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had been serving on the condo board where I live for a number of months In a casual conversation my building manager Jim Badia mentioned to me that he had attended a military school before going to Michigan State University I said I also attended military school where did you go His reply was Georgia I said Me too what school Jim said Georgia Military Academy After I picked myself up off the floor we exchanged stories about Col Mitchell and Col Brewster along with memories of Memorial Hall the Bullring and the general mischief we caused as young cadets abroad I Florida Sunny Isles Beach Michael Burris 67 Sunny Isles Beach Fla bout 15 years ago my father Bill Dickerson 45 and mother were sitting in the lobby of the Dorchester Hotel on Hyde Park in London They looked across the lobby and there they saw Raymond G Woodall Jr 50 a member of Woodward s Advisory Board and his wife Martha They had a pleasant chat and went on to other things About a month later my parents were waiting for someone in the lobby of the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco when Ray and Martha Woodall walked in Again they had a pleasant chat and went on to other things A few months later a postcard arrived in the mail from Ray and Martha Woodall with a picture of the Great Wall of China and the note We are here Where are you Brink Dickerson 75 M y husband Kevin Henderson and I are in the Army In 2007 we found that we were moving to Fort McPherson We looked at a number of schools in the area and visited Woodward After our daughter Olivia was accepted I took her to a clinic in Virginia to get the required physical After the doctor finished I asked her to fill out the Woodward specific forms as well as the military forms When she saw the name of the school she smiled and said Oh I went to a school that was also called Woodward Academy but it was in Atlanta I didn t know there was a Woodward in Northern Virginia When I said we were moving and the exam was for the Woodward in Atlanta she was thrilled She couldn t stop telling us what a great experience she had during her years at Woodward At the time Olivia was only 5 years old and was a bit anxious about moving It was very comforting for her to hear good things about Woodward from someone who had actually gone to the school The fact that the young woman was a successful pediatrician spoke volumes to me about the quality of Woodward graduates and helped to reinforce our decision to send our daughter to school here A I W e went on a whale watching tour in Boston during the summer of 2008 While on the tour a woman saw my son wearing his Woodward Academy shorts and told us she had relatives that go to Woodward Turns out they were in Harrison s grade and he knew them Also that same summer my best friend and her husband from Houston Texas were biking in Ireland They ran into a couple from Atlanta They learned that the couple s daughter goes to school with Harrison and is in his grade It s a small world Out in the Atlantic watching whales and in Ireland there were Woodward connections to be found Patsy Curtis Mother of Harrison rising 8th grader had a memorable Woodward encounter in June 2005 and later received this email from Woodward Upper School teacher Charles Bryant I hope you recall meeting me and my family on the elevator at the Four Seasons in Cairo this past June and that you recall I am a history and economics teacher at Woodward In our brief conversation you mentioned Gus Dearolph now retired On our return to school I asked Gus if he remembered you and he did He said he remembers you as a superb math student Jim Chandler also remembers you being very strong in math Everyone I ve told this story to about meeting a Woodward alum in an elevator in Cairo has been stunned Also the part about your building schools in Egypt impresses many I hope that your trip was as successful as ours and I look forward to hearing from you Chip Lawrence 68 Clearmont Wyoming Stephanie Stephens Mother of rising 3rd grader Olivia Feature continued on next page spr i ng s u m m er 2 0 0 9 3
Editor s note Eric and Katherine Ohlhausen decided to take their two children out of Woodward for a year to travel around the world as a family With the children back at Woodward their father recalls the family s remarkable journey u L Tower of London London England M y husband Rob a teacher at Lovett and I chaperoned a Lovett School trip to London and Paris during spring break We brought our daughter Sarah along On the trip we continually ran into one of our Woodward families including two students Sarah knew We saw them at the Tower of London and again in Paris It was so funny to see someone you know in another country wearing a Woodward Academy sweatshirt Kelly Sanderson Assistant Vice President for Finance and Administration Woodward Academy and mother to Sarah a rising junior D uring the summer of 2006 a colleague from Woodward and I hosted a group of Woodward students to Italy and Greece While traveling in the city of Sorrento I heard someone shriek Se or I teach Spanish It turned out the shriek belonged to a former Woodward student who was traveling in Europe that summer with her mother The same summer while traveling through the airport in Rome Italy we ran into a fellow faculty member and his family passing through on their way to Egypt Go figure We had two European Woodward rendezvous in the span of two weeks Jim Hampton Upper School Spanish Teacher T he place was the Royal Thai Air Force Base located about 90 miles north of Bangkok The occasion was the Vietnam War This location is about as far as you can get from the United States and stay in the Northern Hemisphere It is in a time zone 12 hours different from the Central Time Zone in the U S so that when it s noon in one place it s midnight in the other I was in the Air Force flying the KC 135 tanker having obtained my commission at Georgia Tech We were refueling fighter aircraft mainly the F 105s which were flying missions against North Vietnam One afternoon I walked into the officer s club and who should I see but Leonard Lucky Ekman 59 He was flying the F 105 and although I didn t know it at the time I had refueled his fighter several times during my stay at Takhli The year was 1966 and our conversation centered around how much we didn t like the fact that Woodward was changing from military to co ed Looking back I can see that expanding the student body and offering an Academy education to many more students was inevitable at some point in time Whether GMA or Woodward the Academy has always stood for excellence in academic instruction I can t recall seeing anything during three quarters of freshman chemistry at Georgia Tech that I hadn t already seen in Major Chisholm s chemistry class at GMA This type of preparation is why most Academy graduates go on to good colleges and from there to careers which are challenging and interesting They also tend to take us far and wide This is a big reason why we are likely to meet a fellow Academy graduate everywhere we go even if it s literally halfway around the world Fielding Dillard 58 The staff at Academy magazine wishes to thank all of our contributors for sharing their Woodward stories Some of you made us laugh Some made us cry And all made us grateful for being part of the Woodward community 4 ike many Katherine and I frequently felt that life is too short the kids were growing up faster than we d like work life and home life had become allconsuming and although we were fine we knew that good health is never a given With these thoughts in mind we decided to take our 11 year old son and 9 year old daughter out of school for a family trip around the world We traded a year of household comforts for a six continent 35 country journey After the trip the four of us are left with thoughts experiences and impressions that will influence our relationships and views for years to come Beginning in July 2007 we traveled through South Africa and Zimbabwe then onward to New Zealand and Australia We continued to China Southeast Asia and India Later we stayed with a collection of German relatives drove 12 000 miles throughout Eastern and Western Europe in a car emblazoned with a Woodward sticker and rented houses and apartments along the way In an exchange prompted by Marshall s Peachtree Road Race T shirt we even met two Woodward grads and their father on Greece s island of Santorini Our journey concluded with time in Argentina and Uruguay As interesting as the places and people we encountered was the structure of the trip itself a family of four together for nearly every hour of every day for an entire year Marshall and Wallis quickly recognized that each was the other s only friend for a year a realization that clearly has made them better siblings Katherine and I assumed the role of teachers which enabled a refreshing connection with the kids The year s continuous strain of travel taught all of us to not sweat the small stuff in life and we are a closer family because of it Along the way we also learned to live with much less If we couldn t carry it we didn t buy it If we were hungry we learned to appreciate unfamiliar cuisine The lessons of our trip have provided some helpful perspective during today s mood of disillusionment and we ve enjoyed the transition back into school work and home life While it s wonderful to be back among family and friends we will forever look fondly upon this stand out of a year Eric Ohlhausen acade m y m aga z i ne
Woodward Holds Faculty Technology Exchange Pictured below are front row Joi Asireddy middle row left to right Diva Sharma Shaan Bhakta Nava Amalford Cora Smith Natalie Milton and Oscar Dow and back row left to right coaches Jill Dow and Tonya Milton Coach Kathy Smith is not pictured On March 16 during Faculty Work Day teachers gathered for the WA Technology Faculty Exchange 2009 led by Shelley Paul Assistant Director of Institutional Technology assisted by Nneka Robinson Instructional Technology Specialist The guest speaker was Darren Kuropatwa a high school math teacher and blogger from Winnipeg Canada who is an innovative user of social media in the classroom In breakout sessions 30 Woodward faculty members presented to other faculty on their use of tools such as Skype Wikis and SMART Boards Woodward s IT Department has done an outstanding job of supporting teachers in using technology resources to enhance the educational experience of our students said Headmaster Ron McCollum Academy Team Wins Middle School Division at Odyssey of the Mind World Finals The Division II Shock Waves Odyssey of the Mind team pictured above from Woodward North came in first place in the Middle School division of the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals held at Iowa State University in May They have accomplished something that is incredibly impressive This team held 1 240 pounds on a structure of 18 grams of balsa wood It is such an extremely rigorous competition said teacher Amanda Morton director of Odyssey of the Mind at Woodward North The Division I Shock Waves team came in third place Woodward North had four teams win in the Georgia Odyssey of the Mind State finals tournament in April The teams scored either first or second place in their divisions earning the chance to compete in the world finals Three teams from Woodward s Main Campus also won their divisions at state finals sending a total of seven Woodward Academy teams to the world competition In the 30 year history of the Odyssey of the Mind competition no other school has had seven teams advance to the world finals t Archery Added to PE Coach Eileen McWhorter participated in a National Archery in Schools seminar last year and secured a grant to help with training As a result archery was added this past year to the Middle School and Upper School physical education curriculum In this photo Coach McWhorter works with eighth graders Ellie Trice Brooke Aspinwall Caroline Smith and Coleman Fitzgerald President Reads to Primary Students Academy President Dr Stuart Gulley introduced himself to Woodward s youngest students by reading to them at the Primary School this spring He spent a morning reading to each grade in the Media Center His choice of reading material was Oh the Places You ll Go by Dr Seuss The story was followed by a brief talk about the importance of having integrity as you go on life s many adventures Saving the Rainforest u Fifth grader Olivia Jones sold 152 T shirts in the Lower School s fundraiser for the Earth Foundation Olivia s total was the highest number sold this year by an individual student in this annual effort which raises money to purchase land in endangered rainforest areas The 152 shirts represents 15 2 acres of rainforest that will be saved spr i ng s u m m er 2 0 0 9 5
woodward now Lower School Stands Out in Green Team Challenge The Academy s administration held a Green Team Challenge in which the school divisions the Primary Lower Middle and Upper Schools and Woodward North competed to conserve turning off lights recycling and otherwise making efforts to reduce each school s carbon footprint The Lower School emerged the leader in the challenge with each person actively contributing to the effort Lauren Gable a fifth grade student at Woodward North has created her own web site Lauren s Videolicious Book Reviews The self professed readaholic delivers video book reviews on popular books and some classics with what her teacher Suzanne Barton describes as clever and humorous commentary such as this introduction to her site Welcome to LVBR You ever get burned by a book that was supposed to be awesome but that actually stunk like my brother s old socks Lauren goes on to say that she created the web site to help other kids who want a resource for choosing good books Her site at www laurensbookreviews com offers information about authors and a look at Lauren s own library in addition to book reviews delivered by Lauren and her guest reviewers including her younger brother Carter Middle School Art Teacher Included in Governor s Exhibit A large scale charcoal on parchment drawing by Middle School art teacher Paul Angelo Vogt was selected for inclusion in the first Governor s Exhibition a collaboration of the Georgia Art Education Association GAEA Georgia Council for the Arts and the Georgia Building Authority Twenty GAEA art educators were represented in the exhibit in the South Rotunda of the State Capitol March 23 27 The goal of the exhibit held during the legislative session was to gain and maintain support for art education Fifth Grader Launches Book Review Site English Department Hosts Visiting Writer The Upper School English Department hosted visiting writer Quincy Troupe in February During his two days on campus Mr Troupe visited classes and spoke about his career at an assembly He is the author of 17 books including eight volumes of poetry Among his many accolades Mr Troupe received the 2007 Patterson Prize for Continued Literary Excellence Woodward Girl Scouts Team with International Schools for NAIS Project Woodward Academy s sixth grade Girl Scout troop teamed up with Colegio Hacienda La Alcaparros CHLA in Bogota Colombia and The Buckley School in California to take up the 20 20 challenge sponsored by the National Association of Independent Schools NAIS The challenge addresses the top 20 urgent issues that need a solution by 2020 p Woodward Students Take Part in World Math Day On March 4 students at the Primary School including second graders in Chris Andres class shown above completed more than 350 000 math problems in 24 hours for World Math Day Students from 204 countries around the world participated in the event in which students played mental arithmetic games over the Internet spr i ng s u m m er 2 0 0 9 7
CoverConcepts T he idea originated with Academy magazine designer Edward Tharp Why not ask Woodward s talented art students to design a cover The magazine s staff took the idea to Paul Angelo Vogt who teaches the year long art class for eighth graders and embraces every opportunity for his students to learn about the many ways that art skills can be applied in the professional world Mr Vogt asked for a formal request for proposal explaining the clients needs His students rose to the challenge producing multiple cover concepts and displaying a maturity beyond their years with the time talent and thought they put into the project Magazine staffers met with Mr Vogt and his students several times to refine the concepts In the end the editors chose this issue s cover by Susana Morphis for its resonance with the Academy s values and the spring time rite of graduation In gratitude to Susana and her classmates the editors decided to highlight a work from each student here H Selected Cover spr i ng s u m m er 2 0 0 9 9
campa i gn progress 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 47 As of publication date Campaign Woodward had raised 32 5 million toward its goal of 47 million First Campaign Woodward Building Gets Rave Reviews Students teachers and counselors completed their first full year in the new math science and college counseling building this spring which means the reviews are in on this first major project supported by Campaign Woodward And everyone is raving about the benefits of the new space Mark Carrington who teaches Upper School chemistry expressed his gratitude to the donors whose generous support helped build the three story addition to the Thalia N Carlos Science Center I want to say thanks to the people who made this happen he said Certainly the faculty appreciate it I think the students really appreciate it too The new building s features include state ofthe art math and science classrooms as well as expansive windows which allow lots of natural light inside Some of the science classrooms are designed in a lecture lab format that combines lab space with a traditional classroom The top floor of the building contains a planetarium On the first floor there is a 75 seat lecture hall next door to a suite of new offices for the College Counseling Department Classrooms were renovated in the existing Carlos Science Center which is connected to the new space by an attached walkway A 15 year Woodward teacher Mr Carrington taught in classrooms in Brewster Hall and in the existing Carlos Center Chemistry teachers previously shared lab space so they had to schedule their experiments around each other he said The new combined lecture lab format allows teachers to do experiments with students any time they choose We really needed this new space We re able to do more in the lab We can time experiments to reinforce lectures so that students can more easily make the connections between the lab work and the concepts we cover in class It s so important to the learning process that students see touch and make experiments themselves They can t learn science just from reading a book and taking notes They really need to get all of their senses involved The impact of the new building on students was immediate Mr Carrington added First there is the cool factor You re in an environment that looks like this is where science happens Continued at top 10 acade m y m aga z i ne
Pooja Dhruv 09 and Ashish Ghandi 09 pictured above agreed that the new space is more conducive to learning Both Pooja and Ashish participated in the Independent Student Research Program which pairs accomplished Upper School science students with Emory University and Georgia Tech scientists to work on research projects The lab space is a big improvement said Ashish It s very spacious The classroom lab combination allows students and teachers to engage in projects that might not have been possible in the past They have been able to do a lot more with us in terms of projects We ve been doing more labs Ashish added In math we built rockets and used calculus to make measurements adds Pooja who says the new space makes student life feel more unified Everything is more compact You ve got your math classes and your science classes in one building and great access to your college counselor It s a better learning experience Natural light floods the building and Pooja says this is a benefit for students The sunlight helps keep you alert and keep you interested she said The building s 75 seat lecture hall also has been a plus says Ashish College counseling sessions have been held in the lecture hall and students groups have used it for gatherings he said l Construction on the new athletic and fitness center continues to be on track for a first quarter 2010 opening The stadium with artificial turf will be completed this fall in time for the football season The Benefits of Being Here Editor s note The comments below were provided by the College Counseling Department Director Missy Sanchez Associate Director Mary Ann Parker College Counselors Jodi Hester and Peter Morgan and Administrative Assistant Jessi Smith As with real estate where it s all about location location location the same is true for college counseling On any given day virtually the entire senior class walks by our door In our new offices we have an up close view of the comings and goings of all seniors We are now at the center of everything in our previous location we were at the edge of campus next to the Woodruff Dining Room We love our new space with its large waiting room a real office for Mrs Smith who was tucked away in her nook for seven years a conference room complete with our own SMART Board for visiting college representatives group meetings or family conferences and an additional office so Ms Hester could join the Woodward College Counseling Dream Team as the Admissions folks at Vanderbilt University call us The math and science departments graciously allowed us to use the bulletin boards outside our office so we can finally have a large college acceptance bulletin board to properly recognize the seniors While we do miss our squirrel filled trees and our large veranda at the old house our new office suite puts us right in the thick of things We are able to keep our fingers on the pulse of the Upper School and guide our students daily in their college search We still have the best candy on campus for our seniors as an added bonus for visiting us when they turn in their applications or stop by to talk with us about college applications and scholarships l More Campaign Woodward on next page spr i ng s u m m er 2 0 0 9 11
AlumniUpdate Homecoming 2009 Save the date Homecoming 2009 will be October 9 10 Classes celebrating a reunion this year will be those ending in 4 s and 9 s If you are interested in joining your reunion planning committee please call the Alumni Office at 404 765 4030 or send an email to alumni woodward edu You also may register online at www woodward go homecoming Reaching Out to the Class of 1969 The Class of 1969 is gearing up for a big 40th reunion in October Steve Boland bolandstephenm bellsouth net Joe Steed joesteed comcast net and Bill Latimer williamclatimer cs com have already contacted 100 of the 151 living class members Many of them are reconnecting on Facebook If you haven t heard from them yet please send them an email or contact the Alumni Office for their phone numbers An Evening at Park Tavern About 125 alumni attended a festive summer gathering at Park Tavern on the evening of June 3 For many it was their first opportunity to meet President Stuart Gulley who spoke briefly A silent auction raised 1 800 for the Alumni Association Pictured below are Nicole Adams 76 with John Ferguson 69 members of the Class of 1991 along with a friend from the Class of 1992 Brent Humphrey Robert Stewart Wright Marshall Emmy Parker Eiland Glover 92 and Staci Strickland and Governing Board Member Stephen E Roberts 65 with Dr Gulley Seniors Give Back to Woodward Academy Plans Alumni Receptions The senior class of 2009 raised 6 155 and had a participation rate of 77 percent in the second year of the revamped Senior Gift Campaign Seniors asked their peers to give a one time gift to Campaign Woodward before graduating Their funds will support the installation and maintenance of a fountain in the new Upper School quadrangle after the new humanities building is completed The Alumni Office is planning a series of receptions for the next academic year to introduce alumni to our new president Following are the cities where receptions are being planned l Washington D C l Jacksonville l Charlotte l Miami l New York City l Charleston l Chicago l Tampa l Orlando Reconnect with Woodward Grads on the Alumni Net Community Reconnect with your classmates on Woodward s Net Community More than 1 200 alumni have registered on the Net Community so far Log in by visiting http alumni woodward edu You can submit Class Notes update your contact information read the latest Woodward Academy alumni news and make a secure online donation 16 acade m y m aga z i ne
Class Notes continued from page 17 1965 GMA Robert E Dickson recently wrote a book about exercise and nutrition A gymnast while attending GMA Mr Dickson went on to college gymnastics and was chosen as a reserve member of the U S Olympic Gymnastic Team in 1972 After leaving gymnastics he traveled the world as an entertainer performing a comedy acrobatic act for more than 30 years all over Europe and Asia He retired as a professional acrobat at the age of 57 and since then has performed visual comedy in Europe with his Dutch wife of 25 years Anoushka Kenneth L Millwood has been practicing law in Atlanta since 1975 after serving his ROTC commission in the U S Army He became partner at Nelson Mullins Riley Scarborough LLP in 1992 and serves on the firm s executive committee as general counsel and as managing partner of the Atlanta office He and his wife Sharron have two grown children 1967 GMA Frederick Poole Landers has begun a second career in real estate with Chapman Hall Realtors after spending 37 years in construction He was recently initiated into the Atlanta Board of Realtors Million Dollar Club 1968 Dr David H Moore was sworn in as a special government employee and member of the U S Air Force Scientific Advisory Board SAB at 18 a recent ceremony at the Pentagon He received his B S in biology from Georgia State University in 1973 his D V M with honors from the University of Georgia in 1977 and his Ph D in physiology from Emory University School of Medicine in 1984 He has board certification from the American Board of Toxicology and the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine and now works for Battelle an international science and technology enterprise that explores emerging areas of science develops and commercializes technology and manages laboratories for customers Craig A Werley was recently inducted into the Counselors of Real Estate CRE The CRE designation is regarded as the highest professional designation in the field of real estate advisory services Craig and his wife Marianela enjoy lots of time with granddaughters Gabrielle 3 and Caroline 1 The family resides in Coral Gables Fla Craig s youngest daughter Nicole a professional ballerina and instructor was married in November 1972 Gary A Elrod retired from the National Guard after three deployments in five years He is looking forward to being at home for his wedding anniversary this year Carey Fisher came to Woodward in 1970 His parent sent him to the Academy as a boarding student After graduating he went to Georgia Tech and became an electrical engineer He credits Woodward teacher Lewis T Pace with making a profound impact on his life Mr Pace or just Pace as we called him changed my life more than any other person I ve ever met He was the very first teacher to see the talents hidden under the shell of a student beaten into mediocrity by a society that devalued those interested in science or intellectual pursuits rather than athletics Although I had many great teachers at Woodward Mr Pace was the one who made me realize my potential worth as a productive adult acade m y m aga z i ne and I attribute much of my excellent adventures after WA to him I now own my own business coach Science Olympiad at a local school and am proud to be known as a science geek 1973 Robin M Hensley president of Atlanta executive coaching firm Raising the Bar recently published a new book and companion DVD Raising the Bar Legendary Rainmakers Share Their Business Development Secrets In her book Ms Hensley captures conversations with 10 of Atlanta s legal superstars including Miles Alexander the late U S Attorney General Judge Griffin Bell Emmett Bondurant Bobby Lee Cook Clay Long Frank Love former Gov Carl E Sanders Richard Sinkfield Chilton Varner and Paul Webb A majority of the profits from book sales will be donated to the Atlanta Legal Aid Society 1974 Clarence Davis a member of Woodward Academy s Governing Board has been named to the 2009 list of South Carolina Super Lawyers for his law practice in business litigation Mr Davis a partner of Nelson Mullins Riley Scarborough LLP is based in Columbia S C and has an extensive national litigation practice He has tried between 50 and 100 jury trials in multiple jurisdictions throughout the United States and various parts of the world He was part of the initial environmental crimes trial group formed in South Carolina as an Assistant U S Attorney trying both the first environmental crime and the first securities fraud case in the state He was appointed by the governor to serve on the board of directors of the South Carolina Public Service Authority and is a recipient of the Order of the Palmetto the highest honor awarded by the State of South Carolina as well as the Compleat Lawyer Award given by the University of South Carolina
Sam L Silverstein was elected as the 2008 2009 president of the National Speakers Association He speaks internationally on accountability leadership and building successful organizations He and his wife Renee live in St Louis Mo and have four children 1975 John H Keener and his wife Brandy have three children Kendall 15 Cary Ellis 11 and Ty 9 He is the owner of three Charleston Crab House restaurants and he stays in touch with several Woodward grads who pass through his restaurants doors frequently Brent Havens 74 Jeff Kluger 75 Terrell Barden 76 and Clarence Davis 74 1977 Lee Elizabeth Crowe has been teaching animation at the Art Institute of Atlanta for more than four years She specializes in animation history screenplay writing character design storyboarding and traditional handdrawn animation Her students recently completed a short cartoon entitled As Seen On TV which will be shown at a number of international animation festivals this coming year Her class also worked on a short film for the U S Fish and Wildlife Service 1979 Todd Sentell has been selected to be an author presenter at this summer s Harriette Austin Writers Conference at the University of Georgia Todd is the author of the social satire Toonamint of Champions a candidate for the 2008 Thurber Award for American Humor 1981 After nearly 20 years in Hollywood Jeffrey Stepakoff bought a house in Sandy Springs where he lives with his wife and three children He has written extensively for more than a dozen acclaimed television series including The Wonder Years Sisters and Dawson s Creek for which he served as co executive producer He also has created pilots for many of the major studios and networks including Paramount Fox and ABC He developed and wrote major motion pictures including Disney s Tarzan and Brother Bear and Lapitch a foreign submission for the 1998 Academy Awards Mr Stepakoff recently accepted a professorship in dramatic writing at Kennesaw State and is now focusing on writing fiction His first novel will be released in North America by St Martin s Press on February 14 2010 In his spare time he hikes cooks and helps his children build forts in the living room with sofa cushions 1982 Dr Maria A Luke began employment with the U S Department of Agriculture in May 2008 As a veterinary medical officer she assists Customs and Border Protection in Georgia South Carolina Tennessee and Kentucky with the regulation of international animal products 1984 Shelly E Crooks Michael is married to Steven Michael The couple has two boys ages 10 and 12 Shelly works as an inventory marketing specialist for Prudential Georgia Realty Jerald B Dotson moved from Los Angeles back to Atlanta last summer with his wife Angela and their children Andrew 6 and Lia 4 David H Greene and his wife Jackie have three children Lauren 11 David 8 and Avery 7 who all attend Woodward Academy David and Jackie are very active at Woodward serving as Parents Club chairs for the Primary School and as incoming chairs for the Lower School Harrison Williams p Trent Lane Williams opened Bavarian Classic Imports a BMW Porsche Mercedes and Bentley dealership in Dalton and St Simons Island in 2002 In the fall of 2009 he will open a wine bar in Chattanooga He has a 7 year old son Harrison and enjoys mountain biking trout fishing traveling sailing and driving fast German sports cars 1987 Lea Page Roark and her husband Dawson welcomed Noe Elisabeth on July 1 2008 She joined sister Ava 5 The Roarks live in an historic neighborhood in downtown Raleigh where Lea is doing freelance writing and editing as well as communications and strategic planning for her husband s business Decode Solutions 1988 Lisa D Lipscomb Connor and her husband Mark celebrated their ninth anniversary in January Their daughter Madison celebrated her second birthday that same month The family lives in Monroe and enjoys traveling Recent travels include a trip to the Kentucky Derby Festival as well as a trip to Destin Cary Elizabeth Wise is a realtor with Chapman Hall Realtors in Atlanta specializing in foreclosed properties She lives in the Parkview community near downtown Atlanta with her husband of three and a half years Jeff Wise two cats and a very high energy dog Continued on next page spr i ng s u m m er 2 0 0 9 19
sold on the retail market and win a 125 000 prize Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi shares hosting duties with Grammy Award winning performer and actress Kelly Rowland Anna credits her Woodward art teacher Chris Greenway with influencing her decision to attend the Rhode Island School of Design RISD She moved to New York City after graduating from RISD in 2000 and launched her own knitwear line Annabelle NYC Her bio on Bravo s web site says Anna has consistently challenged the fashion industry standard holding distaste for the principles that money means power and thin means beautiful She has put together numerous downtown do it yourself theatrical fashion shows throughout Manhattan and also served as head clothing designer for Dolce Vita Anna s personal designs have been worn by stars Rachel Bilson Shannon Doherty and numerous MTV VJs among others She currently teaches fashion merchandising at Wood Tobe Coburn a small college in New York City and is focused on re launching her own line Jared York and his wife Carla moved to Athens where he is a custom home builder J W York Homes is doing well despite the difficult economy His wife continues to work for FineLine Technologies in Norcross The couple was expecting their first child a baby girl in May 2009 1997 Mary Elizabeth Sprague lives in Cartersville on a small farm with two horses two dogs 11 chickens and six cows She manages the dental office of Dr Don Rozema her father in Sandy Springs 1998 Lindsay Day Breece is enjoying her seventh year of living in the mountains of Colorado She works as a homeowner liaison for ResortQuest and recently got engaged to Corey Arehart They look forward to a summer or fall 2010 wedding in Colorado MoMA Exhibits Photography by Woodward Alumnus T he work of Los Angeles based artist Carter Mull 96 was chosen to be included in New Photography 2009 an exhibit at New York City s Museum of Modern Art He is one of six photographers included in the installation MoMA s web site describes the exhibit Although the six artists in this installation Walead Beshty Daniel Gordon Leslie Hewitt Carter Mull Sterling Ruby and Sara VanDerBeek represent diverse points of view working methods and pictorial modes ranging from abstract to representational their images all begin in the studio or the darkroom and result from processes involving collection assembly and manipulation The exhibit begins September 16 and runs through January 10 2010 Carter s art teacher at Woodward was Chris Greenway He recalls his first visit to MoMA as a Woodward student on a school trip to New York City That Woodward trip to New York changed my life I have a vivid memory of walking through the Museum of Modern Art for the first time Having his own work chosen to be displayed there has been exciting he adds I admitted to the photo curator that I was actually kind of breathless to think of my work being on those walls in that space Carter graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2000 and earned an M F A in 2006 from the California Institute of the Arts Valencia While Carter was a student in the art program at Woodward he was persistent to solve painting problems and was able to create his own personal vision Mr Greenway said He was always in the studio working on solutions experimenting making decisions and discussing art with his fellow artists I always knew Carter would someday be a powerful artist and thinker Jody Dougherty Laird is working at U S Army Forces Command managing chemical equipment in the Logistics Directorate She recently returned from living in Vicenza Italy for more than two months working on an Army logistics initiative She was able to broaden her logistics background during the week and travel around Europe on the weekends In December she completed her M B A from Indiana University and received a certificate of logistics from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill 1999 Alan Kenneth Hosley was honored as one of Atlanta s 2008 Power 30 Under 30 in the community category for founding the Monastic Order of St Anthony the Great He was also featured spr i ng s u m m er 2 0 0 9 in the Atlanta Journal Constitution s Jobs section for his position as curator for the Grey Parrot Gallery Lauren Dawn Johnson now lives in Memphis where she works as a television reporter for the FOX affiliate Prior to moving to Memphis in 2007 she worked as a TV reporter in Orlando for almost four years Mandie Bishop Sells married Josh Sells of Fayetteville on September 10 2005 The couple has a son Owen Michael born on September 26 2008 The family of three recently moved to St Pete Beach Fla where Josh is the owner operator of a Chick fil A Mandie is working from home as an accountant for Delta Community Credit Union Continued on next page 21
2008 2009 Graduation Awards Gresham Award Jason Allen Dunn Mckay Award Ashish Ramanlal Gandhi Master Student Award Andrew John Bezek III Morris Award Caroline Braden Luke Carlos Valedictory Andrew John Bezek III Burnett Award Mary Margaret Winn Atlanta Journal Cup Tallia Nicky Deljou Civitan Award Naing Ko Ko Oo Salutatory Award Omar Javad Haque Brewster Awards Gabriella Concetta Smith Coleman Gregory Patton III Benenson Award Emily Gray Hixon Allison Lee Woodward Headmaster s Awards Nneka Obianuju Asika Travis Scott Dunlap Parker Thomas Hodges Addison David Jones III Rachel Denise Neill Alexandra Nicole Noeltner Christopher Claude Organ Alexandra Eva Ross Stephanie Michelle Ross Commencement Address Award Roshani Hitesh Chokshi 2008 2009 Senior Banquet Sga President Ashish Gandhi Vice President Clark Edmond Math Sahil Khatod E A Dearolph Award Jason Dunn Personal Fitness Ben Ellis Dobbs Award Alexandra Ross 12th Grade President Jason Dunn Vice President Nneka Asika Senators Tallia Deljou Trey Norris Senator At Large Marshall Mosher Chris Organ Science Jason Dunn Vann Award Alexandra Ross Social Studies Kathleen Cornett Academy Citizenship Award Roshani Chokshi Nathaniel Berger President National Honor Society Kathleen Cornett Departmental Awards Computer Travis Dunlap English Paige Garson Foreign Language Andrew Mongue Stone Essay Award Nivedita Sekar Kyle Burnat 01 Scholar Athlete Award Greg Patton Tyler Brown 96 Scholarship Award Allison Woodward Ray A Kroc Award Emma DeKock Davis Award Parker Hodges A T Ferguson Award Andrew Mongue Selma Ridgway Award Heather Benamy Charles G Hixon III 67 Computer Science Award Connor Carey Senior Philosophy Seminar Karmen Brooks Sahil Khatod Andrew Lauer Brian Robinson Stephanie Ross Amy Savini Chloe Schultz Ben Siegel Krits Singhapakdi spring summer 2009 Senior Theology Forum Andrew Bezek Roshani Chokshi Emma DeKock Pooja Dhruv Michael Duffey Adel Haque Mika Jain Jaimi Patel Aman Sharma Adam Stimpert Nick Widener Karen Wilmer Mary Margaret Winn Allison Woodward Algonquin Circle Nathaniel Berger Roshani Chokshi Hannah Gaxiola Victoria Gilrane Ellen Humphreys Ashley Lorenzo Chris Organ Niv Sekar More awards on next page 25
2008 2009 Middle School Gold Silver Eagles 8th Grade gold eagle Brooke Aspinwall Karaz Axam Emily Baker Sarah Baker Grayson Berger Holly Boyles Cali Callaway Catherine Carter Dan Connolly Ford Croft John Dannehl Ronak Dave Mary Helen deGolian Davis DeRodes Elizabeth Dickerson Hannah Fleming Morgan Foreman Thomas Giornelli Katie Goldstein Samantha Grindell Kelly Guest Lauren Hibbard Carson Holden Trevor Jann Julia Johnson Victoria Johnson silver eagle Anna Kelly Anna Kreger Calder LaBriola Morgan LaMarca Alex Lucas Carter Maguire Charlie Marcus Isaiah Matthews Alex Munger Meg Nestlehutt Justin Payan Chad Pyke Priya Reddy Carter Roberts Jared Ross Morgan Rousseau Daniel Ruprecht Carly Schippits Hannah Silvers Ansley Sobel Karthik Srinivasan Ryan Strat Lexi Sutherland Caroline Tucker Vanesha Waiters Anna Welsh Phillip Yamin Zoya Abdullah Sarah Adams Iman Ali Bahar Amalfard Eva Anderson Cam Andrade David Andriate Kahtan Araim Ahzin Bahraini Sydney Bailey Anna Baldwin Mina Bansal Rebecca Barber Marc Beans Ellie Blocker Marcus Brown Ashley Bruce Ozzie Bunbury Simone Carey Nathan Case Katan Cheti Spencer Clapes Chelsey Clark Trey Clopton Avery Cobb Sydney Cooper Lauren Culver Neil Dhruv Maddy Donlan Connor Dooley Ashley Duncan Pilar Duralde Elizabeth Ellis Rachel Fair Kirby Fibben Sam Fishman Sam Goldstein Haley Gooding Jake Gottlieb Tiana Grissom Kelly Hagan Nolan Hall Kyle Hawkins Emily Haydel Ben Heiman Hannah Hewitt Bill Hindman Sydney Housen Will Hutwagner Blake Johnson Usha Kaila Annie Kempe Chris Kendall Michelle Kendall Julia King Kennedy Krieg Andie Kuehndorf Continued on next page Students Place in Science Contest Woodward science students again distinguished themselves in the Georgia Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Four seniors placed in the top seven Ashish Ghandi placed first in the Georgia symposium and was selected to attend the highly selective National Junior Science Symposium in Colorado Springs Colo Jason Dunn placed fifth in the Georgia symposium and Omar Haque placed fourth Pooja Dhruv placed sixth in the state symposium All four students participated in Woodward s Independent Student Research ISR program which allows talented Upper School science students to work on research in partnership with scientists at Georgia Tech and Emory University Jason Dunn also won the Georgia Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association AFCEA award Dr Tom Rounds Upper School science teacher and faculty advisor to the ISR students won the AFCEA award for teaching excellence for the third year in a row Senior Invited to Math Olympiad Senior Eric Morphis was the first Woodward student in 28 years of competition to be invited to participate in the United States of America Mathematics Olympiad USAMO held in April The USAMO is the third test in a series used to select six American students for the International Mathematics Olympiad Only about the top 500 students in the country are invited to participate annually in the USAMO making Eric s achievement quite monumental Poem Nominated for Pushcart Prize College Counseling Recognized Senior Roshani Chokshi was nominated for the Pushcart Prize for her poem Dialect Roshani submitted her poem to In The Fray magazine and was later informed by the magazine s literary editor that she was nominated for the prestigious prize The Pushcart Prize Best of the Small Presses series has been published every year since 1976 and is one of the most honored literary projects in America Writers who were first noticed there include Raymond Carver Tim O Brien Jayne Anne Phillips Andre Dubus John Irving Rick Moody and many more Roshani served as co editor of The Blade the Upper School s student newspaper during her junior and senior years and she served as junior editor of the Silent Voices literary magazine The Woodward Academy LovettWestminster College Fair won the Southern Association for College Admission Counseling SACAC Academy Award for Best College Fair Woodward College Counselor Peter Morgan was one of only three nominated for Best Supporting Male College Counselor Missy Sanchez Director of College Counseling Dr Mary Ann Parker Associate Director of College Counseling and College Counselor Jodi Hester presented sessions at their professional conference which had more than 600 attendees Art Science Awards spring summer 2009 31
silver eagle Ashley Allen Ally Anderson Sarah Anderson Victoria Atkinson Jed Barkin Carli Beisel Caroline Boggs Chase Bowen Jack Bryant Laura Burleson Veronica Burse Reed Campbell Ta neal Chandler Caroline Coffey Huston Collings Mary Condolora Raleigh Conerly Kathleen Cook Caitlin Cooper David Copeland Caroline Crews Harrison Curtis Myles Darby Klair Davis Katrina Dawson Anjan Deepak Kahlil Dotson Mary Fragakis Jordan Gamble Hayley Goldberg Emily Goldstein Aidan Gorey Leah Hammett Christian Harrison Elijah Harrison Clare Hasbrouck Haley Haskins Rachael Howard Sabrina Jivani Luke Johnson Adnan Khawaja Preston Kight James King Alexander Kriteman Afshan Lakhani Ryan Lieppe Michael Lippman Jonathan Mack Burke Martin Brantley McAdoo Patrick Middelthon Ian Moreno Cameron Moseley Falak Muhammedi Taylor Mulcahy Caroline Muller Meagan Murray Elizabeth Muse Charlotte Nicholson Zino Osehobo Alex Paige Keval Patel Will Peace Erica Peek Chandler Pyke Faheem Rahman Jackson Raines Aja Rawden Jamie Reid Jakob Robinson Warren Sams Hayden Schaefer Layne Schrader Dylan Scinicariello Jeffrey Segerman Amy Sekar Virginia Settles Anika Shakir D J Sharitz Hanna Sidhu Benjie Sigman Macie Sims John Slappey Corey Smith Lucy Banks Smith Annie Stewart Monica Strauss Anthony Strianese Nicole Strianese Alanne Stroy Brian Tung William Vance Cameron Walker Rachel Ward Dori Waymer Charles Wellborn Morgan Williams Adrian Winchester Laura Wolfenden Quincy Wolff Departmental Algebra Morgan Foreman Band brass Alex Robinson percussion Hallie Pappas orchestra Kelly Hagan woodwind Austin Bates Civics Kelly Guest English Katie Goldstein Physical Education girls Morgan LaMarca boys Bear Bondurant Pre Algebra Beldon Lin Science Cali Callaway Social Studies Carly Schippits Spanish Mary Helen deGolian Treble Choir Drew Jackson Visual Arts Ansley Sobel Woodward Way Awards Kennedy Krieg Victoria Johnson Sydney Bailey Blake Johnson Caroline Tucker Karaz Axam Samantha Grindell Kyle Hawkins Robert McConnell Steven Smith Mahlon Rhaney Taylor Norman Ronak Dave DAR Awards Anna Kreger Calder LaBriola Tyler Dodson Award B J Myers l French Anna Welsh Geometry Karthik Srinivasan Men s Choir B J Myers Most Outstanding Overall Justin Payan spring summer 2009 33
2008 2009 Lower School Awards 6th Grade gold eagle Chandler Annesi Caroline Arnold Caroline Bakke Louisa Boswell Katherine Bryan Jordan Chapman Allison Compton Mary Elizabeth Cooper Pooja Dave Kyra Freeman Leka Gopal Allison Gordon Meera Gorjala Meghana Gudur Aminah Hilaire Catherine LaBriola Jacks Lafiandra Mason Lin Victoria Lindelow Emily Little Alison Martin Alexandra Maxwell Madeleine McCool Olivia Meadows Patrick Munger Alexander Murfee Anna North Carter Oldknow Molly Paradies Sahil Patel Laura Poole Jack Sard Emma Schifilliti Brett Schwartz Paisley Snowden Nolan Stubbs Matthew Torrance Shyam Vyas Grant West Simon Willis Kallie Wynens silver eagle Sameer Abbasi William Anderson Rand Basma Morgan Beans Brendan Bender Jalen Brooks Erica Brown Philip Cave Darby Cease Alexandra Claugus 34 William Collings Jackson Couch Claudia Creal Mark Crews Andrew Davis Cameron Ensari Taisen Garama Katherine Gooding Claire Hammond Jenny Hannah Henry Hasbrouck Camera Hogan John Hopkins Callen Inman Amira James Shayan Jiwani Lauren Johnson Emani Jones Jack King Sydney Krieg Sasha Litovchenko Jack Ludwick Karan Maiki Michael Malina Rikha Manchireddy Rithin Manchireddy Jason Martin Spencer McCray Thomas McKean Elena Mesa David Oso Alexander Ozburn Lee Ann Passarella Akshay Patel Cameron Patterson Damian Privat Kennedy Prothro Elizabeth Pryor Ryan Reid Matthew Reynolds Sam Roberts Iain Robins Megan Rothberg Andrew Sands Camille Sayles Austin Smith David Spielberger Spenser Stewart Jack Sullivan Sydney Sumrall Anne Bea Turner Erica Vinson Andrew Warren Carter Watson Nikita Zlatopolsky 5th Grade gold eagle Opeolu Adesokan Alex Alvord Bassem Amercani Susannah Bakke Madeline Beatty Jack Bernard Lillian Brown Sarah Kate Carpenter Jack Carroll Gavin Claugus Emma Clayton Addison Cox Shivam Daftari David Neil Daniell Rand Dorney Chris DuPre Noah Fields Sahil Gandhi Andrew Garrison Harrison Gibbs Larissa Heslop Olivia Jones Shreya Kanukunta Alliah Kassem Julia Khoury Nikolas Koumandarakis Matthew Krupczak Andr Leveque Zachary Levin Carol Lin Sarah Lu Patrick McDonough Sarah McKenney Ben Meyers acad e m y m a g az i n e awards John Patrick Mulkey Jacob Nestlehutt Justin Norris Zach Orig Amari Page Dipti Pattni Gunita Rahman Ramzi Sayegh Arjun Shah Benjamin Silvers Eeshani Singh Jake Smith Angelique Southern Abiram Srivatsa Jessica Terrell Joshua Vayle Kathryn Warren Dwayne Watkins Kyle Weil Connor Welch Paul Zachos silver eagle Coston Barber Mari Whitten Barber Grace Brown Alida Browne Victoria Burse Rahil Chandra Mac Collins Cameron Cooper Chris Cooper Lucas Corbin William Crane Evan Crossing Yash Darshane
Woodward Passages Alumni 1937 David H Stiel Jr passed away on March 20 2009 1949 Charles B Pyke Sr Woodward Advisory Board member passed away on June 13 2009 After graduating from GMA he was attending Emory University when he was called to military service during the Korean War He later graduated from the University of Georgia With Edward S Pierce he founded Pyke and Pierce CPAs in 1960 He served on the boards of Southwest Christian Care and Christian City He was a longtime member and past chairman of the elders of Southwest Christian Church Survivors include his wife of 56 years Evelyn Newton Pike of Fayetteville daughter Anne Pyke Miller 79 and her husband Kevin of Tyrone son Charles B Pyke Jr 83 and his wife Lane Neely Pyke of McDonough and his grandchildren including Woodward graduates and current students Brandon Miller 08 Caitlin Miller 11 Chad Pyke 13 Chandler Pyke 14 and Emily Miller who attends the Joseph Sams School 1954 William Irving Dennard passed away on February 12 2009 1968 Bruce Walton Barnes 58 of Birmingham Ala passed away on March 12 2009 He graduated from the University of Alabama UAB served in the U S Army and then moved to Birmingham where he entered real estate and earned his M B A from UAB He was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and was extremely grateful to God and the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous for his continuous sobriety for more than 30 years He expressed his gratitude with his intensive work with hundreds of other people in recovery Survivors include his uncle Reginald Barnes of Washington D C brothers William Scears Barnes Jr of Alexander City Ala and Andrew Dillard Barnes of Jacksonville Fla sister Juliet Barnes Harper of Vestavia Hills Ala nephews Michael Barnes of Maryland and Dr John Scears Harper of Portland Ore nieces Melissa Barnes of California Letitia Barnes Capra of Germany and Katherine Beeland Barnes of Alexander City Ala and one great nephew Josh Barnes 1971 John D Kicklighter 55 passed away on October 2 2008 A Savannah native he graduated from Mercer University with a B A in economics In 1979 he graduated from the Georgia Banking School He entered the banking field immediately upon graduation from college and held various positions including president and CEO of First Citizens Bank He graduated from the School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University in 1982 He was the grandson of the founder of First Citizens Bank and former State Superintendent of Banks the late John C Beasley and the grandson of the late C W Kicklighter former president and chairman of the Board of Directors of Glennville Bank Trust Company Mr Kicklighter was a member of Glennville Baptist Church and was an avid outdoorsman Survivors include his wife Jeanette S Kicklighter daughters Tiffany Kicklighter and Scarlet Livingston son Shannon Yarbrough sister Jeanie Anderson grandchildren Cheyanne Yarbrough and Chasity and Chase Dubberly niece Renee Dixon a nephew Lt Col Ron Anderson and several other relatives 1977 Ralph N Kelley passed away on March 31 2009 1993 Matthew Q Boyce 31 passed away on December 6 2005 in Jackson Tenn while on business A native of Atlanta he graduated from Virginia Tech in 1997 with a B S degree in economics He was employed as a human resource manager for Tower Automotive based in Detroit Mich Survivors include his wife Debra two daughters Ginger and Madelyn and his mother Janet Boyce of Newnan Ga Funeral services were held in Lawrenceburg Ky where he and his family lived and in Peachtree City Friends Bobby West Alford passed away on March 10 2009 at her home in College Park Mrs Alford taught literature and English grammar to thousands of students at GMA Woodward over a period of 35 years She retired in 1990 as chair of the Upper School English Department a position she held for 17 years Mrs Alford s passion for teaching was equaled only by her ability to bring students into line with a wry and appropriate one liner She worked tirelessly to prepare her students for college level reading writing and thinking During her years at Woodward she was honored with tributes from students and parents In 1998 she received the Academy s Joseph W Jones Distinguished Service Award Memorial gifts in her name may be made to the Bobby W Alford Memorial Fund at Woodward Academy Eather Lindley Melson passed away in March 2009 She is survived by her husband of 40 years Robert Melson Executive Director of Student Transport Inc the subsidiary of Woodward Academy which provides students with bus transportation Survivors also include three children Robert Melson Jr Monica and Tartil and three grandchildren Amber Alexis and Robert III Dr Robert P Tucker Jr 94 passed away on April 26 from complications of Parkinson s disease Dr Tucker was a member of the Woodward Academy Advisory Board He grew up in Charleston S C and won scholarships to Columbia University graduating in three years with honors He received scholarships to attend Harvard University Medical School Dr Tucker spent his residencies at Boston area hospitals During World War II the Army recruited him for his expertise on tropical disease He spent two years as an Army physician in Africa and served as a flight surgeon for Pan American Airways Africa Ltd With he was with the airline he helped establish hospitals in equatorial Africa In the mid 40s Dr Tucker set up a medical practice in East Point He chose the area so that he could treat workers at the cotton and fertilizer mills then in business In addition Dr Tucker treated airline pilots He served on the board of trustees for South Fulton Hospital and retired from medical practice in 1998 His survivors include his wife Marion Carlson Tucker two sons Dr Robert Tucker III and Richard Kellstrand Tucker daughter Suzanne Tucker Plybon and eight grandchildren Three of his grandchildren Caroline Rebecca and Robert are Woodward students