Annual Report - Asheville School

Annual ReportAsheville School 2013 - 2014

Annual Report2013 - 2014

Published for Alumni & Friends of Asheville School

by the Advancement Department Asheville School

360 Asheville School RoadAsheville, North Carolina 28806

828.254.6345www.ashevilleschool.org

EditorBob Williams

Director of DevelopmentDan Seiden

WritersBob WilliamsTravis Price

Proof ReadersTish AndersonBob WilliamsTravis Price

PrintingLane Press

PhotographersBlake MaddenBob Williams

Sheila Steelman

A special thanks to the 1923 Memorial Archives for providing many of the archival photographs

in this edition.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES (Fall 2014)

Ms. E. Parce Ainsworth 1983

Mr. Harris M. Baker 1974

Mr. Marshall T. Bassett 1972

Mr. Gregory R. Close 2003 (Associate)

Mr. Peter J. Covington 1971

Mr. Walter G. Cox, Jr. 1972 P ‘06

Co-Vice Chair

Ms. Ann Craver P ‘11

Mr. D. Tadley DeBerry 1981

Ms. Ayla Ficken P ‘09

Mr. Jim Fisher 1964

Mr. Robert T. Gamble 1971

Mr. Peter L. Hellebush 1964

Co-Vice Chair

Ms. Mandy K. Helton 2000 (Associate)

Ms. Charla A. Hughes 2004 (Associate)

Ms. Jean Graham Keller 1995

Mr. Richard J. Kelly 1968

Ms. Marilyn Higi Kincaid 1991

Mr. Lee McGriff III 1970

Mr. Nishant Mehta 1998

Dr. Gregory K. Morris 1972

Mr. Alexander G. Paderewski 1968 P ‘06 ‘08

Mr. Laurance D. Pless 1971 P ‘09 ‘13

Chairman

Mr. Oliver G. Prince, Jr. 1971 P ‘00

Mr. James A. Rice II 1972

Ms. Mary A. Robinson 2002

Ex officio Alumni Association

Mr. Arthur Rogers III 1988

Mr. Walter A. Ruch III P ‘08

Mr. Michael H. Stoll 1968

Dr. Frederick Wherry 1990

Mr. Jonathan Winebrenner P ‘15, ‘16

Ex-officio Parents’ Association

Mrs. Rebecca Winebrenner P ‘15, ‘16

Ex-officio Parents’ Association

P - Parents of Alumni

Asheville School Mission: To prepare our students for college and for life

and to provide an atmosphere in which all members of a diverse,engaged, and purposefully small

school community appreciate andstrive for excellence – an atmospherethat nurtures character and fosters

the development of mind, body,and spirit.

Asheville School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,religion, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its

educational or admission policies, scholarship and loanprograms, or athletic and other school-related programs.

An Education for an Inspired Life

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Table of ContentsStaff Reports/Features 05 Letter from the Head of School06 Class of 201408 Academic Report09 School Connects with Tsinghua University in China10 Alumni & Development Report12 Admission Report14 Athletic Year in Review16 Student Affairs Report

Class Notes18 1948-197620 1976-199122 1994-200124 2001-200426 2004-200628 2007-201230 2012-2013

In Memoriam34 Walter F. Pettit 193634 William W. Dodge III 194635 In Memoriam

News32 Introducing New Faculty and Staff33 Alumni Weekend 2014

Donor Report39 Donor Report Summary40 From the Chairman of the Board41 Constancy44 Honor Roll of Giving46 Alumni Gifts by Class53 Foundations & Corporations54 Parent Gifts by Class55 Grandparents & Friends56 Faculty/Staff Donors57 Former Faculty/Staff Donors58 Memorial Gifts59 Gifts in Kind60 Parents of Alumni61 Endowed Funds62 Wilbert Peck Society

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Christ School Weekend 2015Join us for the 88th meeting between the Blues & the Greenies — GO BLUES!

Friday, October 318:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Bonfire Gathering - Bement House Alumni, parents and friends are invited to attend a gathering to watch the bonfire from the back porch of Bement. Beer/wine and light hors d’oeuvres will be provided.

Saturday, November 1 1:00 p.m. - Christ School Football Game (AWAY) - watch the live stream at www.christschool.org/live3:30 - 5:30 p.m. - 12 Bones (South Asheville location - 3578 Sweeten Creek Rd)Alumni, parents and friends are invited to attend this postgame event. BBQ, sides, & beer/wine will be provided.

Save the Date for Alumni Weekend 2015We hope to see you back in Asheville in April Amid these Rugged Mountains

Alumni Weekend 2015April 24-26, 2015

Reunions: Classes of 1940, 1945, 1950, 1950, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010

For more information about the weekend, visit ashevilleschool.org/alumniweekend.


Fall 2014From theHead of School

Dear Members of the Asheville School Community:

Asheville School’s extended community – students, faculty and staff, parents (past and present), alumni, trustees, and friends – has contributed to the success we are currently enjoying. The 2014 Cody Fund outperformed our expectations, and it is you we have to thank for that. Our admissions class for 2014-2015 is a robust and talented group, and Asheville School continues to attract excellent teachers.

In a time during which many schools have lost their way, and education wars rage about “the common core,” “no child left behind,” and high-tech learning, it is refreshing to work at Asheville School, where it is understood that a close community is critical to the care and growth of teenagers. The study, “Hardwired to Connect,” makes abundantly clear that a need for connectedness is built into all of us and that authoritative committees – i.e., “groups of people who are committed to one another over time and who model and pass on at least part of what it means to be a good person and live a good life,” are the most effective way to foster those connections.

Asheville School is one of a tiny handful of schools in the nation that are primarily boarding, are small and personal, are diverse in terms of race, religion, gender, and nationality, have exceedingly high academic and personal standards, and care above all else about the quality of the character of our students. Throw in our location among beautiful southern mountains within the city limits of a safe and vibrant urban center, and you have a school unlike any other in the world.

Thank you for making Asheville School possible. Were it not for your generosity, the quality of our program would be dramatically reduced.

Sincerely,

Archibald R. Montgomery IV Head of School

Alex Arroyo-Bridges Rollins College North Myrtle Beach, SC

Amrit Bal University of Missouri Columbia, MO

Anna Bassett Denison University Raleigh, NC

Dylan Bilski Bates College Glendale, NY

Damian Borovsky University of CO-Boulder Asheville, NC

Hannah Broughton UNC-Chapel Hill Asheville, NC

Becca Buchanan Franklin & Marshall College Weaverville, NC

Mary Grace Budd Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC


Congratulations to the Class of 2014!

Alessandra Cole University of San Diego Redlands, CA

Kyle DePraeter Central Piedmont Community College Boone, NC Meredith Dickinson College of Charleston Sarasota, FL

Daniel Do Georgia Inst. of Technology Seoul, Korea

Sonja Erchak Georgetown University Asheville, NC

Jay Evans Hampden-Sydney College Williamston, NC

Hill Gage Hampden-Sydney College Charlotte, NC

Princess George-Ezuma Wofford College Abuja, Nigeria

Alexandra Graham UNC-Chapel Hill Kure Beach, NC

Jack Gregory Duke University Asheville, NC

Bruce Hall Furman University Nassau, Bahamas

Harry Hanna Wofford College Estill, SC

Claire Hansen Northwestern University Asheville, NC

Will Hathaway Wake Forest University Asheville, NC

Michael Holowesko Washington College Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Kenny Hong Washington Univ. in St. Louis Seoul, Korea

Alex Husain Guilford College Boston, MA

Aslan Hyland NC State University Swannanoa, NC

Joon Young Kang Columbia University Seongnam, Korea

Alyk Kenlan Carleton College Black Mountain, NC

Katherine Koon Belhaven University Asheville, NC

Jessica Kuehl UNC-Chapel Hill Asheville, NC

Jay Lee Duke University Chuncheon, Korea

Daniel Li Royal Melbourne Inst of Tech. Shanghai, China

Ellie Liu University of CA-Berkeley Shenzhen, China

Emma Macadam Gap Year Charlotte, NC

Zan McPherson Whitman College Seattle, WA

Isabelle Mellon Furman University Greensboro, NC

Margaret Anne Munday Fashion Inst of Technology Hilton Head Island, SC

Hailey Napier Furman University Hickory, NC

Emily Navarro Colorado College Charlotte, NC

Otto Putzrath Centre College Charlotte, NC

Jim Raynor UNC-Chapel Hill Morganton, NC

Laura Rincon Villanova University Union City, NJ

Michael Robinson University of Houston Nassau, Bahamas

Anna Rogers Elon University Hickory, NC

Thanpicha Sermchaiwong University of Michigan Midland, MI

Matthew Shaw George Washington University Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Kenna Sloan American University Rock Hill, SC

Diana Song UNC-Chapel Hill Zhengzhou, Hena, China

HoYung Tak Trinity College Seoul, South Korea

Quin Thompson Duke University Asheville, NC

Theerarun Tubnonghee University of CO-Boulder Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

Hannah Verity Sewanee-University of the South Beaufort, SC

Tony Wang University of Virginia Beijing, China

Sophie Whelchel UNC-Chapel Hill Asheville, NC

Korey Williams Western Carolina University Morrisville, NC

Jenny Wilson Wake Forest University Charlotte, NC

Hailey Wu University of British Columbia Shanghai, China

Dylan Zawila University of Minnesota Friendswood, TX



Academic Affairs Report for 2013 - 2014By Jay Bonner

Associate Head and Assistant Head for Academic Affairs

This past year has seen each department engage in the first year of a five-year stra-tegic plan committed to improving critical thinking, writing, reading, and problem-solving skills. Several exciting initiatives are connected to this ongoing work.The math department, led by Math De-partment Chair Mike Hill and Algebra II teacher Varghese Alexander, has embarked on an ambitious program to create two tracks for Asheville School’s math curricu-lum: a pure math path that takes students to AP Calculus and a new offering, AP

Computer Science, as well as a second, applied math curriculum that ends with al-most all students taking AP Statistics. The applied math curriculum involves making uniform the piloted Algebra II class that Varghese initiated in 2013-14; redesigning Precalculus (as Functions, Finance, and Statistics) to incorporate more statistical data analysis and critical thinking into the curriculum for 2014-2015; and, finally, redesigning our Algebra I/Geometry courses to focus more on algebraic skills and critical thinking and to spend less time on formal proofs.

We have initiated a partnership with Shoulder to Shoulder, an international student travel organization that partners

with schools and sends students and teach-ers to NGOs in Nepal, Tibet, Cambodia, Kenya, and other locales. This partnership requires a significant service component on the part of our students. Four students and one faculty member participated in Shoulder to Shoulder programs in sum-mer 2014. A dozen students and a faculty member participated once again in the ProWorld Peru summer trip. Summer language and service opportunities abound for our students and faculty members.Late in the year we established a partner-ship with a secondary school connected to Tsinghua University, one of the top universities in China. This partnership provides an opportunity to add a pro-gram for our students in the language of


Chinese. Asheville School will develop and host a summer academic and cultural program for approximately 30 Tsinghua students in summer 2015. The curriculum will make use of our signature Jazz Age unit in American Studies, and will include experiential elements as well: art deco architecture in downtown Asheville, Biltmore Estate, Grove Park Inn, baseball games, and so forth.

Finally, we had a two-day on-campus retreat in June with three staff members from the College Work Readiness As-sessment group. The first day involved a meeting with administrative members, trustees, and academic team leaders to assess the results of Asheville School’s students. On the second day, each aca-demic department developed assessments that would challenge and prepare students for the kinds of tasks demanded by the CWRA test. The data shows that Asheville

School’s incoming students are generally on par with students of other independent schools in terms of critical thinking, read-ing, writing, and problem-solving skills. By the time our students graduate, they far surpass independent and public school students in these areas. Our curriculum—both in terms of academic approaches and the community engagement—makes a dif-ference in cultivating these skills that will lead to college and life success.

In May, Asheville School signed an agreement with Tsinghua University High School in Beijing, China, where Asheville School students plan to study abroad in future years. In the summer of 2015, about 30 students from the Tsinghua University High School will study in Asheville.

From Staff Reports

Thanks to an agreement in May of 2014, Asheville School now has international connections to a secondary school affiliated with Tsinghua University, one of the top three universities in China. In the summer of 2015, the school will develop and host a summer academic and cultural program in Asheville for approximately 30 gifted Chinese students, says Jay Bonner, Associate Head of Asheville School.

“We are really excited to have signed this new agreement with Tsinghua University High School. Using an American Stud-ies unit from our acclaimed Humanities program allows us to develop a unique

three-week experience for some of the brightest high school students in China,” Bonner says. “We’re also thrilled to have new study-abroad opportunities in Beijing for our students who are currently study-ing Mandarin Chinese or who simply want Chinese cultural immersion.”

Administrators at the Tsinghua University High School are enthusiastic abouthaving their students studying in Asheville — especially at one of America’s premier boarding schools.

“This partnership will allow Asheville School and Tsinghua to co-develop programs that will educate the future leaders of the world,” said Wang Dianjun,

Principal of Tsinghua High School. “From Tsinghua, we really want to send our best students to this campus to experience this premier boarding school and open their eyes to a new world where students will be immersed in this cross-cultural communi-ty with American students. We think it will help to foster 21st century future leaders.”

As part of the program, led by Humanities teacher Megan Grant, these 30 Chinese students will spend three weeks in the summer of 2015 studying Asheville School’s Jazz Age unit in American Studies.

“We will select our best students to have this opportunity to study at Asheville School,” Dianjun said.

School Connects with Tsinghua University in China

We may pride ourselves on being a small school, but the magnitude of our philan-thropy packs an impressive punch. Faithful alumni contributions led the way this past year as the Cody Fund dramatically exceeded goal. Additionally, progress was made to secure foundational funding for major capital initiatives like the renova-tion of Anderson Hall. John Thorsen 1987, who as my predecessor left big shoes to fill, deserves a tremendous amount of credit for raising the bar for our fundraising efforts. John and his talented team in the Development Office brought more donors “under the tent” with 1,327 individuals proudly entrusting Asheville School with their philanthropy.

Our mission is clear. There is no better school in this country with the quality of students, educators, and programming that can be found here. Now it is incum-bent upon us to take the next step, and match this unparalleled excellence with financial backing. This means we must take action and raise the necessary funds to address facility enhancements and bring our infrastructure up to the high standards representative of Asheville School. We must never forget, however, that it is really the people who make the magic happen.

Significantly growing the endowment will allow us to increase scholarship support and also help attract and retain the best possible teachers. When alumni look back

upon their Asheville School experience, it is names like Guil-lum, Uncle Will, Hollandsworth, Embler, Carter, and many other mentors that resonate loud-est. These individuals shaped lives; we need to provide for the

next generation of influential educational leaders.

It is an important exercise to look back and not only applaud our successes, but also acknowledge areas in which we can improve. Asheville School has a dynamic parent and grandparent community that deserves more of our office’s attention. We understand the major investment you are making by giving your loved ones the ultimate gift of an Asheville School education. Our thanks go out to everyone who generously went above and beyond to contribute to the Cody Fund last year. We look forward to seeing many of you on

campus and hope you will visit the Bement House, where you, like all alumni, are always welcome!

On a personal note, my family thanks so many of you for going out of your way to make us feel at home. Never in our wildest dreams did we expect to receive the level of genuine care and hospitality that has been shown by alumni, parents, and friends of Asheville School. It just goes to show that the type of character we hope to instill in the students is modeled by all of you.

This is going to be an outstanding year for Asheville School and I look forward to meeting many of you along the way. Please do not hesitate to reach out if the Develop-ment team can ever be of assistance.

Thank you! GO BLUES!

Daniel SeidenDirector of Development


Alumni and Development Report for 2013 - 2014


The Bement House

By John SmithDirector of Admission

I am proud to announce that as summer melted into fall, Asheville School opened the school year with an enrollment of 287 students. This amazing feat represents the school at its true physical capacity and is a sign of strength for Asheville School. The Admission Office was able once again to capitalize on our growing reputation to attract students from all over the US and the world at large. We are fortunate to have representatives from 20 different states and 15 different countries, includ-ing several new students from Mexico, Venezuela and the UAE. Asheville School continues to be recognized as a premier school not only throughout the Southeast, but across the country and around the globe.

You may wonder, “How is this possible? How has Asheville School increased its enrollment when many boarding schools across the country and globe are strug-gling to attract and enroll quality stu-dents?”

The simple answer is you. Asheville School is blessed to have one of the most stunning campuses in the country, an incredibly dedicated faculty and staff, driven and inquisitive students, collaborative parents, and supportive, vocal alumni. Each one of you is part of the construction of one of the healthiest, most dynamic school communities in the country.

Your stories of positive experiences at Asheville School help others learn what a strong and thriving place we have become. Individuals seem to glow when they have the chance to tell their Asheville School stories. Prospective families love hearing about the student-teacher relationships,

the engaging classes, the wins and losses that made your time here so memorable, and how Asheville School changed your lives for the better. Your authentic stories help drive people to contact the Admission Office and schedule a visit. They usually leave campus excited to apply and hoping to attend Asheville School in the future. Your passion for Asheville School is what has continued to carry the school in a positive direction and has helped create the vibrant community we are so blessed to be part of today. The Admission Office team thanks you for all you have done to help us reach our record enrollment. Your stories and experiences are the most powerful tool a school has to use in attracting prospective families.

We hope you will continue to spread the good word.


Asheville School Sets New Enrollment Record


FALLVarsity FootballRegular Season Record: 0-9Christ School game (H): Lost 25-45Captain: Naeem SwintonValier Award: Naeem Swinton

Boys’ Cross CountryOverall Record: 83-27Conference Record: 6-0CAA ChampionsFinished 6th in NCISAACaptains: Otto Putzrath and Bruce HallAll-Buncombe County: Will CampbellAll-Western North Carolina: Will CampbellAll-Conference: Will Campbell, Otto Putzrath, Brett Somogye, Sam GoldsteinAll State: Will CampbellDavid Joseph Sielewicz Award: Will Campbell

Girls’ Cross CountryOverall Record: 63-39Conference Record: 6-0CAA ChampionsFinished 10th in NCISAACaptains: Hannah Broughton and Sophie WhelchelAll-Conference: Holt Mettee, Robyn Newcomb, and Hannah BroughtonW. Earl Mitchelle Award: Robyn Newcomb

Varsity Field HockeyOverall Record: 7-6Conference Record: 0-2Finished 2nd in CAANCISAA Tournament game: 2-3 L vs. Carolina Day Finished 9th in NCISAA

Captain: Mary Grace BuddAll-Conference: Mary Grace Budd, Gracie Pearsall, and Katie KrupnickOutstanding in Field Hockey: Mary Grace Budd

Varsity VolleyballOverall Record: 8-10Conference Record: 3-6Finished 3rd in CAACaptain: Isabelle MellonAll-Conference: Bonnie MelansonOutstanding in Volleyball: Bonnie Melanson

Varsity Boys’ SoccerOverall Record: 5-6-2Conference Record: 4-4-2Finished 3rd in CAACaptain: Michael HoloweskoAll-Conference: Michael Holowesko and Chase JeffriesLouis A. Valier Award: Michael Holowesko

Varsity Girls’ TennisOverall Record: 8-2Conference Record: 4-0CAA ChampionsCaptain: Emily NavarroAll-Conference: Paige Bradford, Hannah Verity, and Emily NavarroOutstanding in Tennis: Paige Bradford

JV Boys’ SoccerOverall Record: 3-3-2Captain: Xaiver Jannah

JV Field HockeyOverall Record: 1-3-4Captain: Abby Willis

JV VolleyballOverall Record: 2-9Captains: Anna Louse Flanagan and Alex Blom

WINTERWrestlingOverall Record: 20-12CAA Champions (inaugural CAA wrestling championship)Finished 5th in NCISAA TournamentCaptains: Otto Putzrath and Quin ThompsonAll-Conference: Quin Thompson, Otto Putzrath, John Galusha, Sean Wrinkle, Chase Jeffries, Conor FennNCISAA Runner-Up, 134# weight class: Conor FennEdward T. McBride Award: Conor Fenn

Girls’ SwimmingOverall Record: 10-1Conference Record: 5-0CAA ChampionsBuncombe County ChampionsFinished 10th in NCISAACaptain: Olivia Ostlund All-Conference: Kaylee PiersonAll-Western North Carolina: Kaylee PiersonBroken Records:• 400-Free Relay (Lucy Hatcher, Stafford Mullin, Christina Pyfrom, Kaylee Pierson)• 100-Free – Kaylee Pierson• 50-Free – Kaylee PiersonOutstanding Award: Kaylee Pierson

Boys’ SwimmingOverall Record: 11-1Conference Record: 6-0CAA ChampionsBuncombe County ChampionsFinished 3rd in NCISAACaptain: Michael HoloweskoAll-Conference: Michael Holowesko, Joey Kriegler, Miller Albury, Chris Lew, Dylan Zawila, Ji-Hoon Jang, Tae-Hoon JangAll-Western North Carolina: Joey Kriegler and Miller AlburyAll-Western North Carolina Coach of the Year: Frank Kriegler


Athletic Year in Review for 2013 - 2014

Broken Records:• 200-Medley Relay ( Joey Kriegler, Miller Albury, Tae-Hoon Jang, Michael Holowesko)• 400-Free Relay (Joey Kriegler, Miller Albury, Tae-Hoon Jang, Michael Holowesko)• 200-Free – Joey Kriegler• 100-Free – Joey Kriegler• 500-Free – Joey Kriegler• 100-Back – Miller AlburyOutstanding Award: Joey Kriegler

Varsity Boys’ BasketballOverall Record: 11-16Conference Record: 4-6Captain: Will HathawayAll-Conference: Michael RobinsonEdward L. Valier Award: Will Hathaway

Varsity Girls’ BasketballOverall Record: 3-16Conference Record: 1-7Captains: Jasira Swinton and Erin ScannellOutstanding Award: Sarah Jane Kline

JV Boys’ BasketballOverall Record: 6-12Captains: Xaiver Jannah and Ali Fazal

JV Girls’ BasketballOverall Record: 0-3

Skills JV BasketballOverall Record: 2-1

SPRINGVarsity BaseballOverall Record: 4-12Conference Record: 2-6Finished 4th in CAACaptains: Tyler Somogye and Will HathawayAll-Conference: Alex HusainRobert C. Valier Award: Michael Robinson

Varsity Boys’ TrackCAA ChampionsFinished 11th in NCISAACaptains: Hunter Smith and Mo CarltonAll-Conference: Will Campbell, Brett Somogye, Otto Putzrath, Mo Carlton, Hunter Smith, Ki Hang Kim, Chris Lew, Kokayi Cobb, Carter Pettus, Austin LetsonBroken Records: • 400-meter dash – Kokayi CobbAll-Western North Carolina: Kokayi CobbFrank H. Valier Award: Hunter Smith

Varsity Girls’ TrackCAA ChampionsFinished 14th in NCISAACaptains: Hannah Broughton and Robyn NewcombAll-Conference: Gabi Davis, Holt Mettee, Paige Bradford, Carson Abernethy, Jasira Swinton, Robyn Newcomb, Emma Van Wynen, Constance Ambler, Catherine EckerdBroken Records:• Girls’ Pole Vault – Constance Ambler• 110-Meter Hurdles – Gabi Davis• 4 x 800-Relay – Emma Van Wynen, Paige Bradford, Robyn Newcomb, Holt MetteeOutstanding Award: Robyn Newcomb and Gabi Davis

Varsity Girls’ SoccerOverall Record: 10-3Conference Record: 7-1CAA Co-ChampionsCaptains: Emily Navarro and Kaylee PiersonAll-Conference: Kaylee Pierson, Isabelle Smith, Olivia Waters, Emily Navarro, Camille GrohOutstanding Award: Kaylee Pierson

Varsity Girls’ LacrosseOverall Record: 6-5Conference Record: 2-0Captain: Claire HansenAll Conference: Gracie Pearsall, Katie

Krupnick, Mary Grace Budd, and Claire Hansen. Outstanding Award: Gracie Pearsall

Varsity Boys’ TennisOverall Record: 7-5League Record: 5-1CAA Co-ChampionsNCISAA Tournament: L, 3-6 vs. Cannon SchoolFinished 9th in NCISAA Captains: Eli Abernethy and Wyatt ColeAll-Conference: Eli Abernethy, Wills R., and Wyatt ColeOutstanding Award: Eli Abernethy

Varsity Boys’ LacrosseOverall Record: 3-6Conference Record: 0-2Captains: Hill Gage and Michael HoloweskoAll-Conference: Michael HoloweskoOutstanding Award: Michael Holowesko

JV Girls’ LacrosseOverall Record: 2-0Captains: Annabelle Kim and Isabel Whelchel

JV Boys’ TennisOverall Record: 2-3Captain: Jose Torrado-Garcia

Chuck N. Carter Leadership AwardAlexa D. Caldwell

Gene M. Hamilton Sportsmanship AwardMo Carlton

David Ralph Millard, Jr. Award for Best Male Athlete:Michael W. Holowesko

Joseph A. Riggs, Jr. Award for Best Female Athlete:Kaylee S. Pierson

Notable Athletic Achievements26 “3-Sport” Varsity Letter Winners2 6th Formers lettered in 12 sports in their career (Michael Holowesko and Otto Putzrath) 10 CAA Championships64 CAA All-Conference Athletes10 Teams in NCISAA State Championships1 NCISAA All-State Athlete 10 Teams had Winning Seasons2 Teams were Buncombe County Champions12 School Records were broken


By Mary WallAssistant Head of School

for Student Affairs

Residential Life, Burt Gordon 1986Our Residential Life program continues to thrive under Burt Gordon’s leadership! While we build on our experience from the past, we are enriched each year with new adults and students. For the 2014-15 year, we look forward to five new Hall Parents who join our dedicated residential team. We continue to make strides in our Resi-dential Life program by way of the Retreat and training in August for all of our Pre-fects, Proctors and Hall Parents. We will also continue our ongoing weekly meet-ings of our student leaders and our bi-weekly Hall Parent meetings. The Health, Wellness, and Community Life program saw improvements in 2013-14 due to two programs in which we collaborated with off-campus professionals; one program was run by Mission Health professionals and one by Buncombe County profes-sionals. The Sixth Form Seminar program during the spring semester was expanded to seven meeting dates, and it continued to receive the support of off-campus profes-sionals from UNC-Asheville, Wells Fargo Financial Services, and FCD (Freedom from Chemical Dependency). While programming is a vital component of a vibrant residential life program, so too are the actual facilities in which our professionals and students reside. And, too, while programming monies have been provided to help us move forward and to make our residential life program, in a number of ways, examples for others to emulate, it is well known that our facilities have seen better days and have surpassed their life-expectancy. Two of our three residential halls (Anderson Hall built in 1900 and Lawrence Hall built in 1907) are worn, and they are in need of a number of enhancements, cosmetically speaking and safety-wise. It is our hope that in 2015 we can see significant enhancements in Anderson Hall with Lawrence Hall not far behind.

Dance – Kathy LeinerIn her 11th year as the Director of Dance at Asheville School, Kathy Leiner once again surpassed all expectations in the two shows she produced. The winter show, Campus Life Snapshots, not only incorpo-rated the physical landscape of Asheville School but also the social landscape, in-volving several of the families and faculty members in the show to reflect a day in the life at Asheville School – all expressed through dance. The site-specific work, multimedia film work, and stage perform-ers age 3 to 53 encouraged and expanded

the view of who and what dance is.The spring show, Led into the Inferno, brought the students’ humanities studies to life through dance. The performance further highlighted the students’ creative skills and their collaboration in the ambi-tious production. With elaborate chore-ography, costuming, and set, the dance students explored emotional and physical descriptions of the various levels of hell while pushing themselves to create, em-brace, and communicate various aspects of being human as seen through Dante’s writing.

Mountaineering – Matt Christie• This was the first year for Matthew Christie to serve as the Director of Mountaineering. • Mountaineering had another wonderful Third Form camping trip to begin the year. • Faculty members Bev Berton and Nancy Brandon joined the mountaineering staff for the first time, with Bev focusing on climbing in the fall and Nancy helping with biking, climbing and skiing in the winter.• We had a successful ski and snowboard race season, with Spanish teacher Andrew

Kegg taking the lead this year. Sarah Stupp 2017 earned Third overall in the women’s skiers. • The fly fishers were fortu-nate to travel, by invitation of Richard Formato 1977. They enjoyed a beautiful weekend at his house out-side of Wytheville, Virginia. • In the spring, veteran fac-ulty members Larry Kollath and Seth Buddy developed and led a Wilderness skills course that taught the mouintaineers how to use a bow drill, make improvised shelters, and develop several other primitive-living skills. • Dylan Zawila 2014 earned his Assistant Instructor certification in Kayaking and also earned the Pop Hollandsworth

Mountaineering Award for the year.

Infirmary – Phyllis Joyner, RN Nurse Phyllis Joyner retired at the end of this academic year after 19 years as our School Nurse. We are welcoming Caitlin Hobson, RN, as our new School Nurse. She is new to the Asheville area and has much nursing experience. Ms. Hobson joins Mary Ann Nix, LPN, who has been with us for over 20 years. The best news from the health care front is that we had no major outbreaks of illness this past year!


Student Affairs Report for 2013 - 2014

A number of students were observed, evaluated, and treated for concussions this year. The numbers were up from previous years due to increased “concus-sion awareness” across the country. Our newly instituted “Concussion Awareness Forms” were a great asset in preventing undiagnosed head injuries. Many thanks to Trainer Frank Burke for performing the majority of the Impact tests.

Art – Claire SmithWhile Art Teacher Casey Arbor enjoyed a semester of maternity leave, we were fortunate to have Claire Sardoni Smith, parent of Sonja Erchak 2014, serve as our art teacher this spring. Under her tutelage, we celebrated four Scholastic Art Award winners, achieving 11 separate awards. They are:• Sonja Erchak 2014 with two gold and three silver key awards• Margaret Anne Munday 2014 with two gold and two silver awards, and one of those pieces won a national silver key award• Sophia Curtis 2015 1 gold key• Perla Haney-Jardine 2015 1 honorable mention

The Advanced Art students, the Introduc-tory Art students, and the Afternoon Art students worked in unison to create 3-D installation pieces for the foyer of Graham Theater as well as backgrounds for the scenes of the Dance students’ performance of Led into the Inferno. To wrap up the semester, there were 89 pieces on exhibit in the advanced art show, including some of the work produced during the afternoon activities time slot.

Music – John CrawleyJohn Crawley has led our various music groups for 16 years now. Every other year, he also helps direct a musical in the winter term, and 2015 will be such a year. We look forward to Fiddler on the Roof to be presented February 19 and 20 on the Graham Theater stage. John will join forces with Dance Teacher Kathy Leiner to lead this classic show. John has also volunteered to direct our fall play this year, in lieu of hiring a part-time drama teacher for just one show. The fall play will be per-formed on October 23 and 24. Highlights of this past year include:• 20% of our student body enrolled in one or more of our musical organizations.

• The Asheville School Chorus, Handbell Ensemble, and various instrumentalists performed during our annual Thanks-giving and Candlelight Services in Boyd Chapel and our Spring Music Concert. The varied musical groups also performed for Comeback Day, the Service of Remem-brance, and Baccalaureate. • The Asheville School Handbell Ensemble continued its off-campus ambassadorship by performing the National Anthem on center court at a home UNC-A basketball game. • A fifth octave of handchimes enabled Handbell Ensemble to have a wider variety of repertoire.• Restoration of the existing acoustical shells enabled a wider performing stage for the Spring Concert in Graham Theater. • In 2014-15, Mr. Crawley is re-establishing a chorale, an auditioned group of mixed voices. This group, which has been known by numerous designations over the years, including Double Quartet, will provide music for external as well as internal events. Mr. Crawley also plans to increase the external visibility of the Handbell Choir with more performances in the Asheville area.

Equestrian – Diane WilsonDirector Diane Wilson reports that the Equestrian Program continues to include very talented young riders, both experi-enced and newcomers to the course. During 2013-14, Diane took two stu-dents to a Hunter Pace in South Carolina. On Girls’ Sports Day, the students dyed ‘Strum,’ one of the school’s horses, blue and paraded him to all the outdoor games. Diane also took a day trip with five stu-dents to a nearby Hunter Jumper facility. And perhaps the most significant highlight is a Sixth Former who worked with an un-trained 3-year-old and successfully trained him to the point of being ridden at a walk.

Student Activities – Michelle BrooksAnother great year in the Student Ac-tivities arena. Michelle Brooks, Assistant Dean of Students, serves also as our Direc-tor of Student Activities and will again be the Lawrence Dorm Dean this coming fall. She is exceptional in her ability to work with the students to provide wholesome, fun, and engaging activities. Working closely with her this past year was Toddy Collett 2015, the student Chair of the Student Activities Committee.

This year, we reassigned some require-ments at the beginning of the year to try to spread the wealth among our hard-work-ing faculty members. Those who teach, coach and live on the dormitory halls with the students were reduced to a require-ment of four activities per year, while those who do a portion of those assignments were required to complete six or eight activities this year. Several faculty mem-bers completed more than their required number, and we were able to offer a large number of varied activities. We ended the year with a Spring Carnival on the Kehaya Lawn followed by a “drive in” movie com-plete with food trucks for the kids to enjoy. The weather gods were shining on us – it was a picture-perfect day and a great way to spend an afternoon and evening just before exam week.

Michelle completed an exhaustive list of which students attended which activities throughout the year. This report shows that nearly all of our students participate in our offerings, and it helps us to see where to focus some of our attention in future years.

Drama – Peter SavageWe staged two dynamic shows that were very different but equally successful. The fall comedy, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, had a cast that was a wonderful blend of Drama newcomers and seasoned veterans, whose combined effort all paid off in an evening full of laughs. The winter play, Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, was a highly experimental production that blended commedia dell-arte masks and acting style with simplified set and costumes. The audience took part in the show by sit-ting on the stage and interacting with the characters.

It is with heavy heart that we accepted Peter Savage’s resignation as our Drama Director. We celebrate with him that he has been hired full time by Western Caro-lina University to teach Drama in Cullo-whee. While his appointment is a one-year post, we will keep our fingers crossed that his talents will be shared with our students again in the future. That said, we wish him the best of luck. We will greatly miss him.



Former FacultyGerry Shields (faculty 1963-69)Gerry sends this note from his new home in Michigan: I just completed another interim headship, my sixth, at Sinarmas World Academy and Jakarta World Academy in Indonesia. I will likely do another after we settle into our new inn venture. With my partner, I am in the process of buying Saravilla Bed and Breakfast in Alma, MI, and we become its owners and innkeep-ers on October 1. There used to be a fair contingent of AS alumni in Michigan, and I’d love to see any of them as they travel. The website is www.saravilla.com. Alma is a col-lege town, which is the attraction for us; we are about an hour’s drive, respectively, from Lansing, Flint or Grand Rapids.

1948 Bob KimberlyJohn and his wife, Nancy, are enjoy-ing retirement in Bellevue, WA. They both play bridge; Bob has been writing and has self-published two books of poems, while Nancy enjoys watercolor painting. They love the Pacific Northwest and over the past 44 years have taken advan-tage of all that the area has to offer. Bob finds it strange and amazing that the Northwest often reminds him of his six years in Asheville.

Class of 1959(left to right) Penn Holsapple, Bob Anning, Nick Jordan, John Fageol, Frank Smith, Tom Watson, and Bob Boshara

Class of 1969(left to right) Bruce Johnston, Tom Marberger, Harlan Wright, and Rowland Miller

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1967Clifford O. FeingoldIn August, Cliff began his term as Secretary-Treasurer of the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners.

1969W. Bradford Gary Brad is director of Southern Ocean Research Company, LLC, a Mari-time Security and Intelligence firm

based in Palm Beach. He is the author of an op-ed piece on Maritime Safety Standards.

1975Keith BishopKeith recently received the Business Law Section’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014. He was recognized as “a member of the State Bar of California who over an extended period has made significant con-tributions to the Section or to the business law generally in the State of California and who has achieved high status in the legal community.”

1976Robert ChilesRobert writes, “We have been liv-ing in Marietta, GA, for five years, where I am employed by Regions Bank in its Real Estate Capital Mar-kets group. Our son Carlson just started high school and our daugh-ter Taylor is in 7th grade.”

Class of 1964(left to right) Joe Fall, Bill Francis, Kent Van Allen, Alan Truluck, Fred Ball, Tony Collins, Jim Fisher, Rick Parker, and Peter Diefendorf

Mallory Hoagland is the daughter of Chris Hoagland 1979. They live in Bozeman, MT.

Bill Herndon 1970, Rees Poag 1970, and Marc Winchester 1970 enjoyed a fishing trip in Guatemala last spring.

Director of the Cody Annual Fund Tom Marberger 1969 visited with Merritt Dyke 1980 in Atlanta, GA.


1980Patricia Howland BondPatty lives in Baltimore, MD, and continues to work in arts admin-istration with Everyman Theatre and the Creative Alliance. She visits Asheville yearly to reconnect with her brother Robert and John Ruhl,

both from the class of 1980, as well as other family and friends.

G. Evan Hayes RommelEvan is looking forward to summer climbing season, and is planning to hike Mount Wilson near Cortez, CO, one of 53 Colorado mountains with an elevation over 14,000 feet

and among the hardest of the Colorado mountains to climb. He has a new album out and is currently trying to get it aired on college radio stations. 1984Stephen S. Barranco Jr.Stephen reports that he is finishing his term on the Harrisonburg, VA, City School Board. He has also

Class of 1979Keith Coulter, Tim Young, Steve Seal, Joseph Shlaferman, Bond Nickles

Tommy Shores 1985 and Bryan O’Neal 1983 participated in the Charity Chase Half Marathon in Hickory, NC, in June.

Class of 1974(front row; left to right) Karl Koon, Tim Wolff, Barbara (Beard) Hansen, Frannie (Doloboff) Miller, Vicki Jayne, Janis Jones Pulley, Mark Harrison (second row) Field Coxe, Michael McNair, Harris Baker, Gene Legg, Kert Phillips, John Hazlehurst, Charlie Hallowell (back row) Mark Yonce, Matthew Revis, Doug Byrd, Gary Dickinson, Joe Pratt, Arnold Barrett, Rob Stevenson, Ed Moore


become Committee Chair for his Boys Scouts of America troop. Karl GuntherKarl married Ashley Howard on May 3, 2014.

1987 Joseph (Jody) McAuleyJody writes that he has joined Robert W. Baird & Co. as Senior Vice President and Branch Manager of the Charleston, SC, office. He thanks everyone for the phone calls and support.

Amy “Bellamy” YoungLive on the KTLA 5 Morning News in May, “Scandal” star Bellamy learned she’d been nominated for the Critics’ Choice Television Awards for best supporting actress in a drama.

Bellamy won the award at the 4th

annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards on June 19.

1989Charlie ThielCharlie and his family have moved to Bend, Oregon.

1990Jason A. NealJason, U.S. Naval Academy 1997, is continuing his career in the U.S. Navy and recently was selected for the rank of Commander. Jason started his naval career in the submarine force and served aboard both ballistic missile and ‘fast at-tack’ submarines before joining the Navy’s newest community, the Foreign Area Officer corps, in 2008 as an African specialist. The FAO corps specializes in political-mili-tary affairs and frequently serves as policy advisors to both military and

civil service leaders. Jason served as Chief of the Office of Defense Co-operation in Gabon, Central Africa, before reporting to the Pentagon, where he advises the Chief of Naval Operations on African and Middle Eastern engagement. He joins his classmate Richard Dickens, a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate and U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, at the O-5 grade.

1991 J. Timothy AkersTim reports that he has signed a three-book deal with Titan Books. The first book, The Pagan Night, will be in stores in 2015.

Jeannie GrahamJeannie graduated with an MBA from Clemson on August 8. She traveled to China in May through the university.Bryan King

Class of 1984(front row; left to right) Scott Shealy, Shaun Rogers, Talley Summerlin, Keith Darby, Duncan Parham, Will Barrett (back row) Neil Giles, Karla (Jacobson) Gay, Josh Troy, Bob Kanich, Rob Goodman, Kelly Hall, Frank Brants, Anthony Sgro, Eleanor Ivey


Bryan and his wife, Angela, bought the 12 Bones barbecue restaurants in Asheville and Arden in thesummer of 2013. They had worked at the two locations since Novem-ber 2011. Bryan and Angela were married in September 2013.

1994Emily M. BrewerEmily received her Ph.D. in English Literature in May 2013 from UNC-Chapel Hill.

1996Wesley M. MiraWes just completed his M.S. in International Business Administra-tion. He moved last July from Mi-ami, FL, to Franklin, NC, to be part of the third generation working in his family’s business, TekTone Sound & Signal Manufacturing. He comes to Asheville often and recently visited campus with his family.

Jowanna Young Shutes 2000 and her husband, Peter, live in Honolulu, Hawaii, where Jo is pursuing her nursing career and Pete is a meteorologist with the USAF. They hope to visit campus next year to see the many additions and improvements that have been made since her graduation.

An informal alumni gathering at Elbow Cay, Great Abaco Island in the northern Bahamas brought together Mike Jones 1994, Emery Blackwelder 2013, Alli Blackwelder 2010, and Cathy Blackwelder.

Pictured are Wes Mira 1996, his wife, Tatiana, son Alexandre (5), and daughter Elizabeth (1).


Class of 1994(front row; left to right) Rachel Savage, Jeanna (Henderson) Reid, Azell Archie, Quinn (White) Craughwell, Arlette (Crane) Dumke (middle row) Andrew Scott, John Rainero, Meredith (Goodrum) Connell, Richard Davis Jr., Judd Garbarino, Roderick Robinson, Dorothy (Dang) Newbern (back row) Melita (Terrell) Gump, Yasmin (Hahn) Rouer,Robert Edwards, Chip Rodgers, Adam Burton

1997Daniel Rewalt Daniel and his wife, Jo-Elle, welcomed twins Ava Claire and Brooke Katherine into the world on April 9.

2001Jodie TharpJodie is attending law school in Washington, DC. He graduated from Western Kentucky University with a B.A. in Business Management and spent four years in US Army Special Operations. He

Class of 1989(front row; left to right) Jonah Hodge, Grant Hundertmark, Sarah Higi Burns, Pamela Israel, Sesilia Song, Fred Greear, Pete Kennedy(back row) Jay Philips, Bob Paty, Will Plaster, Michael Aspiotis, Hollis Rogers III, Ali Vaezy, Doug Bowen-Flynn, John Craddock, Mike Jackson, Charlie Thiel

Ava Claire and Brooke Katherine Rewalt


and his wife, Whitney, have twin daughters, Reagan and Riley.

He and Whitney drove through campus last December on a little weekend getaway, the first time that Jodie had been back since math teacher Earl Mitchelle’s memorial service in 2002, and thought the place looked great.

2002Nick and Bess Nadolski MillsNick and Bess are happy to announce the arrival of their son, Andrew Lang Mills, on August 22, 2014.

Erik A. OlssonErik and his wife, Ashley, welcomed their son, Finn Henry Olsson, on October 9, 2013. Erik is a chief resident in Orthopedic Surgery at UNC-Chapel Hill and will start a fellowship in Spine Surgery at The Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University in 2015.

2003Mark NewmanMark is thrilled to be returning to his alma mater, UNC-Chapel Hill, as Associate Director of Development for the College of Arts and Sciences Foundation. Mark recently was employed at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College as Alumni Relations and Resource Development Coordinator.

2004Dr. Virginia Alldredge TraceyGigi has been busy since beginning her medical studies at Tulane University in 2008. She married Anthony Tracey in 2012, had a baby girl, Eliza, in 2013, and in July began her residency in dermatology, also at Tulane University.

Class of 1999(left to right) Joshua D. Anderson and Ross D. Macartney

Curran Anderson Southwick 2001 is pictured with her family. She writes: “Felt like the fastest summer in history, running after a toddler, teaching a teenager how to drive, and taking a tween shopping. I am wonderfully busy at work in Atlanta, dealing with all of the new and growing movie grips in town.”

Finn Henry Olsson

Andrew Lang Mills


Class of 2004(left to right) Nathan E. Bradshaw, Patrick Chidnese, Will Spencer, Will Ballance, Charla Hughes, Edward Henderson, Shavontia Cochran, Yaw Odame, Brian Oh

Class of 2009(front row; left to right) Catherine Gregory, Kayla Bacon, Lissa Clarke, Josie Russell, Grace Cowan, (back row) Anna (Gregory) Greene, John-Michael Popovici, George Boston, Chelsea Parker, Jamir Butler, Sealy Cross, Robert Ficken


Nancy HarloeNancy married James Gunn Murphy III of Greenville, SC, on Saturday, April 26, 2014, at St. Philip’s Church in Charleston, SC. The Reverend J. Haden McCormick officiated. A reception followed at Hibernian Society Hall. Nancy and James reside in Greenville, SC.

Joseph (Joe) M. Charlet Joe sends this note and photo: “My college friends and I do a reunion trip every year and this year I brought them all to Asheville to enjoy the city and visit AS, since they’ve heard so much about it from me over the years. They, of course, fell in love with both, and here is a picture of most of our group on 2nd Mitchell. It was really wonderful to get a chance to visit the campus again, as well as visit with so many of the people who made my time here great.”

Caroline Paul Caroline writes, “My boyfriend of four and a half years, Thomas ‘Teddy’ Doyle, proposed to me on January 11 in New York City with

both sets of parents as well as our brothers and their fiancées in NYC to help us celebrate. Teddy and I both have strong family ties to Massachusetts and will be married on Cape Cod in May 2015.”

Tejan Dewanji Tejan married Dr. Maria Churaman on April 6, 2014. Burt Gordon 1986, Gary Shields 2002, Yaw Odame 2004, Eliza Paul 2004, and Chris “Tex” Smith 2003 were in attendance.

Joe Charlet 2004 is pictured with his college friends from Yale during a recent visit to Asheville School.

Asheville School’s first ever virtual alumni event took place April 22, 2014, with a combination of 25 Asheville School alumni and faculty taking part in the fun. Rob Kehaya 2005 launched a social networking tool with his company speed-faces.com and worked with the school’s alumni office on this effort to bring our global alumni network closer together using technology.

Alumni from the last 10 years were invited to participate and were joined in cyberspace by Head of School Arch Montgomery and Chaplain Jerry Pricket among others. Be on the lookout for future alumni events in the months to come, both virtual and in a town near you.

Nancy Harloe 2004 and her husband, James Gunn Murphy, were married on April 26, 2014 in Charleston, SC.

SpeedFaces Event


Bill Francis 1964 was presented the Henry G. Heedy, Jr. 1933 Service Award at the Fall House during Alumni Weekend 2014. Francis was a member of the Board of Visitors from 1996-2001 and served on the Board of Trustees from 2001 – 2014. He has also been the Chair of the Alumni Association and contributed to the Cody Fund for over 30 years. He recruited several students to the school, including two current associate trustees: Charla Hughes 2004 and Mandy Helton 2000.

Nick Jordan 1959 was presented the Henry G. Heedy, Jr. 1933 Service Award during Alumni Weekend 2014. In 2002, Jordan returned to his alma mater to serve as a Major and Planned Gifts Officer. During Jordan’s tenure, the school raised $9 million in new capital gifts and an additional $1 million in new estate gifts. Jordan was instrumental in the organization of his class’s hugely successful 50th reunion in 2009. Thirteen of the surviving 18 graduates attended, and they raised $75,000 for the endowment in honor of Pop Hollandsworth.

2005David B. EmighDavid’s final deployment to Afghanistan is over and he has returned to Alabama as a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives/Weapons of Mass Destruction Instructor at the FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness located in Anniston, Alabama. The center is the premier all-hazards-training center for First Responders in the world, and David will be teaching a variety of courses that involve students receiving training in a live chemical and biological agent training area. David would love to see any Asheville School alumni who are involved in disaster response attend a course at the facility.

2006Hannah BonnerHannah recently published one of her original poems in the new issue of The Freeman and two poems in The Southern Poetry Anthology, Volume VII: North Carolina. She has been teaching Humanities at Asheville School since 2011.

Tiffany (Mary) BrinkleyMary has just started college at Ashford University for her BA in accounting. She is very excited to take the next step in her life.

Valerie A. ClarkeValerie graduated with an M.S. degree in Sports Management in December 2012 and currently lives near Milwaukee, WI. Since last November, she has been working at her first sports marketing position in the web department of a local sporting goods company.

Nick Jordan 1959 Receives The Heedy Award

Bill Francis 1964 Receives The Heedy Award


Zeke Jordan 2006, Savannah Engel 2005, and Peter Noh 2005 Zeke, Savannah and Peter recently met at Omar’s La Ranita in Greenwich Village. Peter is working with restaurant operations, Savannah works with Michael Kors, and Zeke just started a new job with interior design firm SR Gambrel, Inc. His business travels include monthly visits to LA and trips to South Africa and Ireland.

Max PaderewskiMax writes, “I’m a rising 2L at UC Hastings Law and spent the summer in DC, working for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. I’m looking to line up a summer associate position for next summer and would love to connect with any Asheville School lawyers in DC. I also started doing stand-up comedy in my free time and I’m ‘killing it.’ ”

2007Jess Maggart Jess is engaged to Tyler Evans. Tyler proposed to Jess at the top of Celo

Knob near Mt. Mitchell. They will be married in the fall of 2015 in Asheville School’s Boyd Chapel. Jess earned her MAT in English in May 2014 from the University of South Carolina - Columbia and is teaching English at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, SC.

Tyler is working on his Ph.D. in hydrogeology at USC-Columbia.

Paul SzurekPaul is keeping busy with work in New York City, doing tech investing at Insight Venture Partners. He also just founded a nonprofit startup consulting group (mystartupsherpa.org) that will be helping early stage ventures tackle their most pressing strategic and financial challenges. He would love to talk to any entrepreneurial Asheville School alumni needing that sort of help.

2008Jamie ArakasJamie graduated in 2012 from Wofford College as a theater arts major. He is now pursuing a masters in fine arts on a scholarship at Arizona State University.

Claire ClaytonAshvegas wrote an article about locals breaking into TV and movies, highlighting Claire Clayton 2008.

Warren Givens 2008 and Ivy Givens 2010 The Rolling Stone wrote an article about Warren being featured on country superstar Miranda Lambert’s new album, Platinum.During World Awareness Day on March 7, siblings Warren and Ivy returned to the Graham Theater stage at Asheville School, where their passion for music and performing began.

Jess Maggart 2007 is engaged to Tyler Evans.

Dr. Hugh C. Hemmings, Jr 1974 (left) received Asheville School’s highest honor, the Award of Merit, during Alumni Weekend 2014. The Board of Trustees presented the award to Hemmings in recognition of a distinguished career in research, medicine, and education.

The band W.B. Givens performs at Asheville School’s World Awarness Day. Ivy Givens 2010 (far left) and Warren Givens 2008 (guitarist and lead singer) are the founding members of the band. They were recently featured in Rolling Stone.


2009Gigi MacalusoGigi writes: I graduated from Smith College in 2013 double majoring in Government and Comparative Literature. Currently, I am a

Juris Doctor candidate at Suffolk University Law School and a Master of Business Administration candidate at Sawyer Business School in Boston, Massachusetts. I am working as judicial intern to the Honorable Judge David G. Sacks in Hampden Probate and Family Court, as well as the Senior

Partners for Justice Intern at the Suffolk Probate and Family Court. I live in Brookline, MA, with my partner, Emily, and our dog, Dolly.

2010Bret FickesBret graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and is headed to China as a member of the Peace Corps.

2011Brian Becker The Carolina Ukulele Ensemble from UNC-Chapel Hill – featur-ing Brian – performed at Asheville School on May 8. The group is the world’s only collegiate ukulele ensemble.

2012Claire M. Coward Claire attended the Charleston reception May 15. She has been a member of a two-month mission trip to Nicaragua.

Darrah Amiyrah Johnson Darrah is studying abroad in Paris,

Darrah Amiyrah Johnson 2012

Roy Kim 2012 performs for Asheville School students, faculty, alumni, and parents during a live performance in the Bement House. Brian Becker 2011, Davie Boone 2012, Mary Page Boyd 2012 and Ben Groh 2012 returned to campus for the acoustic performance. After winning the Korean Television music competition, Superstar K, Kim is now working on his second album. His first album, Love Love Love, was a bestseller and the title track immediately hit #1 on real-time music charts.


France, during the 2014-15 school year. She writes: “I worked tire-lessly for nine months to secure my participation in this extraordinary experience. While abroad, I will be perfecting my fluency in the French language and studying French politics, Afro-European cultures, and ultimately, the United States’ relationship with Europe, particu-larly with France. This fantastic op-portunity will advance me toward completing my French major from Goucher College.”

Tobi ShannonTobi writes, “This summer I in-terned as the International Youth Development Intern at Youth Service America. It was exciting to be in DC as a summer intern, and I was even able to visit the US Senate. I explored DC and tried to figure out what I want to do after col-lege, which is coming sooner than expected! I hope everyone is doing well.”

Patrick C. Wood 2013 and Paul Jordan 2013 are sophomores at Bates College. Patrick is a JA at Clason House and Paul is a member of the Bates cross-country team.

Tobi Shannon 2012

(from left to right) Avi Goldstein 2013, Stephen Jarislowsky 1942, and Andrew Dong 2013

Deane Pless 2013 (second from the right) and her freshman rowing team from Trinity College won the New England Championships with an undefeated season. Deane was put on varsity after this regatta, and her Varsity 2 boat placed second at Eastern College Athletic Conference in May. At the NCAA event in June, Trinity took first place in Division IIIcompetition; Deane participated as one of two “spares” and the only freshman.


2013Avram (Avi) Goldstein and Andrew DongAvi and Andrew met with Stephen Jarislowsky 1942 in his Montreal office. Mr. Jarislowsky told the boys he still eats the traditional Asheville

School breakfast of shredded wheat and apple sauce every day. During lunch, Avi and Andrew listened to Mr. Jarislowsky’s stories and in the end he gave them three pieces of advice: 1. Honesty pays off; it just takes a little longer. 2. Be ethical. 3. Beat Christ School.

Libby MalinowskiWe saw Libby at the recent alumni and friends gathering in Charleston and learned that she is interning at W.E.D., an event design company, and at The Local Palate, a Southern food magazine based in Charleston.

Daughters of three Asheville School alumni graduated in 2014.

(Top left) Gary Dickinson 1974 is pictured with his daughter, Meredith.

(Above) Karl Koon 1974 is pictured with his daughter, Katherine.

(Left) Mark McPherson 1973 is pictured with his daughter, Zan.

Class of 2014 Legacy Graduates


New faculty and staff join school community

Sandy Martin 1955 has been a long-time, generous supporter of Asheville School. He is a member of the Tower Society with30-plus years of consecutive giving. Sandy has included Asheville School in his estate planning and is a member of the Wilbert Peck Society. Please enjoy Sandy’s story of a winter Sunday at Asheville School.

(from left to right) Anna Lawrence, Instructor of Mathematics; Burke Rogers, Assistant College Counselor and Instructor of Humanities; Nancy Ann Little, Instructor of Science; Randy Mengel 2006, Instructor of French; Derrith Roberson, Assistant Director of Admission; Dan Seiden, Director of Development; Dr. Scott Miller, School Psychologist and Director of Counseling; Mary Crowers, Instructor of Mathematics; Hope Concannon, Instructor of Mathematics; Molly Arkon, Instructor of Spanish; Heidi Gruber, Assistant Director of Admission and Instructor of Humanities; Christine Jones, Instructor of Science. Not pictured: Caitlin Hobson RN, Health Center nurse.

“Being located in the South, it doesn’t snow every winter at Asheville School. There are occasional exceptions to this, though, and during the winter of 1955 we had several inches which stayed on the ground a few days over a weekend. A group of us decided to go down to Lake Ashnoca which had frozen over. Venturing out onto it we discovered that the ice was sufficiently solid to support our weight. Shortly, a toboggan appeared and we built a track down the hillside on the far side of the lake and out onto the frozen lake. It provided much fun for all present on a winter Sunday afternoon. Above isis a picture from the 1955 Blue and White of the track and a group on the toboggan.”

Sandy Martin 1955

A Winter Memory From 1955


Alumni Weekend 2014

June 26, 2014Walter Pettit, an accomplished attorney and nationally ranked racquet sports player, passed away June 26, 2014, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was a lifelong supporter of Asheville School, which he once wrote was “the finest school I could have attended.” Raised in Princeton, NJ, Walter enrolled as a Second Former at Asheville School in 1931 at the same time as two of his brothers, Karl, Jr. 1935 and Bill 1937. The Pettit name was already a familiar one at the school; his father, Karl 1908, was an alumnus, as were two uncles – Donald 1911 and Frank 1914. Walter participated in a host of activities and played varsity basketball and tennis, which he captained.

After graduating in 1936, he enrolled at Princeton University and graduated in 1940. He then joined the U.S. Navy Air Corps and served from 1941 to 1945 as a lieutenant commander; he later served again from 1953 to 1955 as a lawyer for the Navy in Washington, D.C.

Walter attended Hastings College of the Law, graduating in 1950. His legal career spanned over 45 years in San Francisco, culminating in his becoming the senior partner at Pettit & Martin Law Firm. Wal-ter was a pioneer in government contract law and enjoyed many accomplishments in his field throughout his career. In 2004 he received the American Bar Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Walter also enjoyed all sports, especially racquet sports. Over the course of his life, he won many Squash Racquets champion-ships and awards, including several state and national championships. In 2006, he was awarded the Jesters Cup, the presti-

gious award of the International Jesters Club for the player “making the greatest contribution to Squash Racquets” that year. And in December 2013 Walter was inducted into the Olympic Club Hall of Fame for Squash Racquets.

Throughout his life, Walter was actively involved in his community and many organizations. He served as the chairman of the Board of Trustees of Santa Catalina School for 10 years and as President of the Pacific-Union Club and the Villa Taverna in San Francisco. He also helped to found the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (formerly Legal Community Against Vio-lence) in the wake of the tragic shootings at Pettit & Martin in July 1993.

More important than anything else in his life was his family. Walter was married to Cherie Sutton for 62 years before her pass-ing in 2008. They raised three daughters and were blessed by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

April 25, 2014Bill Dodge, an Asheville native and a well-known and respected architect in Raleigh for many years, died April 25, 2014. In the spring of 2013, he received Asheville School’s Henry G. Heedy, Jr. ’33 Service Award for extraordinary service to the school. Bill was a loyal alumnus, often attending school events such as Alumni Association meetings, Christ School gather-ings and Alumni Weekend. Bill’s father taught Physics and Mechanical Drawing at Asheville School in 1920, and in 1934 he designed and executed for the Boyd Chapel the stained glass chancel windows and the altar brassworks. Bill, too, lent his architectural expertise to the campus, overseeing the renovation of the Brooks-Hollandsworth House, for which he earned a Griffin Award from the Buncombe County Preservation Society in 2001. He is a member of our Wilbert Peck Society.

Bill served in the U. S. Army Corps of En-gineers, where he earned the rank of first lieutenant as part of the Japan Construc-tion Agency in Tokyo. He earned a degree in Architecture from NC State in 1957 and opened his office in Raleigh in 1962. Two projects provided him his greatest personal satisfaction: his design and completion of the first high-rise state office structure in Raleigh, the Albemarle Building, com-pleted in 1970; and his role in the restora-tion of the North Carolina State Capitol Building, completed in celebration of the United States Bicentennial. Many state and local governmental buildings throughout North Carolina are credited to him, along with the design of many large residences in Raleigh, Durham and Wilson.

No locale, other than Raleigh, has seen as many successful projects headed by Mr. Dodge as the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill, where he was responsible for Fetzer Gym-nasium, at the time the campus’s largest building; the restoration of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, as well as Old West Dor-mitory; He also was architect for the reno-vation of Saunders Hall, the President’s home, and Playmakers Theatre as well as an early renovation of Memorial Hall. The campuses at North Carolina State, East Carolina and Fayetteville University also contain examples of his work.

Following retirement from Dodge & As-sociates in Raleigh in 1992, Mr. Dodge and his second wife, Ann Weaver Clark Dodge, whom he married in 1990, moved to Blowing Rock. He served on the Ap-palachian State University library board and was the first to propose the building of the University’s state-of-the-art Belk Library, opened in 2005. Additionally, he designed and oversaw the creation of the University’s ceremonial mace, as well as a glass-and-steel case in which the mace is prominently displayed in the library.

Mr. Dodge was widely acclaimed for his work in historical preservation. He was a member of the North Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects, a past president of its Raleigh chapter and a member of the board of its Asheville chapter. He had served as chair of historic district, site and property commissions for both Raleigh and the state, was the archi-tect member of the state committee for the National Register of Historic Places and was a charter member of the State Capitol Foundation. He was also active in several business and civic organizations.

William Dodge was predeceased by his first wife, Nell Hendon Ramsey; survivors in-clude his wife, Ann, a son, a step-daughter, and five step-grandchildren.

In memoriam: Walter F. Pettit 1936

In memoriam: William W. Dodge III 1946



William M. Allen II 1936Bill Allen, a lifelong resident of Glen-dale, OH, and a WWII veteran, died March 28, 2014, at Hope Hospice in Fort Myers, FL. Bill entered Asheville School from Cincinnati Country Day and attended for his Fifth Form year. He graduated from Kenyon College and was the founder and first President of The Allen Company in Blanchester, OH. After his family, he most loved the village he grew up in and lived in for most of his life. He served on the board of Bethesda Hospital and on the Glendale Council, was warden of Christ Church Glendale, and was pres-ident of the Glendale Lyceum, where he spent many summer weekends on the tennis courts with his friends. In 2005 he was Grand Marshal of the Glendale Memorial Day Parade, along with his wife Adaline, who served in the Red Cross Motor Corps in WWII. Bill served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and ferried planes to England and the Pacific during WWII, having earned pilot’s wings in both the Army Air Corps and the Navy. It was during this time that he met and married Adaline Heiskell in Memphis, TN. They had been married sixty-five years when she died in 2009. After the war, they made their home in Glendale, living much of that time in the house where Bill was raised from age twelve. They retired to Sanibel, FL, in 1980 but kept the home in Glendale and resided there during the summer months until 2007. Survivors include four daughters, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

MemoriamInFrank D. Davies 1941Frank Davies, of Sarasota, FL, passed away peacefully at Tidewell Hospice Center on August 23, 2014, with his loved ones near him. Frank entered Asheville School in 1939 as a Fifth Former from Palm Beach, FL, and also graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts. He served as a lieuten-ant in the U.S. Navy during World War II, including a secret mission to transfer ships to the Soviet Union in the Aleutian Islands and later on a minesweeper in the Pacific. After the war, he worked in advertising in New York City. He moved back to Florida and worked in commercial real estate on the Florida east coast before trans-ferring to Sarasota in 1972. He later owned and worked in travel agencies for many years. In Sarasota, he earned a Master SCUBA Diver’s license, taught diving and dove all over the world. His last dive was in Jamaica at age 75. He is survived by his long-time companion, Edmonia Davies, three sons, a daughter, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Dr. William B. Hall 1943Bill Hall died at age 88 on June 16, 2014, in Moscow, ID. Dr. Hall entered Asheville School in the Fourth Form from Cincinnati, OH, and left after his Fifth Form year to serve in the Army during WWII. He was an active alum-nus of the school – he visited often throughout his life, established The William F. Lewis Award Fund for Ex-cellence in Teaching and The Gertrude R. Brooks Award Fund for Excep-tional Service, and was a member of the Wilbert Peck Society. Bill earned

degrees in Geology from Princeton, A.B, University of Cincinnati, M.S. and University of Wyoming Ph.D.

Bill taught geology for several years at Montana Tech in Butte (then Montana School of Mines) and from 1965 to 1991 at the University of Idaho, where he remained a professor emeritus. He spent many summers doing fieldwork and leading graduate students in the Madison Range and Gallatin Valley in Montana, where the family enjoyed summers at a ranch. Bill had a lifelong interest in photography, a hobby begun in childhood and later expanded to aerial photography for his classes. Bill was an expert in geologic field map-ping and aerial photo interpretation - including his COSA (Color Oblique Stereo Aerial) photos taken from a small plane.

He was married to Elizabeth Carson from 1951 until her passing in 2008. He and Liz learned SCUBA diving, and they were both very interested in natural history and the environment, traveling often with a focus on expe-riencing natural beauty and wildlife. Bill is survived by three children, two grandchildren, and an infant great-grandson, whom he met a month before his passing.

James R. Adams 1948Jim Adams of Palm City, FL, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2014, at the Treasure Coast Hospice Residence in Stuart, FL. Jim entered Asheville School in the Fourth Form from Ponce de Leon High School in Coral Gables, FL. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1951 with a B.A. in Economics and joined his father’s insurance firm, Stembler Adams & Frazier. He was involved with the Greater Miami Insurance Association and was elected president in 1962. In 1972 he was elected to the Florida As-sociation of Insurance Agents, and in 1973 he became the Agents’


Association Representative to the board of the national association, where he served for 9 years. In 1981 the agency became a subsidiary of AETNA Life and Casualty in Hartford, CT. Jim remained as the Chairman until his retirement in 1991. He served as President of the South Florida Chil-dren’s Home Society, was a Rotarian in Miami for 40 years, and served on the Board of Vizcayans, the Bath Club, the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, and Ransom School in Coconut Grove, FL. While in Vermont, he served for a number of years on the board of the Sonnenberg Property Owners Association, and the Thompson Senior Center. His hob-bies included fishing, tennis, golf, and traveling. Survivors include his beloved wife of more than 56 years, Jane Ad-ams, a daughter, and his sister, Patricia McNaughton, widow of the late Bob McNaughton ’39.

Donald E. Johnson Jr. 1950Don Johnson of Grand Blanc, MI, passed away May 31, 2013, at his home. He was a 1954 graduate of Cornell University. Don served in the U.S. Navy, serving primarily on the battle-ship USS Wisconsin. He owned and operated Advertisers Press with his family for over 40 years. In 1966 he began serving on the board of Citi-zens Bank and served as Chairman of the Board from 1982 to 1994. He was also the owner of Doc Wise Boats and Motors and President of Flint Mort-gage Company. Don was very active in philanthropy in Flint, MI, his entire life serving as the President of The Whiting Foundation and Chairman of the Board of Glenwood Cemetery. He also served on the boards of the Flint Institute of Arts, United Way, Flint Ro-tary Club, Red Cross and YMCA. Don was a member of Flint City Club, Flint Rainbow Club, Flint Golf Club, Flint Elks, St. Helen Shooting Club, Ducks Unlimited, Trout Unlimited, Ruffed Grouse Society, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Grand Blanc American Legion

#413 and the Hundred Club of Flint. Recognized for his many efforts, he was the recipient of the Rectors Cross from St. Paul’s in 1999, received an Honorary Doctor of Human Letters from Kettering University, Flint Jewish Federation Community Service Award in 2003 and was named Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International. His great loves were family, fly fishing, grouse hunting, and his family farm. Survivors include four sons and ten grandchildren.

Peter Q. Nyce Jr. 1951Peter, a retired attorney, passed away April 27, 2013, at the age of 81 after a brief illness. He attended Asheville School for a post-graduate year and ran varsity track and played varsity soccer. He was a lifelong resident of Washington, DC, and Mt. Victoria, MD. He graduated from Washington & Lee University and Washington College of Law at American Univer-sity. Upon graduation, he became a member of the DC and Maryland bars. He practiced law initially with the Social Security Administration and later joined U.S. Army Legal Services Agency, Regulatory and Patent Law Office, representing the Department of Defense in utility regulatory hearings across the United States. For about a decade he acted as Special Assistant United States Attorney for New Mexico with the US Attorney’s Office in Al-buquerque. He retired in 2011 after 47 years of service. He also served in the Army reserves as an Armor Officer in M-48 Tanks and retired with the rank of Major. He enjoyed time spent on his family farm, “Nyce Manor,” in southern Maryland. He was a private pilot, regularly attended sport aviation events and owned airplanes for more than thirty years. He was predeceased by his former wife, Christine Price Nyce, and is survived by three children, four grandchildren, and his long-term companion, Margaret Nolan, of Accokeek, MD.

Jerome S. Butts 1954Jerry passed away December 22, 2011.

Ben W. Herrin 1954Ben Herrin, of Locust, NC, passed away April 30, 2014, at the age of 78. He entered Asheville School in the Third Form from Albemarle, NC. Ben played soccer and tennis, was the baseball team manager, and worked on the stage crew for Drama. He studied Mechanical Engineering at N.C. State and had careers as a VP with the family business, Albemarle Plumbing and Heating, and as the owner of Rocknoll Gardens in Albemarle.

Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Carolyn Lee Hooks Herrin, three chil-dren, and four grandchildren.

Luis Ellicott Yglesias 1954Luis Yglesias, 78, of Rindge, NH, passed away peacefully March 30, 2014, with his wife and son by his side, at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass. Luis entered Ashe-ville School in the First Form from Havana, Cuba, at the age of 12. He was President of the Astronomy Club and a member of the swimming team. He was Valedictorian of his class and was awarded the Ancient History Prize. He earned a BA (‘58) and a Ph.D. (‘68) in Romance and Comparative Literature from Harvard University. Luis was associate professor of Spanish and comparative literature at Brandeis University for 42 years. While there, Luis co-directed Brandeis University Seminars with close friend and col-league, Karen Klein. In 1990 they received a significant grant from the Ford Foundation for Faculty Develop-ment Seminars in African Literature in order to integrate African texts into the study of the humanities at Brandeis. During the late 1990s, Yglesias, Klein, and Maurice Stein, also a dear friend, founded Brandeis’ Humanities Inter-disciplinary Program (HIP). From 1974-1975, he directed the Summer Upward Bound Program at Brandeis to help underprivileged teenagers bridge the education gap.


Though he was most passionate about the act of storytelling as live perfor-mance, Luis did publish in his lifetime: a novella-length, illustrated prose poem, My Father’s House: A Poem; The Night Tree: Poems; as well as varied critical essays for New Boston Review (1970s) and others.

Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Suanne, a son, and two grandchildren.

Theodore H. Tapping 1945Ted Tapping of Manchester, MI, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tues-day, March 19, 2013. During his three years at Asheville School, he partici-pated in football and basketball and was the sports editor for the Ashnoca. He graduated from Ann Arbor High School in 1947 after serving in the US Navy. Ted received his B.A. in Psychol-ogy and M.A. in Education Adminis-tration from University of Michigan. He remained an avid supporter of Michigan athletics, holding season tickets for Michigan football for over 50 years and attending countless other Michigan hockey and softball games.

Ted served in the U.S. Navy and is a decorated World War II veteran. He proudly served on the USAT Lakehurst and USS Achernar AKA 53. Ted was a lifelong educator and administra-tor, dedicated to improving the lives of young people. He served in various teaching capacities in the Manchester School District, dedicating 30 years of service. He was the principal of Manchester’s Junior High School for 20 years. Ted’s commitment to service did not stop at his roles in education. He served on various community boards and organizations, including the Ronald McDonald House of Ann Arbor (25 years of service), the Opti-mist Club of Manchester, the United Way, the Chelsea Hospital Lifeline Pro-gram, and numerous other non-profit organizations. Ted was the definition of a “Michigan Man.” He volunteered his time with numerous University organizations, including the University

Club of Ann Arbor (Board of Direc-tors), Sigma Phi Alumni (President), and Michigan athletics. Ted is sur-vived by his wife of 60 years, Margaret (Sposito) Tapping, two children, eight grandchildren, and two great-grand-children.

Additional passing of note:Mary B. Irvin, wife of former Trustee Sam Irvin, and parent of alumni Sam, Jr. ’74 and Tim ’83.Mary Irvin, formerly of Asheville, passed away at the age of 89 on August 23, 2014, in her home in St. Simon’s Island, GA.

Born in Manchester, CT, Mary gradu-ated from Edgewood Park Junior College in New York. A brief start in the fashion industry was cut short by WWII, during which she enrolled in the Connecticut Citizens Defense Corps as a Nurses’ Aide for the Ameri-can Red Cross. After the war, she met her husband, Samuel Lowe Irvin of Columbia, SC. They were married on December 7, 1946. In 1954, the Irvin family moved to Asheville to acquire and operate the historic Plaza Theater downtown, an Asheville landmark since its opening in 1922. For forty-seven years, Mary and her husband were well-known and beloved Ashevil-lians, first residing near Beaver Lake and later in Biltmore Forest. While Sam owned and operated cinemas, Star Lanes Bowling Center and other businesses, Mary raised their four children: Janet, Anne, Sam Jr. and Tim. Mary was legendary as a gracious party hostess, society maven, and style trend-setter. They were members of the First Presbyterian Church, the Asheville Country Club, and the Biltmore Forest Country Club. Among their many civic and philanthropic endeavors, Mary and Sam made a significant gift to Asheville School.

After their children had grown, Mary resumed her career in the fashion industry by opening “Mary’s Folly,” an upscale ladies boutique in downtown

Asheville. She and Sam retired and relocated to St. Simons Island in 2001. Sam passed away in 2005; his memori-al service was in Spencer Boyd Chapel on our campus.

Mary’s survivors include her four children, five grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.



2013-2014 Donor ReportAll Contributions

For fiscal year ending June 30, 2014

Capital and Other Gifts......................................................................................................................$ 1,541,912

Cody Annual Fund................................................................................................................................$ 916,548

Total*...................................................................................................................................................$ 2,458,460*Includes cash received only; does not include pledges.

EndowmentThe value of Asheville School’s endowment as of June 30, 2014 was $47,937,205

Cody Annual Fund2012 - 2013

Total Raised:

$848,715 from 1,468 individuals

No. of Donors % Amount

Total Raised:

$916,548 from 1,327 individuals

No. of Donors % Amount

2013 - 2014

Alumni/ae 1,013 ............................33% ........$564,566Current Parents 168 ..............................61% ........$188,349Faculty/Staff 82 ............................100% ..........$23,137Trustees 31 ............................100% ...........$74,815Parents of Alumni 243 ...............................................$193,348Other Individuals 71 .................................................$32,086

919.............................30% ..........$578,343161 ............................57% .........$196,493 82 .........................100% ..........$34,566 31 ...........................100% ........$82,981239 ..............................................$189,698 80 ................................................$26,006

Financial Management Summary2013-2014 Operating Income & Expense

Operating Income

Tuition & Fees...........................$11,565,490...................78.69%Endowment.................................$1,758,212...................11.96% Contributions..............................$1,091,548.....................7.43%Other...............................................$282,507.....................1.92%Total Operating Income.........$14,697,757...................100.0%

Financial Aid

Operations & Maintenance

Instruction & Support

Administration

Financial Aid

Financial Aid

Operations & Maintenance

Admission

Constituent Relations

Plant Renewal FundDevelopment

Debt Service

Scholarship Fund

Operating Expense

Instruction & Support...........$4,584,057................31.19%Operations & Maintenance...$2,017,023................13.72%Financial Aid..........................$2,512,649................17.10%Administration......................$1,773,378.................12.07% Admission.................................$383,185..................2.61%Development............................$706,714...................4.81%Constituent Relations..............$715,044...................4.86%Debt Service.............................$674,091...................4.59%Scholarship Fund.....................$665,808...................4.53%Plant Renewal Fund.................$665,808...................4.53%

Total Operating Expense...$14,697,757................100.0%

In the table above, donors who belong to more than one constituency group are counted in each group. The 2012-2013 Cody Fund raised $848,715 from 1,468 contributors. The 2013-2014 Cody Fund raised $916,548 from 1,327 contributors.

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Dear Alumni, Parents and Friends,

I am delighted to share with you the Asheville School Annual Report for the fiscal year

ending June 30, 2014. I do so with tremendous gratitude to the many who have

supported the school with their time, talent and treasure in so many meaningful

and lasting ways, past and present.

The report shows that our school remains financially robust. As a direct result of your

generous support:

• For the fourth consecutive year, the Cody Annual Fund, critical to our school’s financial health, at almost

$917,000 surpassed its goal to become second highest ever. Support from alumni, parents, and friends like

you is the bedrock of the Fund.

• The school received over $1.5 million in capital gifts, with about half dedicated to restoration and renova-

tion of the iconic Anderson and Lawrence halls, both well into their second centuries (more below), and the

balance to support financial aid, program and professional development, facility preservation and replace-

ment, and other essentials of the school’s long-term fiscal health.

We are deeply grateful to all who made these gifts, and thank you from our hearts. Particularly, I offer

appreciation to our faculty and trustees, 100% of whom supported the Cody Annual Fund again this year.

We dwell in a special time in the school’s history. The school’s record enrollment (287) reflects a diverse

mix of boys and girls hailing from 20 states and 15 foreign countries. The endowment now tops $48

million, also an all-time high. The College and Work Readiness Assessment (CWRA) tests have recently

confirmed objectively what we have always known intuitively, that over time the school adds significantly

to each student’s skills; these results confirm the wisdom of your investments in our school, both financial

and otherwise. Remarkable and positive changes have occurred in the school’s social fabric and atmosphere

over recent decades. Arch Montgomery, only the 8th headmaster of the school in over a century and now

Executive Secretary of the venerable Headmasters Association, is well into his second decade of distinc-

tive leadership. He is surrounded and supported by a superb faculty and staff, the lifeblood of the school,

including a fresh infusion of talented new faculty and a dynamic new Development Director, Dan Seiden,

all of whom we warmly welcome. Dan may be calling on you soon to discuss how you might help with the

initiatives before us.

As former Chair Gil Prince 1971 wrote to you last year, Board and staff members spent well over a year tire-

lessly crafting the school’s ambitious Strategic Plan, now a year into being, and it provides the framework to

meet the challenges that lie ahead. Early successes, notably the Mitchell Hall and Vandergrift Science Center

renovation, crucial to our academic program and for which your support was vital and deeply appreci-

ated, show that we can make great progress. The largest single initiative launched by the Strategic Plan, the

long-deferred renovation and restoration of Anderson and Lawrence Halls, now lies before us. The school is

worthy of the task.

We can never thank you enough—or often enough—for your loyal support of, dedication to, and

investment in our school. It is your loyalty and generosity that help make the Asheville School experience

possible for the many young people who are the school’s essential reason for being.

On behalf of our Board of Trustees, I thank you, our valued alumni, parents and friends, for your ongoing

commitment to support, protect and preserve the unique and special experience we call Asheville School.

Very truly yours,

Laurance D. Pless 1971

Chairman, Board of Trustees

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