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News and stories from the Woodward Academy neighborhood Summer 2015 Humility Fairness Insight Wisdom al so ins ar w A i d e t 2014 2015 Studen Ben F Johnson III 61 Chairman of the Governing Board for more than three decades ds

2 Ben F Johnson III 9 Athletic Wrap Up A Leader s Legacy 5 6 7 Reflections on the Class of 2015 From the Class President Full of Light and Promise 8 Spring Celebrations 13 Student Awards 19 Senior Spotlight 33 Alumni Class Notes 31 On Teaching at Woodward 32 Why Support The Woodward Fund 45 50 Years of Women at Woodward Magazine Woodward Academy e Nija Meyer PUBLISHER Marla Goncalves MANAGING EDITOR Amy Morris EDITOR Torie Anderson CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Gene Patterson SPORTS EDITOR Edward Tharp MAGAZINE DESIGN A PHOTO CREDITS Michie Turpin Photography Warren Bond Photography Billy Howard Photography Nic Huey 16 Nicholas Widener 09 Cover photos by Michie Turpin m LETTERS AND STORY IDEAS MAY BE SENT TO Marla Goncalves Woodward Academy Ann Ben Johnson Center 1662 Rugby Avenue College Park GA 30337 2199 Woodward Academy administers a nondiscriminatory policy of admissions Woodward magazine is published three times a year by the Academy s Office of Advancement or by email to marla goncalves woodward edu

Welcome Letter from President Gulley In this issue of Woodward magazine we celebrate the graduation of the 260 members of the Class of 2015 For the first time in my service at the Academy I experienced this rite of passage as a parent My son Andrew was among those who received their diplomas on May 9 W O O D WA R D A C A D E M Y Administration F Stuart Gulley Ph D President Robert F Hawks Vice President for Advancement Rebecca R Eckstein Vice President for Admissions Christopher M Freer Ph D Vice President and Dean for Student Life Upper School Principal Kelly H Sanderson Vice President for Finance and Administration Marcia Prewitt Spiller Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs To Andrew and all of his classmates I speak on behalf of the entire Woodward community in congratulating you on your accomplishments and wishing you well as you embark on college and life beyond Woodward In the very fiber of our being as a school there is something truly special that goes far beyond sound preparation for college Woodward prepares young people to succeed in their chosen paths and to take on responsibility for others as leaders and caring conscientious citizens Dr Chris Freer Vice President and Dean for Student Life and Upper School Principal expresses this eloquently in his homage to the Class of 2015 on page 5 In addition to our seniors achievements we celebrate the accomplishments of all Woodward students in an astonishing range of endeavors from the eighth grader who was a finalist in the national spelling bee to a sophomore who is a world class fencing champion All of this would not be possible without our outstanding dedicated teachers coaches counselors administrators and staff Perhaps most of all we owe the shape of Woodward s identity to one individual Ben F Johnson III 61 our retiring Governing Board Chairman Mr Johnson has served this school for a stunning 33 years I invite you to learn more about Mr Johnson s remarkable service and his worthy successor Robert E Bowers 74 beginning on page 2 As we look toward the next school year and the future I hope you will join me in taking a moment to celebrate all that is special about Woodward and the profound role our Academy has played in shaping so many lives Thank you for the role that you play in forming this community F Stuart Gulley Summer 2015 1

Ben F Johnson III A Leader s Legacy Humility Fairness Insight Wisdom These are the words people use most often to describe Ben F Johnson III 61 who is retiring after leading Woodward Academy as Chairman of the Governing Board for more than three decades Mr Johnson with members of the Class of 2015 Natalie Milton Kevin Zhou Jalen Coleman Jenny Hannah and Ethan Gould Woodward Academy B 2 en Johnson has shaped Woodward Academy more profoundly than any other individual apart from the school s founders said President Stuart Gulley Since 1982 he has listened to the challenges and struggles of the Academy s presidents and provided sound counsel My predecessors and I have found in Mr Johnson an insightful and discerning leader As Governing Board Chairman for an unprecedented and admirable 33 years Mr Johnson s wise guidance truly made Woodward what it is today Although he deflects credit to the school s senior administrators and faculty he has been the ever present force behind the scenes carrying the school through trials and triumphs Mr Johnson s relationship with the school began when he enrolled at what was then known as Georgia Military Academy as an eighth grader By the time he graduated in 1961 he had served as president of his senior class band captain and editor of the Grenadier yearbook Even then according to his classmates he demonstrated an unusual maturity and leadership ability that convinced them he would become a person of great accomplishment His classmates predicted accurately Mr Johnson graduated magna cum laude from Emory University and earned his J D degree at Harvard Law

The school couldn t have a stronger leadership team than it s got right now The institution is totally ready now Stuart is a seasoned leader Ben F Johnson III 61 Mr Johnson does not waver in the face of difficult decisions and circumstances His support was crucial to the approval in 2012 of the school s groundbreaking drug testing policy for high school students employees and Governing Board members to promote a drug free culture at all levels of the Academy In January 2008 he stepped in as the school s leader following the death of former President Hank Payne which was a great tragedy for the school Mr Johnson s steady and stalwart guidance helped the community to make sense of the tragedy and find a way forward With an innate strong sense of fairness and equality Ben Johnson has been the guiding spirit behind Woodward s great diversity shaping the school s character by welcoming every religious ethnic and economic group into the community He directed the Academy in opening its doors wider to more diverse audiences for instance making Woodward among the first educational institutions to include sexual orientation in its EEOC statement and extending benefits to domestic partners of gay and lesbian employees Ben Johnson believes that Woodward graduates are going out into the world every year to make it a better place He believes that intellectual humility creates strong leadership He also believes in the value of change and that it is important to know when it s time to step back from leadership It allows the next generation to come in and provide new ideas and new vigor and energy Mr Johnson said The school couldn t have a stronger leadership team than it s got right now The institution is totally ready now Stuart is a seasoned leader He has the confidence of everybody at the school and he has a wonderful team in place You can t help but look around and be excited about the future Family Man Mr Johnson came to the Academy as a student because of the friendship between former President Capt William R Brewster 37 and his father Ben F Johnson Jr former dean of Emory Law School and founding dean of the Georgia State Law School His father was the most important influence on his life and family remains his first priority and greatest joy He recalls that his wife Ann a photographer who is active in Atlanta s arts community first visited the Academy s campus for his brother s graduCivic Leader ation in 1964 Together In a lifetime it the Johnsons raised two would be rare for sons who are Woodward any individual to alumni Ben F Johnson so profoundly shape just one organization IV 87 and Armistead Johnson 94 such as Woodward and yet Mr Johnson s They enjoy spending time with leadership has also influenced other their two grandsons Marcus 11 important Atlanta institutions He has and Max 5 served as member and Chair of the Board of Trustees of Emory University as Chair of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Board as a Board Member for the Metro Atlanta 3 YMCA and as Trustee of The Carter Center Summer 2015 School After law school he returned to Atlanta to become a successful litigator and managing partner at Alston Bird helping to build it into one of the nation s most distinguished law firms In 2010 The American Lawyer honored Mr Johnson with its Law Firm Distinguished Leader Award citing his commitment to community service pro bono work diversity and worklife balance for employees Emory University awarded him a Doctor of Laws in 2014 Under his influence Alston Bird built a reputation as one of the country s best employers appearing on Fortune magazine s 100 Best Companies to Work For list for 15 consecutive years It is no coincidence that Woodward also is recognized as one of our city s best employers having been named No 1 or No 2 in the large workplace category of the Atlanta Journal Constitution s Top Workplaces feature each year since it began five years ago Mr Johnson will hand off leadership to fellow alumnus Robert E Bobby Bowers 74 as the new Governing Board Chairman The current Woodward family and those that follow are the beneficiaries of Ben s visionary leadership said Mr Bowers We have much to learn from Ben s leadership style which I refer to as gentle guidance He is always there with a gentle hand to encourage to support and when needed to help direct He has been an integral participant who has truly transformed Woodward into a premier global college preparatory school As a young man in his 30s Mr Johnson was asked to join the Governing Board in 1975 He became Chairman in 1982 Since then he has served on four presidential search committees and played an important role in securing the school s future by raising funds for endowment With Mr Johnson and Vicki Palmer as co chairs Campaign Woodward raised 63 2 million and transformed the Woodward campus despite coinciding with one of our nation s most challenging economic times

A Worthy Successor Bobby Bowers Becomes Our New Board Chairman 2015 2016 Governing Board Mr Robert E Bowers 74 Chairman Mr J Russell Welch Woodward Academy Robert E Bobby Bowers 74 brings a lifelong devotion to Woodward to his new role as Governing Board Chairman He and his wife Cindy were married in Gresham Chapel and their three sons Dr Robert L Bowers 02 Ryan Bowers 04 and Matthew Bowers 06 are Vintage Eagles 4 After graduating from Woodward magna cum laude Mr Bowers graduated summa cum laude from Auburn University in 1978 He has led a distinguished career in business beginning his career as a certified public accountant for Arthur Andersen and serving in executive positions in the financial services industry with experience in investor relations debt and capital offerings mergers and acquisitions asset allocation financial management and strategic planning Since 2007 he has been CFO of Piedmont Office Realty Trust Following Ben Johnson is a bit overwhelming but I am also a beneficiary of his leadership of the strong highly qualified board which remains and of the talented and dedicated faculty and administration that is in place Mr Bowers said We have challenges ahead such as building a larger financial endowment to assist in offsetting the rising cost of education ensuring diversity in the student body and continuing to ensure the highest caliber educational professionals are drawn to Woodward and drawn to investing their lives in our students Mr Bowers said Vice Chairman I am grateful to Ben Johnson for his able stewardship and the solid foundation he has laid for the school and I pray for similar wisdom Mr Johnson had the highest praise for his successor as Board Chairman Frankly it s hard to imagine anybody who has longer and deeper associations with the school than Bobby Bowers He was a student His wife was a teacher there His kids all graduated from Woodward He has a deep passion for the school extraordinary loyalty among his fellow board members and a very supportive family Stuart and Bobby are close and will get to be even closer He is a great businessman who understands the finances of the school I am extraordinarily happy in the choice of my successor Ms Madelyn R Adams Mr Gerald R Benjamin Mr Ronald M Brill Mr Chris Michael Carlos Mr Clarence Davis 74 Mr A Adair Dickerson Jr 71 Mr Michael S Drucker Dr Xavier A Duralde 76 Dr Nancy H Gallups 84 Mr Stephen R Hennessy Mrs Jo Cranford Hodges 96 Mr Ben F Johnson III 61 Dr James F Jones Jr 65 Mr Ian Lloyd Jones Mr Gene W Milner Jr 71 Ms Mary S Moore 87 Dr Carlos S Moreno 82 Mr George S Morgan Sr 69 Mrs Belinda M J Morris Mrs Marie L Nygren 78 Mr Tim A O Brien 61 Mrs Vicki R Palmer Dr Deepak Raghavan Mr John D Randolph Mr Stephen E Roberts 65 Mr Mitesh Shah Mr Shi Shailendra Mr S Andrew Sullivan Mr James E Sutherland 54 Mr Larry D Thompson 2015 2016 Advisory Board Mr William W Allison Mr Edward B Andrews Dr Thomas J Busey Jr 49 Mrs Kitty Dukehart 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 Mrs Anne Rivers Siddons Mr Raymond G Woodall Jr 50

Reflections on the Class of 2015 By Dr Chris Freer Vice President and Dean for Student Life Upper School Principal In the summer weeks since the end of the 2014 2015 school year I ve spent time reflecting on the 260 seniors in the Class of 2015 I must confess that much of this reflection occurred during a 3 000 mile road trip up the East Coast across 11 states over 17 days with my wife and three sons loaded into a minivan While I sat behind the wheel playing the role of Clark Griswold my wife was often serving as referee between the boys I n fairness the boys did a great job considering the duration and confinement of our journey But this concept of fairness is a work in progress for our youngest son a recent graduate of Woodward s kindergarten My son is not alone in struggling to learn this life lesson in our car and certainly in the world we live in today Indeed many adults wrestle with the dilemma of equal versus equitable So while I heard countless times during the trip the exclamation that s not fair I could not help but think of the Class of 2015 As I worked to teach my boys the Organized by the senior members of Woodward Serves the class engaged in projects to help such organizations as Easter Seals Gateway Shelter Action Ministries and the Atlanta Community Food Bank s Urban Market Community Garden Seniors took part in a wide range of activities from serving meals and organizing supplies for the homeless to making crafts with and reading to elementary school children The servant leadership of the Class of 2015 stretched beyond the Woodward campus The class had a positive impact throughout the city of Atlanta and across the globe Through Woodward Serves our school once again engaged in projects benefiting the Boys Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Atlanta Community Food Bank Habitat for Humanity Horizons and our sister school in Zambia the Terranova School With the seniors leading the way Woodward students of all ages committed their time talents and tithe to helping these missions and communities In addition to community service the Class of 2015 was instrumental in helping to foster an inclusive community on our campus Through events like the annual Week of Understanding continued on next page Summer 2015 Ellie Pryor distinction between what is fair and what is right it occurred to me that our senior class embodied this concept and served as a positive example of doing what is right even when there was no immediate or obvious gratification The most salient example of the selfless leadership of these seniors was their decision to incorporate a service component into their senior week activities As long as I have been at Woodward there has been a tradition of senior week when seniors celebrate their upcoming graduation Senior week typically involves themed out of uniform days such as college day or decades day and ends with the annual Spring Fling and Last Blast events On the Wednesday we traditionally have a senior Activity Day that involves loading the entire class onto buses and traveling to a local amusement center for a day of bowling laser tag pizza and fellowship The focus of the week has always been about honoring our seniors This year however the seniors decided to include a service project on the morning of their Activity Day Five buses departed in five different directions and the senior class spent the morning serving others on what has traditionally been solely a day of fun 5

continued from page 5 Woodward Academy and programs like No Place for Hate the seniors modeled the commitment to deep respect for difference Our senior class displayed the personal and social responsibility that we aspire to instill in all of our graduates Woodward Academy is rich in traditions from its founding in 1900 to this year s Class of 2015 Over the decades new traditions have begun while others have faded away This class was the first senior class to enjoy our new humanities building It was the first class to celebrate its last day in uniforms at the new magnolia tree and through thoughtful leadership negotiated the preservation of the rip day tradition that included improvements for the betterment of the school As I reflect on the many achievements and varied talents of the Class of 2015 it is the character to do what is right and not just what is popular or fair that will be their legacy and serve them well in college and throughout life In his book The Road to Character author David Brooks explains that character is not innate or automatic You have to build it with effort and artistry The Class of 2015 includes 260 seniors who will attend 113 different colleges or universities in 33 different states Whether they were one of our 59 Vintage Eagles or joined our community more recently there is no doubt this class has developed strong character Fortunately my boys still have a little time to continue to learn this critical life lesson and I am confident that like the Class of 2015 Woodward will provide them with many opportunities to build excellent character to use the words of our motto 6 Class President Reflects on Change Following are excerpts from a speech by Molly Paradies 15 given at the senior banquet I want to thank the seniors for allowing me to serve as your class president Congratulations to the Class of 2015 and all of our families and friends In our time at Woodward we have seen a lot of change some of this change has been external and some has been internal We are the first class to lead our peers into Woodruff Hall I see a strong parallel between the different personalities in our class and how we grew together and the various components of this new building and how it came together As freshmen entering the high school campus for the first time we spent our mornings in Brewster the building Woodruff Hall replaced Brewster s courtyard is where we would begin our days before our hectic schedules took us to the bus for the St Pius baseball game auditions for Hairspray or last minute study sessions Brewster Hall left us with some of the most precious memories of our freshman year In the same way that we outgrew Brewster we outgrew our freshman selves Woodruff Hall has been the perfect setting for this growth in many ways the new building has mirrored our development as a class We still have the same characters only now they are more polished and vibrant much like the new facade of Woodruff Hall which shares the architectural elements of Brewster Our interests thoughts and ambitions have developed changing dramatically much like the interiors of the two buildings We each have found our niche within our class something that each of us does that makes us unique among the sea of 260 black and red polos Woodward has given us a place to pursue and nurture our special interests We also have taken enormous strides together as a class Together as seniors we coped with change by taking initiative and accepting that we must alter some of our Woodward traditions and make our own in order to fit into our new campus On Rip Day we charged out of our final classes to our new tree to celebrate our last day in uniform by tearing off our red and black polos and throwing them onto the tree I am glad to report that we heeded Dr Freer s advice no one tried to climb onto its thin branches The tree is still standing in one piece for next year s seniors to continue the tradition and for the seniors that follow after them to do the same Next year we will all be in different places where we will have to adapt to our new surroundings In our time here we have matured and developed in preparation for college through the friendships that we have formed and the goals we have accomplished of course with the help of our incredible faculty and resources Although we venture toward different directions from Washington D C to Austin to Taiwan we will always remember Rugby Avenue value our final steps down from Richardson and find our new versions of Brewster and Woodruff Hall Molly Paradies will enroll at Middlebury College in the fall

Full of Light and Promise Graduation Reflections on Woodward Academy The following are excerpted remarks from the commencement speech given by Allison Gordon 15 L ooking out at all of you today I wish there were a word to describe how it feels to be leaving the home we have built It seems impossible to fully express our appreciation for the foundation we were provided and the values instilled within us When crafting this speech I found myself on a daunting mission searching for that one all encompassing word The word that would capture Woodward s core values of Excellence Character and Opportunity One afternoon it hit me Excellence Character Opportunity E C O Echo These three values are like an echo resounding in my being a constant guide that will help me through life s difficulties and remind me of home No matter where the next few years lead us we can always find comfort in the shared echo of this wonderful community of Woodward alumni Excellence The first part of Woodward s echo can be heard in its unwavering commitment to excellence John Keats best summarized my Woodward education when he wrote that education is not the filling of a bucket but the lighting of a fire My classes sparked curiosity wonder and a desire to go out and discover the world for myself Woodward teaches us that a good education is essential for success no matter the path we follow The tools for excellence we were given here have shaped our minds and transformed us into critical thinkers Character Woodward forges our character in a crucible of expectation From the beginning our teachers and coaches have expected the best from us They have made us accountable for our own decisions When considering my own moral compass I trace my ability to differentiate right and wrong back to lessons learned from my family my faith community and most significantly Woodward Academy Sometimes our changing world can be divisive and partisan At Woodward our administration consistently challenges us to be better and more tolerant We do not shy away from our differences On the contrary we are encouraged to embrace each member of our community Woodward never imposed a rhetoric on me instead I was introduced to a myriad of issues and opinions that informed my worldview As we go out into the world we will be confronted with situations and challenges that test our character At these times the moral strength that Woodward has instilled within us will echo and help us maintain our integrity and resolve Opportunity Having attended public high schools in small towns my parents always stressed to me how lucky I was to go to a school with the resources of Woodward They believed in Woodward so much that they moved my two sisters and me to Summer 2015 Allison Gordon will attend Brown University in the fall see Senior Spotlight on page 19 College Park Mom and Dad thank you so much for giving me the Woodward Academy opportunity Thank you for exposing me to all kinds of people with all kinds of ideas and leanings Here at Woodward we are encouraged to explore our individual interests by creating new clubs and organizations We develop our talents on the stage in the painting studio and on the athletic field Our classmates are from 23 counties and there is a reason why Woodward s opportunities are nonpareil Because of the experiences we have been afforded each of us will continue to seek excitement in our lives We will not be afraid of new adventures because they will echo the life changing opportunities that Woodward has given us We are graduating We did it Class of 2015 We cry because today is so beautiful we cry because today feels so temporary But I want to remind you that the connections made here are everlasting The relationships we built at Woodward will be with us no matter what Each of us is so full of hope and light and promise We are capable of amazing things I know I speak for all of us when I say that I am so proud to be graduating with this special class the Class of 2015 7

Experience the Arts Day T he Academy celebrated Experience the Arts Day in April with activities on Main Campus with students painting sculpting and creating other visual arts in the Malizia Ampitheatre and performing music and dance inside Richardson Hall The joyful spring tradition celebrates Woodward s outstanding arts programs Fourth grade dancers Ansley Bird Joseph Rabun Congratulations to our Retirees W Woodward Academy oodward Academy honored 15 retirees who represent a combined 388 years of Woodward service an average tenure of 26 years on May 11 with a reception in the Middle School Dining Hall Our gratitude to the following retirees left to right Jeannette Paul Housekeeping 15 years of service Vicki Musto Primary School science teacher 34 years Ruthie Miller Primary School kindergarten faculty 31 years Kathy Massengale Primary School kindergarten faculty 23 years Susan Jack Cooper Woodward North faculty 24 years Ski Saxby director of Human Resources eight years Elaine O Neill Upper School Spanish teacher and World Languages Department chair 32 years Jane Webster Upper School Spanish faculty 23 years Sandy Adamek Upper School math teacher and Woodward Cares coordinator 33 years Carolyn Haldeman Upper School English teacher 44 years Marie Boatright Lower School science and social studies teacher 25 years Chaplain Bob Lawrence 19 years Carolyn Kramlich Middle School English Department chair 32 years Denise Farmer President s Office 24 years and Susan Hutchison Middle School reading faculty 21 years 8

Girls Tennis Team State Champs It was an extraordinary season for Woodward Academy s girls tennis team which transformed early setbacks into victory by adopting a can do spirit according to Head Coach Eileen McWhorter Emily Cease The team began the season with one lone senior Kaelyn Lowe having lost two key players to graduation last year The regular season was highlighted by a 3 2 win over rival Westminster and an impressive 5 0 undefeated region record earning Woodward the No 1 seed spot going into tournament play At the tournament final the Lady War Eagles defeated Carrollton by a score of 5 0 capturing the 5 AAAA region Scott Rubinger title Serving as the host school the girls continued their winning streak throughout the state playoffs with decisive victories over Grady 5 0 North Oconee 4 1 North Hall 3 2 and West Laurens 4 1 On Saturday May 9 the Lady War Eagles defeated the Buford Wolves 3 0 becoming the 2015 AAAA state champions Led by captains and juniors Emily Cease and Kaylie Lobel the team ended the season with a 16 5 record Boys Tennis more athletic wrap up on next page Cole Ritchey Summer 2015 The boys tennis team finished region play at No 2 and ended the 2015 season with a record of 11 9 The season began with weather delays and tough competition In a regular season highlight the boys placed 8th at the DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships in Chattanooga a national invitational tournament where they played their most difficult opponents defeating Signal Mountain Tennessee but losing to Milton Georgia Vandebilt Catholic Louisiana and Cambridge Georgia in very close and intense matches The team entered the region tournament as the No 1 seed after going undefeated in region play but lost to Carrollton in the finals At the state playoffs the War Eagles defeated Chamblee in the first round and Heritage Catoosa in the second round and lost to St Pius in the quarterfinals Team leaders were seniors Brett Schwartz captain Scott Rubinger captain Kevin Zhou and juniors Cole Ritchey and Walker Robitscher 9

John Hopkins Charlie Stewart Antone Williams center Amanda Myles Maya Foreman Makenli Forrest Boys Soccer Boys Track Field The boys track and field team finished the spring season 4th in region 5 AAAA Junior Scott Simpson won the region championship in the pole vault and finished 5th in the state meet while senior Danny Andrew was the region runner up in the shot put and finished 7th in the state A special congratulations to junior Antone Williams who broke the school record in the 110 meter hurdles twice during the spring season with a best time of 15 18 at the state meet Woodward Academy Girls Track Field 10 The girls track and field team finished 2nd in Region 5 AAAA and 6th in the state The team included four individual region champions sophomore Garnet Brown in the 1600 senior Zharia Jeffries in the discus sophomore Gillian Jewell in the 3200 and freshman Alex Potts in the pole vault A special congratulations goes to senior Summer Thompson who set a new school record in the triple jump by leaping 38 08 25 at the state meet to finish as state runner up in the event The boys soccer team finished the 2015 campaign with a dominant 15 2 0 overall record and another trip to the AAAA final four The War Eagles completed region play with a perfect 5 0 record which included capturing the region 5 AAAA championship with an exciting 6 5 penalty kicks victory over Whitewater The team defeated Marist Windsor Forest and North Oconee in the opening rounds of the AAAA playoffs but lost to St Pius in the semifinal match Eight seniors graduated this spring Jack Sard Keith Lollis Philip Kelly Taisen Garama Aiden Gould John Hopkins Nathaniel Wallace and Nolan Stubbs In four years those seniors recorded a remarkable varsity winning record of 59 15 4 including one state championship one state runner up one state semifinal appearance and three region championships Girls Soccer The girls finished the season 15 2 2 with a final four finish and a region championship captured with a 2 1 win over Whitewater The team was led by a strong group of seniors including captain and University of Virginia bound keeper Morgan Beans The squad had great depth in several positions Offensively the team was able to attack using multiple players and formations with three players scoring 30 goals sophomores Morgan Brinson nine Kia Jie Jacobs 11 and Courtney Baker 10 Defensively the team had 12 shutouts led by veteran back line of Morgan Brinson in goal sophomores Joy Howard and Izzy Romero and juniors Bailey Heywood and Gabby Wilkinson The midfield was led by the hard working trio of senior Amanda Myles junior Alexi Hecht and sophomore Kayla Bruster Morgan Beans Morgan Brinson Amanda Myles Kia Jie Jacobs and Gabby Wilkinson earned first team All Region honors Boys Golf The boys golf team won the region championship coming in 1st place with a total score of 624 At the state championship the War Eagles placed 5th among 16 teams in competition Standouts this spring included junior Jake Lawson and sophomore George Stradtman who tied for low medalist with impressive rounds of 75 in the region championship George also received the MVP and War Eagle Awards for the golf team

Tres Parks J T Bernarnd Madison Richardson Vivian Peng Ben Wilkinson Girls Golf The girls golf team won its 15th region championship in the 18 year history of the program this spring Senior captain Mia Gill won her 2nd individual region championship and was named to the AAAA All State team for the third consecutive year The girls capped off the season with a 4th place finish at the AAAA State Championships in Augusta Boys Lacrosse The boys varsity lacrosse team had a successful first year under the direction of Coach Andrew Pons The team went 7 11 earning a state playoff berth for the first time in many years Sophomore Keller Pilch led offense with 63 goals On the defensive end starting close freshman Cade Thomas earned Rookie of the Year The future looks very promising with all four leading scorers and the team s top defenders back for next year Girls Lacrosse Boys Ultimate After graduating most of last year s core players the boys ultimate team trained a new generation of players under the leadership of junior Davis Rink and senior Ethan Gould Despite having a majority of first time players the team went 10 11 After losing to Paideia and Brookwood at the state tournament the team came back to defeat Decatur High School and played an extraordinarily disciplined game against Atlanta International School to advance in a one game play in to the quarterfinals Girls Ultimate Girls ultimate took the field under the leadership of veteran players senior Vivian Peng and juniors Mari Whitten Barber Monica Duong Shreya Kanukunta Sarah Lu and Olivia Reznik The team competed against the talent out of Georgia Tennessee and North Carolina at the Terminus tournament in March defeating crosstown rival Grady High School Freshman Kaya Roland led a generation of new players and the team competed in the state tournament The girls came together to become a very positive encouraging and spirited team Riflery Team Baseball The baseball team finished the region schedule with a 9 6 record sending the War Eagles to the state playoffs for the 15th consecutive year In the first round the team faced Columbia High School and the series went to three games with Columbia winning the third game by a score of 6 3 Senior Bobby Kannady was named All Region in center field Juniors Nate Stinson and J T Bernard were both named second team All Region Nate as a left fielder and J T as a pitcher Riflery Woodward Academy had its most success ful riflery season since 2005 coming in second at th e area championship East Coweta shot 1149 and Woodward shot 1141 second seeded After defeating Worth County 1153 to 987 in the second match of the sectionals Woodward defeated St Vincent 1144 to 1119 in the semifinals match putting the team in the top 12 in the state of Georgia and earning a chance to compete in the state championship match at Fort Benning in Columbus Senior Jay Rivera was instrumental in riflery s successful season With the team s returning shooters next year looks promising 11 Summer 2015 The girls lacrosse team had an exceptional season finishing with a record of 11 5 The team made it to the second round of the state playoffs before losing to the defending state champions Senior Madison Richardson was named to the All State Honorable Mention team as well as the All Area team Sophomore Jade Robertson also was named to the All Area team Sophomore Kennedy Lollis was named All Area honorable mention and made the Georgia National Tournament Team B as one of only 50 girls selected to represent the region at the national tournament

Getting to Know Champion Fencer Andy Sun Woodward sophomore Chase Calhoun interviewed classmate Andy Sun about his accomplishments in sabre fencing during the 2014 2015 season Andy can you tell me a little bit about the sport of fencing and what type of fencing you do There are three different types of fencing sabre foil and p e My specialty is sabre fencing which is a lot Chase Calhoun faster than the others Foil and p e involve hitting with a point while sabre fencing involves cutting which means hitting with the edge It is very different from the other forms and does not fit the image people have in mind of fencing I compete in fencing nationally and internationally How did you become interested in sabre fencing I read a story in the newspaper about a kid in Atlanta who had been fencing for five years and had become the 10 year old national champion After that I sought out his trainer tried fencing and really liked it Now I compete with that same kid We ve become good friends What kind of physical condition do you have to be in to fence How do you stay in shape My practice schedule is Tuesday Thursday Friday and Saturday for three or four hours each session On Monday and Saturday I work with a personal trainer on speed and strength On Sunday I swim one or two miles for endurance training It can be a pretty rough sport and difficult to avoid injuries especially to your knees and hamstrings What are your rankings I am ranked 2nd in the U S under 17 rankings and 21st in the U S under 20 rankings I ve made the top four in national tournaments for my age group In February I won the Cadet Men s Sabre National Junior Olympic Championship at the 2015 Junior Olympics and qualified for the national team which is made up of the top three fencers in the U S I placed 18th in my age group at the World Championships in Uzbekistan What is your favorite part of sabre fencing Definitely the competition fighting to represent your club and your country is really cool Also I love traveling and getting to see new places I ve made friends all around the nation The U S team becomes really close because we experience new countries together Where have you traveled In the U S I have traveled all over the country mainly to the East and West coasts Internationally I ve traveled to many European countries including Bulgaria Germany Poland Hungary and Uzbekistan What are your aspirations for fencing Woodward Academy I want to focus on my school and life after fencing so I don t want to become an Olympic fencer I would like to fence in college and hope to be recruited by U Penn or Harvard In July I will travel to California for the first tournament of the 2015 2016 season 12 Has fencing helped other aspects of your life Fencing has helped me learn how to manage my time because I miss a lot of school to travel to tournaments I also have learned how to prioritize and manage stress During competition I have learned how to have confidence and believe in myself I try not to worry about my losses and instead focus on my wins

Awards 2014 2015 Summer 2015 WOODWARD AC A DEM Y S TUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENT S Kyra Freeman Avery Hinchman and Gracie Demarest 13

A Message From Marcia Prewitt Spiller Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs T he Class of 2015 was an exemplary class filled with students who embody and embrace the qualities stated in our motto Excellence Character Opportunity Their achievements have been numerous in academics the arts athletics and service learning and they have made all of us proud This group of seniors was the first class to participate in the Senior Service Project a day spent volunteering at organizations around Atlanta Their success is due not only to their own hard work but also to the parents teachers counselors coaches and administrators who have offered wise individual guidance every step of the way throughout their Woodward journey The senior class included a Gates Millennium Scholar and a UGA Foundation Fellow As a class these students committed more than 5 000 hours to community service with one student being named Youth of the Year by the Salvation Army Boys Girls Clubs of Greater Atlanta These seniors earned more than 14 5 million in merit scholarships and 41 seniors were recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation including 11 National Merit finalists and four National Achievement finalists The class included a state championship girls tennis team and one individual boys cross country state championship title Visual art students won prizes including first and third place in the Georgia Photography and Awards Exhibition and two National YoungArts Foundation awards In the performing arts achievements include one All State Band participant a Best in Class Marching Band rating two All State Chorus participants five participants in the Georgia Thespian Conference and superior ratings from the Georgia Music Educators Association in the large group performance band orchestra and choral evaluations 14 5 11 million in merit scholarships National Merit Finalists 5 000 hours committed to community service I invite you to explore the following Awards section celebrating the many and varied accomplishments of all of our students at the Academy To our parents thank you for entrusting us with the education of your children As the Class of 2015 embarks on a new journey I am confident that these remarkable young men and women will make our world a better place Sincerely Caroline Citarella and Jordan Chapman Marcia Prewitt Spiller Woodward Academy Senior Wins Aspirations in Computing Award 14 Senior Meghana Gudur was one of 35 winners from more than 2 600 participants in the 2015 National Center for Women and Information Technology Award for Aspirations in Computing Meghana plans to major in computer science with a concentration in bioinformatics in college She already codes websites for small businesses and nonprofit organizations The Aspirations Awards highlights young women in grades nine through 12 who possess an extraordinary aptitude for IT and computing as well as strong leadership qualities and academic goals Eighth Grade Photography Recognized Ten Woodward eighth graders were selected along with their art teacher Paul Angelo Vogt for the juried Georgia Art Educators and Students Exhibition at the University of North Georgia The following students were selected to exhibit their digital color photography Mary Clayton Jenna Codner Sejal Gandhi Ansley Gerretzen Hannah Lovett Ariana Machen Bryce Macaulay Anya Vijayvergiya Carly Warren Jenna Weil

Upper School Honors Banquet GRESHAM AWARD Bradley Henry Chip Cary II CARLOS VALEDICTORY Bradley Henry Chip Cary II MASTER STUDENT AWARD Meera Sarina Gorjala BEN F JOHNSON III 61 SALUTATORIAN AWARD Meera Sarina Gorjala ATLANTA JOURNAL CUP Elizabeth Kent Pryor BENENSON AWARD Molly Haffer Paradies MCKAY AWARD Victoria Grace Grindell MORRIS AWARD Nathan Allan Guyton BURNETT AWARD Charles Sylvester Jackson III CIVITAN AWARD Jacob Michael Reich BREWSTER AWARDS Rachel Emily Erbrick Brandon Antonio Johnson 2014 2015 S E N I O R BA N QU E T STUDENT COUNCIL SGA PRESIDENT Rikha Manchireddy VICE PRESIDENT Arrington Farrar 12TH GRADE PRESIDENT Molly Paradies VICE PRESIDENT Nava Amalfard SENATORS Grace Grindell Mason Lin SENATOR AT LARGE Daniel Oberti NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY ROGER W SLOAN AWARD President of NHS Nava Amalfard VICE PRESIDENT Meera Gorjala SECRETARY Molly Paradies DAVID R MCCOLLUM AWARD Allison Michelle Gordon PRESIDENT S AWARDS Nava Sedaghat Amalfard Pooja Mahendra Dave Andrew Nathaniel Davis Allison Michelle Gordon Emani Lynn Jones Catherine Garr LaBriola Mason James Lin Rikha Manchireddy Daniel Joseph Oberti James Eugene Sutherland III Jessica Paige Vass Ryan Reid Annabel Reed and Philip Rucker 12T H G R A D E D E PA RT M E N TA L AWA R DS COMPUTER SCIENCE Jack LaFiandra E A Dearolph Award ENGLISH Pooja Dave SOCIAL STUDIES KAREN BERRY AWARD Avni Kulkarni CLEO CARMACK HUDSON BEST WRITER AWARD Sam Lefar CLEO HUDSON POETRY AWARD Lauren Smith ROBERT WARREN ROSS AMERICAN HISTORY SCHOLAR AWARD Bassem Amercani BAUSCH LOMB AWARD Roshni Kailar JEAN OLSTIN AWARD Lauren Sobel William E Lineberry Award Chip Cary Grant West RAY A KROC AWARD Jenny Hannah A T Ferguson Award MATH Kevin Brown PHYSICAL CONDITIONING FOR SPORT Jack McKenney Madison Richardson BAND Beldon Lin CHORUS Meera Gorjala DANCE Caroline Citarella INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Hannah Waters ORCHESTRA Patricia Lin TECHNICAL THEATRE Grace Grindell THEATRE Riley Schatz VIDEO PRODUCTION Jessica Vass RELIGIOUS STUDIES David Liang DAVIS AWARD Christian Raver VANN AWARD Kyra Freeman ACADEMY CITIZENSHIP AWARD Caroline Bakke Leslie Fellwock STONE ESSAY AWARD Chip Cary TYLER H BROWN 96 LEADERSHIP AWARD Andrew Warren DOBBS AWARD Helen Taylor SELMA E RIDGWAY AWARD Madison Richardson CHARLES G HIXON III COMPUTER SCIENCE AWARD Shaan Bhakta DAVID H CHANDLER AWARD Ellie Pryor KYLE BURNAT 01 SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD Marcus Hyatt Summer 2015 ANNE G BERNARD GRALIKER LEADERSHIP AWARD Jessica Newman Meghana Gudur WORLD LANGUAGES PERFORMING ARTS LOTTIE WILSON MATH AWARD Chris DuPre SCIENCE 15

Upper School Honors Banquet 2014 2015 WOODRUFF SPIRIT AWARDS D E PA RT M E N TA L AWA R DS 11 10 COMPUTER SCIENCE Brandon Snapperman COMPUTER SCIENCE Alex Dulisse COMPUTER SCIENCE Marc Hammond ENGLISH Liliana Burgess ENGLISH Evan Strat ENGLISH Katherine Herrell MATH Chris DuPre MATH Andy Sun MATH Andrew Murfee PHYSICAL CONDITIONING FOR SPORT Elijah Holyfield Max Richardson PHYSICAL CONDITIONING FOR SPORT Courtney Baker Xavion Fleetwood PHYSICAL CONDITIONING FOR LIFE Stuart Gordon Hallie Hunt RELIGIOUS STUDIES Olivia Reznik SCIENCE Carson Collins SCIENCE Roshni Kailar SOCIAL STUDIES Susannah Cole PHYSICAL CONDITIONING FOR SPORT K J Phillips Madison Williams SOCIAL STUDIES Bassem Amercani WORLD LANGUAGES th grade th grade Cheyenne Early WORLD LANGUAGES Lauren Sobel 9 th grade SCIENCE Tashfia Rahman SOCIAL STUDIES Mary Lecesne WORLD LANGUAGES Jack Cenatempo Awards to Student Publications SILENT VOICES BL ADE Columbia Scholastic Press Association CSPA Gold Medalist critique National Scholastic Press Association CSPA Gold Crown Gold Medalist CSPA NSPA 2nd Class Woodward Academy NSPA PHOENIX 2nd Place Best in Show NSPA All American with Marks of Distinction in Content Silver Medalist CSPA NSPA 1st class with a mark of Writing and Editing Photography Art Graphics and Typography and Concept distinction for photography Southern Interscholastic Press Association SIPA SIPA Excellent Rating Superior rating National Council of Teachers of English NCTE Highest Award 16 QUILL AND SCROLL INDUCTEES Gracie Demarest Jessica Vass EDITORS OF THE SILENT VOICES LITERARY MAGAZINE Gracie Demarest Jessica Vass EDITORS OF THE BLADE NEWSPAPER Jacob Reich Allison Gordon EDITORS OF THE PHOENIX YEARBOOK Morgan Beans Abby Poirier Rebecca Tucker Valana Wiltz Sameer Abbasi 11th grade Cheyenne Arthur Mari Whitten Barber Joshua Briggs Gyasi Igyan A J John Katherine Johnson Ben Marcus Bradley Noble Kat Spillane Reece Shelton Brandon Snapperman Aditya Singh Connor Welch Mallory Wilson 10 th grade Ansley Bird Aaron Brown Maheen Arzoo Chranya Natalie DeMars Illana Jamison Mary Grace Lesesne Kamau Robinson George Stradtman Nik Thomson 9 th grade Connor Asarch Alex Dablah Jazmyn Finney Jaila Gladmon Hailey Kistler Shiva Puttagunta

12th Upper School Gold Silver Eagles G O L D E AG L E SI LV E R E AG L E Sameer Abbasi Michael Adams Grace Andrade Daniel Andrews Caroline Arnold Austin Barrett Garner Bayless Shaan Bhakta Jo lle Borchers Jalen Brooks Erica Brown Austin Carey Darby Cease Chantel Chandonia Jordan Chapman Wesley Chastain Alexandra Claugus Jalen Coleman Mary Elizabeth Cooper Claudia Creal Lauren Daley Andrew Davis Jamie Dearing Oscar Dow Kinsley Evans Caroline Franco Taisen Garama Kathryn Goodgame Dean Griffin Nate Guyton Marcus Hall Claire Hammond Haley Hasen Elayna Hedgebeth Reeves Henderson Kennedy Herring Palmour Hewes Camera Hogan John Hopkins Marcus Hyatt Charles Jackson Zharia Jeffries Brandon Johnson Lauren Johnson Lindsey Johnson Nile Johnson Emani Jones Yash Joshi Sydney Kirton Olivia Koscik Sydney Krieg Jared Ladden Anna Lee Will Letcher Keith Lollis Kaelyn Lowe Rikha Manchireddy Nikhil Mardhekar Spencer McCray Brianna McGee Jack McKenney Natalie Milton Ashley Mulaik Alex Murfee Benjamin Murray Aaron Neal Andre Newton Marin Ogletree Laura Oprisch Alex Ozburn Charlie Paine Jake Pan Sahil Patel Nick Pezeshkan Kawan Prather Charlotte Preuss Damian Privat Kennedy Prothro Joseph Rabun Ryan Reid Matthew Reynolds Madison Richardson Jay Rivera Gregory Roberts Emily Rockhill Scott Rubinger Drew Sands Jalen Coleman Emma Schifilliti Collin Silliman Austin Smith Darcy Smith Jackson Stoffer Drew Stull Jack Sullivan Nicolas Suresky Jes Sutherland Sachin Swami Austin Thomas Roderick Thomas Summer Thompson Samantha Tuchman Anne Turner Nathaniel Wallace Taylor Ward Andrew Warren Farris Watkins Grant West John White Caroline Williams Jay Williams Austin Willis Valana Wiltz William Wimby Rachel Zager Sarah Zschunke Outstanding Senior in French Senior Oscar Dow 15 received the 2015 American Association of Teachers of French AATF Outstanding Senior in French Award This award is given annually to a graduating senior who has demonstrated excellence in the study of French as well as exceptional commitment to the French language and the many cultures in which it is spoken Recipients must have completed at least three years of French study at the time of graduation and be non native speakers of French Summer 2015 Nava Amalfard Caroline Bakke Morgan Beans Brendan Bender Jarryd Bethea Kevin Brown Kate Bryan Chip Cary Anderson Cheney Briana Childs Caroline Citarella Allison Compton Sylvia Cui Pooja Dave Grace Demarest Rachel Erbrick Leslie Fellwock Arden Frank Kyra Freeman Meher Gill Allison Gordon Meera Gorjala Dannah Gottlieb Grace Grindell Meghana Gudur Jenny Hannah Devyn Harrod Brielle Hentz Callen Inman Shayan Jiwani Nick Johnson Kelvin Jones Amy Kanchibhatla Bobby Kannady Jennifer Katz Catherine LaBriola Jack LaFiandra David Liang Mason Lin Patricia Lin Tori Lindelow Sasha Litovchenko Lexi Lobel Karan Maiki Benjamin Malkin Maddie McCool Molly McGonigle Amanda Myles Anna North Daniel Oberti Utkarsh Pandey Molly Paradies Lee Ann Passarella Akshay Patel Alexander Patrick Hao Wen Peng Joshua Perry Ryann Poe Abby Poirier Ellie Pryor Christian Raver Annabel Reed Jacob Reich Jack Sard Camille Sayles Ruth Schapiro Riley Schatz Brett Schwartz David Spielberger Sydney Sumrall Helen Taylor Rebecca Tucker Mackenzie Tylka Jessica Vass Molly Wafer Sydney Warren Hannah Waters Julia Watson Kennedy Watson Mandy Weng Simon Willis Kallie Wynens Janet Xin Liliana Zha Kevin Zhou Nikita Zlatopolsky 2014 2015 17

Language Awards 2014 2015 National French Contest Winners UPPER SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL Cele Daly Level 1A National Rank 7 Jeremy Chen Level 1A National Rank 10 Simon Cohen Level 2A National Rank 7 Meredith Williams Level 2A National Rank 7 Katherine Herrell Level 2A National Rank 7 Daisy Dow Level 2A National Rank 9 Aman Patel Level 2A National Rank 10 Alexandria Barrett Level 2A National Rank 11 Caitlin Reed Level 2A National Rank 11 Tyler Valastro Level 2A National Rank 11 Evan Strat Level 3A National Rank 9 Claire Hammond Level 4C National Rank 7 Benjamin Reich Level 4A National Rank 8 Anna Hodges Level 1A National Rank 3 Sydney Hallas Level 1A National Rank 7 Cora Jones Level 1A National Rank 7 Clara Wheelock Level 1A National Rank 7 Kwamena Awotwi Level 1A National Rank 8 Evonne Lau Level 1A National Rank 8 Anya Vijayvergiya Level 1B National Rank 10 Vincy Chioy Level 1A National Rank 11 National Spanish Exam Winners 2015 National Latin Exam Winners 2015 Parker Stephenson Latin 1 Silver Maxima Cum Laude Nya Hayes Latin 1 Silver Maxima Cum Laude Andrew Murfee Latin 1 Silver Maxima Cum Laude Jay Sanders Latin 1 Cum Laude Bridget Silvert Latin 1 Cum Laude Lee Ann Passarella Latin 2 Silver Maxima Cum Laude Grady Pastor Latin 2 Cum Laude Alex Murfee Level 4 Poetry Cum Laude UPPER SCHOOL LEVEL 2 1ST PLACE LEVEL 2 2ND PLACE LEVEL 2 5TH PLACE LEVEL 3 2ND PLACE Jack Cenatempo Susannah Cole Armand Fernandez Brianna Fernandez Anna Freeman Jordan Herrell Bridget Idzik Mary Lecesne Madeline Ledet Elizabeth Levine Kaylie Lobel Tashfia Rahman Alex Rand Tanvi Reddy Madeline Sieglinger Olivia Silva Arjun Srinivasan Peyton Strong Maxwell White Aditi Deepak Srinidhi Panchapakesan Alanna Pearson Alex Potts Molly Ross Jack Lewis Kavya Paladugu Drew Beaty Erica Brooks Indira Cunningham Shlok Sarin LEVEL 2 3RD PLACE LEVEL 3 1ST PLACE Cali Campbell Robert DuPre Megan Garrison Isabelle Romero Nithya Shanmugam Garnet Brown Carson Collins Julia Gianneschi Serena Kongara Kennedy Lollis Helen Olson Jasmine Sears Aly Shakoor LEVEL 2 4TH PLACE Justin Wright National German Exam Winners 2015 Woodward Academy LEVEL 2 18 Nora Singh Silver Presidential Honor Roll Callen Inman Silver Presidential Honor Roll Spencer Madison Silver Presidential Honor Roll Helen Taylor Bronze Presidential Honor Roll LEVEL 1 Cheyenne Early Gold Presidential Honor Roll Kristin Wadsworth Gold Presidential Honor Roll Haley McMurrain Silver Presidential Honor Roll LEVEL 2 6TH PLACE Kendall Swanson LEVEL 3 4TH PLACE Emily Cease LEVEL 3 5TH PLACE Dominique Cornitcher Gillian Jewell Katya Hernandez Pol LEVEL 3 6TH PLACE Maya Foreman Olivia Jones MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL 1 1ST PLACE LEVEL 1 3RD PLACE Hailey Lightner Emily Gallagher Benjamin Reich Derek Zhou Thomas Lafiandra Monisha Mahadevan Ashani Sharma LEVEL 1 2 ND PLACE Neel Bansal Anna Gianneschi Sydney Lopez Seeta Patel Linda Shi Makenzie Westen LEVEL 1 4TH PLACE Reagan Glass LEVEL 1 5TH PLACE Emma Anhalt Asha Gorjala LEVEL 1 6TH PLACE Alexia Canion Tej Munshi

Senior Spotlight Meghana Gudur The Academy s latest graduates are off to colleges and universities around the country Woodward magazine spoke to a few of our seniors about their college choices and plans for the future Congratulations to these seniors and all of the 260 members of the Class of 2015 Recipient of the Egleston Scholar Columbia University I believe that being able to contribute back to society as you develop is an act of gratitude to society for everything done for us Jalen Coleman Allison Gordon Brown University Jalen Coleman Northwestern University Recipient of the Gates Millennium Scholarship Why did you select your college AG I have loved Brown University since I was a little girl I love the feel of the campus from the bustling city of Providence to the gentle hills that envelop the college I love the dynamism of students at Brown The classes feel inventive and refreshing and with its open curriculum I know I can really forge my own path I also secretly love that Brown is sometimes known as the hippie Ivy The liberal atmosphere endorsed on this campus is reminiscent of the openminded attitude I hope to match What are your hopes and dreams for the future JC I have chosen to attend Northwestern University to study the field of economics and attain a Kellogg Certificate in Finance Economics Why did you select your college JC I chose to attend Northwestern University because I knew that I wanted a few things in a college a medium sized college with a variety of avenues to be involved in student life on campus a college which not only offered academic prowess to propel me in my scholastic pursuits but also offered the opportunity to stand in a roaring stadium with my classmates decked out in school colors and spirit Go Wildcats and a college located within a few miles from a major city Lake Michigan sitting on campus was just a plus What are your hopes and dreams for the future JC My main hopes and dreams for the future are to be able to promote the values of progress and service As I take on careers in the legal sphere as an attorney or judge and in the political sphere as a congressman or senator I intend to make progress and service my personal platform I believe that being able to contribute back to society as you develop is an act of gratitude to society for everything done for us MG I will be attending Columbia University in New York City I will definitely be studying in Columbia s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences but I am still undecided about my major I am interested in studying either biomedical engineering or operations research As an Egleston Scholar I am excited to have guaranteed research opportunities during my four years on campus as well as funding to enrich my studies through internships in New York and around the world Why did you select your college MG From Silicon Alley in the Flatiron District to research opportunities in Morningside Heights and the financial action of Wall Street the exposure to opportunities in New York is unparalleled I chose Columbia from many other schools because it provides students with access to all of these amazing fields while nourishing the mind to understand rather than absorb its surroundings through the famed core curriculum The core is designed to expose students to a variety of subjects ranging from music and humanities to the art of engineering I view this curriculum as being integral to my development as a global thinker ready to tackle universal challenges from a multifaceted perspective What are your hopes and dreams for the future MG I am passionate about engineering because I want to work for the betterment of the human condition I see a few possible paths that my education can take to lead me to this ultimate goal I hope to reduce the cost of healthcare by creating devices to aid in earlier diagnoses of disease or by becoming a doctor and serving patients in low income areas I wish to continue my dedication to community service by teaching computer science and STEM in outreach programs Summer 2015 AG I love that Brown lets me craft my own education I want to pursue those subjects that really call out to me There will be opportunities to delve deeper into literature learn about places I never knew existed and meet people who change my worldview I aspire to be a journalist someone who uses language to change the attitudes of other people and expose what is really happening I may even want to pursue a law degree and become a public defender Honestly I am just excited to discover what exactly I am meant to do I just know I want to do something with writing and I m sure that the classes at Brown will enable this drive Where are you going to college and what will you study there Where are you going to college and what will you study there 19

11th Upper School Gold Silver Eagles G O L D E AG L E Bassem Amercani Susannah Bakke Jack Taylor Bernard Joshua Briggs Emma Brown Liliana Burgess Sydney Burke Sarah Kate Carpenter Emily Cease Emma Clayton Erika Clift Cameron Cooper David Neil Daniell Rand Dorney Haley Dunson Woodward Academy Anderson Cheney 20 Monica Duong Christopher DuPre Stephen Elliott Ashley Fair Benjamin Feldman Sahil Gandhi Jakari Harris Lexi Hecht Nicole Hofland Darya Hosein Allen Hulette A J John Isabelle Johnson Roshni Kailar Shreya Kanukunta Andrew Koriwchak Kori Lannaman 2014 2015 Samuel Lefar Kaylie Lobel Sarah Lu Harrison McAdoo Patrick McDonough Jordan Meachum J P Mulkey Vinay Nandanampati Jessica Newman Amari Page Grady Pastor McKinley Paul Olivia Reznik Lucy Richardson Will Romero Madison Rousseau Shlok Sarin Ramzi Sayegh Jason Seeb Arjun Shah Benjamin Silvers Aditya Singh Tiffany Smith Brandon Snapperman Garrett Snyder Lauren Sobel Bethlehem Suraphel Cassie Van Orden Kathryn Warren Dwayne Watkins Connor Welch Tam Wheat Mallory Wilson Elyza Wylder

11th Upper School Gold Silver Eagles SI LV E R E AG L E Allison Compton Nic Huey 16 received honorable mention for NSPA Picture of the Year in Sports Action and Feature Photography Representatives from all staffs created and presented a session about using social media to enhance student journalism to a standing room only crowd at the NSPA conference Advisor Rebekah Goode Peoples earned her national accreditation as a Certified Journalism Educator and was appointed to the Journalism Educator s Association Diversity Committee the NSPA Board of Judges and the CSPA Board of Judges Tam Wheat Summer 2015 Jade Allen Mina Alvi Alexander Alvord Caila Anderson Olivia Anderson Cheyenne Arthur Rafaella Bagatin Lopes Chad Baldwin Mari Whitten Barber Coston Barber Alexander Belkeir David Brewer Marley Briscoe Doug Brite Carmyn Brown Grace Brown Robert Brush Jack Carroll Stephen Carson Rahil Chandra Kate Chartier Falak Chranya Carley Clapes Aliyah Cofer Mac Collins Kyle Cooke Logan Cooper Lucas Corbin Dominique Cornitcher William Crane Velanie Croley Trevor DeLaere Ghanshyam Dhanani Neel Dhanani Peter Droogmans William DuPre Neena Edupuganti Domia Edwards Duncan Elam Alexander Erdman Armohn Erskine Erica Evans Elizabeth Feiber Jack Fleming Marie Forehand Samantha Freedman Andrew Garrison Madison Garvey Mij Gist William Gryboski Marc Guasch Stephanie Guasch David Guttenberg Michelle Harlan Wyatt Hathaway Olivia Hehir Bailey Heywood Autumn Hicklin Natalie Hill Elijah Holyfield Nic Huey Sara Elizabeth Jackson Michael Jang Gabrielle Johnson Katherine Johnson Ariel Jones Olivia Jones Arfan Khawaja Julia Khoury Tucker Kimbrough Serena Kongara Nik Koumandarakis Kyle Levell Zachary Levin Joshua Levy Micaiah Levy Yolanni Lopez Keno Lucas Benjamin Marcus Joy Marshall Madison McGarrah Sarah McKenney Clay McMillian Shelby McWhorter Benjamin Meyers Coleman Morgan Lydia Morris Arslan Munaf Bradley Noble Justin Norris Zachary Orig Tianyu Ou Kashav Patel Myles Powell Emily Pritchard Mack Reese Max Richardson Cole Ritchey Claire Roberts Talia Rosenberg Ron Sanders Brooke Schaefer Reece Shelton Kat Spillane Parker Stephenson Anna Strawn Jessica Terrell Kase van Rees Morgan Watson Gabrielle Wilkinson Katy Williams Stephen Witmer Paul Zachos Guangheng Zhang 2014 2015 21

National Honor Society Inductees 2014 2015 Mina Alvi Bassem Amercani Cheyenne Arthur Rafa Bagatin Lopes Caroline Bakke Susannah Bakke Brendan Bender Jack Bernard Joshua Briggs Emma Brown Grace Brown Liliana Burgess Sydney Burke Sarah Kate Carpenter Emily Cease Falak Chranya Caroline Citarella Emma Clayton Aliyah Cofer Cameron Cooper David Neil Daniell Rand Dorney Haley Dunson Monica Duong Chris DuPre Neena Edupuganti Stephen Elliott Alex Erdman Ashley Fair Molly McGonigle Jordan Meachum J P Mulkey Arslan Munaf Vinay Nandanampati Jessica Newman Bradley Noble Ken Ou Amari Page Utkarsh Pandey Grady Pastor Kashav Patel Alex Patrick McKinley Paul Ryann Poe Abby Poirier Olivia Reznik Lucy Richardson Will Romero Talia Rosenberg Madison Rousseau Shlok Sarin Jason Seeb Arjun Shah Ben Silvers Aditya Singh Aria Smith Brandon Snapperman Garrett Snyder Elizabeth Feiber Marie Forehand Samantha Freedman Sahil Gandhi Jakari Harris Wyatt Hathaway Alexi Hecht Olivia Hehir Nicole Hofland Darya Hosein Marcus Hyatt Michael Jang Shayan Jiwani A J John Isabelle Johnson Katherine Johnson Olivia Jones Roshni Kailar Shreya Kanukunta Nik Koumandarakis Catherine LaBriola Sam Lefar David Liang Kaylie Lobel Lexi Lobel Sarah Lu Karan Maiki Joy Marshall Madison McGarrah Lauren Sobel Bethlehem Suraphel Jessica Terrell Cassie Van Orden Katie Warren Dwayne Watkins Julia Watson Connor Welch Tam Wheat Gabrielle Wilkinson Mallory Wilson Woodward Academy Dannah Gottlieb 22

10th Upper School Gold Silver Eagles G O L D E AG L E SI LV E R E AG L E Max Abramson Leila Agbogu Neal Allen Marissa Ander Taneisha Archer Wyatt Atchison Connor Baldwin Grant Barchard Alina Bedrossian Justin Berger Adia Berry Anne Clare Booker Mikayla Boyd Taylor Brandon Breece Breland Morgan Brinson Nia Brown Bobby Burton Julian Cameron Ryan Capo Noah Carlyle Cameron Carmen Hannah Chastain Ethan Cheng Edd Childs Maheen Arzoo Chranya Payton Christensen Emily Citarella Christopher Clark Justin Clark Emily Clarke T J Cobb Will Collingsworth Natasha Cooper Caroline Culver Sydney DeFrancis Natalie DeMars Katie Denson Caela Donald Alex Dulisse Weston Dunkel Corey Earwood Molly Echols Samuel Eichel Grace Englert Hannah Erbrick Gibran Essa Hunter Falconer Shelby Fishman Xavion Fleetwood Makenli Forrest Adrian Funk Nia Garama Ryan Glass Ryan Glover Harry Gould Evan Greenbaum JaKai Grooms Matthew Gulley Erin Harris Joshua Harrison Sammie Hasen Tripp Haskins Grace Hensel Joseph Hewes Emily Hewitt Rylee Jahn Jason Jian Dafina Kaleshi Crawford Kennedy Ashley Kimbrough Sahil Kirpalani Jonathan Kiss Jeremy Kopelman Alexandra Kostyshen Margaret Ladisic Danielle Lanier Marcus Lin Griffin Long Danielle Maner Joshua McCullough William McGonigle Dinara McMichael Mackenzie Miller Sohini Moravineni Sarah Moreno Taylin Destiny Morris Jason Pace Rishika Pandey Gaby Pascual Aasha Patel Neal Patel Simren Patel Sierra Payton Kurt Anthony Ptacek Moulica Reddy Alaina Riviere William Roberts Jadelyn Robertson Martin Rodriguez Will Rolston Leila Sampson Kamryn Scocos Payton Scott Samantha Seidel Jack Settles Brennan Silliman Benjamin Simon Lilly Smith Michael Steinberg George Stradtman Laura Strianese Grant Sullivan Cade Sutherland Maggie Sutton Kendall Swanson Lifeng Tang Mac Thompson Nik Thomson Mallory Von Lotten Jordan Walters Colby Webb Darien Wiggins Benjamin Wilkinson Delayna Willie Tucker Witmer Summer 2015 Ali Abdullah Erica Abraham Tucker Alexander Drew Beaty Danielle Ben Arie Alexander Bender William Berkey Sari Bircoll Ansley Bird Erica Brooks Aaron Brown Garnet Brown Chase Calhoun Sara Grace Carmical Simon Cohen Susannah Cole Carson Collins Morgan Croft Indira Cunningham Aditi Deepak Chandler Dorsey Cheyenne Early Erin Edwards Shelby Etkind Briana Fernandez Alexa Flesch Maya Foreman Julia Gianneschi Colleen Gramlich Daly Gryboski Sierra Henry Katya Hernandez Pol Joy Howard Abhay Iyer Illana Jamison Gillian Jewell Isabelle Koscik Avni Kulkarni Graham Leader Mary Grace Lesesne Kennedy Lollis Will Muscarella Krithika Nayudu Angela Neal Charlotte Nichols Thad North Garrett Oberkfell Helen Olson Lucy Outtrim Anuja Palacharla Kavya Paladugu Jackson Payan Jalen Polk Andrew Pressgrove Katie Pressgrove Phoebe Quinton Joseph Rafshoon Benjamin Reich Sehaj Rekhi Isabelle Romero Mariah Sanders Braeden Saykaly Jasmine Sears Sultaan Shabazz Aly Shakoor Nithya Shanmugam Joshua Sherman Madeline Sieglinger Evan Strat Will Stull Andy Sun Tyler Valastro Daneen Whitlow Dixson Meredith Williams Adelaide Wilson Merritt Winter Benjamin Woollcott Sabrina Zhao 2014 2015 Faculty members Clay Cushman and Jill Bounds 23

9th Upper School Gold Silver Eagles Woodward Academy G O L D E AG L E 24 Anum Ali Davis Balser Allie Barrett Austin Blase Cali Campbell Cara Cenatempo Jack Cenatempo Jeremy Chen Corinne Cochran Alissa Cook Cele Daly Sahaj Dhanani Katherine Dorton Daisy Dow Robert DuPre Neel Edupuganti Armand Fernandez Trinity Foley Anna Freeman Megan Garrison Stuart Gordon Prasanth Gudur Marc Hammond Jallure Harrell Nyah Hawkins Harrison Alexandra Henderson Jordan Herrell Katherine Herrell Bridget Idzik Gabriela Johnson Noor Kabakibou Akhil Kandimalla George Kimbrough Alisha Kongara Samuel Kukler Lauren Latona Mary Lecesne Maddie Ledet Anna Lee Lizzy Levine Grant Lieppe Tayyib Malik Lindsay Malkin Simon Marcus Stratton Marsh Marshall McCormack Haley McMurrain Andrew Murfee Pooya Nayebi Sonny Nguyen Nija Packer Srinidhi Panchapakesan Alanna Pearson Grayson Prince Tashfia Rahman Alex Rand Tanvi Reddy Caitlin Reed Hayden Reeves Katherine Richardson Molly Ross John Scott Olivia Silva Terzettea Simpo 2014 2015 Nora Singh Annalyn Smith Brian Smith Rachel Snapperman Arjun Srinivasan Peyton Strong Jaylen Taylor Kristin Wadsworth SI LV E R E AG L E Chloe Adams Yusra Amercani Caylin Andrews Connor Asarch Carlisle Bading Lucas Bakhtiari Thomas Bennett Evan Berger Samuel Berman Emily Blank Zander Bortnick Benjamin Boxer Hunter Brown Austin Bryan Casey Bunce Olivia Byers Samuel Collins Anthony Compton Ethan Cornelius Virginia Doty Samuel Drucker William Dunkel Samuel Etheredge Anna Catherine Farley Spencer Felix Jazmyn Finney Jonathan Fitch Kaleb Fitzpatrick Bianca Fizouaty Royce Flacker Carter Franco Carlie Franzman Colin Fraser Bradley Freedman Ronald Freeman Carter Garvey Cameron Gifford Merhawi Gimeskel Jaila Gladmon Alec Gorowitz Mia Green Nicholas Greene Sydney Greenfield Lauren Harrison Chase Hart Rebecca Hart Laine Hartman Kendall Heath Abby Henderson Harrison Humbard Hallie Hunt Alexandre Hurley Mitchell Kahlert Virginia Knoer Matthew Reynolds and Ryan Reid Jack Kostyshen Cameron Kriegel Miranda Levin Jack Lewis Morgan Lindelow Nanda Maiki Joseph Makilya Rebecca Malever Daniel Marcus Leah Marcus Maxwell Marinac Trey Massie Samuel Mattingly Samantha Miller Kala Mitchell Sarah Moore Christopher Mulaik Sahiti Namburar Rachel Nelkin Cricket Pastor Aman Patel Shaylan Patel Quillin Perlis Benjamin Petree Kevin Phillips Alexandra Potts Shiva Puttagunta Syed Rahman Vijay Rajeev Lindsay Rand Samuel Riviere Collin Roberts Noah Rogers Jackson Rood Sophie Sidman Alexander Sieglinger Emily Sigman Bridget Silvert Alexandra Slaughter Andrew Spicher Niles Stubbs Connor Sutherlin Harrison Todd Treyton Turner Benjamin Vellanikaran Louisa von Steinruck Cecilia Wells Maxwell White Madison Williams Riley Williams Kayla Williamson Edward Wofford Justin Wright Priya Yadav Caroline Yarbrough Danielle Young Isaac Zelcer Elise Zha

8th Middle School Gold Silver Eagles G O L D E AG L E Zain Alvi Ariana Alvord Isabela Baldwin Neel Bansal Foster Barnard Alex Burgess Josh Burgess Adin Burwell Alexia Cainion Emma Carmical Alisha Chranya Jenna Codner Henry Freer Teagan Fritts Emma Gallagher Sejal Gandhi Anna Gianneschi Reagan Glass Asha Gorjala Camryn Graham Sydney Hallas Greer Hardesty Anna Kathryn Hodges Samantha Humphrey Evonne Iau Rohan Jhanjee Wyatt Johnson Cody Jones Griffin Jones Joanna Kastle Nia Kherani Carolyn Koch Tommy LaFiandra Monisha Mahadevan Caroline McKean Hans Meyer Sarah Olatidoye Seeta Patel Madison Polk Roshni Shah Ellie Sherman Linda Shi Allen Thompson Alex Vaughan McGarrah Walker Carly Warren Jacy Watson Clara Wheelock Derek Zhou SI LV E R E AG L E Micah Abramson Maya Akbik Emma Anhalt Kwamena Awotwi Thomas Azadi Sayre Balk Kaitlyn Bates Allison Belkeir Nick Benson Michael Berkey Lawton Bird Brett Blase Ethan Blase Jourdan Bolton Eric Bowden Mahala Broad Julian Chapman Danny Chen Vincy Chiou Reid Christensen Avinash Chugani Mary Clayton McKibben Collins Maya Dacres Farron Edmonds Jason Escolar Samuel Etkind Lee Evans Danion Fields Meme Fort Kira Green David Greene AnaSimone Guillaume Thomas Gunnigle Callum Guo Charlie Hatcher Ian Henderson 2014 2015 Olivia Henderson Noah Henry Alexis Hill Charlie Hollis Henry Hunt Jackie Inman Tanna Irvin Stuart Jacobson Zoe Jafflin Cate Jones Eva Jones Arya Joshi Parker Kahlert Daniel Katz Margaret Koriwchak Ansley Koscik Jacob Leader Casey Levy Sarah Lewis Seth Lewis Hailey Lightner Sydney Lopez Hannah Lovett Bryce Macaulay Ariana Machen Ama Maiki Stephanie Martinez Passacaglia Mason Miles Matterson Wesley Maxey Rachel McCray Lauren McDonald David Morris Tej Munshi Dhruv Narula Athena Nassar Cece Ng Haley O donnell Hayes Ogletree Zander Page Shayna Patel Morgan Petrini Alyssa Pettaway Julia Phillips Luke Pollydore Lele Preuss Harry Putt Morgan Redding Billy Roach Alexandra Robinson Alexis Robinson Julien Roddenbery Sanil Sawja Max Seidel Ashani Sharma Niha Shavele Joe Sigman Lucy Sileo Clara Snell Grace Sorgeloos Michael Sorrow Kayla Stadeker Logan Starr Alex Taylor Safia Tejani Bailey Tucker Anya Vijayvergiya Nikhil Vishwanath Will Wagner Andrew Walker Jenna Weil Mackenzie Westen Malcolm Wiley Jacob Willis Hannah Won Addison Wood Christian Wylder Summer 2015 Mary Elizabeth Cooper 25

Eighth Grader Top Speller in State Eighth grader Mona Mahadevan won the 54th Georgia Association of Educators GAE State Spelling Bee at Georgia State University in March Competing with 18 other students Mona won 23 rounds spelling 137 words She received a trophy a 1 000 prize and represented Georgia at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May 8T H G R A D E D E PA RT M E N TA L AWA R DS ADVANCED BAND Brass Musician Christian Hall Percussion Musician Vincy Chiou Woodwind Musician Lucy Sileo SPANISH Hailey Lightner TREBLE CHOIR Asha Gorjala CIVICS ECONOMICS Henry Freer U S HISTORY Zain Alvi ENGLISH Sydney Hallas VISUAL ARTS Kaitlyn Bates FRENCH Anna Katherine Hodges TYLER DODSON AWARD Samantha Humphrey GEOMETRY Mona Mahadevan DAR AWARD Teagan Fritts Michael Sorrow ORCHESTRA Passacagalia Passy Mason OVERALL Emma Gallagher Woodward Academy SCIENCE Camryn Graham ALGEBRA Reagan Glass MEN S CHORUS Avinash Chugani 26 READING Emma Carmical PHYSICAL EDUCATION Boys Christian Wylder Girls Eliza Barber WOODWARD WAY Jenna Codner Kenny Frontin Kira Green Olivia Henderson Wesley Maxey David Morris Seeta Patel Madison Polk Allen Thompson

7th Middle School Gold Silver Eagles G O L D E AG L E Alec Aaronson Kristin Abernathy Rohan Agrawal Samir Ajy Jide Awujo Alivia Ayres Brendan Bagwell Will Banks Mia Bechara Max Blank Seth Blanke Camden Cahoon Michael Chapin Collin Conduah Maddy Cronin Jordan Culley Miller Daly Jalen Dedeaux Justin Dorsey Tess Dunkel Max Eidson Ryan Falconer Hannah Feldman Jordyn Finney Tess Flanigan Reagan Freeman Gavin Frey Reynolds Gaddy Caroline Garvey Sydney Graves Gavin Greer Prahalad Gururajan Caroline Hatcher Bella Heath Will Hitt Jack Jewell Sabeena Jindia Madeleine Kenyon Yancey Kerr Justin King Harish Koneru Vikram Kumar Anjiya Lakhani Anna Landgraff Rebekah Lecesne Ean Levine Akhila Madichetty Eric Malever Caroline Marinac Jett Matre Sam McCool Michael McCorvey Alex Mills Helen Moore Manasa Moravineni Angelica Mugg Trevor Muirhead Max Niden Drake Oakhill Madison Oberkfell Teddy Oprisch Olivia Osby Sydney Partin Ethan Patel Sydney Poe James Pringle Ryan Rafuse Jake Reams Will Reese Alexa Richardson Leo Rincon Bell Addie Riviere Mercer Roberts Alan Ross Macon Sandifer Cole Schindler Alexander Silva Brandon Smith Lori Smith Mikayla Smith Spencer Smith Jack Sodemann Mary Claire Steele Jason Steinfeld Kerri Stratton Robby Strianese Alex Threlkeld Wallace Toole Melissa Tulgan Isaac Uzoije Brandon Veale Jake Waddell Malachi Wiley James Wilson Wes Work Chase Wright Daven Yadav Noah Young Lynn Yue 7T H G R A D E D E PA RT M E N TA L AWA R DS BAND Brass Musician Hannah Coetzer Percussion Musician Malachi Wiley Woodwind Musician Sydney Mance READING McCoy Pace SCIENCE Victoria Dablah SOCIAL STUDIES Rhea Niyyar ALGEBRA Wyatt Kopcha SPANISH Sydney Mance ENGLISH Emily Azhari TREBLE CHOIR Hope Englert FRENCH Harbin Hong U S HISTORY Zain Alvi GERMAN Jacob Reams VISUAL ARTS Michael Chapin MEN S CHORUS Brandon Smith DAR AWARD Sarah Brummett Brandon Veale ORCHESTRA Prahalad Gururajan OVERALL William Gore Nishita Ghanate PHYSICAL EDUCATION Boys Dawson Ellington Girls Maddy Cronin PRE ALGEBRA Kaitlyn Berkowitz WOODWARD WAY Hannah Coetzer Maddy Cronin Max Drucker Nishita Ghanate Sydney Mance Peter Papapolymerou McCoy Pace Sydney Poe Saket Surapaneni Brandon Veale Malachi Wiley Summer 2015 Kabir Ahmad Armaan Ajani Emily Azhari Katie Berkowitz Lexi Bortnick Erin Brooks Sarah Brummett Brooklyn Carr Hannah Coetzer Victoria Dablah Logan Dansby Kathryn Demorest Michael DuBose Chase Engelhard Hope Englert Samantha Fitch Nishita Ghanate William Gore Maxwell Greenbaum Megha Gupta Aidan Heinze Harbin Hong Stuart James Rahul Khandelwal Erin Kim Wyatt Kopcha Siddu Koppaku Paul Loughlin Sydney Mance Morgan Miller Maya Mitchell Parker Mitchell Faiza Mohammed Blythe Morgan Vijay Murthy Cameron Nguyen Rhea Niyyar McCoy Pace Peter Papapolymerou Devan Patel Mansi Patel Abbi Patterson Ryann Phillips Josie Pickett Ellie Ptacek Nitya Rajeev Arun Rama Krishnan Jack Remy Maddie Riddick Seals Brandon Royes Salina Salim Luke Schindler Jacob Schroeder Neha Singh Perrin Sorrow Gabriella Stripling Saket Surapaneni Lauren Thomas Elise Tong Lauren Webb Abby White Nicholas Wright SI LV E R E AG L E 2014 2015 27

6th Lower School Gold Silver Eagles 2014 2015 Woodward Academy G O L D E AG L E 28 Simisola Feyishayo Awujo Alexander David Bates Ava Sinclair Beaty Nathan Joseph Beaulieu Kira Anne Bowman Carly Coleman Breland Samuel Matthew Brummett Baleigh Nicole Bruster William David Buchanan Taryn Marie Cline Ryan Takanobu Cook Ellen Frances Daugherty Daniel Christian Dunac Andrew Hand DuPre Dakota Wind Early Grace Ann Eller Davis Jordan Golick Abigail Logan Hartman Delaney Jade Hasen Victor Henriksson Malea Rose Holmes Ayda Muhydine Jamil Taneesha Jhanjee Ingrid Louise Johnson Jana Kabakibou Christina Yaeeun Kim Lucas Younghoon Kim Patrick Sinu Kim Drew Admas Knoer Kaley Alexandria Lollis Pavan Reddy Mandadi Davis Reed McCormack Abigail Ruth Miller Lynsey Marie Miller Darya Sara Nayebi Jeffrey Brenton Norman Michael Chima Okolo Andrew Seiler Olson Sasha Darnetta Ponquinette Aidan Andrew Pratt Nidhi Vidya Ramani Sachi Reddy Jacqueline Estelle Roberts Bailey Elyse Robinson Ruby Ophelia Sloan Keller Albert Smith Anand Srinivasan Alyssa Stadeker Maya Ann Steele Nelson Bennett Tate Maximilian Atsunobu Vandervelden Lucas Payton Verner Owen Merritt Walker Jackson Anthony Webb Abby Weinreb Charles James Wheelock Alex Sophie Zelcer Samantha Simpson Jay Rivera and Madison Richardson SI LV E R E AG L E Benjamin Julian Abrams Eloka G C Agbogu Martin Adamson Albar Audrey Laina Andrews Harrison Leeman Barnard Parker Elyana Bates Sofia Rabih Bechara Caroline Juliann Berkey Keshav Bhat Robert Ladarrius Bivines Alexandra Faith Blase Alexander Fritz Bombeck Gavin Christopher Bush Caroline Leigh Campbell Sarah Katherine Carnes Ansley Rebecca Carpenter Benjamin Hale Carrington Luke Hankins Carrington Mia Nicole Carson William Rollins Chapman Emily Hao Wai Cheng Abigayle Elise Christensen Caitlin Rose Cochran John Michael Connor Aaron Michael Corbin Payton Robert Cottingham Samuel Ethan Davis Gopal Abhay Deshmukh Lawson Tompkins Doherty Sarah Marguerite Dorton Aaron Merritt Ellis Elizabeth Meade Evans Carlo A Fernandez Taylor James Gordon Devin Mitchell Greene Maggie Gunnigle Elizabeth Lauren Guttenberg Brian John Hart Gabrielle Elizabeth Hill Emma Thurmond Jones Grace Douglas Jones Brookes Hunter Kahlert Praval Reddy Kandimalla Susan C Kastle Genesis Simone Kidd Christian Gad Koch Casey Francoise Macaulay William Waters Mattingly Christopher William McEntee John McLeod Arya Meyer Christina Nicole Millar Peter Andrew Millar Benjamin Carl Moore Sophia Carnevale Morettini Henry David Nichols Julia Lauren Niden Ziad Hekmat Obideen Oluwatoni Rafa Odemuyiwa Jordan Mekhi Oladapo Christopher Charles Parker Ayush Bhavesh Patel Dev Patel Kelsi Jai Patel Stephen Isaac Pearson Anna Elizabeth Pressgrove Riya Ratkalkar Nathan Walker Rautenstrauch Ross Dean Reid Mary Iris Robbins Alexis Brianna Rogers Douglas Longacre Rooker Brooke Elle Sard Merritt Katherine Snider Alexis Skye Stephens Logan Steward Stephens Hayden Elizabeth Twiss Arya Vijaya Vishwanath James Stewart Walker Rebecca Caroline Watson Katherine Prichitt Weathington Douglas Alexander Wiggins Shelby Kay Wright Kylie Anna Ye

CERTIFICATE OF MERIT Simisola Awujo Ava Sinclair Beaty Samuel Matthew Brummett Baleigh Nicole Bruster Taryn Marie Cline Ellen Frances Daugherty Daniel Christian Dunac Delaney Jade Hasen Jana Kabakibou Lucas Younghoon Kim Kaley Alexandria Lollis Davis Reed McCormack Abigail Ruth Miller Sachi Reddy Bailey Elyse Robinson Keller Albert Smith Anand Srinivasan Nelson Bennett Tate Owen Merritt Walker Jackson Anthony Webb Charles James Wheelock OT H E R AWA R DS DAR CITIZENSHIP Carlo A Fernandez Elizabeth Lauren Guttenberg 6th Woodward North G O L D E AG L E Emma Borders Albright Avinash Athota Sara Elizabeth Auffant Matthew David Ausman Reeya Bazari Justin Anthony Hall Faheem Farooq Jivani Karam Sameer Jivani Yasmin Sophia Khan Lekha Samyukta Koganti Connor Sean Li Sanaa Waheed Malik Naman Miglani Alexander Battle Moss Shreya Parth Munshi Sreya Anjani Nandanampati Kendal Lorene Newton Alina Amirali Noorani Vincent John Panunzio Akash Bhushan Patel Shay Tarun Patel Catherine Rippy Connor Ross Rosenthal Kennedy McKay Ryman Rohan Soni Errington Gage Truesdell Vaishnavi Vuyyuru GOOD CHARACTER AWARD 6 th grade 2014 2015 SI LV E R E AG L E Taylor Marie Brinson Akbar Moosa Chranya Komal Karim Chranya Simran Dua Connor Banks Gatehouse Joseph Stanley Isles Hart Chase Andre Marshall Audrey Elise Nesbit Anisha R Patel Christopher Andrew Pudney Naina R Reddy Richard Westrop Jaden James Young WOODWARD WAY Errington Gage Truesdell GREENE LIGHT AWARD Shay Tarun Patel OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARDS Avinash Athota Sara Elizabeth Auffant Reeya Bazari Karam Sameer Jivani Lekha Samyukta Koganti Connor Sean Li Naman Miglani Alexander Battle Moss Shay Tarun Patel Connor Ross Rosenthal Kennedy McKay Ryman Rohan Soni Errington Gage Truesdell Vaishnavi Vuyyuru EAGLEGACIES Sara Elizabeth Auffant Taylor Marie Brinson Akbar Moosa Chranya Komal Karim Chranya Joseph Stanley Isles Hart Faheem Farooq Jivani Karam Sameer Jivani Lekha Samyukta Koganti Connor Sean Li Chase Andre Marshall Naman Miglani Alexander Battle Moss Shreya Parth Munshi Kendal Lorene Newton Colton Nickell Alina Amirali Noorani Vincent John Panunzio Akash Bhushan Patel Lara Patel Shay Tarun Patel Naina R Reddy Connor Ross Rosenthal Kennedy McKay Ryman Rohan Soni Errington Gage Truesdell Samuel Matthew Brummett Ansley Rebecca Carpenter John Michael Connor Elizabeth Lauren Guttenberg Lucas Younghoon Kim Bailey Elyse Robinson 5 th grade Hannah Grace Bernard Daniel Deller Kate Sky Jamilkowski Timi Jonathan Oyewo Sidney Slade Perlis 4 th grade Elle Kate Greenbaum Nathan Peters Summer 2015 MOST IMPROVED STUDENT Corin Wiggins Grant West and Mandy Weng 29

6th Woodward North 2014 2015 STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS PRESIDENT Naman Miglani SECRETARY Connor Li VICE PRESIDENT Rustin Makhmalbaf TREASURER Kylie Hallas CLASS REPRESENTATIVES L R Michael Foell Arrington Farrar Kinsley Evans Cameron Ensari Tomas Duralde and Evan Duffy ART AWARDS 6 th grade Matthew Ausman Sreya Nandanampati Alina Noorani 5 th grade Ashi Jain Alena Jones Khushi Niyyar 4 th grade Zoe Keysor Laney Ross 3 rd grade Karissa Nguyen Olivia Yu CITIZENSHIP AWARDS 6 th grade Woodward Academy Lehka Koganti Naman Miglani Anisha Patel Shay Patel Kennedy Ryman Rohan Soni 30 4 th grade Jack Dempsey Namit Miglani Sachin Patel Ava Thompson Cameron Thompson PHYSICAL EDUCATION AWARDS 6 th grade Chase Marshall Vincent Panunzio Rohan Soni 3 rd grade 5 th grade Griffin Marshall Aashni Patel Bennett Rosenthal Veena Sareddy Aneesh Kulkarni Julia Loggins Jordan McCants MUSIC AWARDS 6 th grade Anisha Patel Audrey Nesbit Kennedy Ryman 5 th grade Laura Lee Ella Katherine MacPherson Amelia Walthour 4 th grade Caitlin Johnson Cameron Thompson 5 th grade 3 rd grade Emily Auffant Ashna Ghanate Aneesh Kulkarni Laura Lee Rustin Makhmalbaf Avijit Singh Suhani Munshi Nicholas Rose 4 th grade Alyssa Khalil Ryan Seeb 3 rd grade Griffin Marshall Shristi Roy SPANISH AWARDS 6 th grade Emma Albright Karam Jivani Vaishnavi Vuyyuru 5 th grade Zaheen Kamruddin Riya Patel Kushi Sharma 4 th grade Namit Miglani Neha Koganti 3 rd grade Bennett Rosenthal Veena Sareddy 6 th grade Cooper Rohan Soni Potts Kennedy Ryman Stephens Shay Patel 5 th grade Barton Aneesh Kulkarni Guest Myan Ponugoti Key Neil Poddar Weiss Remillard Calista Craig 4 th grade Milton Anderson Park Nicholson Kelsey Li Weiss Remillard Jack Brumbaugh 3 rd grade Markey Shristi Roy Rovsek Brooke Staples

Advancement360 Ronda Zents on Teaching at Woodward The unexpected and fabulous discoveries of every day Upper School English teacher Ronda Zents was awarded the A Thomas Jackson Professorship Award given to an Upper School faculty member who has demonstrated meritorious service to the Academy Tell us about your background Where did you grow up and who were major influences on your early life Ronda has fully embraced the Woodward philosophy of giving back to her school community said Marcia Spiller Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs She brings passion and commitment to all that she does Her service to Woodward is exemplary In addition to her teaching responsibility Ronda serves many roles in the Upper School as Service Learning coordinator Service Club sponsor and Service Leadership Board advisor She also co sponsors the Five Points Diversity Club co chairs the Upper School Community Council and serves as a representative on the Academy wide Community Council Ronda has chaperoned several student trips including travel to our sister school Terranova in Zambia She served as faculty co sponsor and chair of the Honor Council and led a professional learning community in the English Department She also served for three years as faculty co sponsor for the Senior Philosophy Seminar What inspires this incredible teacher Woodward magazine took the opportunity to learn more about her Hampton Roads Virginia is where I was born and apart from two brief stints in Germany and Alabama I spent my childhood there by the waters of the Warwick River and Chesapeake Bay My father was an Army helicopter pilot and I always give him the credit for my wanderlust As a teenager I traveled to faraway places like South Korea Hong Kong and Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands to visit him I credit my mother for normalizing hard work There were periods during my adolescence when she worked two jobs but I never saw her shrug her shoulders with exhaustion She had these beautiful clear blue eyes that were always upturned in a smile Why did you decide to become a teacher and what are your favorite things about your profession During my high school senior trip I had a moment of realization that I wanted to teach At the University of Georgia I studied French and English and upon graduation taught English in Francophone Congo After pursuing an advanced degree to teach at the university level I arrived at an appreciation for the formative power of the high school years and I have never left I love the variety of my work day and its creative pulsings What an amazing job I have to teach share learn stories Some of the stories represent the great literary classics traditionally taught in school The A Thomas Jackson Professorship Fund is an endowment established in 2000 with a gift from the Charles Loridans Foundation Inc Income from the endowment fund provides salary enhancement of 5 000 annually for a period of five years to each recipient To learn more about supporting our faculty call the Advancement Office at 404 765 4030 Your leadership of Service Learning Five Points Club and Community Council speaks to your passions Why do you care about these things and what do you hope students will learn from them When I lived in Congo and Kenya I went there naively to serve others and received more in return than I could have ever given I discovered a great personal life lesson investing oneself in the sharing of cultures and giving to others is the secret to deeper happiness Living in Atlanta provides the same setting for global encounters I hope our students learn the power of understanding the lives of others and living with empathy One way that I can directly support this experiential learning is to introduce them to service opportunities like the Jesse Draper Boys Girls Club Habitat for Humanity and our sister school Terranova continued on next page Summer 2015 The Professorship while others capture new voices of service difference youth and experience I love them all and their way of impacting students views of their world I am thankful to call this passion my career 31

Advancement360 continued from page 31 You have been at Woodward since 2005 What makes Woodward different from other schools Why Support The Woodward Fund Insight from Our Returning Chair Governing Board Member Andrew Sullivan and his wife Donna will chair The Woodward Fund for another year in 2015 2016 Woodward magazine spoke with Mr Sullivan about the annual giving program what it means to the school and why parents should get behind it Woodward s community is unparalleled It is a moveable feast I borrow Hemingway s description of Paris but I believe the metaphor fits Woodward is moving in an exciting electric way where people are developing intentional relationships and having important conversations and students are being challenged and nurtured in profound ways After spending a decade here I am comfortably seated at a banquet where I am filled by the bounty but am still able to try new things You are a mom in addition to being a very dedicated professional How do you find balance in your life I start and end my day in moments of prayer and reading Sometimes the prayers are very short worries are exhaled and pleas for courage are inhaled As a family of four we try very hard to eat dinner together to reconnect after a day spent in four different directions I thank my husband for being the one who more often than not puts these meals on the table My family also gives me the space to nurture my soul in ways that I know feed it For example it is not unusual to find me singing karaoke with my neighbors and colleagues at the East Point Corner Tavern on Saturday nights and teaching first grade Sunday school at North Avenue Presbyterian Church on Sunday mornings Woodward Academy What inspires you 32 The healthy relationships that surround me My colleagues and their commitment to their students My students and their desire to find and create meaning in their lives The unexpected and fabulous discoveries of every day Tell us about your family s Woodward experience and why you and your wife chose Woodward Academy for your children Woodward was such a great fit for our daughter Katie now a rising junior after she left the Schenck School She has thrived at Woodward because of its many programs and activities Donna and I were so impressed with what Woodward offered that we moved our son Drew who just graduated from Woodward Over the years we have become more and more involved in the life of the school because of what Woodward means to our family We greatly appreciate your chairing The Woodward Fund again next year realizing that like many parents you have a busy life Why do you commit that kind of time and energy to The Woodward Fund I have a sincere passion for top notch educational experiences for our youth Our students are fortunate to have access to many programs and academic opportunities to prepare them for life The Woodward Fund raised 1 858 675 in cash gifts in 2014 2015 surpassing its previous record by 54 000 when many other communities and educational systems are lacking in this area The broad range of opportunities available to our students is partly thanks to The Woodward Fund Are there any myths you would like to dispel about The Woodward Fund The primary myth is that tuition covers 100 percent of the cost to educate a student and that the school doesn t need any further financial support from current and former students and families Tuition covers about 90 percent of the cost and The Woodward Fund helps make up the difference Today we are the beneficiaries of those who have given in the past It is now our time to pay it forward to continue the Woodward legacy Why should parents support The Woodward Fund Our parents have committed and sacrificed to send their children to Woodward to provide the very best educational and program experiences and The Woodward Fund plays an important role in shaping these programs We want parents to realize we need their participation at any giving level and that strong parent participation helps us attract support from foundations and corporations

Alumni News and stories from the Woodward Academy neighborhood S U M M E R I N T H E CI T Y Alumni gathered at SweetWater Brewing Company for the annual Summer in the City celebration on June 9 Pictured clockwise top left are Teresa Lewis Henderson 77 Virginia Serrato Johnston 78 Mary Veazey Poore 75 and Carol Dodd Porter 76 Matt Ficken 05 and Jeff Axelrod 10 Marcela Espinosa 08 and T Johnson 08 Christy Morrison 83 Mike Blackstock 93 Lee Cardwell 98 Matt Wilson 99 and Marc Fabre 93 Patrick Franks 04 Upper School teacher Tommy Ehrensperger 78 and Kate Kelly guest of Patrick Franks and Carl Jackson 10 and Allston Warren 11 Summer 2015 33

Class Notes 2015 The GMA symbol denotes alumni of Georgia Military Academy 1948 GMA Dan Cote was chosen Engineer of the Year by the Bay Area Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers He lives in Galveston Texas and has three great grandchildren and many grandchildren 1952 GMA James Haynes hosts a salon in Paris to which the world is invited every Sunday evening Search for James Haynes After Eight Chocolate Mints online to see it in action If you plan to visit Paris look him up and join him for dinner James hopes to produce an off Broadway play Casablanca the Gin Joint Cut to open in October 1954 GMA 1958 GMA Bob Widlan and his wife Judith have been married for almost 54 years They have 12 grandchildren five of whom are married and 13 great grandchildren with two more on the way Bob and Judith live about 17 miles outside Jerusalem Israel with their Pomeranian 1959 GMA Ken Griffiths recently published a book entitled Seven Days in July a historic account of the Battle of Atlanta Ken graduated from Florida State University and earned a law degree at the University of Florida He spent nearly 30 years in the Army Reserves and retired as colonel before careers in law and real estate He lives in Atlanta with his wife and serves on the Georgia Civil War Commission Ebaugh Tracy Gerard Hunter Hilliard John Hydrick Richard Moore and Hal Winton and friends Ken Griffiths 59 Doug Palmer 61 Buddy Hereford Jack Kelly Ben Shave and David Turner The group enjoyed food fellowship and reminiscing about the years at GMA 1962 GMA It really is a small world George Podowski and his wife took a trip to Florida in March to get away from the cold weather in the north While there they met up with Herb Hales 62 who lives near Sarasota Herb coincidentally met Anjelica Jelly Young 08 at the Waterfront restaurant and they enjoyed visiting together Fred Olds is still living in his home in Virginia Beach Any classmates heading his way are welcome to visit Woodward Academy 1957 34 GMA Harry Wells and his wife Elisa have relocated to Austin Texas to be closer to children and grandchildren They previously lived in Texas for 25 years so it was an easy GMA 1960 decision to return however the couple will miss the mountains of North Georgia and A group of GMA alumni Georgia Tech Go War Eagles gathered in April at the home of Richard Moore 60 to celebrate their 55th reunion The following attended the gathering members of the Class of 1960 Bill Barton Jack Bazemore Robert Brand Bob Briggs Chris Richard Kras Sinclair has retired from the University of North Texas as dean emeritus of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science Richard and his wife Nancy live in Argyle Texas 1963 GMA Peter Withers attended North Georgia College and graduated from Georgia State University in 1968 He was in the U S Army until 1970 and worked for Ford Motor Company for 30 years He is now retired in St Augustine Fla with his lovely wife Connie They have two children and four grandchildren 1964 GMA Bill Spencer retired from the industrial equipment business last year He and his wife Susan live at Harbour Point Yacht Club on Lake Lanier near Gainesville They enjoy boating traveling and spending time with their three grandchildren William and Susan are spending time on the Maine Coast and in the Greek islands this summer 1965 GMA Bob Dickson lives in the Netherlands and continues his show business career of 40 plus years He retired as a professional acrobat stuntman in 2007 after 33 years and thousands of performances of his comedy diving trampoline act around the world He now performs visual comedy with his wife of 30 years Bob is the author of a book about exercise and nutrition He wishes all his GMA classmates health and happiness and would love to connect with any of them

2015 2016 1967 GMA Chris Johnson recently opened Toga Land a 100 acre family entertainment complex in Fort Myers Fla Toga Land features a four wheel drive mud pit hog tackling pit bass pond with a 10 000 trophy motocross trail paintball area and more It hosts toga parties with soul hard rock and country bands Scott Payne retired after a 35 year airline pilot career 11 with Eastern Airlines and 24 with United Airlines He spent 23 years flying F 4 Phantom types and F 16s and still flies formation and aerobatics in an RV8 aircraft Scott lives in the Atlanta area He welcomes fellow alumni to connect with him on LinkedIn 1969 Raymond Abramson was elected to the Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge Abramson practiced law in Holly Grove and Clarendon Ark for 34 years and previously served on the Arkansas Court of Appeals by appointment of the governor from 2010 to 2012 He is married to Mockie Eutsler Abramson and has two daughters Anne Abramson a graduate of Columbia University and Yale University and Margaret Emily Abramson a graduate of the University of Virginia B D Daniel continues to work full time as a lawyer He has practiced law for almost 40 years and now primarily works on high profile cases at the nationally recognized trial and appellate firm Beck Redden in Houston His elder son Joshua earned a Ph D from the University of Chicago and daughter Angela will graduate from the University of Texas School of Law while his younger son Bill recently played the New Orleans Jazz Fest with his band Naughty Professor John Longino and his wife Donna retired two years ago and headed out to backpack around the world They traveled to 16 countries in 2014 including Mongolia Qatar and South Africa and 14 countries in 2015 including New Zealand more class notes on next page Alumni Association Board of Directors EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Mike Blackstock 93 PRESIDENT Garnie Nygren 02 VICE PRESIDENT Amy Crouse 99 TREASURER Winifred Wilkins Thompson 88 SECRETARY Damian Pryor 99 PAST PRESIDENT DIRECTORS Lee Cardwell 98 Marc Fabre 93 Kiley Hodgson 05 Christy Morrison 83 Jessica Ziegler Newth 97 Jennifer Welch Rueter 04 Matt Wilson 99 Visit www woodward edu alumni to submit Class Notes and learn about upcoming events B E CO M E A C L A S S D E L E G AT E As volunteer liaisons class delegates link the Alumni Association and members of their graduating class Class delegates provide their classmates with news on programs and events keep Woodward informed about classmates and encourage class participation in The Woodward Alumni Fund If you are interested in becoming a class delegate please email the Alumni Office at alumni woodward edu or call 404 765 4035 PA R E N T S O F A L U M N I After your children graduate we hope you will remain a part of the school that helped them become who they are today Woodward created the Parents of Alumni Community POAC to keep parents engaged with the Academy Parents automatically become POAC members when their children graduate and will be invited to events throughout the school year If you have children in college please send us updated mailing information so that we include them in our care packages for young alumni Join us on social media As one of more than 10 000 alumni you are part of a diverse and meaningful network Join us on social media to connect with fellow alumni and friends LinkedIn Woodward Academy Alumni Association Facebook Woodward Academy GMA Alumni Association Twitter WAalumni Instagram woodwardalumni To update contact information email Brittany Suits at brittany suits woodward edu Summer 2015 Follow us on Facebook Woodward Academy Parents of Alumni Community 35

Class Notes 2015 1972 1974 Baker Stearns is a manager in Delta s Flight Operations He celebrated 40 years with Delta Air Lines in January Roger Wilson was inducted into the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame for his work with the Dusk Til Dawn Blues Festival in Rentiesville Okla He has traveled more than one million miles with his guitar and released 15 CDs on his own label Bluestorm Records Roger continues to teach write and record music He has released two CDs with Florida high school bands with his Blues in the Schools program and will launch three new guitar instruction websites under the umbrella of The Roger Wilson Guitar Studio of Atlanta 1973 Robin Smith Gilbert retired in September after 30 years with the federal government including 19 years with the U S Secret Service After retiring she moved from Newnan to Lantana Texas Daniel Serrato is retiring after 26 years as a flight surgeon and captain in the Naval Medical Corp Richard Wilkins lost his younger brother Reed at 55 to cancer on May 2 2015 He felt blessed to have been able to say goodbye before his brother passed away 1975 Larry Epps celebrates 26 years working for Delta Air Lines in Airport Customer Service as well as 10 years of marriage with his beautiful wife Elaine who is the volunteer coordinator for the Henry County nonprofit A Friend s House They are empty nesters living in McDonough where they are involved in their community and their church 1976 Steve Justice was named to Georgia Trend s 2015 Most Notable Georgians Steve serves as Director of the Georgia Center of Innovation for Aerospace in Eastman 1977 Lee Crowe lives in Santa Clarita Calif a suburb of Los Angeles where she moved after spending 12 years in Georgia She is an adjunct professor at California State University Northridge and at the Art Institute of CaliforniaHollywood teaching classes in traditional animation character design storyboarding and animation history She continues to do freelance animation and recently worked on the TV cartoon Stone Quackers Woodward Academy a teaching memoir Can t Wait to Get There Can t Wait to Leave was published by Stairway Press 1978 Ashford Schwall was elected Vice Chairman of the Fulton County Republican Party assigned to membership Jim Smith is moving to Birmingham Ala after 17 years in Portland Ore He is joining the faculty of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Medicine Division of Rheumatology His wife Leyla is retiring from pediatrics and plans to volunteer for UAB Their daughter Chloe graduates from the Jesuit School in Portland and will attend the University of Richmond in the fall She plans to major in business and join the track team as a sprinter Jim Suddath became a grandfather to three grandsons over an 18 month period He is taking a year off from Christian Church ministry employment after serving three different churches over 25 years While on sabbatical he is traveling with his wife visiting friends and relatives He lives in Dalton 1979 36 Todd Sentell s third book Stephen Fleming is celebrating his 10th year as vice president Economic Development and Technology Ventures at his other alma mater Georgia Tech 1980 Randy Burton owns and operates the Irish Pub in Rex Ga Randy s oldest daughter will graduate from Georgetown University with a degree in neuroscience and attend medical school at Einstein Medical College in New York in the fall while his youngest daughter is a junior at Georgia Tech 1985 Joel Pilger founder of Impossible Pictures has joined Influence Technologies as its chief experience officer Impossible Pictures a 20 year old Denver based creative agency and production company was acquired

by Influence Technologies adding industry leading production quality and scale to its interactive video experiences Joel is a cinematographer creative director and creative leader who recently won an Addy Award for his online branded content Trip Shutze is proud to announce that his twin daughters Ella and Ava will be entering the seventh grade at Woodward Academy this fall 1987 Alka Amin Wells recently returned from an amazing trip to Puerto Rico where she reconnected with Scott Aldredge 86 and had a fantastic time reminiscing 1988 Tamara Jones was the speaker for Woodward s Randolph W Thrower Chapter of the National Honor Society Convocation in February Tamara is an attorney in the Dallas Texas office of Atlanta based law firm Constangy Brooks Smith She represents management in employment law including discrimination and wage hour matters She earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University and her law degree from Harvard and clerked for the U S Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Tamara has spoken on various employment law and litigation topics A member of the Harvard Club of Dallas the Duke Club of North Texas and the Junior League she enjoys reading cooking and traveling in her spare time Former softball team mates and members of the Class of 1988 Sandra Dorsey Ostrander Karla Curtis and Lisa Lipscomb Connor met with their former coach Pete Fritts for a day of nostalgia and reminiscing followed by a visit to campus 1991 1992 Steven Eisenstein recently earned his CERP degree from the American Rental Association It is the only rental specific certification program for people in the party and event rental industry Scott Sanchez is vice president innovation at First Data He runs the Innovation Lab a cross functional team of product managers user experience designers researchers and engineers whose goal is to disrupt the future of commerce Scott also is on the faculty of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University the d school a hub for innovators at Stanford where students learn design thinking to tackle the world s messiest problems together Before joining First Data he spent two years at Visa running commercial marketing and driving innovation strategy Larry Greenstein and Maria Almeida Greenstein 90 celebrated 18 years of marriage this year In 2012 Larry became a general manager of a craft beer store in Alpharetta In 2014 he began working toward owning his own brewery After a year of blood sweat and more sweat the brewery Naughty Soda is operating and on the market Bomee Jung was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio to the New York City Planning Commission in August 2014 Allan Watts Trent a lifelong lover of literature released the first paperback edition of his book Observations from a ThirdStory Window a collection of short stories in March 2015 after previously releasing an e book in August 2013 more class notes on next page S AV E T H E DAT E Homecoming and Reunion Weekend September 24 26 2015 Join us for the annual Veterans Day ceremony honoring those who have served Summer 2015 Founder s Day Convocation will be held on Thursday September 24 to honor Col John Charles Woodward and the history of Woodward Academy GMA Bring the family and join us for the alumni tailgate and football game on Friday September 25 The classes of 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 and 2010 will celebrate reunions on Saturday September 26 Veterans Day November 11 2015 37

Class Notes 2015 1993 Brinsley Thrash Thigpen accepted a position in February Robbie Ashe works in as the district director for corporate and governmenCongressman Rick W Allen in tal litigation and serves as Georgia s 12th District Brinsley chairman of the MARTA Board her husband Beau and of Directors children Jane Fulton 3 and Callaway 1 live in Augusta Steve Frame is touring the American West with his latest Neal Thurman is celebratCD release Hard Natrona ing 20 years with Six Flags Plain He performs Western Entertainment He recently rebel music a mix of rockarelocated from Los Angeles billy and retro country His Calif to San Antonio Texas last release Sideways was where he is now the park presivoted one of the top Wyoming dent at Six Flags Fiesta Texas CDs of 2014 on Wyoming Public Radio 1996 Julianne Spratlin Kepley opened her own ballet school Dance Training Center San Francisco in 2014 after retiring from almost 20 years as a ballerina She teaches and coaches ballet students of all ages and works with professional dancers and dance students recovering from injury as a trainer and consultant at Active Care Physical Therapy Woodward Academy 1995 38 Rachelle Seligmann Gerson moved back to the U S after living just outside of Amsterdam from 2013 to 2015 Her three children ages 6 8 and 10 are enjoying their new home and school in Peachtree City Rachel s husband David continues to work for Interface Inc running the company s marketing and public relations for several countries around the world Rachelle stays busy as a full time mom but looks forward to teaching fitness classes again Fatima Kassam is chief of staff of the African Risk Capacity ARC a specialized agency of the African Union to help member states improve their capacities to better plan prepare and respond to extreme weather events and natural disasters therefore protecting the food security of their vulnerable populations ARC s mission is to use modern finance mechanisms such as risk pooling and risk transfer to create pan African climate response systems that enable African countries to meet the needs of people harmed by natural disasters Fatima has been interviewed on television news shows as an expert in her field 1997 Ed Mejia was commissioned Colonel by Kentucky Governor Steven Beshear in October 2013 for outstanding contributions and service to the community He shares the honor with individuals including President Lyndon Johnson John Glenn Harland Colonel Sanders George Clooney and Muhammad Ali Sarah Wigbels Volling started a consulting company Zero to Capital Inc The company focuses on driving business growth through branding marketing planning and fundraising They also work in a fee based capacity with securing network contracts and sponsorship for professionals in media entertainment 1999 Christopher Herron started a new craft brewery the Athens based Creature Comforts Brewing Company where he serves as CEO and co founder In its first year of operation in 2014 Creature Comforts won numerous awards including a bronze medal at the Great American Beer Festival America s biggest beer competition and was named one of the top new breweries in America by multiple publications Chris lives in Athens with his wife of 10 years Laura Herron their two daughters Raegan 6 and Nolyn 4 and one son Gavin 11 months Lauren Johnson moved to Philadelphia in August to launch a new weekend show at the Fox affiliate In January she was promoted to weekday morning anchor of Fox Morning News from 4 a m to 6 a m During her 12 year career in television with Fox affiliates Lauren also has worked in Memphis and Orlando Catherine Rhinehart Toriello and her husband Alejandro moved from Los Angeles back to Atlanta Over the past year Catherine has written two books An endurance runner she has run several long distance races including a mountainous 12 hour timed race of 51 miles setting the course record for women a 50 mile beach race in which she placed fourth overall among women several 50Ks and the Boston Marathon gaining a qualifying time for next year Her husband continues to teach industrial engineering at Georgia Tech They are planning to run across the island of Corsica together this summer more class notes on page 40

Alumni Event Alumni gathered for the annual Big Chill event in February raising 36 593 for need based student financial aid at Woodward Academy Pictured clockwise left to right are the scene at the College Football Hall of Fame Mike Blackstock 93 and President Stuart Gulley Winifred Wilkins Thompson 88 and Rich Thompson Pam Allen Amber 99 Duvall Brumby 00 Grady Luckey 99 and Kenzie Biggins 99 Loren Colon 93 and Marieli Colon Damian Pryor 99 Whitnei Pryor and Justin Alexander 99 Matt Wilson 99 and Abby Wilson Andrew Meyer and Kate Simpson Meyer 04 and Max Stein 04 Andy Watkins 04 Josh Lieppe 04 Jen Welch Rueter 04 and Nick Rueter BI G C H I L L Summer 2015 PL ATINUM PA RTNER S 39

Class Notes 2015 2000 In November Bart Elmore released his book Citizen Coke The Making of CocaCola Capitalism with W W Norton The book offers an environmental history of the Coca Cola Company and begins in College Park with a personal narrative about Bart s time at Woodward Academy Holly Wiggins Warren and her husband Matt live in Lexington S C where Matt was recently promoted to coordinator of student services for Lexington School District One and Holly is a brand ambassador for Rodan Fields They have four children Livi 7 Brooks 6 Landon 4 and Abby 2 They enjoyed a family reunion over Easter break that included her parents former faculty members Dale and Karen Wiggins and her brother Matt Wiggins 98 his wife Merrill and their children Mason Micah and Madeline 2001 Woodward Academy Jennifer Blake Mahmud successfully defended her preliminary research proposal and advanced to doctoral candidacy at Rutgers University where she is studying how the environment affects sex change in plants in pursuit of her Ph D in ecology and evolution 40 Brent Pease and his brother Kyle Pease completed their second Ironman together in Florida in November 2014 As inspirational triathletes and avid sports fans Brent and Kyle race to raise awareness and support for special needs athletes Next on their list is the Kona Ironman in Hawaii Todd Williamson was named a 2015 2016 Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow During the 10 month transatlantic relations focused fellowship he will be based in Berlin attending German language school and foreign policy seminars throughout Europe and serving as a consultant within the German government and public policy institutions Since 1984 the Robert Bosch Foundation has annually selected 15 accomplished Americans to participate in its professional development program in German institutions Fellows are selected from the fields of business administration cultural management journalism law international affairs nonprofit public policy and urban planning 2002 Rebecca Vallas is now the director of antipoverty policy at the Center for American Progress in Washington D C and co host of TalkPoverty Radio the only radio show dedicated entirely to covering poverty in America Hunter Whyte graduated from Air Assault School 101st Division Airborne 2003 Jessica Shantha is completing her residency at Emory University Hospital in ophthalmology She traveled to Liberia to care for Ebola survivors with ocular complications related to the disease and plans to return to West Africa this summer to continue her work 2004 Kim Beck was honored by the Atlantic 10 Women s Basketball Conference in March as a member of the Atlantic 10 Legends team She was inducted into the Woodward Academy GMA Hall of Fame on March 1 2015 2005 Laura Wagner was recognized as one of the 2014 30 Under 30 nonprofit leaders by the Georgia Center for Nonprofits and the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Atlanta Laura began the Emory University Master s in Development Practice program in fall 2014 after serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mongolia and working with non governmental organizations in Phnom Penh Cambodia for several years In 2012 she founded Skylight Consulting to provide evaluation strategy and fundraising services to nonprofits Jacqueline Bangma is enrolled at the Medical University of South Carolina for her Ph D in Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Sciences She is investigating man made chemicals and their effect on the endocrine system of the American alligator Casey Hood and her band Lily and the Tigers were recently featured on an American Family Insurance radio commercial with their song Honey from their most recent album The Hand You Deal Yourself Jahaan Shaheed has been sworn into the New York State Bar and the Maryland State Bar after completing her studies at Georgetown Law Center Jahaan completed her undergraduate studies at Howard University in 2009 She was a staff attorney with the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem and is now a staff attorney in the Office of the Appellate Defender with the New York City Courts Kevin Smith has been accepted to the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine to enter in the fall of 2015 2006 Sara Thorpe has been assigned to Truly Living Well a company that runs urban farms and focuses on food insecurity in Atlanta as an AmeriCorps VISTA worker It has been a transformative experience for her She has established a new food co op in an inner city neighborhood the Old Fourth Ward and helped manage the urban farm at Wheat Street Baptist Church

2007 David Baron studied biology and environmental science at University of North CarolinaChapel Hill After experiences with poorly constructed futons as a college student he set out on the mission to develop a solution That solution is The Nugget a four piece light weight foam couch Kickstarter funding for his project hit its original goal of 20 000 in less than one day and ultimately reached 84 000 by the end of the 30 day campaign Summer Goldberg passed the Illinois State Bar in 2014 and the South Carolina Bar in 2015 She accepted a position as a trust assistant with The Private Bank in Chicago Ill 2009 Roshani Chokshi was offered a two book deal by publisher St Martin s Press Griffin starting with her debut novel The Bride of Dusk and Glass The young adult fantasy re envisions the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone through the lens of Indian mythology to share the tale of a princess searching for true love and identity Publication is slated for 2016 Roshani is represented by Thao Le at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency Riley Cullen moved to Summer 2015 Nashville Tenn a dream come true after graduating from Auburn University in 2013 Thanks to the help of a fellow Woodward alumnus Dr Steven Humphrey 82 Riley was able to secure a job as a registered nurse in the same hospital where he practices cardiology She lives in Tucson Ariz Alexei Nikonovich Kahn covering the Southwest region graduated with highest honors for Fox News in New York from Georgia Tech with a bachelor s in business administration After touring Europe 2010 for four weeks Alexei will start his new position as an operStanford University defensive ations manager in training at lineman Henry Anderson Williams Sonoma will join the Indianapolis Colts after being selected as 2012 the No 93 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft Laura Fellwock received Delino DeShields Jr was the Ardis Kipp Cohoon officially placed on the Texas Scholarship and the Jim Mika Jain graduated from University of Illinois in Rangers opening day roster and Pat Thacker Sports Urbana Champaign with a Communication Internship degree in music education in from the University of North 2011 2013 She taught preschool Carolina School of Journalism as a Teach For America Corps and Mass Communication member in Southside Chicago Kimrey Holmes graduated She also was inducted into the while obtaining a master s summa cum laude from Kappa Tau Alpha journalistic degree in education with a Clemson University and will honor society receiving the bilingual endorsement She attend Columbia University society s Top Scholar Award recently received the Illinois this fall to pursue a graduate for highest class ranking with degree a 3 9 GPA Laura will travel this Outstanding Beginning summer as a communications Teacher Award She will become the founding KIPP intern for the American Junior Jordana Klein graduated Charter visual arts performing magna cum laude from Golf Association arts teacher in Los Angeles for Georgia Southern University the 2015 2016 school year with a bachelor s degree in David Johnson Alvira was journalism After leaving awarded a one year schol Nai Oo pictured with Woodward with six state arship by the U S Congress Helen Shean former teacher championships on the varsity and the German Bundestag started another year in the tennis and volleyball teams in the Congress Bundestag Peace Corps in January 2015 Jordana competed on the Youth Exchange for Young While working with the Peace GSU Women s Tennis Team Professionals He will Corps he started a school for at the No 1 singles position spend the year working at more than 100 young children her senior year She will take Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Burkina Faso Africa a position in Louisiana as the PwC in private equity in junior tennis director with Frankfurt Germany Aalia Shaheed was selected the USTA for a junior reporter position Madison Mulkey received with Fox News Network after Members of the Class of 2011 the Outstanding Hospitality completing her studies in Brian Meyer Olivia Boggs Management Award at the Spanish and digital broadcast Caroline Ptacek and Will University of Mississippi journalism at the University Heaton received awards at of Georgia Aalia was one the University of Georgia s of five candidates selected Terry College of Business from a field of 500 applicants Honors Day Chanel Goldberg graduated from the College of Charleston with a degree in hospitality tourism and business management after which she continued her education at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley She then worked for The Optimist Restaurant in Atlanta before moving to Boston to take a position as sales catering manager for the Intercontinental Hotel more class notes on next page 41

Class Notes 2015 2014 2012 A J Cole spent his spring break with the North Carolina State University Fellowship of Christian Athletes FCA in Kenya working at a local school and orphanage that has grown from 20 kids to more than 700 with the help of the FCA A J had the opportunity to teach a few classes including algebra and his favorite sport football 2013 continued Kristin White traveled to Germany Switzerland and France for an international studies course geared toward global awareness She learned about different cultures through people food language technology religion and politics At the end of her trip Kristin presented on the language and culture of Basel Switzerland which borders Germany France and Switzerland resulting in a mix of cultural influences and different languages Dorsey Addicks was recently interviewed by Golf Today NW At the Western Athletic Conference Division I Championship in April she finished seventh the highest finish in a Division Championship She finished second best on her Seattle University team Weddings 2001 2002 9 Rev Taylor Driskill married John Monroe Pafford Jr on October 25 2014 at Northside United Methodist Church where Taylor serves as pastor of Children s Ministries Mary Ann Woolley Cadiente 03 was matron of honor and Rev Jonathan Chapman 03 was the soloist during the ceremony A brunch reception was held at Ansley Golf Club The couple recently purchased a home in the Oak Grove area of Decatur John Robbs in October 2014 They plan to reopen a family restaurant of 44 years Mr Swiss Restaurant in Cumming in May 2015 Woodward Academy 9 Brittany Carlton one of two students chosen to represent the Southern Conference at the 2015 NCAA Student Athlete Leadership Forum held in Orlando Fla Student athletes who have a positive influence on their campus and within their communities are chosen for the conference 2005 Amy Crusselle married 2003 Alexandria Williams was Chris Lea finished his freshman year at Duke University In his first semester he became part of the 1963 9 42 Terry Googer is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars the nation s only interdisciplinary honors organization for firstyear and second year college students Membership is by invitation only based on GPA and class standing Society a select group of 24 African American First Years who received Dean s List Honors He wants to become a psychiatrist to study the effects of religion and spirituality on mental disorders married Allen Edward Lamb on November 22 2014 in Piedmont Park Guests included fellow Woodward alumni Karen Justice 9 Jessica Weintraub married Harris 73 Keith Harris 71 James Carlton 00 Allison White 03 Eugenia Ballve 03 Valerie Libby 03 Melissa Benkel 03 Jessie Kahnweiler 03 Whitney Drillot 03 Scott Ward 03 Ryan Keen 03 George Morgan 03 Meg Hendee Quigley 03 Allie Hendee 06 Lydia Phillips 02 Ben Williams 02 Margaret Bankoff 02 Scott Plageman 02 Shelley Robertson Dodd 01 and Alice Burnish Belko 98 Brittany and Allen live in Smyrna She is a Montessori teacher at The Suzuki School and Allen is a master technician at World Toyota Jesse Hodges a realtor in Atlanta in October 2014 Former Woodward Headmaster Ron McCollum performed the wedding ceremony Jessica and Jesse live in the Edgewood area of Atlanta She is the assistant director of university events management at Georgia State University where she will start her M B A in the fall of 2015

Babies 1996 Jo Cranford Hodges and Kevin Hodges welcomed a daughter Mary Charles to their family on November 20 2014 joining her older brother James Mary Charles is named for her great great grandmother and great grandmother Mary Pearl and Mary Helene and her great grandfather Charles who turned 91 this summer 1997 Jessica Ziegler Newth and her husband Ryan were blessed with twins on April 8 2015 Big sister Mary Agnes Maggie was born first followed closely thereafter by little brother Robert Joseph The family lives in Atlanta where Jessica works in commercial real estate for Prudential Real Estate Investors 1998 Leigh Shattles Cardwell and Lee Cardwell along with big sisters M C 5 and Camille 3 welcomed Mason Mase Winston Cardwell on December 16 2014 Tiffany Turner Reynolds and Greg Reynolds 97 announce the birth of their second daughter Annabelle Elizabeth on March 16 2015 She was welcomed by big sister Lily Rose 3 1999 Anthony Webb and his wife Rachel welcomed a baby Alysson Vogt Blackwelder boy Marcus Nathaniel Webb and her husband Matthew welcomed their first child Elizabeth Alexandra Blackwelder on July 28 2014 in Washington D C Andrew Crowe and his wife Andra Smith welcomed their second daughter Colette Mae on January 23 2015 Their first daughter Eleanor Grace is enjoying her promotion to big sister on December 10 2014 2001 Rachel Norton Bruckwicki and Jeff Bruckwicki welcomed their first child on March 21 2015 Charles Leslie Bruckwicki weighed 6 pounds 7 ounces and measured 19 5 inches 2003 Carrie Schwartz Gordon and her husband John welcomed a son William Theodore Gordon on April 2 2015 Carrie is a member of the Woodward Academy Business Office staff Caroline Thompson Brown and her husband Stephen welcomed their first child Sadie Virginia Brown on April 23 2015 She weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces and measured 19 5 inches long Lea Butler Clanton and her husband William welcomed a baby girl Charlotte Elizabeth on March 1 2015 Summer 2015 43

Alumni Events Members of the Class of 1965 at right gathered for their 50th class reunion in April and for the Golden War Eagle Club event celebrating classes of 1965 and earlier pictured below Susan Brewster Patterson 65 one of the first two female graduates celebrated the 50th reunion with President Stuart Gulley G O L D E N WA R E AG L E 50 T H R E U N I O N Woodward Academy inducted the second group to the Athletic Hall of Fame during the 2014 2015 school year Inductees included William Cass 59 All American swimmer Tommy Lyons 66 NFL football player Johnny Stallings Jr 75 collegiate wrestling champion Jim Suddath 77 ACC Championship basketball player Teresa Lopez Mann 78 collegiate basketball player Dana Jefferson 87 track champion Kenny Spears 88 National Championship college football Anthony Thomas 98 collegiate basketball player Julian Jenkins 02 NFL football player Kim Beck 04 WNBA Atlantic 10 Legends and the 1996 girls basketball team two time state champs Pictured below are members of the 1996 girls basketball team with Coach Jim Waller and Julian Jenkins 02 with his former teacher Sandy Adamek Woodward Academy AT H L E T I C H A L L O F FA M E 44

Class Notes 2015 Wise Guidance for Girls Celebrating 50 Years of Women at Woodward Diversity at Woodward Academy is undeniable with a broad spectrum of cultures ethnicities abilities and more illuminating the educational journey for our students Diversity is such a big part of our school that it is difficult to imagine campus life any other way H We only had a winter uniform that we had to wear year round said Ms Davis daughter of Lt Col W H Davis then professor of military science We had a wool pleated skirt white blouse navy blazer wool vest and royal blue tie It was a clip on but I hated that tie I pulled it off every chance I had and Capt Brewster would always see me and tell me to put my tie back on Complete with tights or knee socks and loafers the girls were dressed warmly for the Academy but their lives as students remained restricted in several ways as the school balanced preparing boys to be military men with broadening the college preparatory curriculum During free periods girls had to sit behind the librarian s desk as they were not allowed to study in the library with the cadets When the boys marched in their platoons during the last period of the day the girls had gym class Without designated restrooms in that first co ed year girls used faculty bathrooms Any time there s change you re going to have people who don t accept it We were not welcomed by several of the young men there They just Susan Brewster did not want Patterson 65 girls said Susan Brewster Patterson 65 one of the first two girls to graduate from the Academy daughter of Capt Brewster and great granddaughter of the school s founder Col John Charles Woodward However the Academy was not a total gender divide in those early days Girls ate lunch with the cadets in the dining hall They joined the chorus played tennis and worked on the yearbook in addition to attending the core classes which were open to both girls and boys According to Mrs Patterson some of the hard feelings stemmed from speculation about the school s plans to drop military studies That conversion became official in 1966 and the Academy steadied itself on a path of what she believes were the best decisions made for the survival of the school When the military program was discontinued the school was renamed Woodward Academy The Board adopted a non discriminatory policy in 1968 the first girls dormitory Evans Hall was completed in 1969 and the Academy was fully integrated in 1971 This series of decisions spurred by Capt Brewster allowed the Academy to modernize while bolstering its college prep curriculum and course offerings in the humanities as well as its athletic programs Mrs Patterson credits the Academy for opening opportunities for higher education to girls who attended in the 1960s opportunities they may not have had otherwise She paid it forward to subsequent generations of girls serving as a teacher at the Academy for more than three decades and sending her own daughters to Woodward After they graduated in the 1990s her daughters sought the Academy s nuanced diversity and varied curriculum when making college choices one daughter became an attorney and the other is a fine artist and teacher This year girls made up over half of the Woodward Academy graduating class a remarkable increase from two to 133 girls over the course of 50 years In fact the Academy has provided wise guidance to more than 4 400 girls since 1964 Woodward graduates can be very proud of where the school has gone and where it is now said Mrs Patterson Summer 2015 owever for more than six distinguished decades Georgia Military Academy served boys only This spring marked 50 years since the first girls graduated from the Academy At the urging of GMA s third president Capt William R Brewster Jr 37 the Governing Board admitted 32 female students in 1964 The decision predated the acceptance of women in major U S military service academies by more than a decade As with most significant change the transition was not entirely smooth They didn t know what to do with us said Betty Davis 65 one of only two girls to graduate in the first coeducational year I think the Board thought they had to change with Betty Davis 65 the times In Vietnam War era America military schools had begun to lose favor and enrollment in them was declining nationwide The need for change had grown urgent for schools like GMA even if they were not fully prepared After the Governing Board voted to admit girls eight girls enrolled in grades 8 12 and 24 were accepted in grades K 7 for the first year During that first coeducational year stories circulated of teachers telling jokes in their classes that did not include girls and of parents barring younger brothers from attending the same school at which their oldest sons were rising seniors From small issues such as what the girls uniform would be to greater quandaries like where they would study in the beginning there were more questions than comfort 45

1944 John Andrew Rainier Ray Grimaldi died on March 31 2015 Survivors include his sons Anthony J Grimaldi II and Dr John A R Grimaldi Jr his daughter Karen Rose Grimaldi two grandchildren Andy and Alexander Grimaldi and siblings Stella Lopez and Anthony Juli Grimaldi He was preceded in death by his devoted wife of 50 years Aida Grimaldi William D Duffy Thompson died on September 6 2014 Survivors include his wife of 62 years Joan Blakely Thompson son William Wayne Thompson and daughter Susan Joan Thompson 1945 Donald Don Albert Brannen died on December 23 2014 Survivors include his wife of more than 63 years Jewell Williams Brannen his son Donald Albert Bert Brannen Jr and three grandchildren Donald Albert Bo Brannen III Robert Harrison Brannen and Benjamin Massey Brannen 1947 Woodward Academy John E Mines died unexpectedly on January 23 2015 He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years Sally Modeen Mines Survivors include his children Ed Mines Melissa Elder and Sally Nilsson 46 Robert Bob Eugene Yongue III died on January 20 2015 Mr Yongue was a Navy veteran radio broadcaster and announcer for University of Georgia sports teams After attending Duke University he served in the U S Navy with Armed Forces Radio in Guam Later he earned a broadcast journalism degree from the University of Houston and worked at radio stations in Houston Oak Ridge Tenn and finally Athens where he served as news and sports director for WRFC Radio from 1963 to 1967 He was the play by play announcer for UGA s men s basketball and baseball teams and color commentator for the football team alongside announcers Ed Thilenius and Larry Munson roles he continued part time until 1972 Survivors include his wife of 57 years Michal his daughter Mickey Yongue Montevideo his son Robert Rob Eugene Yongue IV his grandson Harrison Robert Montevideo his step granddaughter Melissa Montevideo May and his brother Douglas Yates Yongue 1948 Donald R Church died on February 6 2015 He attended Tulane University and spent a year serving in the U S Army Artillery during the Korean Conflict He joined the family business as a steel manufacturing representative Survivors include his wife Jo Hall Church two daughters Lynn Church Jordan Abbey and Carol Church Wood three sons Donald R Church Jr John H Church and Joseph C Church a sister Cynthia Church Allen eight grandchildren and one great grandchild 1949 Zeb Newton Parker Jr died on November 26 2014 He was retired from Mason Oil Company and was a life long cattleman and pilot He served as a sergeant in the U S Army from 1952 to 1954 Mr Parker married Betty Josephine Elmore in December 1958 Survivors include his children Terry Barnett Laurie Yost Zeb N Parker III and Rod Parker and grandchildren Maj Gen Stuart H Sherman died on November 13 2014 He graduated from the U S Naval Academy in 1953 with a commission in the U S Air Force and earned master s degrees in engineering in 1960 from the University of Michigan His long and distinguished career in the U S Air Force included serving as commander at bases in California and North Dakota and in senior leadership positions at Air Force Headquarters in Washington D C and in the Department of Defense He attained the rank of Major General in 1974 and retired from the Air Force in 1986 with 33 years of service His military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal and many others After retiring from the military he was senior vice president for Syllogistics Inc Springfield Va He also served as president CEO of the Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina Maj Gen Sherman was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years Theresa Hedrick Sherman They have three children Tesa Bush Stuart Skip Sherman III and Ritz Sherman eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren Samuel Morgan Thomas Jr died on April 3 2015 He attended West Point and went into the U S Army after graduating in 1953 He was sent to Texas and then Germany where he became a ham radio operator and learned to speak German In 1961 he was sent on assignment to Pakistan He left the Army and worked for IBM Potter Industries and other companies He earned a master s degree from the University of Michigan and worked as a contractor providing navigational systems for nuclear submarines and on development of satellite programs with the National Security Agency Survivors include his wife Nadine his daughter Linda his son Christopher his stepson Michael Trevors four grandchildren and three great grandchildren 1952 Joseph Paul Shaw Jr died on January 23 2015 Mr Shaw served in the U S Air Force from 1952 to 1956 and graduated from East Carolina University in 1960 Survivors include his two children Kevin Shaw and Laurie Shaw Olson four grandchildren Kelly Fay Sorie Robert Shaw Flaherty Ryan Olson and Madison Olson his wife of 52 years Jeannette Tucker Shaw and his sister Mary Jo Harrison

1954 Brig Gen Dr Wyont B Bean Jr died on June 11 2014 He studied architecture at Georgia Tech In 1957 he received his commission as a second lieutenant in the Georgia Army National Guard He received the Doctor of Chiropractic in 1962 from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Iowa Dr Bean returned to Atlanta and had a distinguished 50 year career as a chiropractor while continuing to serve in the National Guard from which he retired in 1986 In his spare time he obtained a private pilot s license Survivors include his wife Suzanne seven children Jennifer Bill Dana Carole Nancy Missy and Steve and nine grandchildren 1957 Robert Curtis Bob Burton died on January 16 2015 Mr Burton was a U S Army veteran and a member of Mableton Lodge 171 American Legion Post 160 Survivors include his wife Joyce Craig Burton two sons Douglas Lee Burton and Jeffrey Duane Burton and five grandchildren 1958 Larkin Hamilton Jennings III died on February 27 2015 He attended The Citadel for two years before transferring to Clemson University to study architecture He settled in Greenville where he worked for J E Sirrine and Daniel International before opening his own practice He received his architectural license in 1972 Survivors include his wife of 50 years Nancy Thayer Jennings his sons Larkin H Jennings IV and Henry Thayer Jennings his grandchildren Christopher and Courtney Jennings and his brother Warren Jennings Gardiner L Nottingham died on November 25 2013 1959 William W Mitchell died on October 11 2014 1961 James V Brown died on October 31 2014 Rev John Thomas Jack deJarnette Jr died on January 19 2015 As a United Methodist minister he served the Byrneville Barrineau Park Charge Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church and was the founding pastor of Perdido Bay United Methodist Church where he served for 20 years In his previous profession he was a respiratory therapist He liked to say he spent the first half of his career helping save lives and the second half helping save souls Herman Eugene Talmadge Jr died on November 24 2014 Mr Talmadge was a graduate of the University of Georgia and Emory Law School He was a real estate developer and retired partner of Twelve Oaks Realty He was the eldest son of Sen Herman and Betty Talmadge Survivors include his children Herman Eugene Talmadge III Tyler Welch Talmadge Margaret Elizabeth Talmadge William Murphy Talmadge Ramsay Morrison Talmadge and Katherine Merit Talmadge 1962 1969 John Martin George died on December 30 2014 John was quick to adapt and made friends easily all over the globe He began working in the commercial pool construction business and rapidly rose to the top of the field Examples of his expertise include the 1996 Olympic pools in Atlanta Sea World s first water park Aquatica in Orlando Fla and many water containment projects at Disney World Lewis K Keith Wood died on March 11 2015 He earned a business degree from Georgia State University where he was president of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity during his senior year Mr Wood began his career in the family plumbing manufacturing business L Keith Wood Company and took the helm of the company after his father s death He continued in the industry owning several businesses and retiring in 2009 Survivors include his wife Lynn stepchildren Spencer VanMeter and Amanda Mattera four grandchildren Alyssa James Lily and Reid and sisters Judy Stevens and Kathleen Wood Kurz 1971 Rudy L Williams died on June 25 2014 Rudy graduated from Newberry College in 1974 and was a member of the KA Fraternity He worked with the Wyndahm Corporation in sales and in heavy equipment sales He had his private pilot s license and was loved by his family friends and former employees Survivors include his wife of 28 years Sallylou Wessinger Williams sons Rudy Len Williams and Brian Williams and a sister Jovette Tinker Powell more passages on next page Summer 2015 L Sanders Corbit died on September 20 2014 He attended Vanderbilt University where he played college baseball He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox Triple A team after college In 1971 he married the love of his life Susan Fielder Corbit The couple started out in Darien Conn and later moved to Manchester by the Sea Mass They spent 23 years in the Sunset Hill area of Savannah where they raised their two children Mr Corbit had a successful career in sales and marketing and founded his own environmental consulting company before retiring in 2001 In retirement he taught English at Savannah Technical College and instructed senior fitness classes Survivors include his wife his children Grant Corbit and Holly Falzarano and his grandchildren Evander and Ela Falzarano 47

passages continued from page 47 1979 Russell Allen Hodgson died on January 3 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer He attended and played football at Georgia Tech and transferred to Georgia Southern University where he also played football and graduated He was a retired partner at Repco Sales of Georgia Survivors include his wife Tanya Sue their son Tyler and daughter Kelsey David Dave Green Thompson died on December 28 2014 while snorkeling off the big island of Hawaii during a family vacation A software architect with NetMotion Wireless Dave lived in Seattle s Fremont area He studied at Georgia Tech and graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in computer science He began his lifetime computer career with United Press International in Washington D C In 1996 he relocated to the Seattle area Survivors include his mother Mary Green Miner his father and stepmother Donald L and Sally Thompson his sister Jillian Herczog his stepbrother John T Miner and his stepsisters Barbara Long Cynthia Thomson and Frances Glove 1993 Jamie Tanenbaum Wiegmann died peacefully in her sleep on January 31 2015 at her parents home following 11 years of painful disability Survivors include her husband James Jay Wiegmann her parents Shelly and Marc Tanenbaum her sisters Alisa Stoughton and Jessica Davis her nieces and nephews and her grandmother Selma Tanenbaum 1995 Kirsten Elise Llewellyn died on January 26 2015 She lived in Kingston Ontario Canada Charleston S C Atlanta Hendersonville N C Eugene Ore New Zealand and England She received a degree in culinary arts cum laude from Johnson Wales University in Charleston and spent the last two years of her life studying environmental sustainability In December 2014 she received a master s degree in holistic science with distinction from Schumacher College in partnership with the University of Plymouth Survivors include her children Madeline Claire Llewellyn and Amias John Llewellyn her parents Valerie and Alex Parkinson and Jim and Deborah Llewellyn and a brother Ian Llewellyn 1996 Mabry Allison Morris Spence died on March 29 2015 Mabry received a bachelor s degree in psychology from Samford University The greatest joy in her life was having her three beautiful sons Mabry will be remembered fondly as a vivacious loving mother wife sister daughter and friend Survivors include her husband Hunter Blackman Spence children Joseph Hunter Wyatt Sherard and Beau Hamilton father Joseph Alan Morris mother Laura Gay Sherard brother Tyson Andrew Morris and grandparents Dr James H Sherard and Veda Sherard and Joseph T and Marion Spence 2014 Dustin Allen Jenkins died on May 3 2015 At Woodward he played football and baseball and was involved in many clubs and activities Dustin was sweet natured and tenderhearted Fishing trucking being with friends and family and being at the lake were some of his life s enjoyments He was preceded in death by his mother Deborah Allen Jenkins Survivors include his parents Medra Ashmore Maxine Hicks and Floyd Jenkins brothers Cody Jenkins and Jonathan Jenkins and grandparents Kathryn Croley and Jean and Bobby Pruitt Friend Woodward Academy Retired Upper School faculty member Walter C Monti died on November 20 2014 Mr Monti taught at Woodward from 1970 until his retirement in 1994 48

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1662 Rugby Avenue College Park Georgia 30337 2199 Mission Statement Woodward Academy combines the proud traditions of Atlanta s oldest college preparatory school with an innovative challenging and well rounded educational experience In a broadly diverse and caring community Woodward embraces the uniqueness of each individual Guided by our core values of Excellence Character and Opportunity we champion student success Motto Excellence Character Opportunity Vision Statement 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 This photo is interactive Download the Aurasma app to view a short video from graduation