Echoes
The Magazine for Alumnae, Students, Families and Friends of The Baldwin School
SUMMER 2018
Commencement Reunion & Alumnae Awards
CONTENTS | SUMMER 2018 FEATURES
12 17 COMMENCEMENT 2018 Baldwin celebrated its 130th graduating class, the Class of 2018, in June. See highlights from the event and learn more about our 71 newest alumnae, including where they will be attending college this fall.
DEPARTMENTS 1 UPFRONT
REUNION WEEKEND The Classes of Gold came back to Baldwin’s beautiful campus during the first weekend in May to reminisce and reconnect. See reunion class photos and highlights from the weekend.
Editor: Lisa A. Algeo
Assistant Editor: Kristin Thorkelson ’07
Contributing Writers: Liz Yusem Fuerst ’65 and Sandie Stringfellow ’94
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5 ALUMNA NEWSMAKER
Photo Credits: Katie Brogan Ozeck, Jay Gorodetzer Photography, Jordan Hayman Photography, Legacy Photography, Karen Lancaster, Lee Moskow
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8 ARTS
Design: Veronica Utz
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26 ALUMNAE AWARDS
28 WHY I GIVE
29 HOW WOMEN GIVE BACK For general alumnae requests or information, please contact the
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ooking back on the 2017-2018 school year, I marvel at all that our students, faculty and staff accomplished. I hope you will likewise be inspired as you read this issue of Echoes and its stories of our innovative academic programs, our arts and athletic achievements and the creativity of our teachers and our girls. Every day, Baldwin’s curriculum and faculty help our Bears push themselves intellectually, understand what they learn in context and across disciplines and work collaboratively along the way. You’ll read in the pages ahead about how our Kindergartners and Grade 4 students worked together to build an interactive “Dinoboard” and how Chorus joined a Spanish class to explore the Moorish influence in Andalucía alongside lessons about the history and composition of Flamenco. These are just a few ways that Baldwin brings learning to life so our girls can explore their passions. In this issue, you’ll also find highlights from Reunion Weekend. I was excited to welcome back our reunion classes of Gold, watch alumnae connect across generations and see our Class of 1968 celebrate their 50th reunion by sharing fond memories and lots of laughter. We also unveiled a new format for our Alumnae Awards ceremony (see pages 26-27), which had our seniors lead the way during a Q&A panel with our esteemed award winners. It was a pleasure to present both the Champagne Challenge Cup and the Class of 1936 Reunion Challenge Bowl to the Class of 1953, who raised the most money (over $144,000!) and had the highest reunion giving participation (64 percent!) this reunion year. As for our 2018 graduates, I was honored to send off this unique and united Class of Gold as they begin their next chapter. As individuals and a class, the Class of 2018 made a lasting impact on our School – from the clubs they started and new initiatives they launched, to the tone of inclusion they set for our entire community. You would smile to see how they embraced their sister Polar Bears across all grades and divisions, and how they worked to model openness and warmth on and off campus. As they leave Baldwin, I know they will be change makers in college and beyond, and can’t wait to see them in action. With our newest alumnae now off to their next adventure, we’re getting ready for a new school year at Baldwin, excited to continue bringing the best to our students and their families, our faculty and staff and our alumnae. My heartfelt thanks for your ongoing support in that important work.
Marisa Porges ’96, PhD Head of School facebook.com/marisaporges Instagram: @MarisaPorges Twitter: @MarisaPorges
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2018 Baldwin BASH CONSIDER BALDWIN FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT
LEFT: The entire Baldwin community danced the night away at BASH 2018 with the help of Marquee, the area’s premier party band. RIGHT: BASH Chair Ruthi Cohen arrives at the auction with husband Ben and mother-in-law Marcia.
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The 2018 Baldwin BASH auction was held on March 3. More than 250 guests danced the night away while bidding on 266 silent auction items and 10 live auction items. BASH Chair Ruthi Cohen (P ’26, ’27) led a team of more than 50 volunteers who made it a night to remember. With the generosity of our patrons, auction donors and attendees, more than $180,000 was raised to support Baldwin’s students.
Marching-In Dinner
The Class of 2019, the Class of Purple, debuted its new blazers and newly composed class song at this year’s Marching-In Dinner. The juniors and seniors then spent time together reminiscing and sharing treasured pins.
Baldwin’s Event and Rentals Coordinator Jane Darnell at jane.darnell@ baldwinschool.org for more information.
Class of 2019 members Laura Pellicano, Cartier Thomas, Azzaya Johnson and Olivia Tornetta show off their new purple blazers.
Women on the Rise Speaker Series Features Amanda Steinberg ’95
Baldwin’s “Women on the Rise,” a speaker series that gives access to women harnessing their passions and forging new paths, featured Baldwin alumna Amanda Steinberg ’95 on March 19. Founder of DailyWorth, Amanda launched the company in 2009 to bring a fresh voice and an outsider’s perspective to personal finance. DailyWorth is dedicated to helping women earn more, save more and spend smarter. Today, DailyWorth’s newsletter reaches more than 1 million subscribers. In 2015, Amanda started a digital Amanda Steinberg ’95 (right) poses with student moderators Celia Page ’19, investing service, WorthFM, which received front-page coverage in The New Neelam Pandya ’18 and Eliza Thaler ’18. York Times Business section and in 2016, Fast Company named her one of the Most Creative People. Oprah selected her for the exclusive SuperSoul 100 and Forbes named her one of 21 New American Money Masters. Amanda has also appeared on “Good Morning America,” “Today,” CNN and MSNBC. She’s also the author of Worth It: Your Life, Your Money, Your Terms.
RING DAY
Baldwin’s Grade 10 students celebrated Ring Day in April. Kicking off the festivities with a class dinner, the students received their rings and then decorated the Schoolhouse in their class color and a chosen theme. This year, the Class of 2020 celebrated their class color of green with a theme surrounding “Jurassic Park.” Sophomores Amanda Miller, Juliana Charles, Acey Pratt, Olivia Alleyne, Maria Harlamova, Sasha Wayman, Talia Viroslav, Alexa May Richards and Jada Williams show off their new rings.
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Legacy Pinning Ceremony At Baldwin, it is truly wonderful how many girls have alumnae relatives and connections (mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters and cousins). In February, the 15 legacy members of the Class of 2018 celebrated this ABOVE: Following the ceremony and singing of the Alma Mater, special bond with a legacy photo concluded the event. LEFT: Zoe Stevens ’18 celebrated with her sister TraiAnne Peek ’11, her mom Tracy their family members. Stevens and her grandmother Hattie Holmes. One true legacy is that of Zoe Stevens ’18, who celebrated with her sister TraiAnne Peek ‘11, her mom Tracy Stevens, who has worked at Baldwin for 22 years as both Receptionist and Assistant to the Middle School Director, and her grandmother Hattie Holmes, who worked at Baldwin from 1970 – 2004. Hattie worked in the dining room before moving into housekeeping and was eventually head of housekeeping. According to Tracy, her mom “was like a second mother to many girls, willing to help them in any way she could. Whether that was giving them extra food or a stern talking to when needed. If she knew that a child was in need, she would do whatever she could to help.” In her 34 years at Baldwin, Hattie touched the lives of many students, faculty and staff, and everyone was thrilled to see Hattie again when she attended this year’s Legacy Pinning ceremony.
Alumnae Induction Luncheon
On June 6, the 71 members of the Class of 2018 were welcomed into the alumnae community with a special luncheon and remarks from Lisa Ameisen ’76 (P ’09, ’13), President of the Alumnae Association Executive Board and Head of School Dr. Marisa Porges ‘96. The event concluded with the annual gong ringing. Dagny DeFratis-Benway ’18 rings the gong as her classmates watch on and await their turns.
ALEX WAKE RUN/WALK
The 15th Annual Alex Wake ‘05 Memorial 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk was a great success. More than 250 runners and walkers participated to increase awareness about domestic violence. This annual event honors the memory of Alex Wake ‘05, a talented 14-year-old Baldwin student who was the victim of a horrific act of domestic violence that took not only her life, but that of her mother and grandparents in 2002. Alex was an extraordinary young woman whose tragic death was an enormous loss to the community. She was empathetic and believed in building bridges and breaking down walls. She was a member of Baldwin’s cross country and track teams and this Memorial Run/Walk is a celebration of her life and legacy. The event raised more ABOVE: Kindergartners Karina Atluri, Charlotte than $31,000, which funds a Schofield, Charlotte Cochran and Sydney Swami show off their class color capes. scholarship named after Alex.
WELCOME LAURA ARMSTRONG
Baldwin is pleased to share that, after an exhaustive and successful national search, Laura Armstrong has joined Baldwin as our Chief Development Officer. Laura brings a wealth of development and alumnae relations experience, at both higher education and area non-profits. She previously served as the Director of Development at the YMCA of Greater Brandywine. Prior to that, she served as the Senior Director of Major Gifts for the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, spent five years as the Director of Alumni Relations at the University of the Arts and served as the Assistant Vice President of Development at Ursinus College during the school’s most recent $100M comprehensive campaign. Laura started her development career at Cornell, her alma mater, where she served as Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs and Development for the Johnson Graduate School of Management. She holds a B.A. and M.P.A. from Cornell University.
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HONOR ROLL UPPER SCHOOL CLASS DAY
On June 5, Baldwin recognized Upper School students at Class Day in celebration of their high academic achievements and demonstration of Baldwin’s ideals in their everyday lives. The highest honor, The Baldwin Head of School Dr. Marisa Porges ’96 presents The Baldwin Award to Carly McIntosh ’18. Award — given to a senior who has distinguished herself in pursuit of excellence in academics, the arts, leadership, service and sensitivity to others — went to Carly McIntosh ’18. OTHER AWARDS INCLUDE: The Baldwin Class of 2003 Award: Cara Guernsey ’18 The Baldwin Class of 2002 Award: Bria Beauvais ’18 The Baldwin Class of 1998 Award: Caroline Buchner ’18 The Rachel Shao Sun Award: Melia Hagino ’18 The Caroline Simon Award: Eliza Thaler ’18 The Phi Beta Kappa Award: Hilary Liu ’18 The Society of Women Engineers: Cara Guernsey ’18, Grace Steelman ’18 and Pranshu Suri ’18 The Coughanowr Linguistics Award: Caroline Buchner ’18 The Eva Macklis Award: Melia Hagino ’18 The Baldwin School Academic Athlete College Scholarship: Carly McIntosh ’18 For a list of all student award winners, please visit the news section of our website at www.baldwinschool.org. To see photos from US Class Day and Grades 5 and 8 Moving Up ceremonies, please visit baldwinschool.smugmug.com.
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Grade 8 Moving Up Ceremony
ABOVE: Congratulations to the Class of 2022, Class of Blue. RIGHT: Anna Wetzel ’22 receives her award from Latin Teacher Stephanie Vogel.
Anna Wetzel ’22 received the Ruth Fiesel ’38 Award in recognition of her contributions to the life of the Middle School. Anna consistently demonstrates a positive attitude and a strong sense of responsibility toward her learning. She is self-motivated and a keen problem-solver as evidenced by her advocating and then leading the LatinX Club in the Middle School. Anna embraces her leadership experiences with poise and confidence in and outside the classroom setting and makes a concerted effort to include different perspectives and individuals.
Grade 5 Moving Up Ceremony
ABOVE: Congratulations to the Class of 2025, Class of Green. RIGHT: Caroline Fenton ’25 receives her award from Director of the Lower School Elizabeth Becker.
Caroline Fenton ’25 received the Baiba Vasys Core Values Award. Given in honor of the retired Lower School Director, the award recognizes a Grade 5 student who best exemplifies Baldwin’s core values of learning, honesty, respect, compassion and responsibility. Caroline is a compassionate student who steps up to the plate to help others in need. She is always excited to learn, respectful of others and honest with herself and her classmates.
AlumnaNewsmaker
Empowering Women Through Creativity
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Anjelika Paranjpe Temple ’01 Don’t whine you aren’t creative, that you can’t put together an enviable Instagram page or build your own cedar bath mat or create a stunning summer mocktail with Pamplemousse La Croix sparking water and lavender syrup. With a simple click, Anjelika Paranjpe Temple ’01, a founding partner and chief creative officer of the San Francisco media dotcom Brit + Co, can show you how – and in under an hour. “Everyone has that creative spark, and you don’t have to be an artist,” said Temple, who, at 34, is one of the young stars of Silicon Valley for the vision behind the digital lifestyle venture Brit Morin and she founded in 2011. In fact, Brit + Co has become one of the largest online media companies for women, predominantly millennials, reaching approximately 125 million visitors every month. It produces DIY video tutorials, offers online classes and provides fashion, beauty, food, home and parenting content. Marrying creativity and technology has spurred the company on to exponential growth, and it recently attracted $15 million in expansion funding led by Verizon Ventures. Although the bottom line is important to Temple, creativity and content are at the heart of what she does as leader of the content team. “We’ve worked hard to make our content relatable and informative,” noted Temple. But she’s not above appearing in some of the 500- to 600-DIY videos her team produces annually, including the ones where she’s using her considerable handicraft skills
Everyone has that creative spark...
to create wildly colorful yarn and fabric tassel garlands for her baby daughter’s nursery. Temple has had a love affair with crafts, art and performing since her days at Baldwin. She loved her sculpture classes with Mr. Pethick, honed her public speaking techniques in a mock elective campaign and was in “about 10 clubs.” “Baldwin made me a gogetter,” said Temple. “There I learned I had a specific place, and I could seek out a purpose for my life. Baldwin helped me realize I could try things – a lot of different things. Baldwin did not force talented young women down set paths.”
She attended Middlebury College, where she was a double major in studio art and philosophy. Unsure of what to do next, Temple joined an international artists and writers residency in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. “It was like a summer camp for adults, except it was all year round,” explained Temple. “Every month, 15 or so new artists would move in,” she said, which inspired her to realize that people can have
By Liz Yusem Fuerst ’65 personalize it and have the time to finish. “That’s why we say we will show you how to do it and do it in under an hour,” she said.
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regular careers but also be passionate about their art. The next year and a half she and her boyfriend David, now her husband, traveled the globe, living in New Zealand and India before settling in New York. Temple got a job as creative assistant at an advertising agency and moved up to creative manager after a year.
All the while she was narrowing the focus of her life’s work, which was “to empower women through creativity.” That chance came when she moved to San Francisco seven years ago and met Morin, whose parallel dream was to create a technology company to bring inspiration and creativity into women’s lives. “The Co in Brit + Co stands not for company but for a collection of voices,” Temple emphasized. ”It’s all about bringing women to the forefront and removing imaginary barriers to creativity.” Once the barriers fall, according to Temple, millennial women also need assurance they can find the raw materials for a project,
Many young women get their initial start making crafts for their weddings. Brit + Co builds on that by showing them how to make crafts to decorate their homes and enrich the lives of their growing families. The “Brit Kit” the company sold at Target stores was its first endeavor to reach the brick and mortar shopper. Festivals on both coasts called Re:Make (SF) and #CreateGood (NY) have attracted tens of thousands of millennial women, and Temple helped inaugurate a five-day pop-up in New York last summer with celebrity speakers and DIY demonstrations. Later this summer, Brit + Co will offer a four-week #CreateGood popup in Los Angeles. Now that Temple is a new mom to Anokhi, she’s not cutting back her long hours at the company, just learning to work smarter. “Motherhood has changed me,” she said. “It motivates me to get things done and to reach people in different ways.” She’s also in demand as an inspirational speaker. Recently Temple spoke at a Create and Cultivate gathering, at an event organized by the email newsletter “The Hustle” and at the South by Southwest Conference. Her theme is that while young women may not think they are artsy, they really are and can maintain a creative “side hustle” while still dedicated to their careers. Added Temple: “I tell people to find a way to jump into the things you love.” Liz Yusem Fuerst ’65 is a former newspaper reporter and editor who now teaches journalism at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. She owes it all to Baldwin’s formidable English Department and writing for The Hourglass.
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ACADEMICS STUDENTS IN SPANISH, CHORUS WORK TOGETHER
Grade 10-12 students in this year’s Spanish 3 class studied the Moorish influence and history of Andalucía, linguistic differences between Andaluz and other Spanish dialects and the history and composition of Flamenco. Upper School Chorus members joined the class to share a presentation about rhythm (syncopation, meter, clapping), style (articulation, tone, dynamics) and harmony. This 45-minute, crosscurricular experience allowed almost 70 students to learn the technicalities of performing the flamenco art form and the history and culture behind it.
Grade 5 Builds Legacy Picnic Tables
Students in the fifth grade worked in the DREAM Lab® for two months building four beautiful cedar picnic tables for Baldwin’s campus. The lumber was purchased by fifth grade families, and the tables will be this year’s class gift. During the course of the project, teams worked together to measure, cut, lay out and construct the tables. They practiced a wide range Computer Science Department Chair and Lower of skills including interpreting cut lists and following School DREAM Lab Coordinator Stephanie Greer helps project plans, measuring and marking lumber using Lulu Goldenberg ’25 with the compound miter saw. tapes and speed squares, countersinking screws using electric drills and cutting wood with a hand tool, back saw and power tools, to name just a few. At every stage, the students approached the new skills with curiosity, enthusiasm and confidence, always encouraging each other and cheering each other on. Volunteer parents and staff stepped in at times to keep the project safe and moving forward. The tables will provide a relaxing place to reflect on the Baldwin experience.
PRANSHU SURI ’18 NAMED 2018 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR, NATIONAL MERIT WINNER
Pranshu Suri ‘18 was named a 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholar. The program was established in 1964, by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor our nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. Of the 3.6 million students expected to graduate from high school this year, only 161 students are named as Presidential Scholars. Pranshu was also named a National Merit Scholarship winner and was chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding finalists in the 2018 program, based on the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies. 6
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Seniors Become Experts in Environmental Science
This spring, the senior Environmental Science class studied depletion and sustainability of common resources, including fuel, air, water and earth. Through research, the students became experts in their selected topic of interest. One student even took a bee keeping class on the weekends as part of her research. Once they became the experts, the students then taught hands-on, age-appropriate lessons to Lower School classes. Whether they were teaching the Pre-K girls about the importance of the ocean ecosystem, planting flowers with Kindergarten during a lesson on bee pollenization or discussing “water wars” with the 5th grade, the Upper School students educated others on a topic about which they are passionate.
Seniors Emma Bradley and Gabbi Pettineo work with Kindergarteners Elizabeth Raab and Avana Dilks.
ACADEMICS Grades 4 and 8 Partner as Book Buddies
Thea Rosenzweig ’22 with Book Buddies Olivia Choo ‘26 and Hope Goldman ‘26.
The Book Buddy Project was a collaborative, project-based learning and community building activity. Students in Grades 4 and 8 co-wrote short stories about an empowered protagonist, based on biographical information shared by each 4th grade participant during interviews conducted by 8th grade book buddies. Students then collaboratively generated ideas about plots from the 4th grader’s experiences. Together they completed the multifaceted writing process, including co-writing, revising, editing and designing original illustrations for the published book. During each session, students developed relationships with their Baldwin book buddy, as they practiced and honed their writing skills.
Dinosaur Board Is Cross-Curricular, Multi-Grade Collaboration
The Interactive Dinoboard project was the culmination of an on-going collaboration between ECC Science Teacher Janice Tan, Department Chair of Visual Arts and Lower ABOVE: Kindergartners pose in front of their School Art Teacher interactive Dinoboard. LEFT: Piper Skoglund ’26 Andre Teixeira, shows the many cables she soldered for the project. Kindergarten Teachers Carol Beaverson and Monica Henkel and Computer Science Department Chair and Lower School DREAM Lab® Coordinator Stephanie Greer. They started discussions for the board in January and finished just in time to display it at the School Maker Faire in April. Each Kindergarten student was assigned a dinosaur to research and during Art and DREAM Lab classes, the students created the artwork for the board. Next, using a USB microphone and the Garageband app, the Kindergarten students recorded their facts. To build the necessary circuits, the after-school Maker Club consisting of five fourth-grade students got to work building two computers, soldering multiple cables, organizing and insulating a significant amount of wiring and programming the computers they had built to recognize Makey Makey key-on messages to trigger audio files. Finally, visitors to the School Maker Faire were able to learn all about dinosaurs by using hands-on exploration of the Dinoboard. For more details on the project, visit our 701 Blog at blog.baldwinschool.org.
GRADE 7 STUDIES GENETICS, HEREDITY
Isabella Thompson ’23 and Zoe Ross ’23 study their plants.
Baldwin’s 7th grade scientists finished a unit on genetics and heredity by designing their own experiments and performing genetic crosses. They used flowering plants as their experimental subjects and integrated information from vascular plant anatomy, pollination and advanced genetics concepts. They used Wisconsin fast plants because they go from seed to seed in less than 40 days. Using bees as pollinators, the girls learned about the importance of pollination and how fertilization through this method results in genetic diversity and variation important for survival and fitness in changing environments.
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ARTS Maskers Present Hairspray
MIDDLE SCHOOL PRESENTS HONK! JR.
Baldwin’s Middle School Theater Club presented Honk! Jr., a musical play based on the Hans Christian Andersen story The Ugly Duckling for three performances over two days in March. The colorful musical tells the story of an odd looking baby duck, Ugly, and the duckling’s quest to return to the unconditional love of mother duck, Ida.
GRADE 6 MAKES WEARABLE MASKS
The 6th grade elective art students learned about masks and the wide range of cultures that utilize them for protection, disguise and entertainment. Students then picked a culture and a type of mask to create. To ensure their mask would be wearable, students prototyped their designs first. The final masks were built from the cardboard that had shipped the art supplies to the school. 8
Maren Cohen ’24 created a Polynesian mask.
This spring, Baldwin’s Upper School Maskers Club presented the largerthan-life musical about love and acceptance, Hairspray. A cast and crew of more than 50 Baldwin and community members were featured in the production, directed by Drama Teacher Aileen McCulloch, with music direction by Music Teacher Lee Hagon-Kerr.
Erin Chang ’19, Alissa Liu ’19 Win National Art Awards
Erin Chang ’19 was awarded a National Silver Medal from the Scholastic Art and Writing Competition for her digital photograph “Halycon Youth.” Alissa Liu ’19 won a Gold Medal and the American Visions Award for her ceramic sculpture “Addition, Subtraction.” The National Scholastic Art & Writing “American Visions Award” is the highest regional honor presented by the jurors. Only one artist and one writer from each region is presented with this award each year. Alissa’s sculpture was displayed at the National Art Exhibition at Carnegie Hall in New York City this past June.
ABOVE: Erin Chang’s photo “Halycon Youth.” LEFT: Alissa Liu’s sculpture “Addition, Subtraction.”
Aubyn Mackey ’24 created a Mexican Day of the Dead mask.
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ARTS Lower School Art Projects While exploring the use of typography in art, Grade 3 students discussed the concept of using letterforms as graphic symbols. More specifically, students explored the use of illuminated manuscript letters in
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS: THEN AND NOW
The Upper School digital photography class collaborated with Director of Libraries and Information Services Lisa Lopez-Carickhoff for a project in the Baldwin archives. The students scanned in old images and then had to manipulate and apply a modern twist using Photoshop. They also had to take an old photograph and recreate it making a “now” photograph.
art and used mixed media including plaster to create plaques in sculpture relief, which gives the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background plane. In Grade 2, after working with “hard sculpture” and using various techniques in ceramics to create clay coil pottery, students were introduced to contemporary sculpture. They worked with “soft sculpture” by using assorted paper materials to create stabile sculptures with a focus on form and balance. To become familiar with balance in stationary sculpture and art, the students were introduced to the work and artistic process of artists such as Alexander Calder.
Grade 5 Performs the Musical Annie Amanda Miller ’20 creates a “Then and Now” using an archive photo from 1922.
Grade 5 students performed the musical Annie for parents and students this spring. The girls created scenery, worked on choreography, studied their lines and practiced their many songs. They did a marvelous job making it all come together for a wonderful show.
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ATHLETICS MS SQUASH WINS THIRD STRAIGHT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Middle School “A” squash team won the U.S. Team National Championship for the third consecutive year. The Polar Bears defeated #4 seed Greenwich Academy 3-2 in the semifinals and #2 seed Sacred Heart 3-2 in the championship match.
Varsity Squash Wins MASA Title
The varsity squash team finished the season on a high note by capturing the MidAtlantic Squash Association (MASA) championship. The Bears defeated league rival Agnes Irwin School 6-3 to claim their seventh MASA title in the past eight years. The team concluded the season with an overall record of 10-2 and Inter-Ac League record of 3-1.
Nine Student-Athletes Commit to Colleges Nine student-athletes from the Class of 2018 committed to play at the college level: Front Row: Lauren Wang (Franklin and Marshall College, Tennis); Myla Barnett (University of Virginia, Lacrosse); Rachel White (Emory University, Soccer); and Hailey Barnett (University of Virginia, Rowing); Back Row: Sara Syed (Brown University, Squash); Grace Steelman (Harvard University, Squash); Marissa McGarrey (Franklin and Marshall College, Lacrosse); Caroline Sterman (Georgetown University, Rowing); and Samantha Martin (Franklin and Marshall College, Softball).
CREW QUALIFIES FOR SRAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The JV 4x team of (from front to back) Jane Bai ’19, Helen Klaes ’20, Stephanie Hulme ’21 and Grace Kirwan ’21 finished in 5th place.
The Varsity 4+ (Hailey Barnett ‘18, Helen Ji ‘19, Julia Love ‘18, Tara McMahon ‘18, Caroline Sterman ‘18) and the JV 4x (Jane Bai ‘19, Stephanie Hulme ‘21, Grace Kirwan ‘21, Helen Klaes ‘20) represented Baldwin Crew at the Scholastic Rowing Association of America National Championships on the Cooper River in New Jersey. The JV 4x advanced to the finals and finished in 5th place. 10
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Outdoor Track Wins Three Medals at State Championships Varsity Track and Field concluded the spring season on a high note by winning three medals at the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association (PAISAA) State Championship meet hosted by The Hill School. The 4x800m relay team of Kahlia Bailey ’21, Absara Irgau ’18, Acey Pratt ’20 and Katherine Yang ’20 won a first place gold medal with a time of 9:43.97. The 4x400m relay team of Irgau, Pratt, Kaya Weiser ’22 and Yang ran a 4:06 to bring home a second place silver medal. Pratt ran a personal best time of 57.7 to win a second place silver medal in the 400m dash and was the only team member to score individually.
ATHLETICS 2018 Athletics Association Awards
The Upper School Athletics Association Awards Banquet was held on June 4. The following student-athletes were recognized:
Alice Comly Award: Oona Maloney ’18 Lois Harlos Award: Absara Irgau ’18 Samantha Martin ’18 Tina Roak Award: Marissa McGarrey ’18 Ruth Davidon Elite Athlete Award: Grace Steelman ’18 White Blazer Award: Myla Barnett ’18
MVP AWARDS Myla Barnett ’18 wins the 2018 White Blazer Award.
SPECIAL AWARDS Pat West Award: Gia Vicari ’19 Margot Cunningham Sports Commitment Award: Myla Barnett ’18 Bria Beauvais ’18 Marissa McGarrey ’18 Most Valuable Manager Award: Zoya Siddiqui ’19
The Julia Pudlin Cross Country Award: Madison Brown ‘21 The Tracy Tunnell Field Hockey Award: Eliza Thaler ’18 The Baldwin School Soccer Award: Carly McIntosh ’18 The Steffan Wright Tennis Award: Francesca Douglas ’18 The Liz and Kate Braemer Volleyball Award: Haley Tavares ’18 The Nancy Park Basketball Award: Bria Beauvais ’18
The Baldwin School Dance Award: Amy Zhang ’18 The Baldwin School Diving Award: Megan Cooper ’21 The Baldwin School Indoor Track Award: Myla Barnett ’18 The Lyn Hopkins Swimming Award: Elizabeth Bunn ’18 The Baldwin School Squash Award: Grace Steelman ’18 Sara Syed ’18 The Baldwin School Crew Award: Julia Love ’18 The Baldwin School Golf Award: Teagan Krane ’19 The Margaret Johnston Lacrosse Award: Marissa McGarrey ’18 The Natalie Georges and Erica Miller Softball Award: Samantha Martin ’18 The Jennifer Dietrich Track and Field Award: Absara Irgau ’18
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SREEDHAR ’20 NAMED TO USA NATIONAL TEAM
Varsity squash player Meghna Sreedhar ‘20, the 2018 U17 national champion, was named a 2017-18 U.S. Squash All-American and one of only 17 girls in the country to earn this prestigious honor. She was also selected for the Team USA roster for the 2018 World Junior Championship taking place in India this summer. She is one of six players in the nation to make the final roster.
INDOOR TRACK WINS TWO BRONZE MEDALS AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to our winter and spring athletes who have earned AllInter-Ac League honors.
Amaris Baker ’21 (Basketball, 2nd Team); Sara Syed ’18 (Squash, 2nd Team); Grace Steelman ’18 (Squash, 1st Team); Meghna Sreedhar ’20 (Squash, 1st Team); and Alexis Shatzman ’19 (Squash, 2nd Team).
Front Row: Samantha Martin ’18 (Softball, 1st Team), Megan Adelman ’23 (Golf, 2nd Team) and Julia Kait ’19 (Softball, 1st Team); Back Row: Marissa McGarrey ’18 (Lacrosse, 1st Team); Tessa Pearlstein ’21 (Softball, 1st Team) and Georgia Dahm ’19 (Softball, 2nd Team).
The 2018 Varsity Indoor Track team.
Varsity indoor track won bronze medals in both the 4x400m and 4x800m relays at the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association (PTFCA) State Championships held at Penn State University’s Multisport Indoor Facility. This is the second consecutive year that Baldwin has won two medals in relay events at States. This year’s 4x400m relay team of co-captain Myla Barnett ’18, Absara Irgau ’18, Co-captain Marissa McGarrey ’18 and Acey Pratt ’20 placed third with a time of 3:57.80. The 4x800m relay team of Barnett, Irgau, McGarrey and Celia Page ‘19 finished in 3rd place with a time of 9:30.94. The 4x400m and 4x800m relay teams were named third team AllState for placing third in their races. This is the second consecutive year that Baldwin’s indoor track program received All-State honors. SUMMER 2018 ECHOES
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CLASS OF 2018 MATRICULATION LIST
Gabrielle Taylor Alston
Carly Sade McIntosh
Gabrielle Brianna Banas
Tara Marie McMahon
Hailey Grace Barnett
Katherine Frances Mostek
Myla Grace Barnett
Baila Pal Mudgil
Bria Yvette Beauvais
Sophia Maguire Nicoletti
Morgan Marie Bove
Neelam Paresh Pandya
Emma Rose Bradley
Kathryn So Eun Park
Duanwei Bu
Gabriella Marie Pettineo
Caroline Barbara Buchner
Rachael Arden Pollack
Boston College (3) Brown University Carnegie Mellon College of Charleston Columbia University (2) Cornell University (2) Drexel University (2) Duke University Emory University Franklin and Marshal College (5) Georgetown University Harvard University (2) Kenyon College Middlebury College (2) New York University (7) Northwestern University Pennsylvania State University Rhodes College Ringling College of Art & Design Rochester Institute of Technology Smith College Southern Methodist University (2) Spelman College Stanford University Temple University Tufts University (2) University of California, Davis University of Chicago University of Colorado at Boulder University of London University of Maryland University of Miami (3) University of Michigan (2) University of Pennsylvania (6) University of Pittsburgh University of Richmond University of Virginia (2) Vassar College Wake Forest University Waseda University Washington and Lee University Williams College Xavier University of Louisiana
Elizabeth Mei Bunn Anna Mary Olive Bunting Anna Elizabeth Calabro Lingxi Chen Dagny Monroe DeFratis-Benway Olivia Loren Dewitt Sanjana Dixit Francesca Lilian Douglas Hannah Rose Dubinski Josephine Marguerite Gantz Cara Lani Guernsey Melia Ashton Hagino Maya Dena Hairston Absara Nazreth Irgau Juliana Gabrielle Kho Olivia Joy Landes
Celia Tess Rubien Sabrina Rustgi Rose Olimpia Philomena Satriale Natalia Zorine Schafer Audrey Veronica Senior Mary Rose Shields Sharzad Shojaian Sydney Mara Silberg Haley Megan Smith Cassandra Baldassano Stecker Grace Catherine Steelman Caroline Averbuck Sterman Zoe Caitlin Stevens Miyanni Johnnae Stewart Pranshu Suri
Seo Yoon Lee
Sara Maya Syed
Mariana Isabel Leone
Haley Simone Tavares
Sophie Eve Lewis
Eliza Lucy Thaler
Mianjia Li
Emily Jeanne Thompson
Hilary Yan Liu
Beatriz Vocero-Perez
Julia Ameen Mason Love
Mackenzie Jane Walter
Julia Marie Maenza
Lauren Alexandra Wang
Oona Tricia Maloney
Rachel Sprague White
Samantha Marie Martin
Angela Yang
Alexis Kathryn McCall
Zihan Yin
Marissa Emily McGarrey
Yingmiao Zhang
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Legacy members of the Class of 2018 celebrate commencement with their Baldwin alumnae relatives. Row 1 (front): Emma Bradley ’18, Zoe Stevens ’18, Mary Rose Shields ’18, Sophia Nicoletti ’18, Eliza Thaler ’18, Lauren Wang ’18, Audrey Senior ’18, Grace Steelman ’18; Row 2: Jane Bradley ’17, TraiAnn Peek ’11, Francesca Nicoletti ’14, Alexandra Thaler ’15, Carolyn Wong ’14, Isabel Senior ’16, Morgan Steelman ’16; Row 3: Carly McIntosh ’18, Jaslyn McIntosh ’13, Charlotte Shields ’14, Margaret Shields ’09, Katherine Leone ’15, Mariana Leone ’18.
Members of the 13-Year Club: Mariana Leone, Hailey Barnett, Myla Barnett, Cassandra Stecker, Eliza Thaler and Bria Beauvais.
Members of the 14-Year Club: Row 1 (front): Sabrina Rustgi, Audrey Senior, Juliana Kho, Rachel White, Lauren Wang, Grace Steelman, Mary Rose Shields; Row 2: Gabrielle Alston, Tara McMahon, Natalia Schafer, Sophia Nicoletti, Zoe Stevens and Caroline Sterman.
Angela Yang, Maansi Mudgil and Celia Rubien celebrate their commencement day.
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Graduates Sara Syed, Sharzad Shojaian and Dagny DeFratisBenway.
This year’s keynote speaker was Carol L. Shields, MD (P ’09, ’14, ’18), Chief of the Ocular Oncology Service at Wills Eye Hospital and Professor of Ophthalmology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
Senior leaders Carly McIntosh, Katie Mostek, Natalia Schafer, Kate Park and Marissa McGarrey are ready to process into commencement.
Board of Trustees Chair Terry Steelman (P ’16, ’18) hands out diplomas with Head of School Marisa Porges ’96, PhD.
Prior to his retirement, Director of Upper School Eric Benke promotes his last senior class.
Music Teacher Lee Hagon-Kerr directs the B-Flats during a moving rendition of “For Good.”
“Baldwin is full of smart, talented young women, all of whom are working hard toward their goals. Everyone around you is someone special. At Baldwin, it’s not enough to just sit idly by and watch things change while you remain stagnant. “Despite this constant drive, there isn’t a competitive environment in the Class of 2018. We are innovative, unique and truly ourselves, and we support each other in all of our endeavors.” “Class of 2018 … we are powerful; we have been raised in a School that tells us that we can do anything and that is not an exaggeration. We are not ones to remain content with the way things are; we are the ones who have changed this School for the better and who will change our world into something beautiful and gold. Whatever way our stories end, I know you have rewritten mine, and I know you are going to write yours into legends that will live on past our time here at Baldwin. We are going to change our worlds, my friends. And I can’t wait to see them change for good.” — Excerpt from the commencement speech of Melia Hagino ’18 SUMMER 2018 ECHOES
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Class of FA S T FAC T S The Class of 2018 had
Top: Absara Irgau, Juliana Kho, Elizabeth Bunn and Samantha Martin are excited for graduation.
71 students who received 223 acceptances at 106 unique institutions
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% of students received acceptances into
an IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL Brown, Columbia (3), Cornell (3), Harvard (3), University of Pennsylvania (7)
Right: Mackenzie Walter rings the bell after commencement.
90%of students were accepted into their top choice schools
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STEM FIELD Average SAT scores
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Members of the Class of 2018 celebrate on the bus ride back to the Residence.
DUAL ENGINEERING AND BUSINESS DEGREE PROGRAM AT UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, which only admits 50 students worldwide Student admitted to the
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE’S GUARANTEE ADMIT PROGRAM for which there are 10 spots available worldwide Student admitted to the
HIGHLY SELECTIVE MUSICAL THEATER PROGRAM AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
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Shali Bhatla Sobers ’93, Dorothy Potter Snyder ’78, Samantha Simmons ’08, Chynna Mills ’13 and Kelsie Bryant-Canty ’13 participated on one of the Career Day Panels.
Joanna Marmon ’98 and Kim-Thien Nguyen Cavallin ’98 catch up with Elizabeth Chesick (P ’77, ’79), former faculty.
Class of 2018 members Marissa McGarrey, Bea Vocero-Perez and Carly McIntosh socialize with reunion attendees Kathy Wickham ’68 and Cornelia Brown ’68.
Members of the Class of 2013 gather together during Coffee and Conversation.
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Andrea Oliva ’08, Bailey Sperry ’08 and Rachel Shoemaker ’08 enjoy the Classes of Gold Luncheon.
Charles Purcell, Linda McIntyre Purcell ’68, Gareth Glaser, Bobbie Schwan Glaser ’68, Gareth Glaser and Head of School Dr. Marisa Porges ’96 celebrate at the 50th reunion cocktail party in the Fackenthal-Pethick Gallery.
Dr. Marisa Porges ’96 with Class of 1953 members Helen Milne Justi, Sue Howson Pillsbury, Cathy Eglin Maxey and Mary Scott McElroy.
At this year’s Alumnae Awards Ceremony, seniors Marissa McGarrey and Carly McIntosh joined Head of School Dr. Marisa Porges ’96 to moderate a panel discussion with award winners Dorothy Rogers Mayhew ’93, Martha “Meg” Gaines ’73 and Carolyn D. Jones ’73. Read more about the winners on pages 26-27.
Class of 1968 members Vicki Heintzelman Roberts, Steffie Wright Crowther, Alex Allardt, Sara Witter Connor and Kathy Wickham enjoy seeing each other during their 50th reunion.
Emma Goldman-Sherman ’83, Garen Brien Sherwood ’83 and Lisa Kennedy Duke ’83 catch up.
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Aliza Moldofsky Simeone ’93, Christine Soares Cox ’93 and Alexandra Gray ’93 celebrate their 25th Reunion.
Nancy Steck Blanks ’83, Daphne Klausner ’83 and Emma Goldman-Sherman ’83 recall their Baldwin days.
John Scott, Gwinn Heilner Scott ’58, Joan Taylor Prewitt ’58 (P ’86, ’88, ’88), David Prewitt (P ’86, ’88, ’88) and Betty Kish Gates ’58 arrive to celebrate their 60th Reunion.
Amy Knowlton ’78, Michele Essig Rodriguez ’78, Dana Welch Miller ’78 and Caroline MacMoran ’78 reminisce during the cocktail hour.
Members of the Class of 1953 pose with both the prestigious Champagne Challenge Cup for highest reunion giving participation (64 percent) and The Class of 1936 Challenge Bowl for raising the most money ($144,489) during their reunion year.
The Class of 1998 enjoys cocktails together before the Class of Gold dinner.
Meg Barnhouse ’73 reminiscing over a copy of the Prism.
The National Board of Advisors (NBA) held its annual meeting on Sunday of reunion weekend and presented the NBA Alumnae Award to Lila Slovak ’97 and the NBA Distinguished Service Award to Julie Boyer ’92.
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Row 1 (Front) Cathy Eglin Maxey, Betty Jane Davis Gildehaus, Jean Lafferty Kittelson, Sally Lewis Caspar, Reed Kenworthey Bilz Row 2 Sally Gilfillan McKay, Mary Scott McElroy, Charlotte Heuer Watts, Connie Althouse Greene, Debbie Lukens Arrn, Helen Milne Justi
1958 Row 1 (Front) Julie Denny Clark, Suzanne Chance Schenkel, Kathy Davies Row 2 Joan Taylor Prewitt, Jill Hudders Douglass, Vicky Norris Dean, Betty Kish Gates, Jane Spangler Green Row 3 Gwinn Heilner Scott, Susan Ertel Shaffer, Sally Dana Willson, Judy Strong Rice
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1968 Row 1 (Front) Holly Rawson, Barbara Schwan Glaser, Ruth Hochberger, Linda Tranger Bottoms Row 2 Cornelia Brown, Kathy Wickham, Marianne Hooker, Sara Witter Connor, Delia Turner Row 3 Ruth Sadler, Vicki Heintzelman Roberts, Karen Keyworth Schroder Row 4 Susan Duitch Sloane, Helen Altenpohl Heinz, Linda McIntyre Purcell, Steffie Wright Crowther, Alex Allardt, Debbie Gibson Holl Row 5 Vega Lalire, Jennifer Shea, Kris Mayer Brands SUMMER 2018 ECHOES
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1973 Row 1 (Front) Carolyn Walker, Adrienne Ottenberg Hartman, Meg Gaines, Emily Logue, Carolyn Jones Row 2 Mimi Converse Winkler, Jane Rath, Meg Barnhouse Row 3 Amelia Fischer Drake, Jeanette Fischer Stein, Laurie Parsons Montgomery
1978 Row 1 (Front) Susan Swan Smith, Michele Essig Rodriguez Row 2 Amy Knowlton, Dana Welch Miller, Caroline MacMoran, Patricia Kelley
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1983 Row 1 (Front) Rachel Gerstenhaber Stern, Jennifer Bellak Barlow, Laura Freundlich, Emma Goldman-Sherman, Betsy Hyland Hinsey, Aeryn Seltzer Fenton Row 2 Molly Briggs McManus, Kinney Zalesne, Lisa Kennedy Duke, Jennifer Porges Row 3 Karen Shaw, Jackie Balkin Hoffman, Nancy Kardon Row 4 Garen Brien Sherwood, Daphne Klausner, Michelle Mitten Garfinkel, former faculty member Kay MacDonald
1993 Row 1 (Front) Alexandra Gray, Weatherly Ralph Emans, Danielle Morgan, Aliza Moldofsky Simeone
Row 2 Lisa Yogel Davis, Kim Kovacs Peire, Sarah Katz, Jessica Abelson Sigg, Christine Soares Cox Row 3 Alexis Lewis, Randi Docktor, Shali Bhatla Sobers, Meg Golden Taraska, Rebecca MacLean Northington, Tenley Conway Row 4 Kira Merdiushev, Jill Flaxman, Aline Feaver Anderson Row 5 Melissa Shingles, Laura Livoy, Nissa Rabe O’Mara Row 6 Megan Steer, Michelle Foa, Alexis Snader Braunfeld, Dorothy Rogers Mayhew SUMMER 2018 ECHOES
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1998 Row 1 (Front) Nicole Scipione Didizian, Victoria Gabroy Ikeda, Kim-Thien Nguyen Cavallin, Rebecca Tehrani Saldarini, Ricki Weisberg Ndege, Laura Herring Klein Row 2 Jennifer Frymiare Stevenson, Pontea Fazeli Dixon, Liz Hankin, Brett Dorfman Gaillard, Milicia Stojancic Schiavio, Danielle Weiss Row 3 Ashley Canavan Costa, Marsha Satchell Mack, Kate Viner Lester, Fiona Bora, Kelly Robinson Proctor
2003 Row 1 (Front) Natalie Georges, Laura Hansell, Lydia Terrill, Madeleine Levine, Aubrey Mozino Row 2 Jamilia Hanson, Erica Miller, Jordan Valutas Jacobs, Lydia Hume Jeffress
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AlumnaeAwards The 2018 Alumnae Awards were presented on May 4 and featured a new format for the ceremony. Seniors Carly McIntosh and Marissa McGarrey joined Head of School Dr. Marisa Porges ’96, to moderate a panel discussion with the award winners. The entire ceremony can be seen on Baldwin’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/baldwinschool/videos.
CAROLYN D. JONES ’73 Award for Lifetime Achievement The Award for Lifetime Achievement was established in 1991. It is given to an alumna who has either demonstrated a lifelong dedication and commitment to helping empower those who have struggled with challenges and societal barriers or who has had a significant impact on an institution or community. Carolyn D. Jones ’73 is the Diversity and Inclusion Leader for the Raytheon Company’s Global Business Development sector. Raytheon is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. In this role, she is responsible for the implementation of a comprehensive company-wide diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategy as well as driving D&I strategies and solutions that support global growth. Much of her focus is on the development and advancement of women in the organization. This work provides her the opportunity to address the development of women, particularly in the Middle East. Through her leadership, Raytheon was the first defense contractor to staff professional women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Prior to Raytheon, Carolyn spent 10 years with Booz Allen Hamilton, a global management consulting firm, where she helped launch the company’s first D&I strategy. She led the firm’s Global Women’s Agenda, which promoted the development and advancement of women across the geographies. Carolyn worked in higher education for 15 years, serving as Director of Training and Organization Development at the University of Pennsylvania. She also established her own consulting firm where she provided coaching, learning and leadership development to numerous clients.
Award winners Dorothy Rogers Mayhew ’93, Martha “Meg” Gaines ’73 and Carolyn D. Jones ’73 pose after the ceremony with Head of School Dr. Marisa Porges ’96.
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Carolyn spent several years pursuing her passion for music and performed throughout Europe, Scandinavia and the former Soviet Union. Carolyn is a lifetime member of the Girl Scouts of America and served as a board member for four years. She is currently a board member of Women in Aerospace and is leading a committee to promote more engagement of women of color in the organization. Carolyn attended Brown University where she combined coursework at Rhode Island School of Design in order to receive a BA in Urban Planning and Architecture. She has continued to be involved with and give back to the Baldwin community in so many ways. Carolyn is the proud mother of Logan Jones-Merrill ’14. She was a Trustee for many years, where she helped design the School’s first diversity strategy, was a member of the National Board of Advisors and has been involved with supporting students at events like Career Day. “Baldwin nurtured what was already in me,” Carolyn noted during the panel. When asked to give some advice to our current students, she said, “Be your authentic self and make sure your voice is heard. Find the things you do well and the things you like and build upon them. But that doesn’t mean you shy away from the things you’re not particularly good at. There are important lessons to be learned from tackling the difficult ... or the undesirable. Sometimes you just have to get out there and move beyond your comfort zone. And as you travel along on your journey, be sure to support each other. Be allies and advocates for each other.”
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MARTHA “MEG” GAINES ’73 The Baldwin School Alumnae Award The Alumnae Award was established in 1967 to honor Rosamond Cross on her 25th anniversary as Head of School. It is given annually to an alumna who has distinguished herself in her field of endeavor and whose life reflects a dedication to the principles of The Baldwin School. Meg Gaines ’73 is a long-term committed and compassionate advocate for cancer patients. She is the Founder and Director of the Center for Patient Partnerships and a Distinguished Clinical Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where she teaches courses in Patient Advocacy and Health Law. A cancer survivor herself, Meg founded the Center to train law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy and social work students to work together helping cancer patients navigate the frightening journey through the healthcare system. Meg has established an innovative resource that is transforming cancer care for patients and their families across the globe and reframing professional education. A relentless advocate for patients who are too ill or bewildered to navigate for themselves, Meg sees that patients get the care and treatment they need. She is an international speaker and thought leader who recently received the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship’s Ellen Stovall Award for Patient-Centered Cancer Care, for her inspired and innovative approach to helping those with cancer. She received her undergraduate degree from Vassar College and her JD and LLM from University of Wisconsin School of Law. Meg has been an active member of the Baldwin community and served as a member of Baldwin’s National Board of Advisors. At Baldwin she was student president her senior year, played hockey, lacrosse and basketball and helped start the Judo Club. Her friend, Amy Wagner, Class of ’72 says, “I can think of no other alumna who so emphatically embodies the spirit of Baldwin’s Alumnae Award. Through her lifelong commitment, Meg has indeed empowered those who struggle with the challenges of a cancer diagnosis and made a positive impact on those who serve and care for these patients.” During the panel discussion, Meg noted, “The value that Baldwin had, and has, is that Baldwin believed in me, especially when I didn’t believe in myself.” On finding your authentic self, she noted, “I’d like to offer two things: first is silence. It’s hard for all of us, but to be in silence, whether you meditate or something else, and to notice what’s there is important. Second, I become conscious of the fact that I’m just a messenger and I need to get out of my own way and just let it come through. Stay focused on the work and what you’re trying to accomplish. But don’t expect there to be some moment of clarity where you achieve your authentic self and you just put it on cruise control. That doesn’t happen.”
DOROTHY ROGERS MAYHEW ’93 The Distinguished Young Alumna Award The Distinguished Young Alumna Award was established in 1991. It is given to an alumna who has graduated within the last 25 years and has made significant contributions in her profession, avocation or volunteer services. Dorothy Rogers Mayhew ’93 has been a Foreign Service Officer with the United States Department of State since 2000. She began in Tbilisi, Georgia, as a Consular and Economic Officer. Later, as a Political Officer for the U.S. Department of State, Dorothy reported on New Zealand domestic politics and served as the principal liaison with Parliament. As a Program Officer for the Department of State, Dorothy managed the implementation of the foreign assistance portfolios for Kosovo and Albania. Dorothy also served as the Head of Law Enforcement Affairs in the Ukraine for the Department of State. Dorothy finally brought her expertise back to our shores in 2015 when she served as the Department of State’s Financial Economist. She now serves as Deputy Director for the Foreign Service Institute. With a deep knowledge of the world at large, it is no surprise that she is now committed to the training of our next generations of Foreign Service officers. She received a BSFS in International Relations from Georgetown University and an MBA from Victoria University of Wellington. While at Baldwin, Dorothy played soccer, volleyball and softball and was a senior senator. Dorothy has been an active member of the Baldwin community. She has served as a member of the National Board of Advisors two times, has hosted regional Baldwin alumna events and came to speak with former history teacher Mr. Marc Epstein’s International Relations class at Baldwin for 10 years. During the awards ceremony panel, Dorothy offered a few words of advice: “Finding your authentic self is a process. Life is a series of moments when everything is going really well and you are in the right place and it’s all perfect, and then it all falls apart for whatever reason. And then you build it back up and it’s new and going great, and then it goes sideways again. That’s OK.” Baldwin is excited to announce that the Athletic Hall of Fame — celebrating excellence and extraordinary achievement in athletics recognition — will be held, moving forward, in conjunction with our Alumnae Awards ceremony during Reunion Weekend. Nominations for both the 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame and Alumnae Awards can be made later this fall using the forms on the Alumnae Portal of the website. SUMMER 2018 ECHOES
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WhyIGive
“Missy” Binney Connell Wietlisbach ’81 Sandie Stringfellow ’94, EdD
On an autumn day in 1968, “Missy” Binney Connell Wietlisbach ’81 stepped foot on the campus of The Baldwin School as a Kindergartener. The confidence that she built and the lessons that she learned over the next 13 years at Baldwin helped shape Missy into the leader that she is today. As a self-described “math nerd,” Missy has spent the last 33 years working in the largely male dominated field of financial services. She has worked at The Haverford Trust Company for the past 26 years, and 10 years ago, was named President of the company. Her tenure as President is even more impressive given the statistics — merely 12% of financial services institutions are women-led according to an article in the Harvard Business Review titled “Why Women Aren’t Making It to the Top of Financial Services Firms.”
The Fearless Baldwin Girl… The first awareness that Missy had that Baldwin had truly prepared her to be successful in life was when she arrived as a firstyear student at Kenyon College. Missy witnessed her roommate struggling to adapt to the rigors of college life. As any Baldwin girl knows, life at Baldwin is more than just rigorous academics. There are also opportunities, if not expectations, that students get involved with different extracurricular activities. With her excellentacademic preparation and timemanagement skills from Baldwin, Missy felt 28
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confident, fearless women leaders.
confident at Kenyon as she juggled academics with varsity field hockey, basketball and lacrosse. At Baldwin, girls are taught the skill of questioning things and to not be afraid to make their voice heard. Missy saw evidence of this in herself firsthand while at Kenyon. In her almost all-male advanced level Calculus class, she noticed that most of the other students sat quietly listening to the professor. Missy, on the other hand, was comfortable asking questions and respectfully challenging the professor when appropriate. Eager to push herself into new challenges, Missy made the leap transferring to Penn State University for her junior and senior year, where she finished her undergraduate degree.
…To The Fearless Woman Baldwin did more than just prepare Missy to thrive in college. It prepared her to stand up for herself in situations in which women were unwelcome. In 1987, she was one of the first women members of the previously exclusively male club, The Union League. Eager to get involved with the club, Missy attended
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a new member breakfast. She was invited to play with the “Juniors” (young members) softball team, only to show up for the first game to be shunned by both the all-male players, as well as their wives and girlfriends, and staying on the bench the whole game. She later learned that one of the teammates was extremely against women joining the club and had threatened to walk off the field with his star pitcher in tow, if Missy were permitted to play. Embarrassed by the team’s complicity in what had happened to Missy in the first game, the team captain let Missy and the team know that she was welcome to be there. Determined not to be run off the field by discrimination against women, Missy boldly came to the second game. The man who was opposed to women joining the club saw that Missy was back and in fact going to play this time, he took off his mitt, threw it on the ground and stomped away with his star pitcher in tow. Missy then was invited to join her all-male teammates at The Union League for Happy Hour in the Old Café. This bar was the last all-male bastion of the club. Missy ordered her
cocktail, just as her male teammates had done. The bartender became agitated, first ignoring her, then demanding that she leave the café immediately, as women were not welcome. This treatment did not go over well with Missy, who had spent her Baldwin years absorbing the message of women’s rights. With the vocal support of her male softball teammates, whose respect Missy had already won, Missy and some of her teammates challenged the club’s manager. At the age of 24, Missy became the very first woman in the history of the club to be served a cocktail at the Old Café. Missy realized at that point the value of the messaging about women’s equality that she had been surrounded by at Baldwin.
Giving Back to Fearless Baldwin Girls Missy is still dear friends with many of her Baldwin classmates, another way in which Baldwin has had a long-lasting impact on her. Missy has also stayed connected to Baldwin by serving on the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees as well as the search committee for the new Chief Financial Officer and by being a challenge donor in the School’s first 24-hour giving day, True Blue for Baldwin. She gives so that young girls can reap the benefits of a Baldwin education and become confident, fearless women leaders. Sandie Stringfellow ’94, EdD is operations manager, data and compliance at Aspire Public Schools in San Francisco, CA, and currently serves on Baldwin’s National Board of Advisors.
THE CHANGING TRENDS IN PHILANTHROPY Women have been active in philanthropy in the United States throughout history, but women today have the power and potential to take an increased role in charitable giving. With increasing incomes, educational attainment and control over wealth, women have never before had so much control over philanthropic resources.
HOW ALUMNAE WILL SHAPE BALDWIN’S FUTURE At Baldwin, we’re excited to already see the effects of women determining their philanthropic priorities. Gifts made to The Baldwin Fund create opportunities campus-wide and make an immediate impact on our girls.
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16 athletic teams, 5 playing fields, 6-lane pool, 4 squash courts,
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