Awards and Honors Highlight Leaders’ Weekend

Oscar Tang '56 and Barbara Chase pose with the recipients of this year's Distinguished Service Awards.

Alumni and teachers recognized during Friday night dinner

November 07, 2008 --The announcement of teaching foundations, Distinguished Service Awards, and an extraordinary $10 million commitment to the endowment all contributed to the energy and enthusiasm of Andover’s annual Leaders’ Weekend, which ran from Friday, October 31 through Sunday, November 2. Also during the weekend, the Board of Trustees made important decisions regarding the upcoming capital campaign (see sidebar).

Oscar Tang ’56, president of the board, announced the $10 million gift from former board president David Underwood ’54, during the faculty and alumni dinner on Friday evening. Also during the dinner, Tang, along with head of school Barbara Landis Chase, honored retiring charter trustee Sandra Urie ’70, who served from 2000-2008.

Among a host of notable contributions, Urie chaired the Strategic Planning Committee and co-chaired the Peabody Museum Planning Committee. Tang recalled that just as he was settling into his new role as board president in 2004, Andover had embarked on its strategic planning process. The Academy had recently completed a historic fund-raising campaign and it was time for a renewed outlook. “Sandy has been my polar star in terms of the aspirations we have for the school; it has been a fantastic experience,” he said.

Teaching Foundations and Fellowships

Continuing Friday evening’s honors, deans Temba Maqubela and John Rogers announced the following teaching foundations and fellowships:

Israel Family Foundation for Science and Research: Rick Fienberg
Protestant Chaplaincy Fund: Rev. Anne Gardner
Zukerman Fellowship for Teaching and Learning: Pat Farrell
Garrigues/Class of 1915 Teaching Foundation: Doug Kuhlmann
Frederick Beinecke Foundations for Teaching: Marcelle Doheny and Kevin O’Connor

Distinguished Service Awards

The annual Leaders’ Recognition Luncheon, held Nov. 1, included a gathering of trustees and Alumni Council members reflecting on what it means to serve and to lead at Andover. “The breadth and depth of what you do is hard to describe; we are forever grateful,” said Chase, thanking the following recipients of the Distinguished Service Award:

Thomas Keefe ’50                                                      Lucy Thomson ’66
Bryan Miller ’66                                                         Eric Wentworth ’50
Evelyn and George Rockas P’05, ’08                           Russell Thomes Jr. ’46

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Trustees Focus on Fund Raising and Finances

The business portion of Leaders’ Weekend focused not only on the immediate and speculative effects of the global economy, but on long-term planning to secure Andover’s future.

During its meetings, the Board of Trustees made several decisions related to the upcoming fund-raising campaign, including the approval of a $310-million goal and a full slate of fund-raising priorities in support of students, faculty, programs, and campus facilities. As of Oct. 31, the campaign nucleus fund stood strong at $164 million. The name, “The Campaign for Andover, Building on The Surest Foundation,” acknowledges the lasting impact of the previous campaign (Campaign Andover, The Surest Foundation) as well as new philanthropic momentum that will bridge generations and ensure an even stronger Andover.

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