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Welcome In his acceptance of the Nobel Prize for Literature William Faulkner said that a poet s voice can be for mankind one of the props the pillars to help him endure and prevail Certainly such a grand purpose holds true not only for the voice of the poet but for the President of the largest private school of the continental United States Carolyn Haldeman Upper School English teacher welcoming President Gulley on behalf of the faculty Stuart Gulley O n a beautiful spring day April 15 2010 the azaleas blossomed and the sun shone on the Woodward Academy campus Even nature seemed complicit in the joy that pervaded campus on the historic day that Woodward s community came together for the inauguration of the Academy s seventh President Frank Stuart Gulley All were invited to the ceremony which featured a formal processional with Vice President and Headmaster Ron McCollum as Grand Marshal and welcoming comments from representatives of all of the Academy s constituent groups The keynote address was delivered by Dr James T Laney President Gulley s mentor Governing Board Chairman Ben F Johnson III 61 led Dr Gulley in the Oath of Office The Presidential Chain of Office was presented by Tom Jackson Woodward s fifth President As Dr Gulley had wished students were involved in the occasion Juniors and seniors were in the audience and other classes were able to watch the ceremony by video feed In his own remarks at the close of the ceremony President Gulley shared his vision for the Academy s future We include in this issue of Woodward Magazine excerpts from President Gulley s inauguration speech as well as highlights from other remarks delivered during this momentous ceremony Dr Gulley is a man of character and integrity He is approachable and makes an enormous effort to make sure that everyone feels appreciated Dr Gulley is a leader who inspires excellence in others and who makes me feel excited about the future of Woodward Academy Tyrone Fennie Department Service Manager speaking on behalf of staff We are very fortunate today to have a new leader of our village of a very special place called Woodward Academy Dr Gulley I just want to formally give you a welcome on behalf of the Alumni Board And I think today is a symbol of the love and respect and support we will show Dr Gulley moving forward Anthony Webb 99 Alumni Board Member Dr Gulley brings to Woodward an impressive depth and breadth of knowledge But just as importantly he brings the perspective of a parent Dr Gulley carries with him the experience of his Woodward students every day when he makes decisions for all Woodward students And it doesn t get any better than that Jamie Muller Parents Club President 2009 2010 More Inauguration on next page SPRING SUMMER 2010 1

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Continued from page 1 College Park is home to Woodward Academy and we re honored to have this prestigious institution in our city Dr Gulley we appreciate the job you ve done and I thank you for the job you will continue to do leading this school into the future College Park Mayor Jack P Longino The presence of Dr Gulley on our campus immediately proved to be an important asset in the lives of students Dr Gulley challenges us to stretch our limits in all aspects of our lives He challenges us to exceed the expectations as adolescents and to excel as students of Woodward Academy Kelsey Schmidt 10 SGA President Heroes G overning Board Chairman Ben F Johnson III 61 spoke of the search process for Woodward s seventh President When the name of Stuart Gulley emerged Mr Johnson recalled Dr Gulley s service at Emory University prior to his appointment as President of LaGrange College And Mr Johnson said he had read Dr Gulley s book The Academic President as Moral Leader James T Laney at Emory University 1977 1993 I ve always told people that if you want to know something about people try to find out who their heroes are Mr Johnson said Introducing the keynote speaker alluding to his tenure as President of Emory as well as to his ambassadorship of Korea Mr Johnson said In Jim Laney you have somebody who represents everything that I think we would aspire for this institution to represent academic achievement integrity civilization statesmanship Dr Laney spoke of Dr Gulley s vocation or call to service in education To be touched by the awareness that life holds something truly noble and worthy that we are a part of that s what Dr Gulley brings here Dr Laney also spoke of Thomas Jefferson s brief autobiography which describes a 16 year old Jefferson leaving home for the College of William Mary and his conversations with a teacher named William Small This teacher was an important influence Dr Laney said He had studied philosophy really economics and philosophy and out of that Jefferson distilled those marvelous nuggets of wisdom that as we all know within two decades after he had gone to William Mary became the Declaration of Independence The vision of that kind of life which calls us forth and awakens things that we weren t even aware were there that sets us aflame the kind of thing that happened to Jefferson the kind of thing that can happen on every campus all the time he continued This is what education at its best is about and you are blessed to have it here dedicated teachers who are committed not only to their disciplines and subjects but really the larger welfare of each person and the opportunity to share in those ways And I would say Stuart you are in the very best tradition of that education and I know that under your leadership with fresh thought and careful discipline and shared dreams of greatness that you will receive God s blessing in your task and it will be shared with all of your colleagues and the students in the years to come President Gulley is pictured with Junior Neeraja Panchepakesan After an email correspondence with the Upper School student Dr Gulley invited Neeraja and her family to be his special guests at the inauguration luncheon 2 WOODWARD MAGAZINE

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Embracing Woodward s Future Outlining the Vision Following are excerpts from President Gulley s inaugural address which began with expressions of gratitude to the many people who made Woodward what it is today W e are so fortunate to gather in this historic heart and center of this campus on this beautiful day I am grateful for the long 110 year legacy of what has happened right here in the confines of this campus This environment has been the scene of great studying and goofing off and pranks It has been the scene of many new buildings It has been the scene of courtships and engagement It has been the scene of showcasing student talent as we experienced on Tuesday of this week with our Experience the Arts Day and how fortunate we are to have such a wide variety of art offerings here It has been the scene of numerous ceremonies inaugurations convocations graduations even President Coolidge during his administration came to this very site to review the Georgia Military cadet troops And it has been the scene with our ceremonial Bull Ring for many cadets when they got those detentions to march them off and to contemplate the nature of disobedience The most iconic image that we have here at this campus is that of our Gates which date back to the 1930s They have served as the entry point the gateway to all that Woodward Academy stands for Well our Gates are over covered with ivy Landscape architects have told me that it might be nearing destruction if we don t make a change So starting this afternoon the ivy is coming off the Gates opening up the rest of this vista here and I hope in a symbolic way to represent what I have intended from my first day here and I promise to you for the remainder of my tenure at Woodward Academy an open and transparent administration Over the course of the last year I have attempted in my openness and transparency to collect as much data as I can about this institution and to hear your and opportunities for Woodward for the future I d like to share these reflections with you thoughts about where we should go in the future For over six months four task forces worked very hard looking at the school s mission at community at sustainability and at our P E and athletics programs I m grateful to Ron McCollum and Laura Washington Chery Gibson and Lee Vincent for their masterful and skillful leadership of these groups and for the recommendations that they presented to me on March 19 Those recommendations will be made available online this summer In addition to these Blue Ribbon Task Force reports over the last year I have attempted to get to know as many people as possible and to hear your thoughts and perspectives on the school By my estimation over the last 10 months I have met with at least 75 groups approximating over 1 000 people I have gotten a lot of feedback from folks And so I d like to take a few minutes to reflect with you on two of the questions that I asked in many of those focus groups One question was What do you value and appreciate about Woodward The other is what do you see as the challenges SPRING SUMMER 2010 It will be a helpful framework for you to understand these reflections for me to talk just a moment about a philosophy of education that has been important in my thinking These are the thoughts of an ethicist at the University of Chicago named Martha Nussbaum who in 1997 published a work titled Cultivating Humanity In that work she did a reflection on what liberal arts education should be about advocated that liberal arts education at its best prepares people for life and for citizenship She says that there are three essential elements in the educational endeavor One is that you must develop critical thinking skills be able to express yourself well and to find in yourself a kind of confidence and authority that does not make you beholden to authorities beyond yourself A second element she says is that institutions need to have an understanding of breaking free of demographic boundaries to recognize that regardless of race religion gender sexual orientation that we are all essentially bound together as one human family And then finally she says education at its best helps students foster narrative imagination an ability to step outside of your own experience and look through the lens and experience of another person challenging your own lived experience In thinking about that framework there is much there that I value and appreciate about Woodward We do a remarkably good job of preparing students for college in developing critical thinking skills in encouraging self confidence among our students If I have heard it once I have heard it a hundred times from graduates and parents of graduates More Inauguration on next page 3

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Continued from page 3 Woodward prepared their child for college We should always hold fast to the educational endeavor not compromise the rigor for which we are known and be thoughtful about preparing students for college The second element I think that we can celebrate is the rich diversity that exists at Woodward Repeatedly I ve heard in groups that one of the things that people value about Woodward is its diversity There is not another private school in Atlanta I daresay in the United States that has the richness of diversity of Woodward Thirty seven percent of our students are students of color While the majority of our students are Christian 12 percent are Jewish 5 percent are Muslim and 2 percent are Hindu But our diversity extends beyond our makeup We represent geographic diversity And we have great academic diversity here as well recognizing that students don t all learn the same way I value our diversity I appreciate the richness of community that we enjoy The area where I feel we have the greatest opportunity at Woodward is in that of narrative imagination in helping us to step out of our own lived experience and to understand the world through the lived experience of another person The feedback that I have received from the Community Blue Ribbon Task Force as well as the Sustainability Task Force I believe will direct us in our efforts at doing that It will be a lifelong process for us because we never fully know the lived experience of another person So we must find ways to cultivate opportunities for that Our triennial Week of Understanding which we just had several weeks ago was a marvelous way of doing that But we have to do it more than just every three years So I m calling on us to consider doing it on an annual basis and to find ways more than just in one week of the year to expose ourselves to the lived experience of each and every one of us at this institution I accept the recommendation 4 of the Community as well as the Sustainability Task Force to name permanent councils related to community as well as to sustainability The P E and Athletics Task Force offered additional thoughts for our consideration about narrative imagination about clearer communications between students and coaches and students and coaches and parents about what we intend by our athletic program which they praised for the numerous successes that we enjoy in athletics I accept their recommendation that Varsity athletics should continue our decades long tradition of fielding championship teams We must be very open to championship sports here recognizing that will mean there will be some students who will not be selected for those teams nor if selected will they have the playing time they would necessarily enjoy But at the Junior Varsity and sub Varsity levels I do believe there will be opportunity for us to provide a wholesome athletic experience that will prepare our students for Varsity athletics For those who might not make the team we have an opportunity to build up our intramural program in a way that will support our Middle School and Upper School students in the years to come In the months ahead as early as next month the senior staff along with the principals and I will spend a day in a Community Awareness Task Force meeting with an outside consultant to begin to expand our horizons about the lived experience of others within this community That will be an ongoing effort by us for the years to come We also will begin this summer formulating clearly our philosophy surrounding athletics and communicate it clearly to our students and to our parents To assist in some of these charges it has occurred to me that one of the things that will help Woodward greatly given our size and complexity is for us administratively to be structured like a college or university WOODWARD MAGAZINE We lack at the senior level a Vice President for Student Life someone whose central role it is to advocate for the student within the senior ranks of the administration On July 1 we will create a vice presidential position for Student Life This position will be responsible for emergency preparedness and security for athletics and extracurricular activities at this institution for all of those things that touch on the student experience outside of the classroom I did not have to look very far to find the person who I felt could fill that role a person who has given himself over the last 15 years to this institution has gained the confidence of faculty and parents and students whom we helped to earn his master s and Ph D degrees And so on July 1 our Vice President for Student Life will be Dr Chris Freer Now Chris will not be replaced in the Upper School given our budget concerns And I m grateful to Mr Lineberry and to the other administrators in the Upper School who have been supportive of this move and for those individuals who will have to assume some of the responsibilities that Chris will no longer be able to undertake Chris office will be in the new Student Union complex and will be very visible and available to students of all ages here at the Academy Lest you think what does this mean about Ron McCollum Does Stuart not value Ron McCollum as Headmaster I want to assure you on the contrary I love and appreciate Ron I value the work that he has done This new arrangement will afford Ron the opportunity to devote his energies exclusively to the academic programs of Woodward Academy assuring a coherence and consistency among the units of Woodward Academy and a thoughtfulness about the curriculum that we have in each of those units The guidance for all of what I just talked about has been the work of the Mission Task Force If you open your program and look on the right

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page you will see there the new mission statement motto and vision statement for the school that was recently endorsed by the Executive Committee of the Governing Board There was no change to our motto modest change to our mission statement but a very clearly articulated vision statement If you would look at that statement at the very bottom and I would like you to join me in reading it aloud Woodward Academy will be a national model in college preparatory education developing critical thinkers and ethical problem solvers in an inclusive community rich in opportunities for student success and would transfer it to the institution by the end of our fiscal year on May 31 Richard was ecstatic called me and asked if I would call this gentleman back And for 45 minutes I had a delightful conversation with this gentleman about what he believed Woodward Academy stood for He had lived in Atlanta had been a Delta pilot for 37 years and wanted his sons to have the benefit of a Woodward education He wanted Joseph and Logan to have this kind of preparation and he thanked me for what Woodward had done for them to prepare them for their lives of citizenship and for the models that they are in the world today And he said You know I ve decided that you don t need to wait until May 31 to receive my gift I want to transfer I am convinced today as much as I have ever been in my life that the world needs students who have had the benefit of a national model education focused on developing critical thinkers and ethical problem solvers The nature of our public discourse today in our democracy is frightening We need for people to learn to speak and engage with one another in civil tones and very well educated tones as well I am confident Woodward Academy will do that and we will claim our place as a standard bearer for the nation for the work we do in college preparatory education My confidence is buoyed by knowing that there are many people associated with this institution who support this model I had a rare and unusual experience of this two weeks ago Two weeks ago Richard Yancey who works in our Advancement Office received a phone call from a father of two Woodward graduates The father lives in Austin Texas He wanted to make a contribution to Woodward Academy in honor of his sons who had graduated from here in 1968 and 1975 He said that he wanted to make this commitment through the gift of appreciated stock it to you tomorrow by wire So first thing the next morning Richard emailed the wire instructions to this gentleman and by the end of the day in our bank account we received a gift for unrestricted purposes to use however we wish of 1 million SPRING SUMMER 2010 I shared with Mr Joseph Moss my thoughts about Woodward s potential to be a national model and he agreed with it and wanted to support it I wish I could take credit for having raised that million but it s the faculty and staff and administrators who were here in the 1960s and 1970s who raised those funds Mr Moss said that his youngest son Logan who was not a particularly demonstrative young man on the day of his graduation he will never forget the image of Mrs Sadie McKay embracing him warmly and how much it meant to him and his son that Mrs McKay took such an interest in him See page 10 for an article about Mr Moss It will be my recommendation to the Governing Board that this 1 million be the initial gift that we put toward the construction of a new state of the art technologically sophisticated architecturally sensitive humanities building that will be debt free once we have raised all the funds for it And at some point in the fall when we have completed our work with the small group sessions that are going on about that building I hope we can begin raising those funds in earnest Excellence Character Opportunity Those are the values that have served Woodward Academy well these 110 years And so long as I am your President I pledge to you that those will be our continuing values as we seek to prepare young men and women for full lives of citizenship and service in our democracy I am honored to be among you and I look forward to working with you for many years to come 5

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Top photo Darius Weems center with left to right juniors Karen Sun and Hugh Pringle Logan Smalley junior Alexei Nikonovich Kahn and seniors Fardeen Sayani and Zach Kendall Below left Junior Ayesha Patel danced during World of Woodward and teacher and coach Tad Sahara played a traditional Japanese instrument called the koto Week of Understanding Builds Community at Woodward Woodward students enjoyed the Week of Understanding March 22 26 This academy wide event has been held every three years as a means of bringing the community together At his inauguration April 15 President Stuart Gulley announced that the Week of Understanding will now become an annual event On Wednesday March 24 Upper School students enjoyed a visit from Darius Weems and Logan Smalley Darius a 20 year old from Athens with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy DMD is the focus of a documentary film called Darius Goes West directed by his friend Logan in which Darius left home for the first time in his life at age 15 accompanied by 11 friends and setting a course for California The film which portrays Darius s courage strength of character and great sense of humor as well as the power of Seventh Graders Create Books for Terranova Carolyn Kramlich s seventh grade Honors English students in the Middle School traditionally compile a journal of proverbs from around the world and then write original fables based on various cultures This year the students based their fables on the Zambian culture of the Terranova School Mrs Kramlich 6 corresponded with two teachers from Terranova who provided information about their culture lifestyle and students The Woodward students created their own illustrated children s books with elements of Zambian culture The books will be sent to the Terranova School for its reading program WOODWARD MAGAZINE brotherhood and the great adventure of traveling west has been enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people of all ages all around the world Darius told Woodward students his greatest success has been raising money to fight muscular dystrophy On Friday March 26 the Upper School gyms were transformed with World of Woodward a festival showcasing Woodward s diversity with booths crafts students in costume singing and dancing and foods from all over the world At Woodward North students in every grade learned about the cultural heritage of their classmates Students researched their origins by tracing their roots back multiple generations and conducting interviews with grandparents Grandparents from around the country and around the world visited the school to personally share experiences Woodward Students Celebrate Chinese New Year Woodward Academy s celebrations of Chinese New Year were reported on in the Georgia Chinese Language Educators Group newsletter by Betty Bienert who teaches Chinese in the Upper School

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Seniors Build Community Garden As a senior project the Class of 2010 raised money for and built the Eagle s Harvest organic community garden on the property of the former Primary School at the corner of Walker Avenue and East Main Street in College Park The garden includes a large plot that will be used by Upper School science classes and the garden club as well as smaller plots for the Primary Lower and Middle School divisions and the Jesse Draper Boys Girls Club neighboring the Woodward campus Each school division will harvest and plant fruits vegetables and flowers according to the season Pictured left to right are seniors Chelsea Korski Micah Phillips Sarah Barger Coleman Pusateri Shelby Riggs Caroline Wood McKenzie Strawn Julia Watkins David Roth Cameron Boone Abid Haque Jasmyn Story and Joanna Parkman Junior Finishes Strong in Auto Races Renowned Storyteller Visits Primary School Nationally renowned storyteller Donald Davis visited Woodward Academy on April 28 to regale students with his stories of growing up in Appalachia in a family that has lived on the same Western North Carolina land since 1781 Mr Davis grew up on fairy tales mountain lore ancient Welsh and Scottish folktales and real life stories of his own relatives and neighbors I discovered that in a story I could safely dream any dream hope any hope go anywhere I pleased fight any foe win or lose live or die My stories created a safe experimental learning place With rapt audiences of children hanging on his every word Mr Davis entertained and encouraged the Woodward students to tell their own stories Mr Davis studied at Davidson College and graduated from the Duke University Divinity School He is a retired Methodist minister and a featured storyteller at the Smithsonian Institution and at festivals concerts and schools throughout the United States Junior Max Gresham continued a streak of top performances in auto racing by finishing sixth in the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 at Salem Speedway in Indiana on April 11 It was Max s first Auto Racing Club of America career start On April 3 Max won the South Boston 150 NASCAR K N Pro Series East that was held on April 3 at South Boston Speedway in Virginia Max s younger brother eighth grader Charlie Gresham is also a race car driver with the Gresham Motorsports team Junior Invited to Environmental Leadership Congress Junior Andrew Goldberg was accepted into the U S Green Schools Fellows program Because of his environmental leadership at school and in his community Andrew was invited to the 2010 Student Climate and Conservation Congress from June 26 July 1 held at the National Conservation Training Center outside of Washington D C on forested property along the Potomac River SPRING SUMMER 2010 Girl Talk Pairs Upper and Middle School Girls in Mentoring Program The Middle School and the Upper School are working together on a new program called Girl Talk a student to student mentoring program Monthly meetings will be held during which an Upper School leader will incorporate lessons and address issues that Middle School girls face every day Primary School Students Use iPod Touches Woodward s youngest students have been using newly purchased iPod Touches in an innovative way to reinforce hands on learning For example kindergarteners used the Touches to reinforce lessons on coin counting and recognition of coins using educational applications on the devices Nicole St Amand Technology Curriculum Coordinator at the Primary School assisted teachers with using this new educational tool in their classrooms Woodward 360 continued on next page 7

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Primary Singers Take Home Gold Trophy The Primary Singers a third grade choral group performed at the Southern Star Music Festival on April 24 and received a gold trophy for high ratings Walk a thon Raises Funds for Boys Girls Club The annual walk a thon to benefit the Jesse Draper Boys Girls Club raised 20 643 this spring Despite the economic climate the Woodward community once again did an excellent job supporting the neighboring club Woodward Faculty Staff Run Charleston Race Together On March 27 a group of six Woodward Academy faculty and staff and one spouse traveled to Charleston to run in the annual Cooper River Bridge Run 10k Pictured below are Lower School teacher Lauren Hood 98 Lower School teacher Amy Underwood Amy Zarriello Associate Director of Communications Jacob Dearolph Lower School teacher Rebecca Dearolph Lower School teacher Jenny Broad and Marci Mitchell Director of Communications 8 Top photo Members of the Division 1 Balsa team front row Moulica Reddy Madison Arroyo Daisy Dow and Andy Sun back row Carson Collins Susannah Cole and Kavya Paladugu Bottom Members of the Division 2 Balsa team front row Shaan Bhakta Oscar Dow Kevin Brown and Joi Asireddy back row Natalie Milton Cassie Van Orden and Samantha Freedman Woodward Odyssey Teams Excel Again Two Woodward Academy teams traveled to Michigan State University for the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals The Division 1 Balsa team from Woodward North including fourth and fifth graders was coached by Daisy Dow Alyssa Arroyo and Kathy Smith The Division 2 Balsa team including sixth and seventh graders andcoached by Tonya Milton and Kathy Smith came in sixth place At the Georgia StateFinals for Odyssey of the Mind held in April four teams from Woodward North excelled The third grade vehicle team coached by Sheila Dixit placed eighth in the state The third and fourth grade Discovered Treasures team coached by Ginny Vaughan placed fourth in the state and also won the spontaneous portion of the division The Division 1 Balsa team came in second placeat state and the Division 2 Balsa team won its division sending both teams to the World Finals Odyssey of the Mind teaches students creative problem solving methods and challenges students with open ended problems Teams work all year long to solve the problem and present their solutions in a series of competitions culminating in the World Finals WOODWARD MAGAZINE Students Create Fundred Bills to Support New Orleans Clean up Lower School art students in Nanci Lee s class participated in artist Mel Chin s collaborative Fundred Project The students created 250 fundred dollar bills that were collected at the Contemporary Art Center of Atlanta and then transported by vegetable oilpowered armored truck to Congress to show support for cleaning up lead contamination in New Orleans along with fundred bills from other students at sites all around the U S First Grader Wins Writing Contest Woodward North first grader Naman Miglani entered the Alley Loo Writing contest for kindergarteners and first graders and won first place The contest was sponsored by Carolyn Kramlich Middle School English teacher and author of the children s book Alley Loo as well as creator of the Swamp Songs CD Naman won an autographed copy of Alley Loo a copy of the CD and other related merchandise

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Parents Celebrated at Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast The Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast was held on May 12 to recognize the hours of service given by the parents who volunteer at Woodward Pictured are left to right Amy Vassey Betsey Eastman Penny Barber Suzy Ellis Sharon Hornecker Jamie Muller 2009 2010 Parents Club President and Haynes Dooley 2010 2011 Parents Club President Woodward Academy Honors its Retirees Academy Community Enjoys Evening at the High Woodward at the High the annual gathering at the High Museum was held on Sunday April 18 The Academy community enjoyed exclusive use of the museum s spaces and exhibitions Highlights of the evening included the student art exhibit and student performances in the Wieland Pavilion Grand Lobby The following Woodward Academy faculty and staff members were honored for their years of service with a retirement reception on May 10 in the Faculty Dining Hall Mary Robinson Dining Services at Woodward since 1991 Roger Sloan Academic Dean in the Upper School at Woodward since 1971 Woody Ward Sixth Grade Science Teacher at Woodward since 1969 Norman Youngblood Upper School Social Studies Teacher at Woodward since 1994 National Magazine Interviews Woodward Director of College Counseling U S News World Report published a question and answer article based on an interview with Woodward s own Director of College Counseling Missy Sanchez Titled How to Pick the Right College the article by Zach Miners described Mrs Sanchez as having spent 30 years advising more than 4 000 students Among the advice Mrs Sanchez gives is for students to make a list of colleges they re interested in visit them and then narrow down the list to two Once you get it down to two is when you can use a spreadsheet and really compare the schools She advises students to make a repeat visit to their top picks and to keep an open mind The feel of the school is important It needs to be an atmosphere that you re comfortable in with people of like minds and where you feel you can do your best work And I think kids are happy when they can make those friends or find that niche at the beginning of their freshman year Pictured left to right are Col Youngblood Dean Sloan Ms Robinson and Mr Ward SPRING SUMMER 2010 9

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Joseph H Moss A Caring and Generous Spirit Mr Moss owner of a racehorse called P L Percy Logan Henry with jockey On Monday March 29 Associate Director of Advancement Richard Yancey received a call from an alumni parent Joseph H Moss Following a few minutes of pleasant conversation about Woodward Academy Mr Moss indicated that he wanted to help by making a gift to The Woodward Fund To Mr Yancey s delight Mr Moss expressed his intention to make a gift in the amount of 1 million in honor of his two sons Joseph 68 and Logan 75 who graduated from Woodward Academy Within days 1 million was wired into Woodward s bank account courtesy of Mr Moss The larger Woodward community learned about Mr Moss generosity when President Stuart Gulley made a special announcement during his inaugural address on April 15 Mr Moss has quite a history of contributing to the wellbeing and growth of children and young people In 2004 while on a flight from Atlanta to New York City Mr Moss read an article in The Atlanta Journal Constitution about a young boy named Edgar Gutierrez who was born with faulty kidneys Mr Moss was very moved by the story and donated 50 000 to cover the cost of anti rejection medication for Edgar s kidney transplant He has since made a sizable donation to Children s Healthcare of Atlanta specifically for the hospital s transplant and treatment 10 center I have seen young children in extreme pain close to death It is something one never forgets Helping young children bringing happiness to young children it makes me it makes us feel good Mr Moss said Mr Moss holds a deep appreciation for education at all levels He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Hillsdale College in Michigan a coeducational liberal arts college He is very supportive of the school s mission and enjoys his visits to the school Mr Moss primarily resides in Austin Texas with his wife Nena to be close to three of his five grandchildren He also maintains a residence in New York City He is extremely proud of his family and their achievements His oldest granddaughter is studying to be an engineer at the University of California at San Diego and her brother is in 10th grade and has not received a grade lower than an A in his high school career WOODWARD MAGAZINE

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Woodward Magazine recently had an opportunity to learn more about Mr Moss and his thoughts about our school today Following is the text from a Q A conducted with Mr Moss What prompted you to phone Woodward Academy and make such a significant gift After reading the latest issue of the Woodward magazine it struck me that the Academy has grown a great deal and the quality of the school which is far more important than its size has surpassed expectations I was so proud of the growth and so proud that my sons attended the Academy I have spoken with President Stuart Gulley and he has impressed me greatly The school s administration seems very solid Why did you choose GMA Woodward for your sons education We lived in East Point for many years and I was a pilot for Delta Air Lines Woodward was near our home and simply seemed like a natural fit for my sons Private education was not as widely available then as it is now gymnastics and was a member of the National Honor Society Both sons after attending Dartmouth and Bates College respectively went on to law school As a former Marine who returned home in 1945 from World War II service as a Marine Corps pilot how did you feel when the military program was discontinued and GMA a military boarding school for boys became Woodward Academy a coeducational independent school I had regrets at the time but when I look back I accept it as the right decision for the school It was definitely for the better What message would you like to send to Woodward Academy students I made myself somewhat wealthy with determination and focus working eight days a week I ve never stopped trying and I never let go What qualities about Woodward Academy did you most admire while your sons attended the school The school had has an atmosphere of intellectualism The students are expected to speak properly to write properly That s just so critical Major Abe Ferguson was a favorite teacher of both my sons He was an excellent inspiration He made learning languages interesting and fun Your sons Joseph and Logan were involved in many different extracurricular activities while at Woodward Did you encourage this No I let them choose There were many options for them and they tried different things over the years Joseph 68 participated in the military program rifle team swimming and was a thespian Logan 75 participated in the military program rifle team track and Woodward Academy President Stuart Gulley visited Mr and Mrs Moss at their home in Austin to personally thank them for their generous gift I had the great delight of visiting Mr and Mrs Moss in their magnificent home in Austin Texas Mr Moss is a man of remarkable energy and insight embodying Woodard s motto of Excellence Character and Opportunity He is highly principled and committed to his faith family and country He views education as a key for the advancement of all people and we are indebted to him for his generosity to Woodward Woodward Cares Year in Review D uring 2009 2010 the Woodward Cares program shipped 64 boxes to 19 alumni serving in the military overseas Packages containing goodies and supplies were sent five times during the year These packages contained everything from daily essential toiletries books and magazines to every type of snack food imaginable according to Sandy Adamek the Upper School teacher who coordinates the program with the help of faculty and students Cards were also sent during holidays During Homecoming alumni wrote notes sending best wishes to their classmates in SPRING SUMMER 2010 military service A third grade class from Woodward North wrote letters to their Woodward heroes and five boxes of books were donated to the Warrior Transition Battalion in Augusta Ga for a new library All of this was possible because of funds that were donated for postage Ms Adamek said 11

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Thunder Bay Challenge Results in 1 Million for Student Financial Aid T he Thunder Bay Foundation Endowment Challenge was a resounding success As a response to the 38 percent increase in requests for student financial aid received by the Academy for 20092010 the Thunder Bay Foundation generously donated an initial 250 000 in hopes of meeting some of the increased requests for aid The foundation agreed to give another 250 000 if the Academy could raise 500 000 from other sources Because Woodward was able to meet this challenge the Academy received a total of 1 million wholly dedicated to financial aid through this initiative This could not come at a better time because Woodward has experienced another 25 percent increase in financial aid requests for 2010 2011 which means that student financial aid requests have increased by 63 percent over the past two years The Thunder Bay Foundation is a nonprofit organization that makes grants to community and educational entities In 2007 the foundation established the Thunder Bay Endowment Fund at Woodward which provides need based financial aid for qualified students to attend the Academy For information about how to make gifts to support financial aid at Woodward please call 404 765 4030 Meet the President Gatherings Build Sense of Community P resident Stuart Gulley engaged in conversations with many Woodward parents at the 10 Meet the President gatherings held around the city during the 2009 2010 school year These events were held in homes and clubs thanks to gracious hosts and provided an opportunity for parents in the surrounding neighborhoods to meet and visit with President Gulley and each other Approximately 85 percent of current parents were reached through this initiative and the attendance grew as the word spread The average attendance increased from the fall to the spring and each gathering seemed to strengthen Woodward s sense of community based upon the feedback received The Parents Club provided much support through a valuable calling effort to get the word out All but one of these events hosted only Woodward parents and a few prospective parents providing the opportunity for conversation with President Gulley and fellow parents Many thanks to the following hosts FALL l Ron and Lisa Brill l Kim and Alfred Cole St Ives Country Club l Peachtree City Flat Creek Country Club made possible by Bob and Kathy Hawks and including parents alumni alumni parents grandparents and friends of the Academy WINTER SPRING l Sandi and William Cooper l Lisa and John Fleming l Katherine and John Heller l Mary and Matt Claus l Anne and Garland Watkins l Tammi and Steve Duncan Eagles Landing Country Club l Bernadette and Bob DeRodes C A M PA I G N P R O G R E S S As of publication date Campaign Woodward had raised 35 million toward its goal of 47 million 12 WOODWARD MAGAZINE

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The Woodward Fund Presidents Circle Challenge Increases Leadership Gifts to The Woodward Fund T uition revenues account for an average of only 90 percent of the Academy s actual operating expenses Because of this The Woodward Fund is a vital source of revenue for providing high quality programs in the areas of academics the arts athletics and community service As a result of experiencing these quality programs for their own children Felicity 09 and Brittany 11 Michele and Ian Lloyd Jones committed 50 000 as a matching gift challenge to encourage leadership gifts of 1 500 or more to The Woodward Fund These gifts qualified the donors for membership in the Presidents Circle This challenge was our way of endorsing the quality of preparation that our children have received during their time at Woodward said Ian a member of the Governing Board We hope to encourage donors to increase their support for these important programs on campus added Michele For every increased gift from current members and or gifts leading to Presidents Circle membership Michele and Ian s challenge matched the increased amount up to and including a total of 50 000 The total impact netted more than 140 000 in new and or increased gifts Parent Class Agent Program Supports The Woodward Fund M ary Claus volunteers for Woodward s new Parent Class Agent program to increase support for The Woodward Fund Mrs Claus has two children at Woodward Once I understood how The Woodward Fund works to directly benefit our kids by providing extra dollars for their teachers and coaches I really wanted to help out she said I found that as I had been many parents were not clear about how those funds were used Being able to give them an understanding of how their dollars are directly supporting and enriching our children s experience at Woodward is very gratifying Woodward has a very strong annual giving program primarily supported by direct mail visits to prospective donors and phonathons However the school s parent participation rate has only been in the 50 55 percent range Nationally the average is about 65 percent and peer schools in Atlanta all report greater than 75 percent parent participation Many of these schools also have an extensive network of volunteer parent solicitors Over the past two school years 30 parent class agents making calls to their fellow parents have received 134 pledges totaling 17 885 The majority of those pledges came from first time donors When a volunteer was able to speak with a parent they were highly successful in receiving a pledge with a 75 percent pledge rate said Richard Yancey Associate Director of Advancement In other words our agents have been very convincing and Mary Claus has been a very effective volunteer Next January Woodward will increase the number of volunteers to 50 a number similar to other schools We believe that by collaborating with some of our best supporters we have the best opportunity to reach our goal of 75 percent participation within the next few years It s a big challenge given our large enrollment but our agents have proven to be excellent ambassadors Mr Yancey said New Staff Member Joins Advancement Office Nicole Fash joined the Advancement Office as Assistant Director of the Woodward Fund on March 1 She is responsible for organizing and implementing all Woodward Fund appeals and acknowledgments including the coordination of direct mail phonathons stewardship events donor reports pledge reminders and volunteer solicitors Prior to working at the Academy Nicole was vice president of client services at Hurst Public Relations She has also served as U S Senate candidate Herman Cain s press secretary and worked in the not for profit sector holding communication positions in the press office of Darlington School and the alumni office of Shorter College She graduated first in her class at Shorter College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations and Spanish and holds a master s degree in media and cultural studies from the University of Sussex in England More Campaign Woodward on next page SPRING SUMMER 2010 13

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Campaign Woodward Naming Opportunities Campaign Woodward offers many opportunities for donors to honor someone important to them while supporting a project of the campaign The list below reflects specific facilities that are available for naming and the corresponding minimum gift value For more information on additional naming opportunities around Main Campus please call 404 765 4030 Upper School Humanities Building Entire Building 7 million First Floor Wing English RESERVED Second Floor Wing Foreign Language Third Floor Wing History Lobby Area 150 Seat Lecture Hall RESERVED US Administrative Office Suite Computer Science Classroom Robotics Lecture Lab Debate Room Transition Classroom English Classrooms 18 available 3 RESERVED Foreign Language Classrooms 17 available History Classrooms 13 available Faculty Workroom Infirmary RESERVED Yearbook Workroom Counseling Offices 5 available Counseling Conference Room RESERVED Conference Tutoring Rooms 3 available 1 million 1 million 1 million 500 000 500 000 500 000 50 000 50 000 50 000 50 000 50 000 50 000 50 000 50 000 25 000 25 000 15 000 15 000 10 000 Athletic Fitness Center 5 million Entire Building 3 Court Gymnasium Student Fitness Center Wrestling Loft RESERVED Varsity Football Locker Room Student Lounge RESERVED Upper School Boys Athletic Locker Room Upper School Girls Athletic Locker Room New Student Store Snack Bar RESERVED Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Center Large Classroom Large Multi Purpose Room Athletic Director s Suite with Conference Room New Colquitt Stadium Press Box Football Team Meeting Room Hospitality Room RESERVED Small Student Lounge RESERVED Classrooms 4 available Male Faculty Locker Room RESERVED Female Faculty Locker Room Upper School PE Visiting Team Locker Rooms 5 available Visiting Football Locker Room Football Coaches Office Locker Room 1 RESERVED Team Meeting Rooms 6 available RESERVED 3 Faculty Coach Offices 7 available RESERVED 2 Assistant Athletic Director s Office RESERVED Game Official s Locker Room Dean of Student s Office RESERVED Small First Floor Offices 3 available Individual Football Player Lockers 100 available RESERVED 12 Individual Female Athletic Lockers 150 available RESERVED 4 Individual Male Athletic Lockers 150 available RESERVED 6 2 5 million 1 million 650 000 500 000 250 000 250 000 250 000 250 000 150 000 150 000 150 000 150 000 75 000 75 000 50 000 50 000 50 000 50 000 50 000 50 000 50 000 25 000 25 000 25 000 25 000 25 000 25 000 20 000 2 500 each 1 500 each 1 500 each Existing Athletic Facilities Available Lady War Eagle Softball Stadium Varsity Baseball Stadium Upper School Math Science Building 14 Entire Building Chemistry Laboratories 3 2 AP 1 IR RESERVED 1 The College Counseling Suite Meteorology Astronomy Laboratory Math Classrooms 18 available RESERVED 1 500 000 500 000 3 million 250 000 250 000 150 000 75 000

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Senior Michael Kendall Senior Dorrie Paradies and inset Senior Justin Kusiel Sophomore Brianna Hathaway Congratulations to all Woodward coaches and studentathletes for your outstanding efforts during the 2009 2010 school year Woodward finished 2nd in the overall Director s Cup standings for the 3rd consecutive year The War Eagle boys finished in first place The Girls Varsity tennis team won the AAA State Championship Woodward defeated St Pius 3 0 in the semifinals and then went on to defeat Riverwood 3 0 in the final match The Lady War Eagles finished the entire AAA State Tournament without losing a single match Senior and No 1 singles player Dorrie Paradies will play at Middlebury College next year The Boys Varsity tennis team captured the Region Championship defeating Rutland in the first round 5 0 and then winning against Spalding 5 0 in the championship match The boys advanced to the AAA State Tournament as the No 1 seed from Region 4 defending their AAA State Championship from a year ago but losing to Johns Creek 3 0 in the AAA State Semifinals Senior Jeffrey Hirsh finished the year 20 0 including a 4 0 record at the King of the Bluegrass Tennis Team Championship in Louisville Ky where he was named to the All Tournament Team The team placed third out of 16 teams at that tournament The Boys Varsity soccer team advanced to the AAA state finals after defeating rival St Pius 1 0 St Pius came into the match as the topranked team in the state in all classifications and had not been shut out all year The only goal of the match came with seven minutes remaining and was scored by junior Alex Goodwin assisted by senior Mike Kendall Woodward lost the finals in overtime in a penalty kick shoot out to Gainesville High School with a score of 3 2 The Girls Varsity soccer team finished 15 7 1 with a showing in the final four The nine seniors ended their Woodward soccer careers with three region championships and two final four seasons Senior Maddy Boone led the team in goals with 14 while senior Sofia Bonilla led the team in assists with 13 Goalkeeper Connie Organ a junior was named Region Defensive player of the year for the second consecutive year claiming 40 saves and only allowing 11 goals for the season More Athletics Wrap Up on next page SPRING SUMMER 2010 15

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Continued Top left clockwise Senior Harrison Fisher Junior Allston Warren Junior Rachel Lovinger Junior Jordan Redd and Senior Chloe Bootstaylor The Varsity baseball team advanced to the AAA State Playoffs but lost to Northside Columbus in the best two out of three series in the second round The War Eagles struggled in game one losing 18 3 but came back strong in game two The War Eagles finished 20 10 overall and captured the Region 4AAA Championship In addition eight players placed on the First Team All Region roster Junior Andrew Adams senior Delino Deshields junior Damon Waller sophomore Kevin Cosper sophomore Glenn Sawyer senior Jared Kahn senior James Minor and senior Will Dietrichs all received First Team All Region honors Damon Waller was voted co offensive player of the year while Will Dietrichs was voted co pitcher of the year Sophomore Zach Blonder and sophomore Jack Dodson were named Second Team All Region and junior Patrick Hendrix was named Honorable Mention The Varsity Girls golf team won its 12th region title this spring The War Eagles finished first second and 16 third individually claiming the championship Junior Haley Zagoria was crowned Region 4AAA champion while sophomore Taylor Strawn finished second followed by senior Chloe Bootstaylor in third place The win qualified the girls for the AAA State Championship where they finished eighth overall Haley Zagoria was selected for the third year in a row to the AAA All State team and was also selected to play with Team Georgia in the 2010 NHSCA Girls Golf National Championships in Bradenton Fla Taylor Strawn was also selected as an alternate and Head Coach Pete Fritts was chosen as the coach of Team Georgia for this national event The Boys Varsity golf team finished as runners up at the Region Championship held at the Griffin Country Club advancing to the State Championship in Columbus Low region scores for Woodward Academy were senior John Edge 77 senior Stephen Ahnrud 81 freshman Cam Andrade 82 junior Jordan Redd 83 sophomore Hal WOODWARD MAGAZINE Leveque 83 and junior Lawrence Brown 83 The War Eagles finished sixth overall at the state tournament The Boys Varsity lacrosse team had several players named to the Area 1 All Area team this spring Senior Carl Jackson was named First Team All Area while junior Tim Coats junior Cary Brown and junior Allston Warren were named to the second team Juniors Brian Lawler and Chris Cannon both defensemen were named All Area Honorable Mention The War Eagles finished 13 6 overall and advanced to the A AAAA State Tournament Senior Carl Jackson a midfielder also was named a Lacrosse AllAmerican by the Georgia High School Coaches Council of the local chapter of U S Lacrosse In addition Carl has also received First Team All State honors Carl is Woodward Academy s first boys lacrosse All American The Girls Varsity lacrosse team defeated No 5 ranked John s Creek 11 10 in the first round of the state playoffs The Lady War Eagles were led by eight goals from freshman

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Baseball Draft Pick Delino Deshields was selected eighth overall by the Houston Astros in the amateur baseball draft becoming one of five Georgia high school players drafted among the top 30 players Delino played centerfield for the War Eagles and follows in the footsteps of his father who also played major league baseball Top L R Senior Mathew Greer Senior Jennifer Rubel Sophomore Tarin Singhapakdi and Sophomore Jackie Morris Bottom left L R Coach Matt Holmes Samer Hajmurad and Dave Chandler Bottom right center Delino Deshields Signings Jennifer Rubelwill run cross country and track for Georgia State University l Samer Hajmurad will play soccer for Berry College l Woodward Academy also had football players accept preferred walk on opportunities Michael McDonald at Georgia Tech and Carl Jackson at Virginia Tech l Dorrie Paradies will play tennis for Middlebury College l Jared Kahn will play baseball at Chattahoochee Valley Community College Drew Jackson who was named second team All State and first team All Area Drew set a new school record for goals in a season with 87 goals this year The Lady War Eagles were eliminated in the second round of the State Tournament by Marist losing by just one goal 13 12 Other players receiving honors included junior Molly Bates on attack and junior Nancy Hogan on defense who were named honorable mention AllState and first team All Area Goalie and senior Elise Snyder was named first team All Area and seniors Anna Ford and Margaret Appleby were named honorable mention All Area The Boys and Girls Varsity track and field teams both won their second consecutive Region 4 AAA Championships Region champions for the girls included senior Jennifer Rubel in the 1600M and 3200M senior Dhana Meyrowitz in the pole vault and sophomore Avana Story in the discus At the state meet in Albany the girls turned in some of their best performances of the season to place 14th overall Dhana Meyrowitz set a personal record and tied a school record by vaulting 10 00 00 to finish third and junior Kathryn Woodruff tied her personal record of 9 00 00 in the event to tie for fifth Jennifer Rubel concluded her best track season with a personal record tying 5 34 14 in the 1600M and a seventh place finish in the 3200M Region champions for the boys included junior Justin Watkins in the 400M senior Mathew Greer in the 1600M junior Nathan Vassey in the 3200M sophomore Ian Cadger in the 300M Hurdles the 4x100M Relay team sophomore Ernest Cain Justin Watkins junior Marcus Polk and senior Juwan Thompson senior Drew Phillips in the pole vault and senior Henry Anderson in the shot put At the state meet in Jefferson the team finished seventh Junior Michael Bergen equaled a personal record in the pole vault at 12 06 00 to finish sixth and Drew Phillips finished eighth in the same event Ernest Cain Justin Watkins Marcus Polk SPRING SUMMER 2010 and Juwan Thompson finished fifth in the 4x100M Relay after running their two best times of the season Justin Watkins finished eighth in the 400M and the 4x400M Relay team of freshman Kyle Hawkins Marcus Polk sophomore Nat Johnson and Justin Watkins also finished eighth Senior Henry Anderson turned in the outstanding performance of the meet with a personal record in the discus 143 09 00 to finish eighth and another personal record in the shot put 57 02 50 to win the State Championship in the event The Woodward Academy rifle team ended its year by placing sixth in a field of 14 teams competing for the top team at the State Championship match in April at Fort Benning High scorers for Woodward were Sophomore Jackie Morris with a 287 out of 300 and Junior Haynes Curtis s 286 Congratulations to this team which started the season in a field of 129 teams statewide Earlier in April the rifle team qualified for state by having one of the highest overall scores in the semi finals l 17

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Woodward welcomes three newly elected members of the Alumni Association Board of Directors Blake Ivey 87 Todd Ellenberger 93 and Daphne Bryson Jackson 81 The Academy also recognizes with gratitude the following outgoing members of the board for their service Jo Cranford Hodges 96 Phil Carter 65 and Spence Pryor 91 2010 2011 Alumni Association Board of Directors executive committee Simon Arpiarian 94 President Anthony Webb 99 Vice President Mary Moore 87 Treasurer Robert Ashe 93 Secretary Sachin Shailendra 96 Past President Event Honors Legendary Wrestling Coach The Academy dedicated the Johnny O Stallings Sr Wrestling Loft this spring More than 250 people including almost every member of the extended Stallings family were present to honor Coach and dedicate the wrestling loft in his name This dedication came about thanks to a generous gift from Ms Kitty Dukehart a member of the Governing Board in recognition of all that Coach Stallings has meant to her family over the years The event included tours of the new facility dinner and a formal presentation Speakers were Robert E Bobby Bowers 74 Dan T Cathy 71 Coach Scott Crook Pete Fritts 83 Burt Jones 98 shown above right with Coach Stallings and Tim Simpson 74 directors Jean Verdel Alexander 76 Todd Ellenberger 93 Blake Ivey 87 Daphne Bryson Jackson 81 Valaurie Bridges Lee 90 Carlos Moreno 82 Jack Rhodes 92 Academy Welcomes Golden War Eagles Upcoming Events Woodward Academy Challenge golf tournament September 28 Homecoming Reunion Weekend The inaugural Golden War Eagles Club celebration welcomed more than 30 graduates of GMA back to campus on April 24 The alumni enjoyed lunch with President Stuart Gulley campus tours a history of Woodward GMA class taught by Rusty Zaring 73 and a formal ceremony inducting them as members of the club Members are those celebrating their 50th reunion and beyond Alumni Gather at Park Tavern June 2 October 1 2 Left Members of the Class of 2006 Chip Carnes William Baker Susan Elliot Katie Lindsey Meghan Eastman and Kent Elliot Bottom Lou Callaway 80 Gus Callaway 76 Upper School teacher Carolyn Haldeman Jean Alexander 76 Alumni families pumpkin painting party October 23 Veterans Day event November 11 Reconnect with classmates on Woodward s Net Community Get there by visiting http www woodward edu alumni index aspx 18 WOODWARD MAGAZINE

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Endowment Fund Updates The following is updated information on endowment funds one in honor of an alumnus and two named for faculty members to benefit Woodward students s t h g i l t o p s i alumn Jo Cranford Hodges 96 Kevin Hodges 96 The Tyler H Brown 96 Leadership Speaker Series Endowment Fund market value 77 000 Established via gifts from many donors the purpose of this fund is to provide annual resources to cover the honorarium of a nationally renowned military leader to speak at the school s annual Veterans Day program As the market value increases earnings will also provide additional monies to cover the costs of securing leadership guest speakers of varied backgrounds to further educate Woodward Academy students about leadership and character building Selma E Ridgway Prize and Endowment Fund market value 226 547 This endowment fund was established in 2004 by initial gifts from the Lanigan Insurance Group Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company and others in honor of longtime Transition Program Director and teacher Selma E Ridgway This fund has two purposes to provide need based financial aid to a qualified student in the Transition Program each year and to award a senior prize each year to a student who is well rounded demonstrates high levels of good citizenship and represents the Academy s motto Excellence Character and Opportunity Jo and Kevin Hodges crossed paths in a Television Production class during their junior year at Woodward A mutual friend introduced them and they began dating just before senior year Jo and Kevin each took German with Dr Richard Borth that year When Dr Borth realized they were an item he used their German names Michael and Silke on tests and midterms For Valentine s Day that year Jo wrote Kevin a poem in German that Dr Borth read to Kevin s class We were touched when Dr Borth mailed the poem to us when he retired in 2006 says Jo He had kept the poem in his classroom and the adventures of Michael and Silke continued in his curriculum The Hodges say the well rounded experience at Woodward prepared them for college and beyond Jo served as class president at Agnes Scott and is now Executive Director Global Advocacy and External Relations for CARE USA Kevin president of the honor council at UPenn is Vice President Global Finance for Global Payments Inc As alumni they have maintained a close connection to Woodward Jo served as president of the Alumni Association in 2008 2009 Jo and Kevin welcomed their first child on May 7 a boy named James Cranford Hodges They look forward to experiencing Woodward as parents and giving their child the same opportunities they enjoyed Alumni Spotlights continues on next oage The Johnny O Stallings Sr Endowment Fund market value 68 000 Established in 2010 this fund provides need based financial aid annually to a qualified student while also honoring Coach Stallings Coach worked at the Academy from 1967 1998 coaching thousands of Woodward students in football golf and wrestling Given his love for sports and coaching while molding students into young men this fund was created by gifts from many of his former student athletes If you and your spouse met at Woodward we would love to hear your story Please send an email to marla goncalves woodward edu SPRING SUMMER 2010 19

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s t h g i l t o p s i alumn m page 19 Continued fro GMA Alumnus Performs Around the World Robert E Bobby Dixon 65 travels the world performing a comedy act with his wife of 25 years Anoushka Recently the couple returned from five months of performing on a cruiseship touring the east coast of South America Bobby has performed live and on TV shows on every continent except Australia and Antarctica After GMA he went to the University of Iowa on a full gymnastics scholarship in the honors program for pre med In college he was nominated for the Nissen Award which is like the Heisman for gymnastics became a USGF National Champion an NCAA National Champion and a member of the 1968 Olympic Training Squad earning All American status multiple times After college graduation he was assistant gymnastics coach at Indiana State University while working on a master s degree Then it was on to Southern Illinois University to train for the 1972 Olympic Team for which he served as alternate Next up was a job as a middle school teacher in Fort Lauderdale Fla Then he began learning the comedy acrobatic act that would take him around the world for the next 33 years He has written a book about exercise and nutrition that combines his lifelong passion for health and his knowledge of kinesiology and anatomy with his decades of experience He and his wife now alternate between home bases in the United States and Anoushka s native Holland He recalls fondly the great friendships and esprit de corps of GMA GMA taught me the self discipline I needed to be successful not only academically and athletically but at everything else I have achieved in life he says 20 Woodward Alumna Graduates with Honors from University of Richmond President Appoints Alumnus to Lead NHTSA David Strickland 86 was appointed by President Obama to be the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA and was confirmed by the U S Senate on December 24 2009 In this role David is the nation s lead regulator for automobile safety and fuel economy Prior to his appointment David served for eight years on the staff of the U S Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation where he was the lead staff person for the oversight of the NHTSA the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Product Safety Commission David s work in the Senate helped lead to the creation of the Do NotCall list the passage of new federal toy safety standards in 2008 and the first increase in passenger car fuel economy standards in more than 30 years After he graduated from Woodward he went on to earn his B S in Communication Studies and Political Science at Northwestern University and his J D from Harvard Law School David and his wife Robin currently live in Alexandria Va WOODWARD MAGAZINE Lauren Folgosa 06 graduated this spring from the University of Richmond Summa Cum Laude with a B S in Honors Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and minors in History and Medical Humanities She conducted undergraduate research and presented at various conferences in her field and was inducted into the honor societies Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa A four time Academic All American she participated for four years as a starter on the university s golf team including three years as captain She served as vice president of communications and public relations for her sorority Pi Beta Phi Lauren went to Richmond as a freshman with a golf scholarship and was able to earn enough in golf and academic scholarships to pay for her four years of college At Woodward she was one of the pillars of great girls golf teams from 2003 to 2006 helping the team to win three state titles She was also a clarinetist with the Symphonic Winds while a Woodward student Lauren will enter the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in the fall

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To submit your Class Notes visit www woodward edu alumni and click on Updating Information You may also send updates to Woodward Academy Alumni Relations 1662 Rugby Ave College Park GA 30337 1956 GMA John W Folsom was awarded his 50 year Masonic membership award on April 8 at the Atlanta Lodge 59 Folsom has been a lawyer in Atlanta since 1971 He has been married to Hazel P Folsom for 31 years and their daughter Vivian Joyce is a 1998 Woodward graduate Robert W Schorr is pictured next to a 1927 Waco After graduating from Auburn in 1961 he spent 33 years in the U S Air Force He logged 13 000 hours flying time in C 124s C 141s C 130s and C 5s and spent seven years flying airlift and airdrop missions in Vietnam and flew Cold War airlift missions and global humanitarian missions He retired as a colonel and earned his M A in International Geomilitary Political Studies and Ph D in Russian Soviet Studies He currently operates a consulting business in the areas of industrial construction maritime mining and oil production operations and lives in Acworth with his wife Alice The couple just welcomed a new granddaughter 1959 GMA Douglas B Mitchell was awarded the Silver Buffalo by the Boy Scouts of America the organization s highest award presented for noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth Mitchell has been active with the Boy Scouts of America since 1956 He was the second person in Fayette County to receive the Eagle Scout designation He has been awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award by the Boy Scouts of America and the National Eagle Scout Association and for the past two years has served as the regional president of the Boy Scouts of America Southern Region 1962 GMA Sam Lyons has been named artist in residence by SUN n FUN Fly In Inc Lyons is in his 25th year as a professional aviation artist In 2009 he was inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame A graduate of Presbyterian College with a biology degree Lyons served for two years as an officer in the U S Army before returning to Woodward to teach A longtime interest in modeling led him to another career as a hobby shop owner He then began to combine his love of aviation and art in his detailed and realistic paintings His painting Lead Solo is in the Air Force Art Hall in the Pentagon and his prints and paintings can be found at the U S Navy s Blue Angels headquarters the Smithsonian Institution s Air Space Museum the U S Air Force Museum the Naval Aviation Museum and the Royal Air Force Museum Lyons who is also a pilot and has been a sailboat captain and scuba diver recently moved with his wife Mindy from Woodstock to Lakeland Fla W Douglas Starr lives in Rocky Mount N C He attended the U S Air Force Academy and served in the Air Force He holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics with a minor in Economics from North Carolina State University He is a graduate of the Executive Program at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and the School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University He served as vice chairman and on the Board of Directors of Planters National Bank and senior executive vice president and on the Board of Directors of Centura Bank He also has served on the boards of the Chamber of Commerce Boys Girls Club and the American Red Cross and was a founding member of Hospice of Nash County as well as Junior Achievement He is currently employed at a major financial institution where he has served as branch manager and currently as senior vice president and investment officer Starr and his wife Linda have two children Matt who lives in Wilmington N C and Rachel who lives in Raleigh N C SPRING SUMMER 2010 Class Notes continued on next page 21

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m page 21 Continued fro 1963 GMA Andrew J Buddy Welch was honored in March 2009 for more than three decades of service in the Juvenile Court system with a ceremony in which the new Henry County Judicial Center in McDonough was officially dedicated to him Judge Welch has served with distinction as the Chief Judge of the Henry County Juvenile Court System since 1975 He is known for his honesty integrity work ethic and his tireless efforts to help the children of his community 1965 GMA Scott D Dunbar has five children four sons in law and daughters in law and four grandsons He and his wife live in Dunwoody and stay very busy teaching at Georgia State University and in private practice in interventions assessments and marriage counseling His day job is working for the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health The GMA symbol connotes alumni of Georgia Military Academy The school became Woodward Academy in 1968 1973 Joni E House is celebrating 18 months in remission from non Hodgkins lymphoma She enjoyed a full ski season in 2009 2010 and is working to build a consulting portfolio at The Grayfen Group Inc She sends much love and gratitude to Woodward classmates who were so generous with their kind words and support during her fight against lymphoma Peggy Dyer McNash and her husband Doug announce that their two children graduated from college on the same day this May James McNash 05 graduated from Georgia Tech with a B S in Civil Engineering and will be remaining at Tech to pursue a master s degree in geosystems Hayley McNash 06 graduated from the University of Georgia with a B F A in Interior Design 1974 Mary de Albuquerque Arsenault has just completed 31 years with Delta Air Lines as a flight attendant She is married to Marc Arsenault and the couple has 17 and 15 year old sons as well as a 17 year old foster son Keith H Crowe is celebrating 58 years of Crowe Chiropractic and 10 years at the Stockbridge location Crowe Chiropractic was established in College Park in 1952 The Stockbridge office opened in March 2000 1969 1976 Mark S McGriff opened a car storage and do it yourself car club in April 2010 Mark lives in Alpharetta and has been working as a project manager with the HartsfieldJackson Development Program for 10 years Prior to that he was with Lockheed for 21 years He has a 25 year old son Chase and a 22 year old daughter Kelsey Robert S Justice was named the aviation and aerospace specialist to lead the Georgia Center of Innovation for Aerospace Justice earned a bachelor of aerospace engineering degree from Georgia Tech where he was president of the Sigma Gamma Tau aerospace honorary society Throughout his career he has held positions of increasing responsibility with industry leaders including Lockheed Martin Gulfstream Aerospace Northrop and Delta Air Lines He also founded two aerospace companies Aviation Science Commerce and Advanced Aviation Products LLC 1972 Maria Pilar Duralde is living in Madrid Spain She visited Atlanta last October to attend her brother Rod s marriage to Beth Her husband Javier Urbina is a urologist The couple has a son and two daughters Their son Rod is working in the Dominican Republic as the administrative manager for a wind farm Their older daughter Lara is a doctor Marina their youngest is a flight attendant for Ryan Air currently living in Bishop England 1978 William M Crumbley is recently divorced and living in Buckhead He is currently working as an insurance salesman for Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Milton B Satcher was selected to the 2009 Legal Elite in the category of Civil Trial Practice by Georgia Trend magazine He is a partner at the Atlanta law firm of Owen Gleaton Egan Jones Sweeney and has been engaged in civil practice for 25 years 22 WOODWARD MAGAZINE

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1989 1979 Alex Saker continues to practice oncology and hematology in Gwinnett County He and his wife Ana and their three daughters welcomed a fourth child Alexander Xavier in October 2009 1980 Lisa Land Cooper has been enjoying reconnecting with many Woodward classmates on Facebook over the last year She is currently writing about history history education and her classroom experiences at her weblog History Is Elementary She hopes to publish her book 1 620 Days My Walk through an American Classroom sometime in the fall 1981 Jeffrey H Stepakoff published his first novel Fireworks Over Toccoa released by St Martin s Press He is planning to start a month long book tour 1987 Nicholas E Fournaris is the southeast regional director for Penn Mutual Insurance Company He lives in Canton with his wife of 14 years Charisse and his two children Anna 8 and Van 5 Richard H Sinkfield along with his family Julie Hunter Colette Simone and Carmen Bella will be living in S o Paulo Brazil beginning in July for a multi year assignment as the regional chief legal officer overseeing operations and mergers and acquisitions for Laureate Education Inc Laureate is the U S parent company of the largest international network of post secondary schools with campuses in more than 20 countries and more than 500 000 students 1988 Thomas Mike Grayson was recently promoted to senior vice president of operations for Worldwide Express in Dallas Texas Worldwide Express is a third party logistics provider Mike lives in Dallas with his wife Brandy and their three children Sophia 5 Grant 4 and Jake 4 David S Stith lives in Smyrna with his wife Chelsea They recently adopted Jeffery 3 Their oldest child David Alan will be 8 years old this summer Their daughter Naomi is 5 Douglas Donald Ford received a B A degree from Vanderbilt University M A degree from the University of Kentucky and J D degree from Mercer University School of Law He practices law in Marietta He is married to Ximena Borona a native of Cali Columbia They have a daughter Emma Katherine born on January 21 Cybil A Talley is the proud mother of her second child Braelin George Talley born October 21 2009 Cybil and her husband Broderick also have a 3 year old Brodney Dorian Talley Cybil is the director of Career Services at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Atlanta 1990 Necie Elizabeth Young Pable married Lawrence John Pable Jr on February 7 2009 at Woodmont Christian Church in Nashville Tenn with several friends and Woodward classmates in attendance Necie Elizabeth is president CEO of RELIEF Inc a private healthcare and pharmaceutical products company and Larry is a senior software engineer with IBM The couple honeymooned in St Lucia and Italy They are expecting their first child later in 2010 1992 April M Ripley is the president and CEO of The Premiere Image Inc located in Atlanta Recently Ms Ripley became a presidential leader and consultant with Ardyss International a health and wellness company located in Las Vegas Nev 1993 Robert L Ashe is an attorney with Bondurant Mixson Elmore in Atlanta He and his wife Blake live in Midtown and are expecting their first child late this summer Amanda C Baxter is now Judge Amanda Baxter an administrative law judge for the state of Georgia She and her husband Ian Zabor live in Peachtree Hills with Zoe their French Bulldog Mike O Blackstock has started a crawfish and Low Country boil catering company in Atlanta called Cajun Crawlers Ted L Perlstein is living in Chicago He has started up a greeting card company called Fill In The Blank Greetings which is essentially madlibs for greeting cards Class Notes continued on next page SPRING SUMMER 2010 23

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m page 23 Continued fro 1994 Laura R Wellman received her bachelor s degree in Studio Art from the College of Charleston in December 2006 She recently received an associate s degree in nursing She is now a graduate nurse and was pinned on May 6 1995 Ashleigh L May recently accepted a position in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s Division of Nutrition Physical Activity and Obesity She works as an epidemiologist with the Research and Surveillance Team and as the health disparities lead In January while still working in the CDC s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Dr May led an analysis which revealed that 20 percent of American adolescents have abnormal cholesterol levels The report entitled Prevalence of Abnormal Lipid Levels among Youths United States 1999 2006 was published in the CDC s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on January 22 Greg B Wright and his wife Christy welcomed twin sons Bradley and Bennett on April 12 They live in Marietta along with their other children William 5 and Anna Claire 3 Greg recently received his M B A in Management of Technology from Georgia Tech Nancy Elizabeth Rhinehart married Sean Alexander DeVetter on April 1 They are both public interest attorneys and live in Decatur 1996 2000 Neilam S Chaudhari and his wife Kavina welcomed the birth of their first child a daughter Kesari They live in the Washington D C area Shelley M Chinnan graduated with a degree in Women s Studies from the University of Georgia She moved to Oaxaca Mexico to work with a human rights organization She then moved to Washington D C where she was the national organizer for the Student Campaign for Child Survival organizing students and helping to draft legislation related to the issues of international child poverty and child health After two years in D C she left for Mumbai India where she was in a oneyear intensive classical Indian singing program She is looking forward to enrolling in a graduate program at the University of Michigan in the fall to earn her master s degree in Environmental Justice and a master s in Landscape Architecture 1997 David Sarif and his wife Dr Amy Levine welcomed their first child Zoey Amelia Sarif on April 20 He recently received recognition in Atlanta magazine and Superlawyers magazine as a 2010 Superlawyers Rising Star 1998 Jody Dougherty Laird has been promoted within U S Army Forces Command FORSCOM She is now the transformation team leader within the Concepts Branch of the Logistics Directorate This new opportunity allows her to interact with senior leadership within FORSCOM and play an integral role in future Army planning Her team participates in the Army Campaign Plan and the Logistics Governance Council aligned with Headquarters Department of the Army 1999 Meredith Koehler Dempsey graduated from dental school in 2007 and completed an orthodontic residency program at the Medical College of Georgia in December 2009 She joined Dr Michael Phelan s orthodontic practice in Buford in January Meredith lives in Duluth with her husband Brian an optometrist and a Marist graduate who she met at the University of Georgia 24 Sara Courtney Parks is getting married to Evan Owens on October 23 2010 2001 Stephen H Bridges won Rookie of the Year Producer for 2009 in the Grubb Ellis Atlanta office The award is given to a producer with three years or less experience in the commercial real estate industry based on production hours worked and work ethic He is an industrial and office advisor specializing in lease renegotiations relocations and purchasing Priscilla Meek Janowski is currently a marketing manager for CNN and HLN where she has worked for five years She lives in Decatur with her husband Jayson They married on June 20 2009 WOODWARD MAGAZINE

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2002 Charles D Goodrich graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 2006 with a degree in film animation video He currently lives in Cambridge Mass and works for Harmonix Music a division of Viacom He participated in the development and releases of Rock Band 2 and The Beatles Rock Band video games Benjamin M Hammer has decided to start his second career He just completed his first year working on a Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Mercer University and is interning at a local pharmacy as well as volunteering at AID Gwinnett He hopes to work in a clinical setting as a pediatric oncology specialist pharmacist or for the FDA Benjamin still resides in Midtown and hopes to travel to Africa next summer to volunteer in a pharmacy setting 2003 Matthew D Holmberg is finishing master s coursework at the National University of Maynooth Ireland this spring and will start a Ph D program in Celtic Languages and Literature at Harvard University in the fall Matt also has been named a Presidential Scholar at Harvard Nicolas M Naguib and his wife Erin Bailey Naguib will be moving to New York this summer Nicolas will begin his first semester in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at New York Medical College Erin will continue to pursue her career in Consumer Market Insights with Unilever USA Lauren B Parks earned her M F A in Screenwriting from the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles in June 2005 Alison C Goodrich graduated from Georgetown University in 2009 with degrees in Linguistics and French and a minor in Chinese She teaches English at Chongqing Normal University in Chongqing China Mallory Pierce Banke completed her first year as school counselor at Social Circle Primary School Mallory graduated from the University of Georgia in 2009 with an M Ed in Professional Counseling Mallory and her husband Chris recently celebrated their third wedding anniversary They live in Madison Jared Max Gross is the co founder and C F O of Cloudburst a startup technology firm Cloudburst is a member of the prestigious Advanced Technology Development Corporation ATDC at Georgia Tech where the firm is developing an Advanced Cloud Computing Platform Max is also co founder and senior consultant for Sobo Networks a successful IT consulting firm His sister Lucy Gross is a rising junior at Woodward Stephen J Ross graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa with highest honors in English In addition he was awarded the J Kimball King Award in English for writing one of the three best honors theses as well as the James Lawrence Whitfield Jr Memorial Prize in English for having written the best honors thesis This is the highest award the University of North Carolina grants to undergraduate English students He went on to get his master s degree at the University of Oxford and graduated in 2009 He is now working on his Ph D in English literature at Oxford He is also the executive editor of the Oxonian Review 2004 Chandler D Alford graduated last August from Georgia Tech with a bachelor s degree in Mechanical Engineering In January he helped open CrossFit On The Move in downtown Atlanta where he is a Level I trainer and head Olympic weightlifting coach Joseph Raymond de Junco graduated from the United States Naval Academy in May He was recipient of the Brewster Award from Woodward He moved to Pensacola Fla for aviation training to become a Naval Flight Officer 2006 Kate McGlamry was featured on the University of Georgia s web site as one of its Amazing Students A senior honors student at UGA Kate received the Charter Scholarship for academic excellence leadership and community involvement demonstrated during her time at Woodward At UGA she has done undergraduate research into pancreatic cancer She studied at UGA s campus in Costa Rica taking courses in ecology anthropology and geology and traveling throughout the country to learn about the culture and environmental ecosystems of the region She also has worked on behalf of victims of sexual assault and volunteered for an organization that focuses on ending violence toward children in the Sudan and Northern Uganda Kyle W Varga graduated from the University of Alabama on May 8 with a degree in Management Information Systems She will be graduating in December 2010 with a master s degree in Enterprise Integration SPRING SUMMER 2010 Class Notes continued on next page 25

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page 25 ntinued from Class Notes co WOODWARD Passages 2006 Continued James R Ziegelbauer graduated May 8 from the University of Alabama with a degree in Telecommunications and Film He is currently working with University of Alabama Athletic Department in Creative Media Alumna Returns to Share Research Dana Philen visited the Woodward campus to present her research on the Chernobyl nuclear disaster to Upper School chemistry students Dana graduated from Texas A M with a major in political science and a minor in Russian Her thesis Chernobyl An X ray of the Failing Soviet Union examines the accident and its relationship to the fall of the Soviet Union Dana spent last summer in the Ukraine visiting the site of the accident and interviewing survivors She began work on her master s degree at Texas A M this summer Pictured with Dana is Paula Nettles honors and AP Chemistry teacher at Woodward 1943 Gay C Brinson Jr died on May 1 Gaylord was a student at the University of Illinois and received his J D in 1957 from the Law Center the University of Houston He was certified in civil trial law personal injury trial law and family law He was a Diplomate of the American Board of Trial Advocates Among the organizations to which he belonged were the Texas Association Defense Counsel Phi Delta Phi and the Federation of Insurance Counsel He was a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation 1944 2007 Jillian Hertzberg a student at Miami University of Ohio was featured on her college web site for her undergraduate research with Botany Professor David Gorchov She has worked on cataloguing native plants in a natural area of campus called Bishop Woods and was part of a team that created a device to transform food waste into an energy source for a competition called the Miami Interdisciplinary Technology Development Challenge Jillian spent last summer working as an intern for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Max B Klenberg passed away in October 2009 1955 Walter E Lane passed away on March 31 2010 while recovering in a hospice home in Austell 1961 Randall Bowman McCorkle 64 died on March 10 2007 2009 1990 Tallia N Deljou was inducted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars an honor recognizing high achieving freshmen and sophomores Members must rank in the top 20 percent of their class Tallia is a student at American University David S Owings passed away suddenly on February 20 He was a graduate of the University of Georgia He was owner of Summit Homebuilders and was Methodist by faith He is survived by his wife Shannon Owings children Natalie Owings Greer Owings and Lily Owings parents Kent and Suzanne Owings sister Allison Owings and in laws Bill and Frieda Searls Sally Hopkins mother of two Woodward students fourth grader Foster Hopkins and seventh grader John Hopkins passed away in April Alumni Parents If your child no longer lives at your address please notify the Alumni Office alumni woodward edu or 404 765 4043 of his her new mailing address and let us know if you would like to continue to receive this publication 26 Dr Ben Jenkins Woodward Academy Advisory Board Member passed away on June 2

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demy Woodward Aca f o ts n re a P e ion for th A Special Sect Dear Parents Alumni and Friends As I write this on the last day of a very special school year for Woodward Academy I am reflecting on the great sense of community we enjoy at Woodward as well as the many and varied student achievements of the past year As you have read in the first pages of this magazine our new President Dr Stuart Gulley has brought a strong sense of joy and renewed enthusiasm to campus Students have embraced his leadership while rising to the challenge expressed in our motto of Excellence Character and Opportunity As a group academic performance continues to exceed every external measure of achievement Our students are shining in academics athletics and the arts We fielded two state championship teams and won 13 area region athletic championships Students performed brilliantly in theater dance choral band and orchestra programs Our visual artists produced outstanding work Woodward students also showed their character and commitment to their fellow man this year Students raised funds and support for the children at the Terranova School our sister school in Zambia as well as for many other worthy causes at home and abroad I hope you enjoy reading about our students and all of their amazing achievements in this Awards section of The Woodward Magazine Have a restful and enjoyable summer vacation As always we thank you for entrusting your children to us Sincerely D Ron McCollum Headmaster SPRING SUMMER 2010 27

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010 2 f o s s a l C e h ns to t Congratulatio A s 100 percent of you embark upon your college careers we salute you for your outstanding academic artistic and athletic accomplishments during your senior year at the Academy including 14 million in merit scholarship awards 36 students recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation Danforth Scholar and Moog Scholar at Washington University Foundation Fellow at the University of Georgia Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholar two Lanier Scholars and a Chancellor Scholar at Vanderbilt 23 Presidential Scholarships at a variety of colleges and universities national semifinalist in the 2009 2010 Siemens Competition in Math Science and Technology national semifinalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search first place in the National Green Cup Challenge video competition two state championship titles 13 area region athletic championships five NCAA Division I recruited athletes more than 5 000 hours contributed to community service projects three All State Chorus participants one six year All State Chorus participant one member selected as first chair of the GMEA All State Band District VI Honor Band Georgia All State 11 12 Orchestra and the UGA Honor Band Regional Scholastic Art Awards first place and Critics Choice Award at Atlanta Celebrates Photography Festival and top honors at the 2010 Georgia High School Ceramic Arts Awards and Symposium As college freshmen you will matriculate to 96 colleges and universities in 29 states and the District of Columbia Among the most popular college choices were the University of Alabama with 21 of you headed there Auburn University 18 the University of Georgia 15 Georgia Southern University 15 Georgia Tech 11 and the University of South Carolina 11 Six members of your class will go to Vanderbilt University and four will matriculate at Emory University The Class of 2010 was an adventuresome group daring to take the road less travelled as they sought their individual paths Fifty four seniors representing 21 percent of the class chose to attend a college where they are the only Woodward freshman These independent souls like many of the Woodward seniors before them looked for the best college match or personal fit independent of what their peers were choosing Two Woodward graduates will attend the United States Military Academy at West Point McKenzie Hudgins and Greg Rice 28 Twenty five alumni parents awarded their children Woodward diplomas at Commencement WOODWARD MAGAZINE

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n Awards io t a u d a r G 0 2009 201 Gresham Award Sarah Hillsman Barger Mckay Award Julia Worthy Watkins Coleman Tyler Pusateri Master Student Award Kelsey Margaret Schmidt Morris Award James Barry Minor III Carlos Valedictory Jeffrey Ross Hirsh Burnett Award Rebecca Leigh Clapes Stephanie Shannon Morgan Russell Alan Zaring Jr Atlanta Journal Cup Sara Lauren Cohen Salutatory Award Jared Benjamin Isenstein Benenson Award Zachary Robinson Kendall Civitan Award Joanna Katherine Parkman Commencement Address Award Katherine Sutherland Carll President s Awards Henry Wyatt Anderson Madeleine Wood Boone Benjamin Thomas Coleman Hannah Carrington Heller McKenzie Kirstin Hudgins John Wesley Umstead Huffines Jr Carl William Jackson Jr Maxwell Olumide Okunola Victoria Alec Polo McKenzie Ann Strawn Brewster Awards Riane Nicole Sharp Gregory Bernard Rice Jr 2009 2010 Senior Banquet SGA President Kelsey Schmidt Vice President Coleman Pusateri Math Ivan Duralde E A Dearolph Award Elizabeth DuPre Personal Fitness Molly Wyatt Dobbs Award Ilsa West 12th Grade President Zach Kendall Vice President Maxwell Okunola Senators Asha Bennett Maddy Boone Senator at Large Will Dietrichs McKenzie Strawn Physical Education Margaret Appleby Vann Award McKenzie Hudgins Science Elizabeth DuPre Academy Citizenship Award Ruth Wellborn and John Gronka Social Studies J T Sigalos Selma Ridgway Award Ruth Wellborn Charles G Hixon III Award Cam Adkins Departmental Awards Stone Essay Award Elizabeth DuPre Kyle Burnat Award James Minor Tyler Brown Award Russell Conine Computer Price Bayless Ray A Kroc Award Lee Behr English Stephanie Morgan Davis Award Greg Rice Foreign Language Victoria Polo A T Ferguson Award Victoria Polo President National Honor Society Victoria Alec Polo SPRING SUMMER 2010 Woodward Academy was among the top five schools in contributions made through the Pennies for Patients program to benefit The Leukemia Lymphoma Society Woodward contributed 26 000 29

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rs Banquet o n o H l o o h c S pper 2009 2010 U Lottie Wilson Math Award Karen Sun Karen Berry Award Lachlan Busby Science Lukas Rees 9th Grade Computer Science Bahar Amalfard Social Studies Sophia Gorgens English Kelly Guest Cleo Carmack Hudson Award Jacqueline Clark 10th Grade Computer Science Sydney Zink Departmental Awards English Robert Tripp Maloney 11th Grade Computer Science Morgan Goldberg Foreign Language Omar Rahman English Will Heaton Math Harrison Paul Foreign Language Hayley Perlis Personal Fitness Lachlan Busby Math Karen Sun Physical Education Tobi Seriki Steven Simpson Personal Fitness Ryan Carter Physical Education Ryan Simpson Science Harold Max Willsey Social Studies Jamie Bircoll Foreign Language Amy Dam Math Justin Payan Personal Fitness Alex Meyer Physical Education Ben Barnhart Morgan Foreman Science Ronak Dave Social Studies Cali Callway Bausch Lomb Award Lukas Rees Rensselaer Award Robert Bruce 2009 2010 Woodruff Spirit Awards 11th Grade Heyward Cart Haynes Curtis Amanda Dam Hayley Ellman Samuel Feldman Cari Ford Andrew Goldberg Jasmine Johnson Kristina Logdberg Katie Paradies Caroline Ptacek Allston Warren Justin Watkins 30 10th Grade Sidharth Akkineni Catherine Arnold Danny Bosse Lucy Condolora Claire Crawford Felicia Deonarine Nathaniel Johnson Glenn Sawyer Cierra Saylor Shack Dodson WOODWARD MAGAZINE 9th Grade Karaz Axam Mary Helen deGolian Anna Scott Phillips Kennedy Krieg Taylor Lin William Willsey Ryan Strat Steven Smith B J Myers

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ilver Eagles S ld o G l o o pper Sch K C Espiritu 2009 2010 U Mark Pitts Sarah Farrar 12th Grade gold eagle Cam Adkins Nicki Alexander Naveed Amalfard Henry Anderson Margaret Appleby Caitlin Baggett Christopher Banks Leslyn Bantley Sarah Barger Kent Bazemore Becca Beton Sofia Bonilla Cameron Boone Maddy Boone Hannah Chandlee Young Hwan Choi Becky Clapes Jesse Codner Sara Cohen Ben Coleman Russell Conine Adrianna Crossing Elizabeth DuPre Ivan Duralde Hanna Elliott Anna Ford Joya Faruque Harrison Fisher Staci Freeman Mathew Greer Hannia Hafeez Brandon Hann Abid Haque David Hedaya Hannah Heller Jeffrey Hirsh Jared Isenstein Elliott Kaduck Jared Kahn Jordan Katz Quinton Lucia Khailee Marischuk Dhana Meyrowitz Stephanie Morgan Charles Murphy Maxwell Okunola Brennen Orkin Dorrie Paradies Matthew Pesce Drew Phillips Hilary Phillips Jordan Pitts Tori Polo Samantha Postell Meg Rossetti David Roth Earl Rousseau Sarah Runner Olivia Sadler Kelsey Schmidt Avery Sebben Riane Sharp John Tucker Sigalos Isabella Smith Elise Snyder Rachel Solomon Randy Strat McKenzie Strawn Rachel Taff Isabel Touchstone J C Waddell Lindsay Walker Julia Watkins Ilsa West Alan Zaring silver eagle Sarah Ackerman Alex Adams Erica Adkins Mallery Aiken Kalen Axam Katherine Baker Molly Bates Price Bayless Lee Behr Asha Bennett Matt Berman Jessica Botts Paul Brackman Jevelle Britton Tereena Bryan Will Bryant Christine Callaway Lauren Campbell Katie Carll Amanda Cole Don Collins Caitlin Culver Laura Davis Margaret Davis Rachel Dawson Jessie Deimler Delino Deshields Jack Dickerson Davis Elliott Bella Gambino Paige Gibson Jared Gilman Christina Gordon Erin Gorey Aliza Gray Joanna Griffin Susan Griffiths John Gronka Samer Hajmurad Shannon Hall Jihan Henriques Jacob Holewinski McKenzie Hudgins John Huffines Mariam Hussain Seema Ibrahim Pavan Iyer Anna Johnson Jordan Johnson La Nita Johnson Lauren Kelly Ashley Kemp Michael Kendall Tess Ker Seymer Jack Konas Olivia Korn Chelsea Korski Corinne Kuik Hayley Kuniansky Justin Kusiel Betsy Lamb Vivian Law Essie Lazarus Abigail Lee Elizabeth Lee Matthew Lee Own Taylor Lewis Asher Lipsett Madelaine Lowery Ethan Lucas Sydney Magruder John Martin Latrice McCoy Justin McCullough Alison McDonald Michael McDonald George Merriam Shaquila Montgomery Shelby Mullins Hyder Naqvi Zoe Pappas Joanna Parkman Andrew Paul Micah Phillips SPRING SUMMER 2010 Max Plithides Addison Price Brook Ptacek Coleman Pusateri Taylor Ramsey Gregory Rice Shelby Riggs Joey Ripley Quincy Robbins Anna Roberto William Robertson Erin Robinson Courtney Roseborough Thea Roy Jennifer Rubel Taylor Sanders Abhinav Sharma Alex Simon Marisa Smith Quint Smith Sophia Stein Lily Stockton Adina Strauss Anna Stuhrenberg Taylor Sullivan Tiffany Taylor Forrest Tennant Juwan Thompson J P Tiernan Kristina Todd Taylor Todd Jay Turner Doug Utterback Megan Varner Priya Verma Marybeth Wade Rebekah Ward Ruth Wellborn Molly Wyatt Continued on next page 31

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rs Banquet o n o H l o o h c S pper 2009 2010 U 11th Grade gold eagle National Honor Society 2010 Inductees Upper School Juniors Seniors Shirin Amlani Margaret Appleby Anoosh Bahraini Christopher Banks Brynna Bantley Leslyn Bantley Nastassia Barber Alli Barkin Michael Bergen Courtney Bergman Holly Boggs Olivia Boggs Eileen Brown Rob Bruce Katie Campbell Alex Carmen Hannah Chandlee Jacqueline Clark Tim Coats Brad Collins Haynes Curtis Elizabeth deGolian Milan Dhanani Kelsey Eastman Simon Fragakis Staci Freeman Morgan Goldberg Trisha Gopal Sophia Gorgens Pavitra Gudur Morgan Guest Kelly Hall Tim Harrison Will Heaton David Hedaya Margaret Hodges Will Holleman Alec Hornecker Jacob Housen John Huffines Seema Ibrahim Desi Johnson Louise Johnson Zara Khalid Liz King Reeves Kissel Jordana Klein Krishna Koganti Brian Lawler Brittany Lloyd Jones 32 Alex Lutz Latrice McCoy Alex McDonald Brian Meyer Caitlin Miller Rebecca Miller Missy Morrison Zoey Morton Elizabeth Muller Devin Munnings Abigail Murphy Bhavana Nagareddy Erin Napier Brennen Orkin Erin Owens Neeraja Panchapakesan Katie Paradies Ayesha Patel Elaine Peek Hayley Perlis Matthew Pesce Glenn Philen Jake Platt Caroline Ptacek Laura Rasche Lukas Rees Jordan Reznik Rachel Rink Margaret Rossetti Abbey Sellers Alyssa Shapiro Jessie Shapiro Shraya Sharma Graham Shuping Katherine Skeels Lindsey Skelton Laura Slappey Aleigh Smith Eric Summins Karen Sun Alec Thompson Nathan Vassey Ferozan Walizai Lindsay Walker Allston Warren Ruth Wellborn Courtney Wilbon Richard Williams John Yamin Tyler Alexander Anoosh Bahraini Brynna Bantley Nastassia Barber Alli Barkin Michael Bergen Courtney Bergman Holly Boggs Olivia Boggs Eileen Brown Rob Bruce Katie Campbell Alex Carmen Jacqueline Clark Brad Collins Haynes Curtis Milan Dhanani Kelsey Eastman Simon Fragakis Trisha Gopal Sophia Gorgens Pavitra Gudur Morgan Guest Kelly Hall Will Heaton Margaret Hodges Alec Hornecker Jacob Housen Liz King Brittany Lloyd Jones Alex Lutz Alex McDonald Brian Meyer Caitlin Miller Missy Morrison Zoey Morton Abigail Murphy Erin Napier Alexei Nikonovich Kahn Michael Noeltner Erin Owens Neeraja Panchapakesan Katie Paradies Emily Payne Hayley Perlis Jake Platt Caroline Ptacek Laura Rasche Emmeline Reed Lukas Rees Jordan Reznik Abbey Sellers WOODWARD MAGAZINE Alyssa Shapiro Jessie Shapiro Shraya Sharma Graham Shuping Katherine Skeels Eric Summins Karen Sun Elizabeth Taylor Nathan Vassey Ferozan Walizai Allston Warren Courtney Wilbon Richard Williams Liz Wright silver eagle Elijah Aikens Borna Amalfard Shirin Amlani Jay Bailey Siva Balu Kelsey Bilthouse Beau Bittinger Jake Blair Kiah Bond Cary Brown Dean Burns Ernest Cain Chris Cannon Max Carll Heyward Cart Elizabeth Carter Ryan Carter Tim Coats Nicolas Coffey Carly Cohen Bailey Collings Greer Connolly Christopher Cortese Sydney Currenti Amanda Dam Elizabeth deGolian Kyle Easley Tommy Ellis Hayley Ellman Rozzie Eppsteiner Samuel Feldman Cari Ford Paige Gaillard Andrew Goldberg Jacob Goldberg Morgan Goldberg Tim Harrison Lauren Hickcox

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ilver Eagles S ld o G l o o pper Sch Jacob Hample 2009 2010 U Lani Hannah Keon Shahab Nancy Hogan Will Holleman Kimrey Holmes Patrick Huber William Jenkins Desi Johnson Jasmine Johnson Louise Johnson Andrew Kala Mathew Kavil Garrett Kerr Andy Khair Zara Khalid Reeves Kissel Jordana Klein Patrick Knezo Krishna Koganti Brian Lawler Rachel Lomax Jessica Lourie Rachael Lovinger Alex Lowman Rachel Mann Powell Mansfield Marcella Marks Becca McIver Reid McLean Rebecca Miller Spencer Miller Shelby Milton Shafiq Mohammed Elizabeth Muller Devin Munnings Jack Myer Brett Myers Bhavana Nagareddy Kelly Nehmen Conrad Norman Austin Northenor Davis Nunneley Lucas Pappas Ayesha Patel Elaine Peek Glenn Philen Marcus Polk Taylor Postell Hugh Pringle Emma Quillen Samuel Raphael Zachary Rawden Jordan Redd Anamaria Rincon Rachel Rink Sarah Sanderson Jennifer Sekulow Brittany Shamp Molly Sheaffer Steven Sheesley Jake Siegel Ryan Simpson Kate Skelton Lindsey Skelton Laura Slappey Reid Slider Andrew Smith Taylor Mackenzie Smith Kurt Stoffer Jasmyn Story Austin Sumter Ashlyn Temples Alec Thompson Julia Treace William Tribble Ali Valdivia Damon Waller Kelsey Weiss Kathryn Woodruff Robert Woodward John Yamin Josh Young 10th Grade gold eagle Alex Akins Sidharth Akkineni Kayla Alexander Zil Ali Catherine Arnold Anna Baggett Taylor Barulsen Jamie Bircoll Kindall Brantley Michael Briskin Kate Broadbent Christopher Burnett Lachlan Busby Kelly Compton Greg Cortelyou Claire Crawford Riana Dawson Asif Delawalla Felicia Deonarine Michael Falkenstein Laura Fellwock Louis Galonsky Claire Gaxiola Bayard Geeslin Maddy Gordon Emily Isenstein Levi Joseph Ali Kight Allison Ladden Sarah Lantz Paige Lauer Hal Leveque Michael Levy Tripp Maloney Kyle Mancuso Sarah Matthews Wes McDonald Michael Oberti Alex Orndahl Wesley Parson Harrison Paul Omar Rahman Anna Raines Tejasvir Rekhi Graham Reynolds Clarke Ruska Arielle Sanders Brent Satterwhite Rahim Shakoor Dave Sharma Alex Sharpe Andrew Shipp Nathan Siegel Jason Sigalos Lee Silver Haley Smith Jarrett Smith Ryan Spears Megan Taylor Courtney Turner Matthew Vance Caroline White Evan Wildstein Max Willsey Kate Winn Sydney Zink Alyssa Zirkman silver eagle Katie Adams Courtney Addison Folasade Aderibigbe Katherine Alexander Thomas Alexander Lindsey Barch Brice Barnett Ellie Behr Robbie Blair Daniel Bosse Adam Burgess Ian Cadger Patty Carter Tanner Case Monica Chokshi Delaney Clavo Lucy Condolora Tyler Crim Tom Cruse Mark D Angelo Jason David Anderson Davis Clarke Davis Stanton Davis Matt Diekroeger Shack Dodson Guillermo Duralde Kareem Elhadidi Jake Etheredge Samir Faruque Galen Gambino Leia Glezer Emily Gooding Emily Grant Lucy Gross Enrique Guerra Michael Hall Elizabeth Hardin Alissa Hartnig Salman Hashim Brianna Hathaway Risa Hayet Meredith Haynie Alex Hedaya Henry Hilley Julie Hubschman Ben Jernigan Molly Johnson Nathaniel Johnson Mandel Jones Janie Joyner Alex Kelly Henley Kibler Caleb Kindle Parrish Sarah Kirschbaum Elena Klonoski Garrison Kohler Kendall Kruszewski Krish Kumar Sue Claire Lichtveld Kristopher Lowman Megha Madan Grace Mandl Taylor Mann Catherine Maxwell Eli Mayfield Matthew McAdam Robert McCamy Morgan McKinnon Continued on next page SPRING SUMMER 2010 33

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les continued g a E r e v il S chool Gold S r e p p U 0 1 0 2009 2 silver eagle 10th Grade Silver Eagles Continued Neil Mehta Zach Mills Joshua Minor Jacqueline Morris Madison Mulkey Sean Murphy Rebecca Ni Anthony Oberti Jonathan Oberti Annmarie Orig Emily Oxford Megan Park Connor Pickard Emily Poole David Pottle Jena Prather Nyle Rado Michael Rafshoon Hannah Redd Kavya Reddy Alice Rencher Darington Richardson Gray Roberts Alina Rosenthal Taylor Rowden Ian Roy Alec Sard Stan Sater Caitlen Schmidt Emma Schreiner Nathan Schultz Doug Sears Abeer Shakir Jordan Shamir McKenzie Shelton Tarin Singhapakdi Liz Smith Elizabeth Smith Avana Story Jordyn Taylor Fahim Thawer Will Thomson Daniel Tuchman Lauren Van RayShawn Ware Jordan Watkins Morgan Weinbrecht Kristin White Rachel Whiteman Jack Williams Talbott Zink 34 9 Grade th gold eagle Brooke Aspinwall Ahzin Bahraini Grayson Berger Holly Boyles Cali Callaway Chelsey Clark Dan Connolly Lauren Culver Amy Dam John Dannehl Ronak Dave Mary Helen deGolian Davis DeRodes Elizabeth Dickerson Alex Duner Pilar Duralde Hannah Fleming Ethan Frank Thomas Giornelli Katie Goldstein Samantha Grindell Kelly Guest Trevor Jann Victoria Johnson Anna Kelly Anna Kreger Charlie Marcus Isaiah Matthews Morgan Millon Bobby Newman Anna Noeltner Justin Payan Priya Reddy Carter Roberts Alex Robinson Jared Ross Morgan Rousseau Rachel Sharitz Hannah Silvers Ansley Sobel Karthik Srinivasan Ryan Strat Caroline Tucker Taylor Williams William Willsey Phillip Yamin Zoya Abdullah David Alexander Iman Ali Bahar Amalfard Eva Anderson Karaz Axam Anna Baldwin Mina Bansal Jessika Bassil Marc Beans Bear Bondurant Ashley Bruce Savannah Burgess Simone Carey Catherine Carter Nathan Case Katan Cheti Jayesh Chokshi Spencer Clapes Avery Cobb Sydney Cooper Ford Croft Neil Dhruv Price Dickerson Connor Dooley Ashley Duncan Chris Edwards Elizabeth Ellis Rachel Fair Kirby Fibben Sam Fishman Geraldine Fitzgerald Morgan Foreman Noah Godfrey Baker Golden Sam Goldstein Haley Gooding Jake Gottlieb Kelly Hagan Nolan Hall Kyle Hawkins Emily Haydel Benjamin Heiman Hannah Hewitt Lauren Hibbard Corey Hicks Sydney Housen Blake Johnson Julia Johnson Usha Kaila Michelle Kendall Raajita Koneru Andie Kuehndorf Calder LaBriola Annie Ladisic Kate Thompson Lafiandra Morgan LaMarca Taylor Lin Josh Lubel Alex Lucas Khayame Maiki Solomon Mangham Jeffrey Mann Katie Mann Spencer Mann Drew Massey Hollyanne Maxey Simone May Summer McFadden Students Achieve in Foreign Language Contests Woodward Upper and Middle School students participate in four foreign language contests each year the National Spanish Exam the National French Exam the National Latin Exam and the Spoken Language Contest of Georgia In 2010 Woodward had 108 students ranked nationally in the 95th percentile for the Spanish exam Twenty one students were ranked in the Top 10 in the nation for the French contest In the Latin exam two students received Gold Medal Summa Cum Laude awards two received Certificate Magna Cum Laude honors and two received Certificate Cum Laude honors In the Spoken Language Contest of Georgia Woodward had 28 winners representing all five of the languages taught with 21 scores of Superior and seven scores of Excellent WOODWARD MAGAZINE

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Jake McWhorter Carroll Middelthon Lauren Miles Shah Jahan Mirza Tommy Moorman Wilson Morgan Jecee Morgan Verdin Susana Morphis Niki Morrison Alex Munger B J Myers Meg Nestlehutt Lexie Norfleet Nnedi Obichi Kailey Orkin Justin Parellada Jake Parker Robert Passarella Bhavin Patel Alex Phillips Anna Scott Phillips Shelby Powell Jonathan Pryor Chad Pyke Hayley Quay Michelle Raphael Nzinga Reid Austin Roark Nick Roberts Academic Team Wins State Trophy Zoi Rosado Rajan Sardana Nabil Sawja Andrew Sayegh David Scott Sam Siegel Caroline Smith Lauren Smith Steven Smith Matt Stack Caitlin Stanyard Brian Stringer Joseph Stuhrenberg Ellie Trice Sam Viguerie Ben Walker The video and music were written and edited by Junior Will Heaton Stop motion was by Senior Lauren Kelly and the crew on the video included Juniors Tommy Ellis and Brian Meyer and Seniors Carl Jackson and Stephen Ahnrud Teacher Trevon Broad was the faculty advisor Pictured left to right are Stephen Ahnrud Will Heaton Lauren Kelly Carl Jackson and Tommy Ellis Crew member Brian Meyer was not available for the photo q The Upper School Academic Team won the State Championship for Division AAA on March 27 in the GATA tournament Pictured with their state championship trophy are front row left to right Emily Isenstein Zara Khalid and Sydney Zink and back row Asher Lipsett Ben Coleman Thayer Coll Cam Adkins Louis Galonsky and Jacob Hample The team s coaches are Linda Gravitt and Larry Hample Taylor Walters Olivia Washington Kathryn Watson Jordan Weil Emma Weinstein Sydney Wheat Caroline Wilkinson Cody Williams Starlight Williams Ava Wilson Killian Wyatt l 2009 2010 along with the titles of their research projects Benjamin Coleman Effect of the D192G Variant of Apn1 on the DNA Repair Capacity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Elizabeth DuPre Responding to Joint Attention Skill in Individuals with Aspergers Syndrome Jared Isenstein Bioengineered Vessels as Models of Immune Cell Induced Vascular Inflammation McKenzie Hudgins The Treatment of Wastewater with the Use of Microbial Mats Tiffany N Taylor Fabricating Copper Plating Mesh using Electroless Deposition Woodward Students Win Green Cup Challenge Video Contest ISR Program Engages Students in High Level Scientific Research A video produced by talented Woodward Academy students won first place in the national Green Cup Challenge 2010 contest sponsored by the Green Schools Alliance to promote sustainability and environmental awareness The Upper School offers talented science students an opportunity to conduct research in partnership with Emory and Georgia Tech researchers Following are the students who participated in the Independent Scientific Research Program in SPRING SUMMER 2010 Woodward Student Top Bridge Player Sean Gannon is a national level bridge player He is Georgia s top junior player and one of the top 20 juniors in the country Last summer he played in the National Bridge Championship and won the national junior team game Continued on next page 35

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continued l o o h c S r e p p 2009 2010 U Upper School Awards Continued Student Actors Take Home Prizes Sophomore Laura Fellwock and Junior Brittany Lloyd Jones brought home three trophies from Georgia Shakespeare s Third Annual High School Acting Competition Laura won first place for Best Female Monologue as Queen Katharine in Henry VIII and both Laura and Brittany won first place for Best Shakespeare Scene a reprisal of their performances as Viola and Olivia in Twelfth Night More than 80 students from around the state participated in the competition In addition Junior Jasmyn Story received all superior ratings and was selected as Best Actress of Conference at the Thespian Conference in February Junior Carly Cohen received two superiors and was invited along with Jasmyn to the International Thespian Conference in June Carly also was selected to represent Woodward Academy in the Opening Number of the Georgia Thespian Conference The 2010 Woodward Academy Outstanding Theater Student award went to Dooshima Mngerem Dancer Accepted to Top Summer Program Junior Taylor Smith was accepted to the American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive program among the nation s most prestigious summer sessions for dancers 36 Scholastic Art Awards Upper School Dhana Meyrowitz Gold Gevork Agasarkislan Silver Shannon Hall Silver Nancy Hogan Honorable Mention Nicole Kaufman Silver George Merriam Silver Sydney Meyer Silver Dhana Meyrowitz Silver Caroline Ptacek Silver Rebekah Ward Honorable Mention Hanna Elliott Honorable Mention Anna Ford Honorable Mention Margaret Rossetti Silver 19th Pace Academy Annual Photography Competition Upper School Art Students Caroline Wood 1st Place Meg Rossetti Excellence Award Olivia Korn Excellence Award Hanna Ellliott Excellence Award Tess Ker Seymer Excellence Award McKenzie Strawn Hillary Phillips Anamaria Rincon Abby Murphy Tejasvir Rekhi Atlanta High School Art Exhibit Dogwood Festival Juried exhibition Including Upper School students Olivia Korn Anna Ford McKenzie Strawn Dhan Meyrowitz and Sydney Meyer WOODWARD MAGAZINE Georgia High School Ceramic Symposium Upper School Art Students Sarah Ackerman 2nd Place Also participating Rebekah Ward Sydney Meyer Kristina Todd Sue Claire Llichtveld Michael Oberti and Kathryn Winn

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les continued g a E r e v il S School Gold le d id M 0 1 0 2009 2 8th Grade Dept Awards Continued DAR Award Alyssa Anderson Quin Brown Woodward Way Awards Jakob Robinson Christopher Lea Marshall Olhausen Michael Livingston Quincy Wolff Kevin Lu Cameron Moseley Joshua Cohen Anjan Deepak Carter Adkins Taylor Lewis Leah Hammett Callie Kennedy Danielle Kreger Hanna Sidhu Caitlyn Cooper Angeli Patel Priya Patel 38 Sydney Warren Simon Willis Kallie Wynens Kevin Zhou 7th Grade gold eagle Chandler Annesi Nava Amalfard Caroline Arnold Caroline Bakke Morgan Beans Kevin Brown Kate Bryan Chip Cary Allison Compton Mary Elizabeth Cooper Rachel Erbrick Leslie Fellwock Maxwell Goldstein Katherine Gooding Leka Gopal Allison Gordon Meera Gorjala Grace Grindell Meghana Gudur Emani Jones Catherine LaBriola Jack Lafiandra Will Letcher Mason Lin Tori Lindelow Allie Maxwell Maddie McCool Spencer McCray Thomas McKean Jack McKenney Natalie Milton Patrick Munger Alex Murfee Anna North Daniel Oberti Molly Paradies Lee Ann Passarella Sahil Patel Kennedy Prothro Ellie Pryor Jack Sard Emma Schifilliti Brett Schwartz David Spielberger Jack Stoffer Matthew Torrance Rebecca Tucker Mackenzie Tylka Shyam Vyas Andrew Warren silver eagle Michael Adams Kirk Alexander Will Anderson Grace Andrade Danny Andrews Billy Appleby Joi Asireddy Rand Basma Brendan Bender Shaan Bhakta Jalen Brooks Erica Brown Connor Cassidy Philip Cave Darby Cease Jordan Chapman Wesley Chastain Amrutha Chintalapudi Caroline Citarella Alexandra Claugus Matthew Clopton Alexander Colin Gina Colombo Tim Connolly Claudia Creal Steven Crews Pooja Dave Andrew Davis Michael Deshay Oscar Dow Kinsley Evans Caroline Franco Kyra Freeman Taisen Garama Aidan Gould Ben Gregg Claire Hammond Ashari Hankerson Jenny Hannah Wilson Harris Devyn Harrod Henry Hasbrouck Reeves Henderson Camera Hogan Hamilton Hooper John Hopkins Marcus Hyatt Charles Jackson WOODWARD MAGAZINE Shayan Jiwani Lauren Johnson Nick Johnson Kelvin Jones Leila Jordan Amy Kanchibhatla Sawyer Katz Jack King Olivia Koscik Sydney Krieg Patricia Lin Sasha Litovchenko Emily Little Jack Ludwick Maxwell Male Michael Malina Rithin Manchireddy Jason Martin Sharu Mohommad Amirah Muhammad Ben Murray Kelsie Nagel Aaron Neal Vanilla Parthiban Akshay Patel Cameron Patterson Abby Poirier Ross Pounders Damian Privat Jake Prussack Christian Raver Matthew Reynolds Jay Rivera Sam Roberts Iain Robins Emily Rockhill Megan Rothberg Elizabeth Ruprecht Drew Sands Riley Schatz Tee Schmidt Fellner Diva Sharma Austin Smith Darcy Smith Paisley Snowden Spenser Stewart Nolan Stubbs Jack Sullivan Sydney Sumrall Jes Sutherland Sachin Swami Michael Thrasher Anne Turner Nathaniel Wallace Taylor Ward Carter Watson

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Grant West Austin Willis Nick Wilson Valana Wiltz William Wimby Liliana Zha Nikita Zlatopolsky Departmental Awards Algebra Matthew Torrance Cadet Band brass Garner Bayless orchestra Thomas McKean percussion advanced band Leka Gopal percussion cadet band Jack McKenney woodwind Kevin Brown Visual Arts Sasha Litovchenko English Bradley Cary Overall for 7th grade Chandler Annesi French Allison Compton DAR Award Sydney Krieg Charles Jackson Men s Chorus Damian Privat Physical Education girls Sydney Krieg boys Wilson Harris Pre Algebra Alexandra Maxwell Science Nava Amalfard Social Studies Allison Gordon Spanish Meghana Gudur Treble Choir Kennedy Prothro Scholastic Art Awards Middle School Lindsay Hornecker Gold Matthew Kennedy Gold Jack McLaughlin Gold Sarah Coats Two Silvers Joshua Cohen Silver Mary Condolora Silver Gobind Kala Silver Christopher Kennedy Silver Victoria Lindelow Silver Noelle Ridley Silver Mary Alex Romero Silver Megan Blase Honorable Mention Luke Johnson Honorable Mention Mary Alex Romero Honorable Mention Joseph Schrader Honorable Mention Miles Taylor Honorable Mention Woodward Way Awards Billy Appleby Daniel Oberti Matthew Reynolds Oscar Dow Mason Lin Rithin Manchireddy Kelvin Jones Michael Adams Jack Sullivan Grace Grindell Nava Amalford Abby Poirier Kelsie Nagel Leila Jordan Ashari Hankerson Molly Paradies Meghana Gudur l Atlanta Celebrates Photography National Photography Competition My Atlanta exhibit held in Piedmont Park Technology Learning Magazine San Bruno California Upper School Students Megan Varner First Place Hannah Elliott Critics Choice Award Middle School Students Katie Tabachnick 2nd Place 13 18 Year Old Category Joshua Cohen 3rd Place 13 18 Year Old Category Sam Roberts 1st Place 12 and Under Category middle school category MacKenzie Tylka 1st Place Sarah Diekroeger Runner Up Emily Little Runner Up Recognition of Excellence in Art Program georgia congressional district 5 State Superintendent of Schools Georgia Department of Education Georgia Art Education Association Katie Tabachnick 8th grade Digital Color Photograph All Gold Award artwork forwarded to New York for National Scholastic competition SPRING SUMMER 2010 Continued on next page 39

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Literary Magazine Receives Top Recognition Middle School Awards Continued Georgia Department of Education Art Exhibition Eighth Graders Sarah Coats Digital Color Photograph Joshua Cohen Digital Color Photograph Lucille Banks Smith Digital Black White Photograph Katie Tabachnick Digital Color Photograph Middle School Photography Contest Eighth Grade Art Students Joshua Cohen 1st Place Rebecca Justus 3rd Place Emily Little Honorable Mention Middle School Drawing Contest Eighth Grade Art Students Noelle Ridley 1st Place Jelly Vanderwoude 2nd Place Sarah Diekroeger 3rd Place National Student Recognition Spark Young Vision Voices of 2009 publication Alliance for Young Artists Writers New York New York Lindsay Rohrer 2008 2009 Middle School Art Student Sixth Grader Tops in Judo Sixth grader Joshua Briggs received the 2009 award for the Most Outstanding Junior Male Judo Shiai Competitor in the state of Georgia from the United States Judo Association USJA Joshua s name has been placed in the USJA s Hall of Fame on the association s web site as an outstanding state competitor for 2009 State Capitol Exhibition Youth Art Month Twin Towers Atlanta Georgia Band Director Honored for Distinguished Career Eighth Grade Art Students Ian Moreno Stone Sculpture Joseph Schrader Ceramics Lucille Banks Smith Digital Color Photograph Ryan Todd Batik 40 The 2009 Silent Voices magazine received the Highest Award in the 2009 National Council of Teachers of English Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines for the second year in a row Only 26 magazines nationwide received this award Silent Voices also was named All American with five marks of distinction the maximum available by the National Scholastic Press Association In addition the magazine received a gold medal from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association The 92 page 2009 Silent Voices magazine featured creative writing photography and artwork by more than 50 Upper School students The editors were Niv Sekar and Roshani Chokshi pictured above left who both graduated in 2009 Editorial staff included Cat Brosius Sara Cohen Amanda Dam Catherine Dummitt Elizabeth DuPre Joya Faruque Hannah Gaxiola Ellen Humphreys Jared Isenstein Zara Khalid Asher Lipsett Rachel Lomax Julia Mayfield Aman Sharma Krits Singhapakdi Allie Woodward and Travis Young The magazine is advised by Carolyn Haldeman and Sandra Slider Director of Bands Ben Hines was honored with the Georgia Music Educators 2009 Distinguished Career Award at the association s annual conference in Savannah in January Mr Hines also was honored to be the guest conductor for a performance by the Davidson Fine Arts School Symphonic Band from an arts magnet school in Augusta The conductor and Director of Bands at Davidson is Everett D Cannady one of Mr Hines former students WOODWARD MAGAZINE

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ilver Eagles S ld o G l o o wer Sch Hanna Aspen Mendola 2009 2010 Lo Kathryn Elizabeth Warren Allison Pauline Moorman 6th Grade gold eagle Alexander Rafael Alvord Bassem Jabr Amercani Susannah Brooke Bakke Michael Beale Jack Taylor Bernard Sarah Kate Carpenter Gavin Thomas Claugus Emma Kathryn Clayton Addison Grace Cox William David De Courcy Ireland John Rand Dorney Christopher Roberts DuPre William Anderson DuPre Sahil Gandhi Harrison Powell Gibbs David Elliott Guttenberg Anne Elizabeth Dorothy Heyse Nicholas Wheeler Huey Egan Gunn Jarvis Isabelle Wooddall Johnson Olivia Lane Jones Shreya Reddy Kanukunta Alliah Kassem Aliyah Michelle Kath Julia Hart Khoury Nikolas Koumandarakis Eleanor Gray Krawcheck Austin Wyatt Ledet Andre Renee Leveque Zachary Joseph Levin Sarah Tran Lu Madison Virginia McGarrah Jordan Lee Meachum Benjamin Phillip Meyers John Patrick Mulkey Jacob Paul Nestlehutt Zachary Corre Orig Amari Alexis Page Gunita Dhillon Rahman Samuel Holden Salomon Ramzi Kevin Sayegh Arjun Mitesh Shah Benjamin Hagen Silvers Eeshani Singh Jake Warren Smith Samantha Rae Smith Abiram Srivatsa Daniel Joseph Steinberg Kyle Andrew Weil Connor Michael Welch silver eagle Marisa Gia Ackerman Madison Laurel Bates William Robert Franklin Block Julia Marie Bond Grace Katherine Brown Victoria Lynne Burse John Blaxton Carroll Emily O Leary Cease Callaway Trammell Chase Austin David Coffee Sean Lawrence Colin MacGregor Doyle Collins Cameron Alexi Cooper Lucas Scott Corbin David Neil Daniell Yash Dnyanesh Darshane Meagan Dillon Gavin Geiger Dooley Domia Dara Duncan Edwards William Duncan Elam Benjamin Abram LaLonde Feldman Noah Koby Fields John William Fleming Andrew Summers Garrison Heyley Ladania Gatewood William Allen Gryboski Stephanie Ann Guasch Marc Antoni Guasch Jomo Kenyatta Hankerson Wyatt Xavier Hathaway Larissa D M Heslop Alexandra Moran Huey Allen Perry Hulette Abinay Christodoss John Ariel Nazira Jones Arfan Ahmad Khawaja Serena Jasmine Kongara Matthew William Krupczak Liam Anthony Lacey Rachel Beatrice Ladisic John Franklin Lesesne Sydney Adrienne Lewis Kathleen Ann MacGinnitie Brian Lee Martin Harrison Rankin McAdoo Patrick Riley McDonough Sarah Marie McKenney Coleman Packard Morgan Arslan Munaf Justin Douglass Norris Kashav Rajesh Patel Pooja Patel Dipti Vipin Pattni Madeline Aubrey Pickard Karyna Kayleigh Pillay Ryan Nicole Prussack Olivia Madison Reznik Walker Sheppard Robitscher Genevieve Rose Rohling Vamsish Satoor Michael Reece Shelton Lauren Janine Smith Nicholas Alexander Stubbs Jessica Allyce Terrell Avi Christopher Khari Toomer Dirk Cornelius Van Rees Joshua Eli Vayle Dwayne Justin Watkins Ada Glenn Morgan Watson Jordan Hamilton Williams Julia Katheryn Williams Paul Michael Zachos DAR Citizenship Sarah Kate Carpenter William David De Courcy Ireland Kiwanis Club Award Grace Catherine Englert Julia Hart Khoury Nikolas Koumandarakis Andre Renee Leveque Zachary Joseph Levin Sarah Tran Lu Benjamin Phillip Meyers John Patrick Mulkey Jacob Paul Nestlehutt Zachary Corre Orig Amari Alexis Page Gunita Dhillon Rahman Ramzi Kevin Sayegh Arjun Mitesh Shah Benjamin Hagen Silvers Eeshani Singh Jake Warren Smith Abiram Srivatsa Kathryn Elizabeth Warren Kyle Andrew Weil Connor Michael Welch Certificate of Merit outstanding student Alexander Rafael Alvord Susannah Brooke Bakke Sarah Kate Carpenter Addison Grace Cox William David De Courcy Ireland Sahil Gandhi Anne Elizabeth Dorothy Heyse Isabelle Wooddall Johnson Jordan Lee Meachum Continued on next page President s Academic Achievement Alexander Rafael Alvord Bassem Jabr Amercani Susannah Brooke Bakke Jack Taylor Bernard Sarah Kate Carpenter Gavin Thomas Claugus Emma Kathryn Clayton Addison Grace Cox John Rand Dorney Christopher Roberts DuPre Sahil Gandhi Harrison Powell Gibbs Olivia Lane Jones Shreya Reddy Kanukunta Alliah Kassem SPRING SUMMER 2010 41

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Eagles continue r e v il S ld o ard North G w d o o W 0 1 0 2009 2 Student Council Officers President Dee Temples Vice President Jordan Fietz Secretary Quinn Lawery Treasurer Cash Callaway Class Representatives 6th Grade Dunbar Craig Rappaport Jack Preston Dumont Potts Roshni Kailar Stephens Nicole Hofland 5th Grade Barton Suma Gangasani Guest Avni Kulkarni Key Neal Patel Saykaly Katie Sullivan 4th Grade Boone Lexi Fisher Haley Zach Fisher Nicholson Sahiti Namburar Weiss Remillard Kayhan Haddad Kindergarten Bibliophile Reads 500 Books Eaglegacies Chad Assad Noah Belinfante Liliana Burgess Falak Chranya Charlie Claffey Carley Clapes Julia Couch Preston Dumont Stephen Elliott Samantha Freedman Lauren Gable Nicole Hofland Shaan Kapadia Umair Kapadia Sam Lefar Kaylie Lobel Lydia Morris Jessie Newman Kassidy Pass McKinley Paul Sonali Raghavan Max Richardson Cole Ritchey Will Romero Mary Russell Sarah Russell Jason Seeb Lauren Sobel Zachary Temin Avery Tutt Cassie Van Orden Tam Wheat l 3rd Grade Adolph Rithik Raina Markey Anna Johnson Rovsek Caroline Doran 44 d WOODWARD MAGAZINE Congratulations to kindergartener Cade Cahoon for reading a grand total of 500 books outside the classroom over the 2009 2010 academic year Each year Kathy Massengale and Faith Black give their students a Reading Journal to record an assigned number of books to read each week The assignments this year totaled 250 and Cade far surpassed that number as did most of the students in the class First Grader Is Finalists in Google Doodle Contest Ayush Patel a first grader at the Primary School was among 400 state finalists chosen from 33 000 entries in the Google Doodle contest The 400 finalists were chosen by Google employees

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ADMINISTRATION F Stuart Gulley Ph D President David R McCollum Vice President and Headmaster Barbara Egan Vice President for Finance and Administration Russell L Slider 75 Vice President for Admissions Robert F Hawks Vice President for Advancement 2009 2010 GOVERNING BOARD Mr Ben F Johnson III 61 Chairman Mr J Russell Welch Vice Chairman Ms Madelyn R Adams Mr Robert E Bowers 74 Mr Ronald M Brill Mrs Thalia Carlos Mr Clarence Davis 74 Mr Adair Dickerson 71 Mrs Kitty Dukehart Dr Xavier A Duralde 76 Dr Nancy Gallups 84 Mr Stephen R Hennessy Dr James F Jones Jr 65 Mrs Terri J Kight Mr Ian Lloyd Jones Dr Anthony A Malizia Jr 71 Mr Gene W Milner Jr 71 Mr George S Morgan Sr 69 Mrs Marie L Nygren 78 Mr Tim A O Brien 61 Mrs Vicki R Palmer Mr John D Randolph Mrs Paula Reynolds Mr Stephen E Roberts 65 Mr Mitesh Shah Mr Shi Shailendra Mr James E Sutherland 54 ADVISORY BOARD Mr William W Allison Mr Edward B Andrews Mr Robert L Brand Jr 35 Dr Thomas J Busey Jr 49 Mr W Dexter Douglass 47 Mr William E Eason Jr Ms Vicki Escarra Dr Daniel S Ferguson 68 Mr W Philip Gramm 61 Dr Phillip A Griffiths 56 Mr Waldo S Kennedy 57 Dr Thomas L Lyons 66 Mr John J McDonough Jr Mr Albert N Parker Mrs Anne Rivers Siddons Mr Randolph W Thrower 30 Mr Harvey W Watt Mr Raymond G Woodall Jr 50 On the Cover President Gulley announced during his inaugural address that the ivy would be removed from the Gate beginning immediately following the ceremony on April 15 The removal of the ivy allows an unobstructed view of the heart of the Upper School campus and represents Dr Gulley s promise of an open and transparent administration Correction The cover photo of the winter 2009 2010 Woodward Magazine was incorrectly attributed to Ben Layne The snowy campus scene was actually captured by Sherry Layne Woodward Academy administers a nondiscriminatory policy of admissions Woodward Magazine is published three times a year by the Academy s Office of Advancement Marci Mitchell Publisher Marla Goncalves Managing Editor and Lead Writer Amy Zarriello Contributing Writer and Editor Magazine design Edward Tharp Designer Photo credits Billy Howard Photography Warren Bond Photography Sarah Sanderson 11 Nill Toulme and Michie Turpin Letters and story ideas may be sent to Marci Mitchell Woodward Academy Ann Ben Johnson Center 1662 Rugby Avenue College Park GA 30337 2199 or by email to marci mitchell woodward edu