with the liver, as well as the spleen, lungs, bones, intes-
be the recipient of the 2006 Morley Science Medal, espe- tines and pancreas. McCuskey has developed and brought
cially since its award coincided with my 50th class sophisticated imaging techniques into the areas of neuro-
reunion,” said McCuskey. “I attribute much of my success science, molecular biology, cellular biology, pharmacolo-
in life to the education that I received at WRA, both inside gy, physiology and pathology.
and outside of the classroom. For this, I thank my parents “You can imagine how proud we are to claim Bob
(both alumni of WRA), the outstanding and dedicated fac- McCuskey as our very own,” added Breuker. “Though no
ulty at WRA and my fellow classmates.” In his remarks to one in the present WRA science department can take any
the Chapel Program audience, McCuskey paid tribute to credit for his success, we intend to brag about him all the
former WRA biology teacher Tien Wei Yang ’41, recalling same. I know I speak for the Class of 1956, as well.”
his days under Yang’s tutelage “chasing rattlesnakes, Gila McCuskey’s photograph and a profile of his career
monsters and scorpions around the lab.” will become part of Reserve’s permanent display of
“When our committee was considering candidates for Morley Medal recipients, located in the second-floor
this year’s award, we found, in the case of Professor gallery of the Wilson Hall Science Center.
McCuskey, a résumé so diverse and so extensive that, in
summarizing it, I am almost forced to throw in that phrase
‘and I don’t know what all,’” Breuker told the audience
with a smile. “The literally hundreds of publications that Morley Science Medal
have been generated by research in his laboratory speak to
the merits and importance of basic research. It is amazing The Morley Medal Committee
to me that this classically trained biologist, plugging away is seeking nominations for the
for over 40 years, has clearly managed to bring the old- 2007 Morley Science Medal. If
fashioned study of anatomy into the 21st century. He is a
living testimony, a poster child for the merits of doing you know of a qualified
basic research.” candidate, please contact Ray
McCuskey earned his bachelor’s and Ph.D. degrees Murphy, director of alumni
from Case Western Reserve University. The recipient of
relations, at [email protected]
many honors and awards, he has been a member and offi-
cer of numerous professional organizations, including a or 330.650.9703. The deadline for nominations
stint as president of the American Association of is Dec. 1, 2006.
Anatomists. His research has included important work

REUNION 2006
reunion classes
1931 & 1936 1941

Vin Allin ’36, Ed Levy ’31, Fred Albrecht ’36 1st Row: Howie Wells, Bruce Silver, Bill Peace, Rod Grant
2nd Row: Roy Spielman, Earl Christy, Sherman Hasbrouck
1946
1st Row: Bob Garfield, Jim Lewis, Terry
Garrigan, Bill Laub, Dick Wright and
Bruce Williams
2nd Row: Dan Collister, Doug Hasbrouck,
Fred Neal, Phil Norris, Tom Allchin and
Jim Miller
1951
1st Row: Oxy Golden, Karl Reuther,
George Gray, Bill Roemer
2nd Row: Bill Burleigh, Dave Robinson,
Bob Little, Bill Davidson
3rd Row: Lee Zuker, William Fall, Dick
Van Pelt, Ronald Hess

REUNION 2006
1956
1st Row: George Russell, Tom Glick,
Lennig Chang, Bill Milhoan
2nd Row: John Pyke, Alan Wulff,
Jack Fowler, John Kirk
3rd Row: Russ Burleigh, George McCord,
Bill Yeckley, Tom Marks, John Lutton,
Bob McCuskey
4th Row: Stuart Baker, Bob Carabell,
Ben Watkins, Ted Hayes
1966
1st Row: Lane Manning, Jeff Brown,
Rod Kyriakides, Paul Marcus
2nd Row: Myron Levin, Hap Strobel,
Eric Reidenbach, Bob DeShong,
Marc Taliaferro, Harold Paddock,
Chuck Harris
3rd Row: Lester “Bud” Floyd,
George DeBolt, Jim Walker,
Denny Anderson, Tom Daly, Steve Cole
1971
1st Row: Dan Carter, Hector Rodriguez,
David Webb, Tom Myers, Bud Niden,
Mark Bealafeld, Steve Witter,
Marty Hauser, Greg Pennington
2nd Row: David Estabrook, Jim Fraser,
Lee Morin, Hal Donnelly, Tom Getz,
Watts Wacker, Rick Dixon, Charles Sims,
Steve Williams, Rock Gnatovich

REUNION 2006
1976
1st Row: Kumar Pillai, Eric Nauffts,
Rick Rundell, Rob Kurilla, Frank Buttitta
2nd Row: Bill Emery, Jim Thompson,
Angus Burton, Kathy Clark,
Harry Thomas, Jane Dawson,
Ruth Levtov Heide, Kip Tobin,
Jeanne Donovan, Larkin Rogers,
Maria Pryce
1981
1st Row: Abby Weary Wenstrup, Jessica Pryce
Burns, Rachel Burnham VanVoorhis, Melissa
Mather, Tracy Hamlin Nolan, Carrie Walker
Nouse, Chris Howlett, Art Chang,
Dave Charlton
2nd Row: Ray Murphy, Lee Smith, Mark
Patton, Jennifer Holden Dunbar, Pete Rebar,
Meg Burns Miller, Diccon Ong, Daphne
Clessuras Shoemaker, Priscilla Vail Caldwell,
Karen Sheehan, Janet Lepke Harris,
David Croasdaile
3rd Row: Dan Kaute, Justin Rogers, Rob
White, Rob Galloway, Tim Merryweather,
Rob Tercek
4th Row: Parke FitzGerald, Jennifer Morton,
Ann Hunter Durr, C. Davies Reed,
Stephanie Fernyak
1986
1st Row: Taeho Jinn, JP Deuble, John
Rah, Mark Hill, Johanna Wagner,
Margaret Cushwa Haller, John Steinhauer,
Jenny Weiss, Betsey Jennings Lockwood,
Laura Jones Fillman, Lesley Hendershott
Cain, Dawn Friedkin, Angela Darling
Carrano, Judy Wilson Ronchetti,
David King
2nd Row: John Rehling, Doug Coen,
Chris Rundell, David Dunne, Rob Austin,
Lisa Tibbals Gilcrest, Stacey Conner
Talley, Sharisse Kimbro Jones,
Rob Hurlbert

REUNION 2006
1991
1st Row: Inga Weimer Walker, Jyl Brown
McLaughlin, Shannah Tharp-Taylor,
Kelly Selman Davidson
2nd Row: Charles Kline, Jeffrey Wilcox,
Rachel Blankenship Roukey,
Beth House Wallace
1996
1st Row: Joe Doss, Amit Hazra,
Paul Afrooz, Lisa Buckey,
Jennifer Hoelzer, Mary Vizmeg
2nd Row: Pierce Oswick, Eric Kahrl,
Sig Rydquist, Ernie Hedler IV,
Jennifer Wyer, David Flechner
2001
1st Row: Daniel Rodriguez, Jon
Whittlesey, John Male, Mathew Wilson,
David Dudick, Loren Carlson,
Adam Galea
2nd Row: Lindsay Yost, Christy Neu,
Laura Faulkner, Sarah Hammel, Megan
Peterson, Lisa Friedman, Kate Tyler, Jessy
Smith, Josie Kline, Sabrina Singh,
Jess Chung, Sara Shalowitz
3rd Row: John Sorgi, Brian Torski,
Joe Baglieri, Ben Quagliata, Andrew
“Biff” Freeman, Avi Ravi,
Adam Doskocil, Jon Bingaman,
Mansoor Haque, Pat Donahoe, Ariel Fox,
Sara Sartarelli, Brett Ameche, Eric Snyder,
Wes Cowie, Jan Jakob, Krista Klett,
Phil Ginsberg, Grant Burrier

Alumni & Development
Alumni group launches online class notes
n conjunction with the Alumni &
I
“Several alumni suggested this, and it access the news that interests you.
Development Office, the Alumni makes sense that as more alums use Adding a note of your own is
Association Board has intro- the Internet, they want to take advan- easy. Simply choose a category and
duced an online service for WRA tage of more online services. The type in your news. You can add
alums: online notes are far more timely than images, if you like, and you can also
“Many alumni online class the Alumni Record, which comes out indicate whether you’d like your news
only get in touch notes. Now, only twice a year,” Murphy added. to be submitted for publication in the
during their in addition Currently, Reserve offers three Alumni Record, as well.
reunion years. to the popu- secure, password-protected services to “WRA’s online services are meant
lar class registered alumni: the Online Alumni to help alumni connect – and recon-
Using the online notes pub- Directory, the Career Network and the nect – with one another,” commented
class notes, they lished twice new Class Notes. All three can be Christine Bradbury, WRA’s website
can share news a year in the accessed through the alumni page of editor. These services, she added, are
Alumni the school’s website, www.wra.net. In sponsored by the Alumni Association
whenever they Record, you order to take advantage of these serv- Board, which has been working close-
want.” can log onto ices, alumni must first register with ly with Ray Murphy in the Alumni &
Ray Murphy ’81, the Reserve
website and
the Online Directory. To register, sim-
ply select “Staying in Touch” on the
Development Office over the past two
years to identify online services that
Director of see what WRA alumni page, choose Online will benefit all alumni.
Alumni Relations your class- Alumni Directory and follow the “This is all about reaffirming
mates and instructions for first-time users. relationships – with Reserve and with
friends are up to – or add your own Alumni can use the online class each other,” adds Murphy. “Many
news. notes in a variety of ways. When you alumni only get in touch during their
“Online class notes give alums an log in, you’ll see the latest postings reunion years. Using the online class
additional way to pass along news and from all classes. You can select any of notes, they can share news whenever
updates,” said Ray Murphy ’81, direc- the eight categories listed – mar- they want.”
tor of alumni relations, noting that riages, career news, birth announce-
alumni should have received informa- ments, travel news, etc. – to narrow
tion this fall about the new service, your search, or you can enter your For more information, please visit
which was launched in September. class year (or a range of years) to www.wra.net and click on Alumni.
What are the benefits of a charitable gift annuity?

Lifetime payments that may be partially tax free.
Income, gift and estate tax savings.
Favorable treatment of capital gains.
An agreement between you and Western Reserve Academy that will benefit both
parties.
A regular payment determined by your age and the size of the gift.
Payments do not change and last as long as the recipient of payment lives.
Funding of a charitable gift annuity can be done with stock, bonds, other securities or
cash. (If funded with highly appreciated securities, one benefit will be that you will
avoid a portion of the capital gains.)
Generally, if payments are made to you or your spouse, the gift portion goes directly
to Western Reserve Academy, thus avoiding estate taxes and probate costs.
For more information on charitable gift annuities, or for information on including
Western Reserve Academy in your estate plans, please contact Jack McKee, director of
planned giving, at 330.650.5885 or e-mail [email protected].

NEWS OF
OLDRESERVE “Oh, long may time these things preserve”
Classics and coeds:

WRA in the 1870s
President Carroll Cutler’s decision to admit women
paved the way for six true Reserve pioneers
By Thomas L. Vince
Archivist/Historian
hen Theodora Singletary of
W Streetsboro and her two sis-

ters, Harriet and Marie,
enrolled at Western Reserve
Preparatory School in the fall of 1873,
they were among the first young
women to be admitted to our school.
The Singletary sisters would com-
plete the prep school curriculum and
two of them, Theodora and Marie,
would also graduate from the old col- Marie Singletary taught in Denver for 10
lege before it moved to Cleveland. years and later studied for a medical
These sisters could have claimed degree. She was the first Reserve alumna
“legacy” status (if such had existed) to become a doctor.
Theodora Singletary was one of
because their father, John C. Reserve’s first coeds. She earned a bach- “if any woman thirsting for knowl-
Singletary, had graduated from elor’s degree before becoming a teacher
in Colorado. edge should seek it at this fountain,
Western Reserve College in 1835. she should not be refused merely
He had served as mayor of Akron the Preparatory School. The other because she was a woman.” Cutler
before the family moved to pioneer coeds were Alice Louise later stated that nothing in the old col-
Streetsboro, and as the father of eight, Morrison of Twinsburg, and Julia lege’s charter “presented any obsta-
was pleased to be able to send his Elizabeth Porter and Mary Ella cles to the admission of women” and
three daughters and one son to Hudson Addis, both of Hudson. It was Ella that there was “no objection on the
for a formal education that would pre- Addis who would gather photos of part of the Trustees.”
pare them for admission to college. her classmates (and teachers) and But these pioneers would need to
Mr. Singletary apparently had no prob- assemble an album that provides a show that they could master the same
lem with the $25 annual tuition plus $2 window on campus life in the 1870s. curriculum as their male counterparts.
for “contingencies.” Boarding would These six young women were the Since the time of the Civil War, the
be extra, and girls were not housed on beneficiaries of President Carroll Preparatory School curriculum was
campus until the 1880s. Cutler’s enlightened policy of admit- designed for a three-year program. In
When the Singletary sisters ting women to both the college and the first year, students were required
began their round of classes, they the school. When he became school to take Latin (grammar and the first
could have counted 68 students in president in 1871, he announced that part of Caesar), mathematics, geogra-

OLD RESERVE
Ella Addis Pettis taught in New York and President Carroll Cutler of Western Henry E. Lee was a classmate of WRA’s
Connecticut and later published two vol- Reserve College. His belief in higher edu- first coeds in the 1870s. Lee was mayor
umes of poetry. Her photo album is cation for women opened WRA’s doors of Hudson from 1888 to 1894.
housed in the Reserve archives. to our first coeds in 1873.
Pierce, grandson of George E. Pierce,
phy, English grammar and rhetoric, a Addis, and Theodora and Marie the great president of the college
course that was a combination of Singletary, completed the preparatory whose house is now the home of
English composition and speech. course and went on to earn a bache- Reserve’s headmaster. Like Theodora
Every week there was a session lor’s degree from Western Reserve and Marie’s brother, Zachary, Charles
devoted to student “declamations.” College. All three became teachers, Pierce found the classical curriculum
In their second year, students read with the Singletary sisters both study- at the school too daunting, and had to
and studied Caesar and Cicero in ing for an advanced degree. Ella drop out. It was a testimony to these
Latin, began the study of Greek, con- Addis would teach in Middletown, first WRA “coeds” that they succeed-
tinued with math, studied antiquities in N.Y., marry and move to Mystic, ed far beyond what might have been
geography and in their history course Conn. She and her husband later expected.
focused on Roman history. In the sec- returned to Ohio, settling in Lisbon, The lineal heirs to Theodora and
ond term of that year, Latin would where she died in 1946. Her photo Marie Singletary were the young
cover all eight of Cicero’s orations, album found its way back to women who enrolled at WRA some
and in Greek they would read the Reserve’s archives many years ago. 99 years later when the school
Anabasis of Xenophon. In math they Both Theodora and Marie resumed its coeducational status in
would learn the metric system and in Singletary eventually moved to 1972, following nearly 50 years when
history the topic would be Greece. Denver, where both were teachers, WRA was a school for boys only.
If students survived until the third and where Marie studied medicine at
year, they would study Vergil’s what is now the University of Denver,
Bucolics and Georgics in addition to earning her M.D. in 1898. If you have any questions or com-
the Aeneid, while reading Xenophon Denver was also the home of one ments about this story, you may con-
in Greek along with Homer’s Iliad, of their classmates from the old tact Archivist & Historian Tom Vince
and expanding their math skills with Preparatory School, Charles Read at [email protected].
algebra and geometry (using the text-
books by Elias Loomis, who had been
on the faculty and had established the
Loomis Observatory). Once these Tom Vince is on the web!
courses were mastered to satisfaction
(oral and written exams were held Archivist & Historian Tom Vince will be
twice a year), the student could move sharing his thoughts and stories in a blog
on to college without benefit of a on www.wra.net. Learn more about
commencement ceremony. During Western Reserve Academy’s long and col-
most of the 1870s, Jairus R. Kennan orful history by visiting www.wra.net/vis-
was principal of the school. itors/history.cfm.
Of those six young women who
entered in 1873, three of them, Ella

Alumni Association
Notes from the Alumni Association prize
president’s desk awarded to Timmis ’07
ct. 6-7 proved to be a spec-
O tacular Homecoming week-

end on the Reserve campus.
This was the fourth annual W
hen 81 avid
golfers
turned out
Homecoming sponsored by for the fourth annual
Reserve’s Alumni Association Alumni Association
Board. In addition to Homecoming, golf outing in June,
it was also Parents’ Day, which more was at stake
brought a large number of parents than just prizes – or
and family members to the campus. bragging rights. With
On Friday night, the Dads Club the event’s growing
held their annual dinner and auc- success, the Alumni
tion, which was then followed by
Association Board
the traditional student bonfire. On
Saturday, students, families and began to recognize its
alumni were treated to a picnic potential as a
luncheon in Memorial Gymnasium. fundraiser, as well. Don Husat ’64 presents Elizabeth Timmis ’07 with the
On Saturday afternoon, the That’s why, in 2005, Alumni Association Student Prize. With them is last year’s
a board committee, recipient, Piper Beckwith-Collings ’06.
WRA athletic teams took to the
field for some outstanding perform- and ultimately the “I was surprised and, of course,
ances. The football, boys soccer and entire board, voted to establish a spe- very happy to receive this award,”
field hockey teams all won, while cial student prize. Timmis said. “One nice thing was that
the girls soccer, tennis and volley- Since its creation, the Alumni Piper received it the year before me,
ball teams all lost close matches. Association Student Prize has been
Homecoming Weekend is just
and we’re good friends. One of the
awarded annually at the spring reasons that I won the award was for
one of many events the Alumni Celebration of Student Excellence
Association Board sponsors or my work in the ALS fashion show
assembly. “Our goal over time is to (held January 2006 to benefit
hosts. We have many events sched-
uled around the country, and these
make it an endowed scholarship,” said Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
can be found on the Alumni page Don Husat, former president of the research) with her, so that was very
of the school’s website. AAB and now chair of the scholarship fitting.” To complement the show’s
Plans are already underway for committee. “After consultation with fashions, Timmis provided specially
the fifth annual Alumni Association the headmaster, it was decided to pres- designed jewelry from her Elizabeth
Golf Tournament, scheduled for ent the award to a junior each spring Darling line. She has also donated
June 8 during Reunion Weekend. I to help him or her defray such senior proceeds from her jewelry projects to
am pleased to report that thanks to year expenses as college application Wildlife Trust.
the hard work of a great golf com- fees. The recipient, among other crite- At Reserve she serves as a chief
mittee we raised approximately ria, should be the kind of person who ambassador for the Admission Office
$21,000 for the AAB scholarship will well represent Reserve as a gradu- and a writer for the Reserve Record.
fund. We request that the reunion ate, and who we believe will remain
committees of the 2007 reunion
An avid equestrian who rides year-
an active and contributory member of round, Timmis has competed success-
classes urge their members to par- the alumni population.”
ticipate in this great event. fully with her two horses in Vermont,
In closing, I would like to wel- The first recipient, in 2005, was Ohio, New York and Florida.
come those who are joining the Piper Beckwith-Collings ’06. An If the Timmis name is familiar to
board for the upcoming year: Dave activist who helped organize several older alumni, that’s because her
Flechner ’96, James Fowler ’75, fundraising events as a WRA student, father, Jack ’49, as well as two uncles,
Kerry Kirk ’94, Tucker Marshall Beckwith-Collings is currently a James ’45 and George ’55, preceded
’95, Drew McKechnie ’00 and member of the freshman class at her at WRA. “I know my dad is very
Whitney White ’48. Kenyon College, where she plans to happy that I’m at Reserve,” she
Charles Mullins ’65 study English or drama. This past reflects, “and he loves to come back
Board President spring, Elizabeth Timmis ’07 was because his years here rank high on
named the 2006 winner. the list of the happiest of his life.”

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
David Hunter ’68 receives AAB award

avid Hunter ’68 was honored
D during Reunion Weekend as

recipient of Reserve’s 2006
Alumni Association Award. A familiar
face to Academy students, faculty and
staff, Hunter has been a staunch advo-
cate for students and a hard-working
member of the Board of Trustees for
more than 20 years; he currently
serves as vice president.
Hunter’s commitment to the
school is hands on. One of the board’s
most visible presences on the Reserve
campus, he has given hours of his
time to the important work of 10 dif-
ferent trustee committees. As chair of
the education and planning committee,
he has led efforts to modernize the
curriculum over the years, reassessing
content and graduation requirements,
as well as overseeing the successful
incorporation of technology into the Alumni Association Board President Charles Mullins ’65, right, presents David
classroom. He has also been instru- Hunter ’68 with the Alumni Association Award.
mental in securing continued accredi-
tation from state and national education of the full involvement of the A partner in the Akron law firm
tional rating associations. Board of Visitors, which was created in Brouse McDowell, Hunter received his
Alumni Association Board the late 1980s and functions in an advi- bachelor’s degree from Princeton and
President Chuck Mullins ’65, who sory capacity to the Board of Trustees. his law degree from the University of
presented the award on behalf of the “These are important things,” he Akron. He is recognized for his expert-
Alumni Association, noted that said, “but most meaningful, for me, ise in general business law and com-
Hunter’s experience and expertise had has been the opportunity to observe the mercial law; he also serves as CEO
been invaluable to the school, and caring and the dedication of the facul- and chairman of the board of directors
also immensely helpful to those with ty, across the board, capped off every for Valley Savings Bank. The Hunter
whom he serves. “In my position as year at commencement. I’ve made it a family’s connection with Reserve is a
president of the Alumni Association priority to attend commencement each longstanding one: David Hunter’s
Board,” Mullins noted, “I also sit on year. I’ve had the privilege of having brother and sister, James ’72 and Anne
the Board of Trustees, and David has both of my daughters graduate from Durr ’81, are both graduates, as are
given me great advice and counsel in Reserve, and I’ve seen what the school daughters Marie ’01 and Helen ’06.
helping me to understand the impor- and the faculty have done for them, This fall a niece, Katie Durr, has
tant role the boards play at Reserve.” and for their classmates. That’s really joined the student body as a member
what it’s all about.” of the Class of 2010.
“I am very honored,” commented
Hunter about the award. “And when I
had a chance to look back and reflect
on some of some of the previous Alumni Association Award
recipients – including David Originating in 1982, the Alumni Association
Warshawsky ’51, Jeff Keener ’50,
Dagmar Fellowes ’75 and Anne Award is presented annually to an alumnus or
Campbell Goodman ’84 – this recog- alumna “who has demonstrated outstanding
nition takes on added significance. commitment to Reserve, primarily significant
It’s a real honor for me to be included volunteer work on behalf of the school.” To
in their number.”
Reflecting on Reserve’s growth nominate someone, visit the school’s website
over the past two decades, Hunter noted and use the online form in the Alumni section.
the importance of the physical plant’s
transformation, as well as the cultiva-

In Memoriam
When someone from the Reserve community iting the archives in recent years to pres- during the Korean War. In retirement he
passes away, many members of our extended ent a photograph of her father, George W. was a member of several photographic
family feel the loss. To help us keep classmates
informed, please send a copy of the obituary to Saywell, Class of 1897. She is survived societies and was an avid camera collec-
the Alumni & Development Office, 115 College by a daughter, Alice Marie Heath (Lloyd tor and dealer, specializing in pre-World
St., Hudson, Ohio 44236.
Baker); a son, William Ralph Heath War II photographica. He is survived by
The Academy has learned of the deaths of (Roser); three grandchildren; three great- his wife of 51 years, Patricia; sons John
the following members of the Reserve grandchildren; a niece and two nephews. Jr. and James (Irene); daughters Nancy
family: She was preceded in death by her first Darrow (Dan Carlton) and Elizabeth
husband, Ralph Heath; her second hus- Vernon (Michael); and five grandchildren.
Louise Saywell Donofrio ’27 band, Guido Donofrio; her sister, Marie
William R. Ingraham ’34 Saywell Bernon; and a cousin, Harvey G. Robert Fox
John B. Darrow ’35 Hanna ’34. Class of 1936
G. Robert Fox ’36 G. Robert Fox of DeLand, Fla., died July
Edward G. Brouse ’38 William R. Ingraham
24, 2006. A graduate of the University of
Ford W. Brunner ’38 Class of 1934 Michigan, he earned a master’s and PhD
H. Eustis Reily ’38
The Academy recently learned of the from Case Western Reserve University. He
John D. Rugg ’38
death of William R. Ingraham on Nov. 4, served as school superintendent in North
Theodore F. Vogel Jr. ’39
2004. A graduate of the University of Fairfield, Plain City and West Geauga,
John M. Dickerson ’42
Wyoming with a master’s degree from Ohio, before becoming a professor of edu-
John D. Kramer ’45
Western Reserve University, Ingraham cation at Hiram College in 1957. He was
Harry S. Milligan Jr. ’46
was a retired clinical psychologist who director of graduate studies at Stetson
Jack L. Renner ’47
spent winters in Florida and summers in University in DeLand from 1969 until his
Robert A. Young ’51 (Feb. 14, 2005)
Michigan before moving to Akron in retirement in 1980. After retirement, he
R.W. “Johnny” Apple Jr. ’52
2002. A World War II army veteran, he devoted his time to Rotary International
John W. Donahey Jr. ’54
Richard H. Geuder ’54 served in the South Pacific; in 1944 he and other voluntary service activities.
R. Thomas Collins Jr. ’66 wrote to Headmaster Joel Hayden from
Eric R. Bury ’80 New Guinea, thanking him for birthday Edward G. Brouse
Ellen Benn and Christmas cards in a letter included Class of 1938
Sally Helwig in Remembering the Boys: “It’s a far cry
Edward G. “Ned” Brouse of Walpole,
from the Chapel bell of the Academy to
Mass., formerly of Buffalo, died June 4,
Louise Elizabeth Saywell Heath the air raid sirens here, but the cards
2006. At Reserve Brouse captained the
Donofrio helped recall those ‘good old days.’”
golf team in his senior year; he later grad-
Class of 1927 uated cum laude from Kenyon College,
John B. Darrow
Louise Elizabeth Saywell Heath Donofrio where he won the Ohio Collegiate
Class of 1935 Conference Diving Championship. He
of Delaware, Ohio, died Aug. 7, 2006; she
was one of the last surviving female stu- Captain John B. Darrow of Akron died was also honored as the student who had
dents from the 1920s era. Donofrio attend- July 3, 2005. After Reserve, Darrow done the most for Kenyon. He later
ed WRA from 1923 through 1926 and attended MIT and Babson College, work- attended Harvard Business School and
would have graduated with her class in ing for the Goodyear Flying Squad before was decorated for his service as a navy
1927, but in 1926 Reserve made the deci- joining the Naval Reserve in 1941. He lieutenant in the South Pacific during
sion to become an all boys’ school. She was sent to Annapolis for Naval Reserve World War II. He retired as a partner of
went on to graduate from Oberlin College, Midshipman’s school as a “90-day won- Trubee Collins and Co. of Buffalo after a
where she was a member of Phi Beta der” and later served as commanding offi- long career as an investment advisor. An
Kappa. She taught both English and cer of the USS Quirinus, the USS Eagle Scout, an avid golfer and a tennis
French at the high school and college lev- Proserpine and LST 903, which he com- player, he served on the boards of the
els, including several years at Youngstown manded all through the Pacific campaign Buffalo Country Club and the Buffalo
State University. A member of the Asbury to the signing of the peace treaty in Club. Survivors include his wife of 62
United Methodist Church and a longtime Tokyo Bay. This ship ferried troops, tanks years, Ann House; son Edward Jr.; daugh-
active member and officer of the United and Patton’s horses. After his discharge, ters Cristy Richardson (William) and
Methodist Women, she was also an advo- he founded the Akron Camera Company Laurie Diercks (William); six grandchil-
cate for education and a great reader. and Falls Camera Company. He remained dren, three step-grandchildren and several
Donofrio kept in touch with Reserve, vis- in the reserves and was recalled to duty nieces and nephews.

IN MEMORIAM
Ford W. Brunner John D. Rugg John M. Dickerson

Class of 1938 Class of 1938 Class of 1942
Ford W. Brunner of Akron died July 8, John D. Rugg of Granville died Nov. 11, John M. Dickerson of Minneapolis died
2006; his beloved wife of 62 years, Eileen, 2005. A World War II army veteran, Rugg Aug. 18, 2006, after a long battle with
died June 19. At Reserve Brunner was graduated from the University of Texas. cancer. One of four brothers to attend
president of his class both junior and senior He retired in 1972 after 22 years as direc- Reserve, Dickerson graduated from the
years. He went on to graduate from Yale tor of information services for the U.S. University of Chicago and received his
and earned his law degree from Akron Law Government Air Weather Service; he then law degree from the University of
School. From 1942 to 1980 he was earned his master’s degree in library sci- Arizona. After practic-
employed by Goodyear Tire and Rubber ence from Brigham Young University. He ing law in Duluth,
Company, where he served as head patent was a member of Centenary United Minn., he joined First
counsel and was involved in worldwide lit- Methodist Church, the Granville American National
igation. From 1985 to 1990 he was Historical Society and the Licking County Bank (now Wells
Monsanto’s consulting patent attorney. Genealogical Society. His love of genealo- Fargo Bank) and rose
Among his many memories of Reserve gy and travel led him to form his own to secretary of the
were “the warm and lasting friendships business, Ohio Roots. Preceded in death board of directors and
developed during my four years; the values by his wife, Mildred, Rugg is survived by vice president. After
received and the lessons learned from men his son, Paul (Judy); grandson Christopher the death of his wife,
such as Dr. Hayden, Mr. Wood, Scotch (Stephanie) and sister Molly Giles. Marion, in 1971, he became director of
McGill, and Messrs. Jones, Waring, Parker, development at Poly Prep Country Day
Frew, Wallace, Mickel and others; the Theodore F. Vogel Jr. School in Brooklyn and later held the
putzes we thought we’d get away with but Class of 1939 same position at the College of St.
usually didn’t; the fullness and orderliness Scholastica in Duluth. In 1974 he became
Theodore F. Vogel Jr. of Mequon, Wis.,
of each day spent on campus.” He summed secretary of Northwest Bancorporation in
died July 31, 2006. After Reserve Vogel
up his Reserve years this way: “On a scale Minneapolis. In Duluth he was active in
worked at Lockheed Aircraft
of 1 to 10, my years at Reserve must rate a many civic and community organizations,
Experimental
10-plus from me.” Brunner is survived by including the Duluth-Superior Symphony
Department and was
sons Ford III ’63 (Elizabeth), David ’65 Association, Family Service Society,
involved in building
and James ’67 (Dianne); daughter-in-law Pilgrim Congregational Church, United
the first Constellation.
Kim; grandchildren Jonathan ’89, Jeffrey, Way, Red Cross, the Duluth Playhouse
During World War II
Andrew, Lauren and Michael; and three and other Twin Cites community theaters,
he was a pilot in the
great-grandchildren. Two of his children, where he directed or acted in 35 produc-
Naval Air Corps. After
Michael and Cordelia, preceded him in tions. He received the Duluth Jaycees’
the war he worked for
death. Private Enterprise Award and
McGraw-Edison and
Distinguished Service Award. Survivors
then started Vogel and
H. Eustis Reily include daughter Katharine; two grand-
Associates, the first executive recruiting
Class of 1938 children; a great-granddaughter; brother
company in Wisconsin. A man of many
Richard ’42 (Joan); numerous nieces and
H. Eustis Reily of New Orleans died Oct. talents, he wrote for the Milwaukee
nephews, including John Dickerson ’61,
16, 2005. Reily graduated from Dartmouth, Journal and authored numerous books,
grandnieces and grandnephews; and a
worked as a chemist, served on the including the mystery novel The Muskie
very dear friend, Lucile Roemer. Brothers
destroyer USS Mullany in the Pacific dur- Murders, which he called “a good cabin
Willard ’36 and Spencer ’38 preceded
ing World War II and was wounded in a book.” Vogel was active in his communi-
him in death.
kamikaze attack. He was president of a ty and was a board member of the
chemical manufacturing company from Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra,
John D. Kramer
1946 to 1985 and was actively involved in Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and
the community as a member of several University Lake School. A proud member
Class of 1945
civic and non-profit boards. A man of faith of the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall John D. Kramer of Akron died March 26,
and a lifelong member of the Methodist of Fame, he caught a world-record 2006, of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Born
church, Reily thrived on adventure and muskellunge in Lake of the Woods, and raised in Akron, Kramer graduated
even survived an avalanche in the Swiss Canada, where he spent some of his hap- from Notre Dame and received his med-
Alps. He was also an avid skier, hunter and piest days. Survivors include his wife, ical degree from the University of
fisherman. He is survived by his wife of 60 Diane “Daisy”; sons Theodore III, Pennsylvania Medical School. After fur-
years, Frederica; son Robin (Pamela); Charles (Jane) and Lindsay (Jennifer); ther training and two years as a pediatri-
daughters Christine and Peggy (Barrett); five grandchildren and a brother, Alfred. cian in the U.S. Air Force, he had a very
four grandchildren; three great-grandsons active career in pediatric cardiology, pedi-
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IN MEMORIAM
the Akron area. The first pediatric subspe- Jack L. Renner front-page “news analysis” articles,
cialist in Akron, Kramer worked on Class of 1947 which spanned 30 years of national and
behalf of children for over 30 years international events. He may have been
Jack L. Renner of Hudson died June 25,
through his long associations with equally well known for his virtually
2006. At Reserve and later at the
Children’s Hospital, unlimited expense account. As a student
University of Akron, Renner was an out-
Northeast Ohio at Reserve, Apple was sports editor of
standing wrestler, attributing his success
Universities College of the Reserve Record
to his WRA coach, Ed Ellis, whom he
Medicine and editor-in-chief of
called “the finest wrestling coach I have
(NEOUCOM) and the yearbook. His
ever met.” Renner sur-
Summit County father hoped he would
vived a bout with
Children Services. A join the family busi-
polio at the age of 21
highly respected ness – a chain of
and went on to earn a
teacher of young Akron area grocery
law degree from Case
physicians, Kramer stores – but he went
Western Reserve.
was instrumental in the evolution and on to Princeton and
After graduation he
planning of NEOUCOM and served as eventually received
began a 40-year career
the pediatrics department’s first chair. At his bachelor’s degree from Columbia’s
in patent law with Ely,
Children’s Hospital he held several School of General Studies. By then he
Fry and Hamilton in
important positions, including director of was already working as a journalist, at
Akron, ultimately retiring as president
cardiology and director of pediatric edu- The Wall Street Journal and The
and senior partner of the firm, now
cation. Throughout his career Kramer Newport News Daily Press before being
known as Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak,
received numerous honors, including hired by NBC News. But he made his
Taylor & Weber. He also spent years
recognition from Summit County name at The New York Times, serving as
working at his parents’ swimming park in
Children Services for 45 years of “dedi- bureau chief in Albany, Lagos, Nairobi,
Munroe Falls, now part of the Metro
cation and devotion in providing quality Saigon, Moscow, London and
Parks system. His interests over the years
medical care to the abused and neglected Washington. In 1976, MORE magazine
included fishing, flying small planes, sail-
children of Summit County.” Of his years called Apple “America’s most powerful
ing and woodcarving. An active supporter
at Reserve he once commented, “Above political reporter.” He responded, “I am
of WRA, he once recalled his fondest
all my fondest memories are of the vari- frightened by it, or perhaps awed is a
Reserve memories: “the lifelong friends I
ous members of the Class of 1945 and all better word. And I am very reluctant to
made; those masters who gave me a
the fun times thus involved.” A brother, throw it around in the newspaper. I’m
chance, even though I was in continuous
James ’43, preceded him in death. very ambivalent about the power I have
jeopardy of being asked to leave because
Kramer is survived by his beloved wife and the way it’s used. Yet I would be
of my poor academic standing; and the
of 45 years, Joan; seven children, transparently un-candid if I didn’t say I
coaching staff who labored to encourage
Margaret Taylor (Patrick), Jim (Mary), do enjoy it enormously.” Apple was later
an uncoordinated kid from the country,
Devitt (Julia), Molly Scantling (David), named chief correspondent and then
without any athletic skills, to do his best
Karen Beringer (Don), Michael and Ellen associate editor of The Times, but in his
and in the process win varsity letters in
Seder (Scott); sister-in-law Marilyn later years he spent more time covering
three sports.” He will be remembered for
Kramer and 21 grandchildren. food and travel than politics and war. He
his honesty, integrity and strong work
combined his love for fine dining with
ethic. Renner is survived by his wife of
Harry S. Milligan Jr. his sense of wanderlust in Apple’s
more than 40 years, Nancy; and two chil-
Class of 1946 Europe and Apple’s America, two books
dren, Julie and John ’86.
full of travel and restaurant tips culled
Harry S. Milligan Jr. of Coconut Creek,
from his expansive personal experience.
Fla., died June 26, 2006. A Korean War R.W. “Johnny” Apple Jr.
In 1976 Apple was awarded the Waring
veteran, Milligan was a graduate of Ohio Class of 1952 Prize, Reserve’s highest alumni honor.
University with a master’s degree from
R.W. “Johnny” Apple Jr. of Washington, Always proud of his Ohio roots, Apple
Columbia University School of
D.C., died Oct. 4, 2006, of complica- was a loyal WRA alumnus who served
Journalism. He was publisher and owner
tions from thoracic cancer. One of on the Board of Visitors and visited the
of the Sun Bulletin newspaper in
Reserve’s best known and most colorful campus as a special speaker when his
Binghamton, N.Y. He is survived by the
alumni, Apple joined The New York busy schedule permitted. In 2002, on the
mother of his children, Sharon Gardner
Times staff in 1963 and spent the next 43 occasion of his 50th WRA reunion, a
Koehler; daughter Laura Berwick; sons
years parsing wars, revolutions and pres- large alumni audience heard him reflect
Kip Hunsinger and Kristopher Milligan;
idential campaigns while also ruminating on his Reserve days and on his career. “I
sisters Jenny Douglas and Janus McLean;
about culture, the arts and gastronomy. arrived (at Reserve) in 1948, thinner,
and seven grandchildren.
His final Times feature was published more hirsute and less myopic,” he said
Oct. 22. He was well known for his wryly, adding that Reserve had “opened

IN MEMORIAM
huge numbers of windows” for him. It was also a counselor with SCORE, work- American and United
was English teacher “Jiggs” Reardon, he ing with numerous clients to help them Airlines, where he was
noted, who launched Apple’s career in become small business owners. He is sur- a first officer out of
journalism by asking, “You ever think of vived by his wife of 47 years, Sara, and a Chicago O’Hare. His
writing for a living?” That’s just what he daughter, Emily. He was predeceased by brother Carl ’73 pre-
did, educating and entertaining millions a son, Robert. ceded him in death; he
of readers in the process. Apple leaves is survived by his chil-
his wife of 24 years, Betsey, who was R. Thomas Collins Jr. dren, Nathan and
his “traveling companion, driver and Class of 1966 Amelia; his parents,
partner at table,” according to Apple’s Carl and Sharon;
Times obituary. He is also survived by R. Thomas Collins Jr. of Vienna, Va., died brother Mark ’76 and two nephews.
two stepchildren and a sister. May 24, 2006, of leukemia. At Reserve
Collins was co-captain of the varsity foot- FRIENDS OF THE ACADEMY
John W. Donahey Jr. ball team; he went on to earn his bache- Ellen E. Benn
Class of 1954 lor’s degree from Boston University and
his master’s from Columbia University’s Ellen E. Benn, known as “Aunt Ellen” to
John W. Donahey Jr. of Edgewater, Fla., Graduate School of Journalism. A writer, Reserve alumni of the late 1980s, died
died Feb. 24, 2006, after a battle with editor, publisher, lobbyist and internation- Aug. 24, 2006. A lifelong resident of
cancer. Remembered for his warm smile al public affairs executive, he worked as a Kenmore, she was an enthusiastic sup-
and his ability to bring laughter to every reporter for newspapers in New England porter of WRA football. Great-aunt to
situation, Donahey attended Denison and before moving to the New York Daily David Blankenship ’89 and Rachel
the University of the South. He began his News in 1973. From 1979 to 1996 he Blankenship Roukey ’91, she attended
career in radio at WLAC in Nashville and worked for Mobil Oil, holding various her first WRA football game in 1986, at
was an active member of the Nashville management posts including manager of the age of 68, and soon was an unofficial
Advertising Federation; he later was public affairs for Mobil’s worldwide cheerleader for the team. An article in the
owner, president and general manager of exploration and refining unit. After retire- winter 1989 Alumni Record noted, “Aunt
WTAI and WLLV FM in Indialantic, Fla. ment he served as vice president of the Ellen has never sat down at a game. She
He continued his advertising career into Broken Hill Proprietary Company. moves constantly along the sidelines with
retirement and was active in several com- Collins was active in community affairs. the action. Her deep ringing voice is
munity organizations, including the He traveled extensively throughout his made to order. ‘Let’s move it… get ’em
American Cancer Society. He is survived career in the oil industry and published defense!’”
by his wife, Jeanne; sons John III and his experiences in a series of books he
Albert (Debra); daughter Carol Holley; called the Newswalker series. In 1998 he Sally L. Helwig
stepdaughter Robin Sampson and two founded RavensYard Publishing, a print- Sally L. Helwig of Severna Park, Md.,
grandchildren. on-demand micropublishing company; he died Jan. 24, 2006, after an eight-month
also began publishing a blog, Quillnews, battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the
Richard H. Geuder to help readers make sense of the rapidly wife of George Helwig, who served as
Class of 1954 changing world. His family narrative, Reserve’s athletic director from 1960 to
Richard H. Geuder died Nov. 5, 2006, in One Life at a Time – A New World Family 1974. Known for her “green thumb” gar-
Wilmington, Del. At Reserve, Geuder was Narrative 1630-1960, documents his chil- dens and her expert knitting skills,
a prefect and a member of both the varsi- dren’s ancestry and origins. He is sur- Helwig also enjoyed bridge, cross country
ty soccer and track teams. After earning a vived by his loving family: his wife, Sun skiing, sailing and traveling. In addition
bachelor’s degree from Colgate Oak; daughter Lee; son Micah; mother to her husband of 55 years, she leaves
University and a degree in mechanical Mary Close Savage; sister Tara Gordon three children, Anne Adams, Karen
engineering from Case Western Reserve, and brother William ’69. Olsson and David Helwig ’78; four
he began a 30-year career in the market- grandchildren and a brother.
ing of plastic materials with DuPont. In Eric R. Bury
retirement he was very active at Class of 1980
Westminster Presbyterian Church as a Eric R. Bury of Savannah, Ga., one of
member of the session, an officer of the three brothers to attend Reserve, died May
church trustees and a deacon; he also 11, 2006, after a long battle with cancer. A
served in many areas related to the graduate of Ohio State University, Bury
improvement and maintenance of the joined the Ohio Air National Guard, retir-
church’s facilities. Geuder enjoyed building 22 years later as a major, flying A-7
ing and volunteered with Habitat for and F-16 aircraft. He was also a commer-
Humanity in Wilmington and at the Boy cial pilot for Piedmont commuter, TWA,
Scout Camp Minsi in the Poconos. He

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2006-2007 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD
Charles E. Mullins ’65, James G. Clessuras ’88 Robert E. C. Little ’51 Ross B. Simons ’69
President San Francisco, Calif. Pepper Pike, Ohio Alexandria, Va.
Olney, Md. Steven B. Copperman ’88 Tucker H. Marshall ’95 John P. Stafford ’74
Charles R. Purse ’78, Hudson, Ohio Brecksville, Ohio Bedford, Va.
Vice President Jay R. Davis ’77 William G. Martin ’52 Kathleen Sauber
Greenwich, Conn. Sugar Hill, Ga. Blacklick, Ohio Steinbock ’87
Inga Weimer Walker ’91, Jeffrey R. Egdell ’92 Amery B. Martinez ’95 Louisville, Ky.
Vice President Beverly Hills, Mich. Charlotte, N.C. Charles J. Tercek ’79
Hudson, Ohio Beverly Hills, Calif.
George R. Evans ’84 Kristen Lepke Mayer ’84
Lorraine Debose ’93, Sherman Oaks, Calif. Aurora, Ohio Charles L. Tramel II ’79
Secretary Medina, Ohio
Euclid, Ohio David H. Flechner ’96 Robert S.
New York, N.Y. McCulloch III ’69 Megan McArn
Jeffrey E. Johnston ’89, Salem, Ohio Valentine ’85
Treasurer Marianne Schweikert
Fouts ’83 James M. McDowell ’48 Redding, Conn.
University Heights, Ohio
Avon Lake, Ohio Lakewood, Ohio Cheryl A. Wear ’82
Carl R. Apthorp III ’50 Akron, Ohio
Aurora, Ohio James K. Fowler ’75 Edward D. McKechnie ’00
York, Pa. Arlington, Va. Whitney R. White ’48
Bruce H. Baker ’78 Phoenix, Ariz.
Lakewood, Ohio Charles M. Hammel ’65 Meredith Dorson
Hudson, Ohio Mitchell ’87 James J. Yoo ’93
Jessica Andrews Bartlett ’95 Indianapolis, Ind. Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Chicago, Ill. Joseph S. Huang ’88
Ashtabula, Ohio Andrew I. Rand ’85
Dorisalaan T. Bert ’94 Beverly Farms, Mass.
Columbus, Ohio Donovan D. Husat ’64
Hudson, Ohio Larkin Rogers ’76
Jyl Brown-McLaughlin ’91 Hudson, Ohio
South Walpole, Mass. C. Randolph Keller ’76
Cleveland Heights, Ohio Marc J. Ruxin ’88
Harrison T. Bubb ’57 San Francisco, Calif.
Hudson, Ohio Kerry Kirk ’94
McClean, Va.
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Goodman ’84 honored with Waring Prize

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