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Administration F Stuart Gulley Ph D President Table of Contents David R McCollum Vice President and Headmaster 1 2 4 7 8 9 12 13 16 24 28 Barbara Egan Vice President for Finance and Administration Russell L Slider 75 Vice President for Admission Robert F Hawks Vice President for Advancement Christopher M Freer Ph D Vice President and Dean for Student Life 2010 2011 Governing Board Mr Ben F Johnson III 61 Chairman Mr J Russell Welch Vice Chairman Ms Madelyn R Adams Mr Robert E Bowers 74 Mr Ronald M Brill Mrs Thalia Carlos Mr Clarence Davis 74 Mr Adair Dickerson 71 Mrs Kitty Dukehart Dr Xavier A Duralde 76 Dr Nancy Gallups 84 Mr Stephen R Hennessy Dr James F Jones Jr 65 Mrs Terri J Kight Mr Ian Lloyd Jones Dr Anthony A Malizia Jr 71 Mr Gene W Milner Jr 71 Mr George S Morgan Sr 69 Mrs Marie L Nygren 78 Mr Tim A O Brien 61 Mrs Vicki R Palmer Mr John D Randolph Mrs Paula Reynolds Mr Stephen E Roberts 65 Mr Mitesh Shah Mr Shi Shailendra Mr James E Sutherland 54 Advisory Board Mr William W Allison Mr Edward B Andrews Mr Robert L Brand Jr 35 Dr Thomas J Busey Jr 49 Mr W Dexter Douglass 47 Mr William E Eason Jr Ms Vicki Escarra Dr Daniel S Ferguson 68 Mr W Philip Gramm 61 Dr Phillip A Griffiths 56 Mr Waldo S Kennedy 57 Dr Thomas L Lyons 66 Mr John J McDonough Jr Mr Albert N Parker Mrs Anne Rivers Siddons Mr Randolph W Thrower 30 Mr Raymond G Woodall Jr 50 From the President The Woodward Family Tree Part 2 Woodward 360 Spotlight No Place for Hate Spotlight Not Lost Just Wandering Athletic Wrap Up Spotlight Generations at Woodward Advancement 360 Class Notes Alumni Updates Woodward Goes Hollywood Passages Woodward Academy administers a nondiscriminatory policy of admissions Woodward magazine is published three times a year by the Academy s Office of Advancement Photo credits Warren Bond Photography Billy Howard Photography Tommy Lockhart Nill Toulme Michie Turpin and Chris R Williams Photography Marci Mitchell Publisher Marla Goncalves Managing Editor and Lead Writer Amy Morris Contributing Writer and Editor Shenila Daredia Contributing Student Writer Laura Fellwock Contributing Student Writer Letters and story ideas may be sent to Magazine design Edward Tharp Designer or by email to marci mitchell woodward edu Marci Mitchell Woodward Academy Ann Ben Johnson Center 1662 Rugby Avenue College Park GA 30337 2199 Cover photos clockwise from top left the Honor Guard at Veterans Day ceremonies Dan Cathy 71 President and CEO of Chick fil A with music students Missy Morrison Jenny Sekulow Krish Kumar and Liz King during a visit to campus Senior Conrad Norman in Not Lost Just Wandering the String Machine performs at the President s Dinner Sophomore Tiana Grissom plays girls varsity basketball center photo Juniors Henley Kibler and Ali Kight both named to 20 Under 20

From the President In this issue of Woodward magazine we include the second part of a series exploring our connections as a community This family tree is a way of learning more about the relationships between the many and varied individuals that make up the Academy The ties that bind us and the wide reach of our school are truly inspiring and I hope you will enjoy reading about some of them here One of the roots of this tree is Missy Sanchez Director of College Counseling who is retiring this spring after 34 years at the Academy She has influenced the lives of thousands of alumni and raised the stature of our College Counseling Department making it one of the finest in the nation Mrs Sanchez is among many members of our faculty and staff who serve our students with great skill and devotion Although we wish that she could remain with us we wish her the best in her future endeavors This issue also includes news about the No Place for Hate program Woodward is in the process of becoming a No Place for Hate school This Anti Defamation League program seeks to rally entire schools around the purpose of eliminating all forms of bias and bullying The program is being embraced by our students as well as teachers administrators and all other members of the faculty and staff The members of the Board of Governors signed a resolution in support of No Place for Hate at their January meeting In addition the Strategic Plan for 2011 2016 was unanimously and enthusiastically approved by the Board of Governors in January This plan is the culmination of the work during my first year in office when I held numerous listening sessions to hear from literally hundreds in our community on their feelings about where Woodward is today and the course we should set for our future The plan takes into account the recommendations of four Blue Ribbon Task Forces focused on Mission Sustainability Community and P E Athletics The Strategic Plan does not call for a radical departure from our past practices rather it provides key direction to strengthen and focus our work The premise of the plan is that each of us whatever our role has an important place at Woodward Our collective efforts each day keep us focused on our mission In the spring summer issue of this magazine we will publish the Strategic Plan in its entirety Meanwhile I share with you my continued joy at being the leader of this great school I look to our future with great anticipation F Stuart Gulley WINTER 2010 2011 1

The Woodward Academy Family Tree As in any family the individuals in the Woodward Academy family are many and varied Although different we are all connected This year in Woodward magazine we re exploring the people of the Woodward family and the connections between them Our hope is to naturally branch out to include students faculty and staff parents and alumni the entire Woodward community Our goal is to learn more about each other and to share our experiences PART TWO In 1977 College Counseling Director Missy Sanchez was on the verge of taking a job with Fulton County Schools when she dropped by the Woodward campus on a whim Capt Brewster greeted her saying that he needed a high school science teacher After meeting with then Department Chair Gus Dearolph she was hired It s like I found my life s mission just stumbling around that day Mrs Sanchez said Missy and Larry Sanchez Mrs Sanchez taught for several years and went on to build Woodward s College Counseling Department which now enjoys a national reputation as one of the finest programs at any school Presiding as leader when Woodward became coeducational Capt William R Brewster 37 recalls that his daughters Susan Brewster Patterson 65 and Diane Brewster 71 and Jo McIver 66 were among the first girls to graduate from the Academy Kathy Brewster the eldest in the family graduated high school before Woodward admitted girls She later taught at Woodward 2 The Sanchez children Scott 91 and Suzanna 00 are both Vintage Eagles and both graduated from Princeton Scott went on to get his M B A from Harvard Business School Thomas Kelly a Woodward grandparent has asked Mrs Sanchez to lend her expertise to his program for disadvantaged high school students in rural Georgia Mrs Sanchez will volunteer as their college counselor Mr Kelly s grandchildren are Woodward third grader Gildea Katz and fourth grader Daniel Katz children of Robert Katz and Kathleen Kelly Now retired Ms McIver had a distinguished career in adminstration at Georgia Tech This spring her granddaughter Rebecca will become the first grandchild of the group of early Woodward girls to graduate from the Academy Rebecca s parents are Russell McIver 87 and Patty McIver 87 who works for the Academy s IT Department Capt Brewster was the third president of GMA Woodward Academy As a young man in World War II and a U S graduate of the Naval Academy he was gunnery officer on a ship assigned by Gen George Patton to take the harbor at Safi a Moroccan port city Later he learned that a GMA graduate was in a tank that overtook a harborside house from which enemies were firing on Allied troops W O O D WA R D A C A D E M Y

Mrs Sanchez also advised Dr Nguyenvu Winston Nguyen 90 on his college choice An immigrant from Vietnam his heart was set on Harvard even though he received a full scholarship to another prestigious school He went to Harvard and now practices pediatric cardiac intensive care at Children s Memorial Hospital at Northwestern University in Chicago In college he traveled to India to work with Mother Teresa s Missionaries of Charity He continues to donate his time and expertise to pediatric cardiac programs in developing countries M Hill Hammock Jr 64 is a fellow Chicagoan and Woodward alumnus Mr Hammock received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009 for his achievements in banking and in support of public education in Chicago Recently he hosted a gathering for alumni in his region Woodward s Human Resources Director Ski Saxby first met Mrs Sanchez many years ago in Puerto Rico Missy s husband Larry was stationed there with the Army Ski s father was the colonel in charge of the base Missy then in her early 20s was Ski s high school counselor and teacher Mrs Sanchez was college counselor to many outstanding alumni including Amy Carter 85 daughter of former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn whose visit to Mrs Sanchez s office was preceded by a Secret Service agent They were lovely Mrs Sanchez said of the family And Amy is so smart For many years Gene Sutherland Sr 54 served on the Governing Board alongside R L Brand Sr 35 who is now a member of the Advisory Board Mr Brand is among the oldest living alumni of GMA Woodward and is one of the school s most devoted supporters Mrs Sanchez also was college counselor to two children and three grandchildren of Joan and Gene Sutherland Sr Mr Sutherland just received the Academy s Legacy Award See page 12 for an article about his family Joseph de Junco 05 graduated from the U S Naval Academy in May 2010 Joseph was a recipient of Woodward Academy s Brewster Award WINTER 2010 2011 3

Henley Kibler left with Alison Ali Kight Woodward Juniors Named to 20 Under 20 Henley Kibler has run his own DJ service since he was in Middle School Alison Ali Kight describes herself as a complete science and math nerd The two juniors in many ways exemplify what is best about a Woodward education Both have been recognized in an area that the Academy emphasizes community service Ali and Henley were included in Atlanta INtown Paper s annual recognition of young people working hard to make a difference in their community the third annual 20 Under 20 feature The publication asked schools and service organizations to nominate young people who go above and beyond to make the community a better place Ali was recognized for her devoted service to the Boys Girls Club She joined the Jesse Draper Boys Girls Club board and became the local club s liaison with Woodward helping to spearhead fundraising efforts and co creating a Field Day for club members When the Jesse Draper board dissolved into the club s larger general board Ali coordinated efforts to select five representatives from other Atlanta private and public schools to help provide events activities and education for the metro Boys Girls Club Ali got involved after attending the club s Youth of the Year awards ceremony and hearing the stories of members I heard stories of what these boys and girls had gone through and what the club had done for them That s what really inspired me she said Henley was nominated for 20 Under 20 because of his mission work A youth elder at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta he has been on 15 mission trips including four trips to the Gulf Coast to help rebuild after Hurricane Katrina This summer he plans three more weeks of mission work in Jamaica and Kentucky Mostly he has worked on building and renovating houses for people in need in the process learning how to build a house from the ground up He is interested in pursuing a career as an audio technician perhaps working on sound for concerts Already he is the assistant technical director at his church helping to film Sunday services for streaming online My church has been a big part of my life It got me started on mission work and what I want to do in my career Henley said A soccer player at Woodward and for a club team Ali is thinking of becoming a doctor She wants to do an internship this summer with a California organization that provides health care to low income families Ali adds that community service work has given her a big appreciation for her own circumstances It makes my problems seem so insignificant compared to what other kids are going through I might be nervous about how I m going to do on a test the next day but some kids are nervous about where they are going to sleep that night Henley says he feels blessed by his family church and school I feel like Woodward gives so many kids the opportunity to help the community he said At Woodward I ve experienced different cultures religions and beliefs and I think that is one of the most important things you can take away from school Retiree Holiday Luncheon Woodward celebrated its retirees with a holiday luncheon in December honoring those who devoted many years of service to the school Pictured are Julie Sawyer 71 Frances Ferguson and Kathy Brewster and Brenda and Woody Ward 4 W O O D WA R D A C A D E M Y

Woodward Ensembles Perform at Music Conference The Lower School Honors Chorus a group of auditioned sixth graders performed a 30 minute concert in Christ Church in Savannah for the Georgia Music Educators Conference in January The choral group was directed by Lower School Choral Director Allison Englert In addition the Primary Singers a third grade choral group from Woodward directed by Ann Edmondson performed in the Trade Center Oglethorpe Theater during the conference The two Woodward ensembles were among the youngest students to perform during the conference for music educators Students Produce Alternative Fuel Source Seniors William Tribble and Angus Morrison with Mr Alvord Upper School science teacher David Alvord and his Earth Science students are working to help Woodward reach a sustainable goal by producing biodiesel fuel This pilot program will begin by using biodiesel as a fuel source in one Woodward bus with the hope of expanding in the future Biodiesel is a renewable fuel created by converting vegetable oil into oil that can be used in commercial vehicles Fifteen percent of most biodiesel produced throughout the world comes from methanol a fossil fuel that contributes to global warming by creating an increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide By using ethanol produced by using plants students at Woodward will develop a greener alternative Students will chemically convert waste vegetable oil from Woodward s food service department into useable fuel to power buses The production cost for biodiesel will be at a lower cost to the school than conventional diesel Using biodiesel presents a 90 percent reduction in harmful pollution as well as a reduction in overall carbon dioxide emissions Because burning biodiesel is carbon neutral it helps reduce global warming By using a waste product to fuel our transportation needs at Woodward while at the same time reducing our carbon footprint Woodward is embodying the very definition of sustainability said Mr Alvord Lower School Honors Chorus Woodward Leads the Way in Classroom Technology Nicole St Amand Technology Curriculum Coordinator at the Primary School and Nneka Robinson Instructional Technology Specialist in the IT Department have been working together to find innovative ways to use iTouch devices in the classroom Ms St Amand piloted the devices at the Primary School in spring 2010 Students have used them to write and illustrate stories Ms Robinson was on loan last year with Pittwater House Woodward s sister school in Australia to implement a technology program using the devices Both Ms St Amand and Ms Robinson have been asked to present at conferences and schools on the technology Visiting Artists Two award winning actors visited Woodward recently to work with students Karen Olivo who won a Tony for her performance as Anita in West Side Story and Jodie Markell an award winning actordirector who screened her film Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Karen Olivo Jodie Markell speaking to Jane Graham s class WINTER 2010 2011 Woodward 360 continues on next page 5

Go to 360 Headlines at www woodward edu for more recent news Woodward Students Walk 60 Miles to Fight Breast Cancer By Junior Shenila Daredia The following article was originally published in The Blade the Upper School student newspaper For three days October 22 24 seniors Kelsey Bilthouse and Austin Northenor endured painful blisters and cold nights to make the difference of a lifetime These seniors joined by Mrs Janet Bilthouse took part in the 60 mile Susan G Komen 3 day For the Cure walk all made possible by the support contributions cheers thoughts and prayers of their friends In September 2000 Mrs Bilthouse was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer To recognize the 10 year anniversary of that date and celebrate being breast cancer free Kelsey wanted to surprise her mother by participating in the 60 mile breast cancer walk She asked two of her best friends to join her on this adventure She and her friends spent a month and a half creating the team Lady Tatas They designed t shirts and Kelsey and Austin sent out personal letters to friends and family members asking for donations They received positive feedback and raised about 2 000 but just 10 days before the walk Kelsey received an email informing her that she and her friends needed a guardian to join them on the walk because they were under age 18 The girls had to let Mrs Bilthouse in on the secret so they asked her to walk the 60 miles with them Thrilled at the 6 girls initiative I was overwhelmed with emotion and the fear of trying to walk 60 miles without training said Mrs Bilthouse but I said yes On Friday morning October 22 the Lady Tatas headed out to Lake Lanier still feeling confident about what the next day would bring After very little sleep on Friday night by Saturday morning Austin and Kelsey Mrs Bilthouse Austin Northenor Ellie Behr and Kelsey Bilthouse thought that their legs had internal bleeding and they could not feel their bodies Kelsey many women who have suffered said We were limping around from cancer or are still fighting it camp at 6 a m and headed straight Mrs Bilthouse walked ahead of to the medical tent to get taped up Kelsey Austin and Ellie and met and heal our blisters or try to some new friends Kelsey never Although Saturday was the worse thought that she and her friends because of the lack of motivation would be able to do this but once it and the excessive amount of pain had been done she wanted to do it we witnessed the most inspiall over again She said My family rational part of the three days and friends mean the most to me When Kelsey and Austin looked to and I could not have done anything their side they saw a group of siswithout them I am so thankful to ters pushing their mom who was all who supported and contributed still going through chemotherapy to making our 9 500 goal in a wheelchair up a hill This was The last night at the closing a reminder to each of them about ceremonies the girls had many why they had decided to do this blisters and stories to share but and at that moment they knew they knew that they had contribthey could not back out and would uted to the 6 2 million raised in finish all 60 miles the weekend s event to help put Kelsey s friend Ellie Behr joined an end to breast cancer According them on Sunday Throughout the to Kelsey Walking up to Turner route there were five pit stops a Field was the most amazing feelday plus a lunch stop Individuals ing I had ever felt better than the at cheering stations supported and State Championships better than encouraged them throughout the exempting exams and better than weekend As they walked they saw any birthday I have ever had W O O D WA R D A C A D E M Y

SPOTLIGHT Woodward Embraces No Place for Hate Program W oodward Academy is a No Place for Hate school An anti bias training program of the Anti Defamation League No Place for Hate gives students an opportunity to understand the damaging effects that bullying and bigotry have on individuals and the social fabric of their schools The Academy s embrace of the program began when President Stuart Gulley brought it to the attention of the Leadership Woodward group Academy wide efforts to become a No Place for Hate school are being managed by a committee including Upper School teacher Mark Carrington Middle School teacher Jason St Amand Middle School teacher Dana Jefferson and Kelly Sanderson Assistant Vice President for Finance and Administration under the leadership of Dr Chris Freer Vice President and Dean for Student Life All students faculty and staff are in the process of signing formal pledges for younger students and resolutions for older students faculty and staff promising to treat others with respect Governing Board members signed the resolution at their January meeting The Anti Defamation League requires a minimum of three projects during the school year that align with the No Place for Hate mission Academy wide the program has been embraced with multiple programs events and activities that culminated with the Week of Understanding March 21 25 This co curricular program is a great fit for us because of the character education that is not only part of our motto but also a key element of a Woodward education said Dr Freer We plan to make the Week of Understanding an annual program going forward Events and activities held during that week included Visits to the Lower Middle and Upper Schools by Kyle Maynard a motivational speaker and athlete with congenital amputation of the forearms and lower legs A speech at Woodward North by Mary Frances Early who became the first AfricanAmerican to graduate from the University of Georgia in 1962 A visit to the Primary School by Brian Jordan the children s book author and athlete who played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Atlanta Braves An anti bullying cheer competition at Woodward North An Academy wide celebration for all divisions on Friday March 25 in the athletic complex Woodward Academy strives to be inclusive the kind of place where everyone feels respected and appreciated said President Stuart Gulley I m pleased and proud that we have embraced the program because it underscores our commitment to respecting one another as individuals and to eliminating bullying and bias from our classrooms WINTER 2010 2011 Prom Night in Mississippi A highlight of the Week of Understanding was a series of screenings of the film Prom Night in Mississippi on March 23 at the Upper School The film s director Paul Saltzman was on campus to conduct conversations with students following viewings of the film The award winning documentary which followed a group of 2008 high school seniors in Charleston Miss as they prepared for their town s first racially integrated prom was shown to all Upper School students during the day Parents and other members of the Woodward community were invited to an evening screening attended by actor Morgan Freeman Despite Mississippi schools being integrated in 1970 separate proms for black and white students had continued In 1997 Mr Freeman a resident of Charleston had offered to pay for the local high school s first racially integrated prom In 2008 Mr Freeman made the offer again and this time the school accepted At their own expense Mr Saltzman and his wife and coproducer Patricia Aquino filmed the documentary over four months leading up to prom night Photos and coverage of the Week of Understanding will appear in the spring summer issue of Woodward magazine 7

SPOTLIGHT Not Lost Just Wandering T he Upper School students in the Performance Ensemble along with their Director Robert Putnam worked together to create something very unusual in high school theater an original play conceived written and produced primarily over the course of one semester The idea germinated at the end of last school year when the Performance Ensemble formed Mr Putnam had worked with most of the students since they were in seventh grade and he knew that they had the creative drive and talent to produce their own play Over the summer he worked on a concept and wrote some dialogue for the group The students came together in the fall and began their work in earnest guided by Mr Putnam and with creative consulting from Heidi Howard Production Manager and Education Director at Atlanta s 7 Stages The result a play they titled Not Lost Just Wandering centers around a group of teens spending one evening together before and after a concert in the Little Five Points neighborhood The play s themes friendship honesty young love dealing with struggles like chronic illness and drug abuse are powerful Original music by ensemble member Conrad Norman flows through the play and ties it together Beginning with Mr Putnam s concept and dialogue the ensemble worked together to write the play After a Challenge Day that helped the members break down boundaries so that they could be open and honest with each other they began work on a series of scenes they called collages The students took ideas from their own lives and that of their director shaping their characters and the play into its final form This all took place over about 10 weeks 8 Following are excerpts from a roundtable discussion about the play and the process of creating it with Mr Putnam and members of the Performance Ensemble Lucy The entire process was a bonding experience At first we didn t know each other that well Now we are all close friends Brett It was a real eye opener to the creative process Even though I had written before my first drafts had always been final drafts With this play I really wanted to push myself Mr Putnam They really wanted to make sure what went on that stage was as honest and truthful as they are themselves Rachel Originally I wanted a plot line to follow but this process helped me become more relaxed and carefree It was a defining experience and one I ll remember until I m old and gray David The character felt like part of me It brought me back to my childhood that s where I got all the material Like my character I was late to mature Thanks to this experience I ve gotten more confident in my ideas Paige When we put it on stage there was that moment of relief We realized it was going to work Jane The main response from our audience members was that the play was real and that it touched on something that happened in their lives I was very happy about that Something we created actually touched someone s life Not Lost Just Wandering was a unique experience for the students Few high school theater students have the opportunity to take an original idea and then write and perform their own full length play Mr Putnam said This group was so full of openness and wonder and that s why I knew they could do this It s one of those amazing experiences that I ll carry with me for a long time too he added The script for Not Lost Just Wandering may be published and performed in other schools Stay tuned Members of the Performance Ensemble Lucy Condolora David Holloway Jane Joyner Elena Klonoski Paige Lauer Rebecca Miller Brett Myers Conrad Norman Jasmyn Elise Story Rachel Whiteman Ferozan Walizai W O O D WA R D A C A D E M Y

Athletic Wrap Up Senior Garrett Gainey Senior Andy Khair Wrestling The wrestling team placed sixth in the AAA State Tournament Freshman Chandler Pyke and Sophomore Chad Pyke both finished in third place in their weight class while Senior Captain Garrett Gainey went back to back and captured his second AAA State Championship at 145 pounds Senior Captain Andy Khair finished as the AAA State Runner up at 135 pounds The wrestlers ended their season with a fifth place showing at the AAA State Duals Chandler Pyke broke the freshman single season win record held by his brother Chad by winning his 78th match of the season Andy Khair and Garrett Gainey both broke the national high school record for total wins in a three year period with 212 each Chad Pyke tied Garrett Gainey s single season school wins record with 80 and also set a national high school record for wins in a two year period with 154 Athletic Wrap Up continues on next page WINTER 2010 2011 9

Junior Jack Williams Freshman Lindsay Hornecker Athletic Wrap Up continued from page 9 Girls and Boys Swimming The girls and boys swimming and diving teams went to the State Meet on February 12 finishing fifth and 12th respectively Eight new school records were set and four swimmers received either All American or All American consideration time standards The Girls 200 Free Relay team Senior Olivia Boggs Junior Ellie Behr and Freshmen Kathleen Cook and Caitlin Cooper was the No 1 State Championship relay team The Boys 200 Free Relay team of Senior Ernest Cain Juniors Sid Akkineni and Clarke Ruska and Freshman James King set a new school record of 1 29 05 Both the girls and boys finished the season with a four win one loss dual meet record 10 Senior Liz King Senior Arlon Harper Junior Jordan Watkins Boys Varsity Basketball The Woodward Academy boys varsity basketball team made it to the AAA State Tournament before being eliminated in the second round 63 55 by Franklin County The boys finished their season 22 8 and came in second in Region 5AAA This year s 22 win total was the most for the team in more than a decade The team was led by a talented group of seniors including Arlon Harper All Region and Eugene Tre Wimby All Region Tim Coats and Damon Waller W O O D WA R D A C A D E M Y

Girls Varsity Basketball The Lady War Eagles varsity basketball team ended its season with a record of 12 14 The team was very competitive in Region 5AAA finishing with a 9 9 record against region opponents Sophomore Tiana Grissom was the team s leading scorer averaging 17 5 points per game She was named to the region 5AAA All Region Team Tiana set a new school record for single game scoring with 43 points in a game versus North Atlanta High School Freshman Sydney Wilbon College Signings Junior Alice Rencher The following seniors signed on to play college sports l Andrew Adams will play football at the University of Connecticut l Olivia Boggs will join the swim team at the University of Georgia l Jordana Klein will play tennis at Murray State l Brian Lawler will play football at Washington and Lee University l Alex Lowman will play soccer at the University of Pittsburgh l Zoey Morton will play volleyball at Georgia Tech l Connie Organ will play soccer at Central Florida University l Hugh Pringle will play soccer at Syracuse University Woodward alumni played in bowl games over the 2010 2011 holiday season including More athletics news Arrington Farrar an eighth grader at Woodward was selected to play in the 2011 Eastbay Youth All American Bowl in San Antonio Texas on January 9 at the Alamodome A special jersey was presented to Arrington at Woodward in December The Eastbay Youth AllAmerican Bowl brings together the nation s top seventh and eighth grade football players in an all star format Go to www woodward edu athletics for the most up to date information WINTER 2010 2011 l Tim Jefferson 06 played for Air Force in the Independence Bowl l Jamal Paige 07 played for Georgia Tech in the Independence Bowl l Corey Manning 07 played in the Fiesta Bowl for Connecticut l Henry Anderson 10 played for Stanford in the Orange Bowl l Carl Jackson 10 played in the Orange Bowl for Virginia Tech 11

SPOTLIGHT Three Generations at Woodward For the Sutherlands life has come full circle G ene Sutherland Jr graduated from Woodward in 1986 His father Gene Sr is a member of the Academy s Board of Governors and a 1954 graduate A third generation of Sutherlands a total of nine grandchildren of Gene Sutherland Sr and his wife Joan are current students and alumni Raised in East Point Gene Jr remains close to his childhood friends a group that includes many Woodward graduates Today the Sutherlands children are being Members of the Sutherland family Jes Lexi Gene Jr taught by some of the Delee Gene Sr with Cade in front Diana Sutherland Earwood and her daugther Corey teachers who taught their father When I think of Woodward I think of famToday Gene Jr and his wife Delee ily Gene Jr said Mrs Sandy live just one block away from the Adamek Coach Scott Crook to Parade Field in a home where they name a few They taught me and are raising three children daughter now they are teaching my children Lexi is a sophomore in the Upper All of my family has been a part School son Jes is an eighth grader of the school and we have been and son Cade is in sixth grade around Woodward for more than 50 years We love the school The extended family includes Gene s sister Diana Earwood a Gene Jr and Delee lived in Eagles 1983 graduate who makes a daily Landing in Henry County until 2008 70 mile commute each way so driving their children back and forth that her daughter Corey a sixth to Woodward until deciding to grader can attend Woodward move to College Park They built a Gene and Diana s two older sisters home just a block from campus that Bonnie and Connie sent their five is now a gathering place for their children to Woodward too so the third Sutherland generation also children and their friends It s a life includes five alumni Matt Wilson they have grown to love During 97 Andrew Wilson 98 Chad football season friends of the Crowe 04 Cole Crowe 06 and children along with their parents Callie Crowe 08 gather at the Sutherland home before games The kids walk back Gene Jr and his wife Delee began and forth from campus And Delee who is active in the Parents Club is their married life on campus They often on campus volunteering Gene were married at the Richard C Jr is only six miles from his office Gresham Chapel Delee grew up in the family owned Sutherland s Alpharetta attending Milton High Foodservice in Forest Park School and then Auburn University 12 W O O D WA R D A C A D E M Y The family s association with Woodward began with Gene Sutherland Sr who played football at GMA and says he has great memories of his coaches and teachers All of them were very special to me every one of them he said It was a great experience I thoroughly enjoyed it then and I thoroughly enjoy my association with the school today He adds that he is indeed proud that two of his children and nine grandchildren have been able to go to Woodward As far as I m concerned it s the best private school in America The leadership has been strong in the past and it is strong today The values are great With the education the children get at Woodward if they apply themselves it sets them up to have a very fine future In the College Park home of Gene Jr and Delee there are two photographs that express the value the Sutherlands place on family on tradition and continuity values they associate with Woodward as well One photo taken in 1979 shows Gene Jr around age 10 on the family farm sitting in a wagon filled with fruits and vegetables It was used on the State Farmers Market calendar A few years back the photo was replicated with the same wagon and a new generation of Sutherland children Life really does come full circle says Delee

Woodward Academy s Advancement Office is dedicated to supporting our school and its mission through fundraising initiatives alumni relations and communications Final Stage of Campaign Woodward The New Humanities Building The Academy has embarked on the final stage of Campaign Woodward raising funds for the new Upper School humanities building which will provide stateof the art learning spaces and a new central gathering quadrangle for the campus This new building will pay homage to our past even as it moves the school forward Completing the campus master plan created in 2000 the new Upper School humanities building will be the largest single building on campus at 103 000 square feet housing the Upper School s English history and foreign language departments and the administration The facade of the new building will carry forth the existing roof battlements The first floor will include space for student publications and administrative functions as well as an atrium that will be a natural place for students to gather There will be Upper School counseling suites and office workroom space for the faculty the Principal and Dean of Students The building will include a 160 seat lecture hall and a robotics lab Sustainable features such as daylighting efficient temperature controls low emitting paint and recycled carpet will assist us as we seek LEED certification from the U S Green Building Council Academy wide our use of educational technology is at the forefront of schools nationwide Each classroom in the new building will have updated wireless and hard wired connectivity as well as interactive SMARTBoards New outdoor common areas will bring our community together An outdoor quadrangle will enhance the beauty of our campus while providing a natural gathering space for students Our goal is to raise 21 million for this new building Already we have raised 5 7 million toward that goal The building will be free of long term debt We plan to begin construction only after reaching the 21 million goal in cash and pledges and receiving 75 percent in cash The new building will physically transform the Woodward campus but more than that it has the potential to transform the lives of generations of students For more information about the humanities building or to how to support it please call our Advancement Office at 404 765 4030 Woodruff Foundation Awards Grant to Woodward The Robert W Woodruff Foundation formally authorized a 3 million grant toward the construction of the new Upper School humanities building This significant grant comes with a contingency The Academy must reach its fundraising goal of 21 million for the new building and have a committed construction contract by December 2012 to receive the grant The Academy s timeline for the building includes plans to meet those contingencies and begin construction in late May 2013 President Stuart Gulley expressed his gratitude toward the Woodruff Foundation whose founder was a mem ber of Georgia Military Academy s Class of 1908 We at Woodward are grateful to the Woodruff Foundation for all it has done over many years to support and further our school s mission said Dr Gulley I look forward to the challenges ahead with much anticipation and excitement and I have every confidence that we will raise the remaining 15 3 million necessary to meet our goal for the humanities building Advancement 360 continues on next page WINTER 2010 2011 13

Parent Class Agents Build Generosity Community Spirit The 2010 2011 Parent Class Agents a group of parent volunteers took to the phones from mid January to mid February to inspire generosity from other Woodward families and increase parent giving to the Woodward Fund while building community within the school Last year 52 percent of parents participated in the Woodward Fund the annual giving program that directly supports the budgets of teachers and coaches This year the agents were determined to increase this number to bring Woodward in line with the 80 to 90 percent parent participation rate of peer schools in Atlanta Through the hard work of 79 parents four times the number of last year s volunteers the program has been very successful With 189 gifts and pledges for a total of 28 845 the agents have already quadrupled the number of parent commitments made during last year s phone calls PCA Chair Angela H Cassidy who has been a volunteer with the program for three years is excited about the progress I was really encouraged by my conversations with other families and by the responses we received I want us to lead by example and let the families know why we personally give to the Woodward Fund and that any gift no matter how big or small has a positive impact on our children said Cassidy While our main goal is to encourage more families to give to the Woodward Fund we also want to build a stronger sense of community within the school If you are interested in volunteering with the 2011 2012 PCA program please contact Nicole Fash at 404 765 4036 or nicole fash woodward edu The Academy would like to express its gratitude to the following Parent Class Agents Murad Abdullah Rania A Khedr Elhadidi Alissa B Marshall Karen L Balser Cheryl M Eppsteiner Tressa S McCray Laurie D Bird Sailaja K Gadde Susan B McGonigle Deborah F Blas Newton M Galloway Belinda W Morris Michelle B Bowden Sarah K Goodman Linda K Morrison Mary A Broadbent Susan Gordon Hina B Noorani Curtis Brown Ruthie G Gryboski Jessica G and Chris H Oberkfell Ginger W Burgess Elyse Hammett Katherine B Ohlhausen Julie Carlyle Russell Harris Beth H Paradies Laura Carter Erika L Harrison Genie A Pascual Angela H Cassidy Leslie M Haskins Harshna Patel Mary L Claus Heidi A Hetzer Cristale B Patterson Brenda E Cochran Mary Kate Hewes Roger K Quillen Jennifer A and Matt P Collins Karen A Hill Lori D Rego Carolynn Cooper Maggie W Hodges 74 Patricia B Robinson Molly F Croft Laurie M Hood Jean Reaves Rollins Charles R Dickerson Sr 75 and Beverly K Johnson Judithe S Romero Janet Dickerson Bruce A Kaminsky Warren N Sams Elizabeth O Duncan Rohit H Kirpalani Jane T Sigalos Mary W Konieczny Sheri W Smith Leslie H LaBriola Sabrina K Snowden Terry D Lawler Jodie P Sobel Dana E Lawrence Tania J and Jeff E Tompkins Woodward Fund total Carol W Lawson Renee I Van de Grift 1 379 064 Edwin Lea Kristin H West end of February 2011 Kim and Charles Lightner Jr Dawn M Williams Same time last year Diane Lobel Sharon M Williams 1 301 880 Robin P Lourie Claire W Zintak Goal to raise 1 7 million by May 31 2011 14 W O O D WA R D A C A D E M Y

Woodward Academy Challenge On Hold The Woodward Academy Challenge golf tournament typically held in September will be on hiatus in 2011 as the Academy turns its attention to completing the goals of Campaign Woodward Showing our Gratitude Woodward Academy hosted the annual President s Dinner on February 22 at the Atlanta History Center to show our gratitude to our friends and supporters The event featured an appearance by George Buss as Abraham Lincoln In addition the Academy presented the Legacy Award to James E Gene Sutherland Sr 54 a member of the Governing Board The award recognizes individuals who have exhibited unsurpassed loyalty to the students and daily life of Woodward Academy through service support and commitment for 25 years or more For an article on the Sutherland family please see page 12 Pictured with Mr Buss are Doug and Robyn Ross alumni parents who established the Robert Warren Ross American History Enrichment Fund for events and activities beyond the normal curriculum to stimulate interest in American history among Woodward students The day after the dinner Mr Buss as Lincoln came to Main Campus to speak to more than 800 Upper and Middle School students over the course of the day Also pictured with Mr Buss is Woodward parent Rania Khedr Elhadidi Naming Opportunities Campaign Woodward Campaign Woodward offers many opportunities for donors to honor someone important to them while supporting a project of the campaign The list below reflects specific facilities that are available for naming within the new humanities building and the corresponding minimum gift value This is a sampling of naming opportunities For information on others available elsewhere on campus please call 404 765 4030 Second Floor Wing Foreign Language 1 million Third Floor Wing English 1 million Upper School Administrative Office Suite 500 000 Terrace Large Third Floor 250 000 Terrace Small Second Floor 50 000 Religion Classroom 50 000 Robotics Lab 50 000 English Classrooms 18 available 50 000 Foreign Language Classrooms 17 available 50 000 History Classrooms 13 available 50 000 Faculty Workroom History Department 50 000 Faculty Workroom Foreign Language Department 50 000 Faculty Workroom English Department 50 000 Counseling Offices 5 available 15 000 Counseling Conference Room 15 000 Conference Tutoring Room 10 000 WINTER 2010 2011 Note Gifts may be paid over a three to four year period 15

ClassNotes AlumniUpdates Editor s Note We love hearing your good news and want to celebrate all of our graduates We apologize if your note does not appear in this issue due to space limitations 42 Gene Layman served in the Naval Air Corps during World War II He retired in 1990 after 40 years with Ford Motor Company He and his wife have seven children 22 grandchildren and three great grandchildren 59 65 Ragmar Boecher spent the last year traveling He went to Australia where he spent time in the rainforest and in Sydney He next took a trip to Arizona to visit his son followed by a trip to Oklahoma to visit the rest of his family 64 Donald MacKerer published a book titled View from the Bilge It is a memoir of growing up in the Chris Craft boat business Craig Vroom has published his second children s book The Riddle of Shipwreck Sound a pirate adventure He was an invited guest speaker at the fifth annual AuthorFest of the Rockies His first book a baseball adventure entitled The Secretous Sign was featured at the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009 Bill Magill retired February 1 from Lockheed Martin as director and site lead of Advanced Development Programs ADP at the aeronautics company s Marietta plant He joined Lockheed Martin in September 1991 after a 22 year career as a command pilot with the Air Force in which he flew the F 4 F 16 and F 15 fighter aircraft retiring as a colonel He flew more than 2 500 hours including 219 combat missions in Southeast Asia in 1972 and was awarded five Distinguished Flying Crosses and 20 Air Medals Bill is married to the former Nancy Catlett of Washington D C and has a daughter Shannon who is a flight attendant with United Airlines and a son Bill Magill IV 06 a student at Georgia Tech The GMA symbol connotes alumni of Georgia Military Academy The school became Woodward Academy in 1968 Medal of Honor Recipient Speaks at Veterans Day Col Jacobs with President Gulley members of the family of Lt Tyler Brown 96 at the wreath laying ceremony Woodward Academy welcomed Col Jack Jacobs as the keynote speaker for Veterans Day ceremonies on November 11 The annual event honors soldiers of the past and present especially alumni of GMA Woodward Academy and faculty and staff who served in the military Col Jacobs served twice in Vietnam Among the nation s most highly decorated soldiers from that era he earned three Bronze Stars two Silver Stars and the Medal of Honor the country s highest combat decoration 16 President Stuart Gulley introduced Col Jacobs as a true American patriot and hero and Col Jacobs spoke about his experiences in Vietnam He presented a powerful film that documented the experiences of Medal of Honor winners in their own words We fight for the country of course We fight for our mission Most of all we fight for each other Col Jacobs said He encouraged students to find ways of contributing to their communities even if they are not wearing a uniform We need to redouble our efforts to protect ourselves and to take care of each other in our own communities he said Everybody lucky enough to live in a free society needs to make some contribution to keeping it free Col Jacobs joined the U S Army in 1966 He holds bachelor s and W O O D WA R D A C A D E M Y master s degrees from Rutgers University As a faculty member at the U S Military Academy he taught international relations and comparative politics He also was a faculty member of the National War College After retiring from the Army as a colonel in 1987 he became founder and chief operating officer of AutoFinance Group Inc and was a managing director of Bankers Trust He retired in 1996 to pursue investments and is a principal of The Fitzroy Group which specializes in the development of residential real estate in London He is vice chairman of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation and holds the McDermott Chair of Humanities and Public Affairs at the U S Military Academy Woodward s 2010 Veterans Day program was made possible by the Tyler H Brown 96 Leadership Speaker Endowment Fund and the Anne G and Bernard Graliker Visiting Speaker Fund

69 Mark McGriff opened a car club in Alpharetta called e3storage About eight years ago he began doing track days with his local BMW club primarily at Road Atlanta and was immediately hooked After running out of garage space at home he dreamed up e3storage as a solution It s a place where members can store all their car stuff and have access to tools and expertise or just hang out in a club like environment 70 John McGuire was appointed as the chief probation officer for Brazos County Texas on September 1 2010 John and his wife Margaret have lived in Bryan Texas since his retirement from the Marine Corps in 1995 72 Tony Webb is working to fund the nation s eighth FAA approved spaceport Cecil Field Spaceport located in Jacksonville Fla He is also developing a Mars Space Theme Park that will be located in Titusville Fla He helped fund a Google Lunar X Prize team to do a private mission to the moon He is based at Cape Canaveral Fla and recently purchased a sailboat www woodward edu alumni Frankie Workman lives in Columbia S C with his wife Rosemary He is the director of sales for Adluh Flour Their son Meyer is in the Navy and is stationed in Hawaii Their daughter Caroline is a speech pathologist in Wilmington N C 73 Geneva D Aulisa recently adopted an 8 year old girl Victoria Margaret from St Petersburg Russia She is retired from preschool teaching and enjoying spending time with her new daughter 74 Bob Boone was honored by the Medical Fitness Association a professional association representing hospital and physician owned medical fitness centers The association named its most prestigious annual award in his honor the Robert D Boone Award of Merit Keith Crowe and his wife Lorna have been named Bronze Leaders of the Commander s Club for their support of the 2011 Paralyzed Veterans of America 75 Mark Wortsmann has lived and worked in the Chicago area since 1980 He and his wife of 20 years Lisa have two children Luke 15 and Kellie 13 77 Brad Marsh is a partner with Swift Currie in Atlanta and was recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer for 2010 Brad has been selected for this honor each year since 2005 through a peer selection process In addition to his active trial practice he was asked by the State Bar president to serve on the State Bar Review Panel for lawyer discipline He also serves on the Board of Southwest Christian Care which provides hospice and children s respite Brad and his wife Betty are the parents of Woodward students Stratton 18 and Sarah 23 Lee Crowe was named Faculty of the Year for 2010 at the Art Institute of Atlanta Catherine Candler Hoagland is working and living in Hilton Head S C She and her husband own and run city information web sites and travel extensively One of her favorite places is a natural preserve in Patagonia where orcas roam the beaches at various times of the year Ashford Schwall lives in Atlanta with his wife Claire and two sons Emory III 18 and Malcolm 15 Emory III had a great season as goalie for Pace Academy s roller hockey team Fifty Years Ago On January 20 1961 during a bitterly cold morning after a blizzard hit Washington D C the Georgia Military Academy Marching Band participated in the Inaugural Parade for President John F Kennedy In his inaugural address President Kennedy famously urged American citizens to participate in public service and ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country Robert Frost delivered a memorable poetry reading The GMA band was under the direction of Maj Ted Hays ClassNotes continues on next page 17

ClassNotes AlumniUpdates 2010 2011 Alumni Association Board of Directors Executive Committee Simon Arpiarian 94 President Anthony Webb 99 Vice President Mary Moore 87 Treasurer Robert Ashe 93 Secretary Sachin Shailendra 96 Past President Directors Jean Verdel Alexander 76 Todd Ellenberger 93 Blake Ivey 87 Daphne Bryson Jackson 81 Valaurie Bridges Lee 90 Carlos Moreno 82 Jack Rhodes 92 www woodward edu go alumni Log into the Woodward Alumni Net Community to submit Class Notes read alumni news check out upcoming events and more Join our Facebook Fan Page Woodward Academy GMA Alumni Association 85 Mandy McGowen White was appointed to the Children s Healthcare of Forsyth Community Board She continues as CEO of Etailpromotions She and her husband Kevin are celebrating their 22nd wedding anniversary They have two daughters Meghan 16 and Jordyn 12 81 Regina Smith Schaefer accepted the post of editorin chief of BYTE Magazine Her 7 year old son was inducted into the famed San Francisco Boys Chorus She is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at Saybrook University Her new book The Mountain Within came out this last Christmas Schaefer lives in San Francisco with her husband a criminal defense attorney and son 82 87 Stephanie Shapiro Hakun has been teaching dance since May 2008 with the Sandra Cameron Dance Center in New York City She also teaches private lessons and in February 2011 started a children s program for basic ballroom swing and salsa Lea Davis Roark enjoys splitting her time between working and caring for two daughters Ava 6 and Noe Elisabeth 2 She writes and edits for her own business 713 Communications and helps promote her husband s mobile and iPhone app company Decode Solutions The family lives in downtown Raleigh N C Lisa Shin has been an optometrist in Los Alamos N M for the past 14 years She and husband Heath Davis have a 2 year old girl Lydia 89 Lori Daniel recently completed filming a documentary In Search of the Blue Dragon in Hanoi Vietnam Lori produced the film with a Vietnamese TV crew profiling the Blue Dragon Children s Foundation Excerpts of the film will be shown on CNN Lori began her television career in sixth grade at WATV Alex Dawson had a short film Clara s Carma shown at the Sedona Film Festival in Arizona in February and at the Atlanta Film Festival in April Alex wrote produced and stars in the film Clara s Carma is in development as a web series p Kim Daniel Metarko and husband Jeff welcomed their adopted son John Henry Jake Daniel Metarko in October He joins big sisters Annabelle 12 Addie 9 and Avery 6 For 13 years the family has lived in Peachtree City where the kids enjoy being active in cotillion dance golf soccer and tennis q Parents of Alumni If your child no longer lives at your address please notify the Alumni Office alumni woodward edu or 404 765 4035 of his her new mailing address and let us know if you would like to continue to receive this publication 18 W O O D WA R D A C A D E M Y

90 Towner Blackstock has joined Viewpoint Construction Software He will work from the company s new office in Charlotte N C www woodward edu alumni 93 91 Angela Franklin Ewers is founder and president of Rock Goodbye Angel Inc a charity providing resources and support to families who have lost a baby due to miscarriage stillbirth prenatal or neonatal loss She and her husband Jeremy have three angel babies and two living children Lainie 9 and George Henry 7 They reside in Gainesville Yvonne Jackson Dragon recently took a position with the Small Business Development Center at Georgia State University She provides general management marketing and family business consulting to small business owners She lives in the Oakhurst neighborhood of Decatur with her husband Randall and two children Ava 3 and Davis 8 months Elizabeth McFadden Aldinger has joined Legacy Wealth Management of Memphis Tenn as director of financial planning Robbie Ashe was appointed to serve on the MARTA Board of Directors by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed His term runs through December 31 2014 Jeff Wood was promoted to vice president product strategy and planning at MedAssets a software and service provider to hospitals 94 Lauren Rawlins Blaszyk accepted a position as an assistant teacher at Shallowford Presbyterian Preschool last fall She has two sons Lukas 6 and Adam 3 Adam attends the same preschool while Lukas is in kindergarten at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School Her husband Jeff is a finance director in the Industry Relations Division of BCD Travel Addie Mae Spongberg Weiss is living just outside of Boston with her husband Ryan and their two daughters Alexis 3 and Reese 1 She owns White on White a gift company for invitations stationery and small gifts Alumni Turkey Bowl Alumni along with some of their sons gathered for the 24th Annual Turkey Bowl played on Thanksgiving Day on Graham Hixon Field at Colquitt Stadium Pictured are front row Rob Donovan 95 Jordan Miller Adam Achecar Blaise Achecar Jeff Miller 85 and Kevin Brumlow 85 second row retired Coach Pete Fritts Sr coordinator and co host John Bradford 86 Fred Achecar 85 Chad Crowe 04 Damian Pryor 99 Darren Mitchell 85 Lee White 01 and Head Coach Mark Miller 86 co host and game official third row Coach Matt Brennan game official Burt Jones 98 Jordan Lyons 04 Sherard Faison 94 Drew Wilson 08 and son and Cole Crowe 06 Eric Thomas 85 and Jesse Spears 84 participated but are not pictured It was a great day for football and camaraderie said Coach Fritts ClassNotes continues on next page Upcoming Events The Class of 1961 50th Reunion will 27 28 be held on Friday May 27 2011 The 2nd Annual Golden War Eagle Club Event will be held on Saturday May 28 2011 The Golden War Eagle Club includes alumni who have reached their 50th reunion and beyond Join us and reconnect with your classmates and friends M AY Mark Your Calendars for Homecoming 29 30 2011 October 29 30 2011 Please watch your mail for details about the reunion for the classes of 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 and 2006 If you are interested in volunteering for your class reunion committee please send an email to alumni woodward edu OCTOBER The 5th Annual Atlanta Summer Gathering Silent Auction will be held on June 9 2011 at 5 Seasons Brewery Westside JUNE 9 The Woodward Academy Challenge golf tournament is on hiatus for 2011 as the Academy shifts its focus to completing the goals of Campaign Woodward WINTER 2010 2011 For more information about events you may call 404 765 4035 or email alumni woodward edu 19

ClassNotes AlumniUpdates Class of 1997 Ladies Reunite Eight Woodward women from the Class of 1997 recently gathered Pictured from left to right are Emily Krause Tyson Jessica Savitz Goodman Annsley Hillman Klehr Janine Franco Samantha Benkel Mitman Michelle Crouse Cheryl Lassiter and Radhika Mohan Moms with their babies are Samantha Benkel Mitman and Lily Mitman Annsley Hillman Klehr and Layla Klehr and Emily Krause Tyson with Logan Tyson 98 Holly Harvin while living in Colorado obtained her professional mountain biking license and raced mountain bikes She obtained her degree in integrative physiology and then moved to New York City for nursing school graduating with honors from New York University with a B S N She is also certified as a holistic health counselor by the Institute for Integrative Nutrition 99 Stephanie Flick Miller published her first book in a series of children s book doll sets Baby Santa Morgan Stallings lives with his wife Amy and their two children Jackson 3 and Charlotte 1 in Lilburn He is a lead associate for Booz Allen Hamilton where he has worked since graduating from American University in 2003 with a master s degree in economics 20 Catherine Rhinehart Toriello and her husband Alejandro recently moved to the Los Angeles area where Alejandro joined the University of Southern California as a professor Catherine continues to work as a business consultant and recently started a project in Switzerland In celebration of their 30th birthdays this winter they hiked Mount Wilson p 00 Erin Skinner Cochran and her husband Tom spent New Year s in Seattle visiting fellow Woodward alumnus Brad Robinson 00 A visit to the Jimi Hendrix Memorial was one of the highlights of their trip q 01 Stephen Bridges completed a real estate transaction two miles away from Woodward Academy It was one of the top 10 largest industrial transactions in the state of Georgia for 2010 Stephen works for Grubb Ellis W O O D WA R D A C A D E M Y 02 Zoeb Abdulla graduated in 2008 from Emory University and works as a consultant for Accenture He married in December 2010 and lives in Decatur with his wife a middle school teacher Maryam Autry graduated from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in May 2010 and passed the Louisiana bar exam in July She is currently living in New Orleans and clerking for the Honorable Lynda Van Davis in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Robby Bowers graduated from Furman in June 2006 with a B S in health and exercise science In August 2007 he earned his master s degree in education in exercise science from Auburn University In December 2009 he graduated with a Ph D in exercise physiology and health promotion from Auburn Currently living in Atlanta he is in his second year of medical school Milton Brown graduated from Georgia State Universtiy with a B S in psychology He is working as a mental health tech at a psychiatric hospital for adolescents a pregnancy prevention educator for various metro community centers and a community support specialist for inner city and homeless youth Kimberly Collins attended Mercer University in Macon and majored in engineering She lives in Atlanta and works with Archer Western Contractors She also became a boot camp instructor in 2008 with BTB Fitness at Piedmont Park and Peachtree Hills Park in the afternoons She recently signed up for the Atlanta three day breast cancer walk

www woodward edu alumni Emily Diamond received a degree in psychology from Georgia State University She works for The Icebox an Inman Park based company that provides promotional products and branded apparel Dustin Foster graduated from Auburn in 2006 with a degree in professional flight management He is based in Washington D C working for a commercial pilot company Holly Hasty lives in Tampa Fla and is the owner of a wedding planning business called Forever After Scott Holman graduated from Ole Miss in 2007 He married his wife Amy in August 2009 Scott and Amy live in Jackson Miss where Scott works for Viking Range Corporation Lance Jones graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2006 He is living in Washington D C and works in communications at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Jameson Locklear is a captain in the Air Force He recently moved from South Carolina to Dayton Ohio He has been married to his wife Bethany for three years and has traveled to Iceland Italy Iraq and Korea Chris Luger graduated from the University of North Carolina in December 2006 and joined the U S Marine Corps His greatest accomplishment has been taking a platoon of 35 Marines to Afghanistan and bringing the same 35 Marines home to their families He is currently living in Hawaii Julia McAllister graduated from North Georgia College in August 2006 with a B A in criminal justice and a minor in leadership After graduation she became a United States Army officer in the Georgia Army National Guard In 2009 she spent 10 months in northern Afghanistan She is now living in Atlanta and pursuing a master s degree in early childhood special education at Georgia State University Dana Notestine graduated from Agnes Scott College in 2006 with a degree in biology and then earned a master s in education She is now living in Atlanta working for The Westminster Schools as a seventh grade science teacher She coaches cross country swimming and track Shayna Priluck graduated from George Washington University with a major in communications She received a master s degree from New York University in human resources management and organizational development She now works as a talent specialist at Deloitte and teaches executive and business coaching courses to NYU master s students Brock Pumphrey worked for Boston Scientific until 2009 He is now in dental school at Georgia Health Science University Karen Scheuer graduated from the University of Richmond with a degree in Spanish She works in her family s hotel property management company Claire McElheney Sherling graduated from Ole Miss with a B A in journalism and English She married Rankin Sherling and moved to Belfast Northern Ireland to help gather research for her husband s degree They are now living in Kingston Ontario She owns Limestone Marketing an eventbased marketing firm that works on behalf of nonprofit organizations Zac Taylor graduated from the Berklee College of Music in May 2010 and has since been touring in support of his debut record Salesman He performed live on NBC in August 2010 He lives in Boston and just returned from a brief tour in Egypt Natalie Tyler graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2006 and has been working in the film and television industry in Savannah Charleston and Atlanta She has worked on feature films such as Dear John and Wanderlust She spent three seasons working on the Lifetime show Army Wives Kari Velazco graduated from the College of Charleston with a B S in business administration While in college she completed seven marathons a half marathon and a sprint triathlon She lives in Atlanta and works for Delta Air Lines in the reservations sales department Albert Whiteside graduated in 2007 from Georgia Tech with a degree in mechanical engineering He now works for Siemens in the energy sector Support the Woodward Alumni Fund Over the past two years Woodward has experienced a 63 percent increase in requests for student financial aid Because of these increased requests all gifts to the Woodward Alumni Fund will support student financial aid You can donate online at www woodward edu alumni or contact the Alumni Office at 404 765 4035 or alumni woodward edu for more information Please make a gift by May 31 2011 to help us reach our Alumni Fund goal of 130 000 ClassNotes continues on next page WINTER 2010 2011 21

ClassNotes AlumniUpdates 03 Justin Floyd graduated from the University of Miami School of Business with an honors degree in economics He was employed as a marketing territory manager for Exxon Corporation in Southern California In August 2010 he entered Harvard Law School 04 Alexis Anzo is living in Boston and working for Google Ariel Autry lives in Atlanta and works for Ernst Young as a senior in the Assurance Practice She recently traveled through Spain visiting the cities of Madrid Granada Seville and Barcelona Andrew Baron lives in Washington and works as the Strategy M A for Microsoft Ryan Bowers is an explosivesrelated structural engineer for the U S Army Corps of Engineers in Huntsville Ala Eric Capilouto lives in Atlanta and works for Scoutmob as an inside sales representative Kasey Coates lives in Cincinnati and works as an engineer for P G on Pampers and Luvs diapers Jordan Hancock lives in New York City He works in model casting for fashion photographers Akeem Hardnett works for Delta Air Lines as a flight attendant scheduler in Atlanta Shannon Joyner lives in New York City and works for the NBA in global marketing Alex Kaduck lives in Atlanta and works for Microdesigns Inc as a software engineer for PC and embedded applications Jayna Kumar graduated from Emory in 2008 with a bachelor s degree in sociology and a minor in economics She is now working for Intercontinental Hotels Group at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta as a conference sales manager Rusty Libby is living in Houston and going to medical school at Baylor College of Medicine Jordan Lyons is living in Atlanta working two jobs and interviewing for medical school He is also raising money for the American Cancer Society s Relay for Life His brother Jake 01 was diagnosed in September and is undergoing chemotherapy Allison Ford divides her time between Nashville Tenn and Owensboro Ky where she is working on building a new hospital Stephanie McLarnan is living with Roxann Tucker 04 in Atlanta She is working as a substitute at Woodward and works as a freelance editor Daniel Friedman lives in Atlanta His band Cloudeater just finished its second EP and first full length album Daphne Mitchell is living in Portugal playing for the Clube Desportivo Torres Novas women s basketball team Berk Hammer is working as the operations manager for Giorgio Armani in Atlanta 22 Ty Miller is living in Atlanta continuing to pursue baseball and working in the film industry He was a photo double for Vin Diesel in Fast and Furious 5 and has been spending time on the set of the TV show The Vampire Diaries Chase Mortimer is living in Chicago He trades bonds and commodities with a proprietary trading group Kara Nygren lives at Serenbe with her sister Garnie Nygren 02 She graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2008 with a degree in psychology She worked in real estate and restaurant management until August 2010 when she began teaching preschool She also is a director of Camp Serenbe a summer camp for kids ages 3 12 Kenji Otokawa works as an accountant for Southern Company in downtown Atlanta Ginny Patton is living in Charleston S C and working for a Budweiser distributor Stuart Pearson is stationed at Fort Dunn in Watertown N Y with the U S Army s 10th Mountain Division He spent the last year in Afghanistan as an Infantry Rifle Platoon Leader and is very happy to be home Jordan Redella lives in Washington D C and works as a financial data analyst on Capitol Hill Nikki Roberts is living in Los Angeles working in TV Her latest project is Undercover Boss on CBS Hank Robinson is living in Atlanta and working as a clinical coordinator at a children s residential psychiatric hospital Kathryn Sabol is living in Boston working on a master s degree in vocal performance at The New England Conservatory of Music W O O D WA R D A C A D E M Y

www woodward edu alumni Jared Touchstone is living in Atlanta working for the Atlanta Braves Max Holland recently returned from a year of teaching English in Korea He is in the second semester of the part time law program at Georgia State University s College of Law During the day he works at a law firm He is also a research fellow for a nonprofit dealing with post conflict reconstruction Andy Watkins works as an insurance broker in Columbia S C Jennifer Welch is an interactive media planner at an Atlanta advertising agency Clayton Young lives in Chicago and works at a boutique investment bank that specializes in mergers and acquisitions advisory for banks and thrifts 05 Matt Ficken has joined The Ledlie Group a communications based consultancy for business executives Matt currently resides in the Midtown area of Atlanta 08 Sean Murphy made his debut as the University of Maryland Orchestra s concertmaster He is studying mathematics and engineering with a minor in astronomy q 06 Drew Baldwin relocated to Phuket Thailand last June to help start two shrimp farms in southwestern Thailand and Burma Kyle Varga lives in Austin Texas and works at Bazaarvoice 07 Peter Skaliy graduated with honors from the University of South Carolina in May 2010 and will be attending Emory University s Candler School of Theology for a Master s of Divinity Young Alumni Holiday Gathering Young alumni from the classes of 2005 2010 gathered at Buckhead Bottle on December 17 2010 Pictured are top photo Justin Berger 07 Kaitlyn Hall 07 Suzanne Orkin 07 Woodward President Stuart Gulley Chanel Goldberg 09 Caroline Roberts 09 Jayne Leemon 07 and Alaina Reaves 07 and bottom photo members of the Class of 2010 Stephanie Morgan Jared Isenstein Julia Watkins Kelsey Schmidt John Huffines and Micah Phillips t Camille Spalding attends the College of Charleston and is the president of Delta Delta Delta 10 Abid Haque is currently one of five students at Howard University studying to become a physician as a part of an intensive six year program with the Howard University Medical School a unique component of his Presidential Scholarship Sydney Magruder is enjoying life at Skidmore College She is performing in the late choreographer Jose Lim n s famous work There Is A Time under the direction of the dancers of the Jose Lim n Company The Big Chill The Alumni Association hosted the inaugural Big Chill event on February 26 at East Andrews Cafe The event raised funds for the Alumni Association Summer Scholars Program which supports summer study opportunities for rising Woodward seniors Pictured are McKay Johnson 98 Kelly Garges 97 Kyle Wilcox Lee Cardwell 98 and Lee Shattles Cardwell 98 and Nicole Adams 76 Mary Moore 87 and Betty Willis u ClassNotes continues on next page WINTER 2010 2011 23

WOODWARD GOES HOLLYWOOD We use the term Hollywood a bit loosely We thought it would be fun to catch up with alumni working in film and television and on the stage Hunter Bell 89 writer performer Tony Award nominated Broadway musical title of show feature film Men Who Stare at Goats Alex Dawson 89 actor writer producer Door Slammer Productions Clara s Carma Screening at the Atlanta Film Festival in April Jonathan Spencer 91 actor Recurring role on Showtime s new hit Shameless feature film Pineapple Express How did Woodward prepare you for the future Every aspect of Woodward Academy prepared me for my career as a professional writer performer The diverse curriculum made me curious confident and a better writer My extracurricular activities especially in theater and the opportunities that came from being a Woodward student led directly to my decision to pursue writing and performing And because of the uniforms I know how to tie a tie very quickly I became a self starter at Woodward and that experience most positively impacted me for the future There was a heightened intellectual structure but there was also a built in structure of free time We decided how we used that time That was invaluable So much of my working life is dependent on how I use my time when I m not at an audition attending a film festival teaching a yoga class or sitting in traffic I transferred to Woodward in the 11th grade so that I could study with Mrs Linda Wise late head of the Theater Department Her reputation was legendary She had trained Holly Hunter from Raising Arizona my favorite movie Mrs Wise s English class was more difficult and more rewarding than any college class I ever took Woodward also provided me with the structure and guidance that I desperately needed at age 16 Thanks Dean Slider What is it like working in your field Some days I feel like a rock star others are incredibly challenging You need the talent and creativity to develop something and then it takes an immense amount of work persistence and courage to put it out there and make it successful I ve experienced incredibly high highs have been able to do things that felt like being in a great dream and have met some of my heroes Ultimately I feel lucky to be doing what I love 24 It s like driving around the perimeter in rush hour or for those of you in California the 405 110 or 101 But as long as you really want to go where you are going and you have great music and satellite radio it s all worth it W O O D WA R D A C A D E M Y It s the only career I know of where your life could drastically change forever every single day that you go to work By work I mean auditioning I consider auditioning to be my job The actual acting part is easy Getting the job is much more difficult My background is marketing and I use those skills every day in my acting career

Roundup l Jeff Stepakoff 81 Writer Producer The Wonder Years Dawson s Creek l Lori Daniel 82 Documentary Film Television Producer In Search of the Blue Dragon A film about one man s efforts to fight child poverty in Vietnam l Stacey Todd Holt 85 Broadway Performer The Producers Elf Cry Baby l Debbie Bisno 88 Broadway Producer Finian s Rainbow Hair Priscilla Queen of the Desert l Jeff Edgerton 89 Broadway Performer Parade Grease l Anne Hill 94 Field Producer Extreme Makeover Home Edition l Scott Budnick 95 Film Producer The Hangover School of Scoundrels All the King s Men Starsky Hutch Jason Priluck 93 talent manager The Priluck Company Represents Garrett Morris from Saturday Night Live and Edwin Hodge from upcoming feature film Red Dawn While I believe the education I received was unlike any other I truly feel that the most important lessons gained were not from what I learned but how I learned them I learned it wasn t enough to complete the assignment The real value of the lesson was how to do the assignment and to always give 110 percent anything worth doing should be worth doing exceedingly well I believe representation is one of the few avenues in Hollywood where you can participate in both the business and creative side of the industry at the same time In the broadest sense it s my goal to help my clients achieve their dreams l Noureen DeWulf 98 Actor West Bank Story Ocean s 13 Ghosts of Girlfriends Past The Back up Plan l Benjamin Mathes Jr 98 Actor City Island CBS s As the World Turns l Emily Morris 00 Actor I Kissed a Vampire Dancing Ninja Disney s The Suite Life of Zack and Cody l Antony Merkel 02 Assistant to Executive Producer for HBO s Emmy and Golden Globe winning movie Temple Grandin l Natalie Tyler 02 Production Assistant Dear John Wanderlust Lifetime s Army Wives l Nichole Roberts 04 Production Coordinator CBS s Undercover Boss l Lydia Whitlock 04 Production Assistant Mandate Pictures If you work in film television or on the stage and we have inadvertently omitted you send an email to alumni woodward edu to let us know WINTER 2010 2011 www woodward edu alumni Ty Pennington Laura Fellwock and Anne Hill 94 Extreme Makeover Home Edition Experience From Junior Laura Fellwock The chance to talk to Anne Hill 94 field producer for Extreme Makeover Home Edition and interview her for the The Blade our student newspaper was an incredible experience and spending an entire day shadowing her was absolutely a once in a lifetime opportunity I have known for some time that I want to be immersed in the world of television and film for the rest of my life either in front of or behind the camera and simply witnessing the organized chaos that occurs in that world made it even more desirable The cast and crew on the show are truly a family It was clear how much they cared for each other and loved working and being together Anne Hill is one of the kindest most hardworking most passionate individuals I have ever met constantly on the move and in love with her work Visiting her and the set of Extreme Makeover Home Edition was a great dream of mine and I was absolutely thrilled to be able to go along for the ride of a lifetime ClassNotes continues on next page 25

ClassNotes i do 1979 John Capolino married Teresa L Schulte on December 26 2010 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miami Okla The couple is relocating to Oklahoma City after John wraps up five years as the managing editor for the Erie Record newspaper 2001 Kristen Folgosa Furgione married Mark Anthony Forgione of Queens N Y The wedding was held at Saint Edwards Catholic Church followed by a reception at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach Fla The wedding party included Lauren Folgosa 06 Kimberly Krajovic 00 and Gwen Massengale Brannon 01 The couple met while attending graduate school at the University of Miami where they both graduated with doctorates in physical therapy in 2008 Kristen and Mark live in Delray Beach Fla 26 2002 2004 Lucy Fender McCloud and Lyle McCloud were married on September 25 2010 The wedding took place in Atlanta at All Saints Episcopal Church Anne Peden Robertson 02 served as maid of honor Lillian Gantsoudes 02 Julia Goode 02 Stafford Slimp 00 and Sheldon Slimp 02 were bridesmaids Stewart McCloud 00 served as the best man and Brett Schroeder 00 was a groomsman Cameron Johnson 02 Derick Schaudies 02 and Cole Watts 02 were ushers Zac Taylor 02 got to show off his musical talents with the band at the reception Ashley Graham Marchman is in graduate school in Atlanta She recently married Ben Marchman Meredith Goodson McCloud married Andrew McCloud on May 29 2010 They reside in Augusta Ga where Meredith is in her third year of University of Georgia Pharmacy School Elizabeth Gray McEver and Hayward McEver were married May 15 2010 in Atlanta Among the bridal party were Sarah Dodge 04 Mary Jane Stacy Brent 04 Emily Barganier Newman 04 and Ally Batty 04 Elizabeth and Hayward reside in Atlanta q 2003 Alison Burns Henning married Sergej Henning on August 21 2010 in a small ceremony at their home in Chicago Rolfe Burns 00 Sydney Horne 03 and Jennifer Bridgers 03 were in the wedding party Sergej was born in Moscow and educated in Germany The couple met at the University of Denver Alison is a supply chain consultant for Accenture and Sergej is an associate for a small Chicago based financial consulting firm W O O D WA R D A C A D E M Y Phinizy Spalding got married in May 2010 to Joanna Stevens He works as a special education teacher at Locust Grove High School

www woodward edu alumni 1989 Kim Daniel Metarko and husband Jeff welcomed their adopted son John Henry Jake Daniel Metarko in October He joins big sisters Annabelle 12 Addie 9 and Avery 6 For 13 years the family has lived in Peachtree City where the kids enjoy being active in cotillion dance golf soccer and tennis q 1995 1997 Richard Shelor married Leigh O Neal Shelor 98 on September 15 2007 Included in the wedding party were 14 Woodward graduates They welcomed a daughter Sadie on March 14 2010 and live in Atlanta Mary Rozema Sprague welcomed a baby boy Louie Franklin Sprague on April 27 2010 Three months later she and her husband opened a restaurant Louie s Caf in Cartersville q 1996 Shay Ansley Bowen and her husband Keith Bowen welcomed a son Luke Cofield Bowen on August 12 2010 q 1998 1991 Steven Eisenstein a hospitality executive from Atlanta has acquired the privately held Classic Tents Events a fixture on the Atlanta event scene for more than a decade In April 2010 Steven and his wife Lynne became parents again to their third child Marin Eve Eisenstein Pictured here are the twins Seth and Elly with their new sister q 1993 Mike Blackstock and his wife Tara welcomed a daughter Jennings Iveson Blackstock on December 9 2010 Brownsyne Tucker Edmonds and her husband Joseph welcomed a baby girl Zora Mikayla on October 10 2010 The couple met at Brown University and married in Atlanta in 2005 The family currently resides in Philadelphia where Brownsyne is an OB GYN and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania Rett Peaden and his wife Vivien are happy to announce the birth of their son Blake Austen Peaden on March 26 2010 Rett is an attorney at Davis Matthews Quigley P C where he practices in the areas of estate planning and taxation The family lives in Dunwoody WINTER 2010 2011 Elizabeth Horvath Ellis her husband Smith and their son Luke Alexander are proud to announce the birth of daughter Juliet Estelle on May 18 2010 Elizabeth continues to work part time as a veterinarian at Summit Chase Animal Hospital in Loganville and full time as a mom 2000 Holly Wiggins Warren and her husband Matt welcomed their third child Landon Tate Warren on November 15 2010 He joins big sister Livi 3 and big brother Brooks 22 months The family lives in Lexington S C q 27

Passages Alumni David F Dixon 87 died on August 8 2010 A native of New Orleans he went to Tulane University and joined the Marines after Pearl Harbor He was a champion golfer playing in the U S Amateur Championship and the U S Open He began his business career with his father s company and later started a business that he sold to start the New Orleans Professional Football Company helping land the NFL franchise He headed efforts to create the Louisiana Superdome and co launched World Championship Tennis He served as CEO of a car dealership and started an art and antiques gallery First Lt Robert Dees enlisted into the Air Force and was sent to North Korea as a pilot In 1952 while on a combat mission his aircraft received a direct hit He was listed as missing in action presumed dead In 1955 remains suspected to be his were analyzed by the Army but were not confirmed In 1956 the remains were buried as unknown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii In the late 1990s a review of unknown graves was undertaken and a tentative link to First Lt Dees was established A comparison was made with a family member s DNA His remains were returned to his family in January 2011 he was interred at a cemetery in Ozark Ala Clarence M McGill died on January 2 2011 He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and worked for his father s Asheboro N C business He acquired other companies in North Carolina and at one time was the Southeast s largest privately owned motor coach 28 operator Survivors include his wife Martha two daughters and their husbands a step daughter a stepson five grandchildren and two great grandchildren John V Watson died on December 17 2010 He was employed with the Philco Corporation for more than 20 years Later he worked at NASA s Johnson Space Center during the Apollo project For 25 years he owned and operated a Texas construction company He was married to Dorothy Thurman for 30 years until she passed away Survivors include his wife of six years Marian one son two grandchildren and one great grandchild Demetrios Macris died on January 26 2011 He was the original Eye in the Sky traffic monitor He was a veteran of the Naval Air Force a graduate of Georgia State University and worked for many years as a broker with Capital Investments Charles Richard Terry died on December 9 2010 After graduating from The Citadel he was commissioned in the Air Force as a Medical Service Corps officer Col Terry retired from the Air Force after a distinguished and highly decorated 30 year military career Robert D Pool died at his home on September 6 2010 in Tulsa Okla At 20 he joined the Air Force and served in Vietnam He dedicated his professional life to city planning and development retiring after 31 years with the City of Tulsa W O O D WA R D A C A D E M Y Valerie Lee Panter died on January 20 2011 She was a graduate of Georgia State University Survivors include her husband John Wesley Panter Jr 81 and their children Amanda Samantha Knox and Jeremiah and her brother Ted Lee Friends Robert Bob Wendal Keener died on November 21 2010 He taught science at Woodward Academy and in the Fayetteville school system He also spent 17 years working for Delta Air Lines as a computer programmer supervisor Survivors include his wife Linda daughters Wendy and Natalie and grandchild Hunter Gardner Harvey Watt Sr a member of the Woodward Academy Advisory Board died November 19 2010 He was a flight instructor for the Army Air Corps during World War II For 30 years he flew for Eastern Airlines During that time he founded the aviation insurance agency Harvey Watt Co He enjoyed flying his planes and playing golf traveling between his homes in Atlanta Florida Bermuda and the Dominican Republic Survivors include his wife Mae son Harvey Watt Jr 63 daughter Helen Alston granddaughter Mary Katherine Tinsley 04 and grandsons Harvey Watt III and Robin Alston

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