Remembering Andover
By Ed Nef '51
Ed Nef ’51 with his daughter Patricia Nef Striegl, and her sons Andrew and Thomas Striegl
It was in my later years that I began to realize how effectively Andover had instilled in me some great attributes: a sense of honor, self discipline, and an appreciation for learning. I learned to respect people and to dislike unfairness. Andover made me believe a better world was possible. I also learned that education was about moral choices. These constants have guided me throughout my life and have made me an eternal optimist.
But I also admit my fondest memories of Andover are still—well, I must be honest—of going home for vacation and sleeping late (I was a teenager, after all).
When I return to Andover, I delight in the sea of young and eager faces experiencing the same things I did. They, too, are teenagers. And they, too, are receiving the same rigorous intellectual training I enjoyed. They are filled with optimism for the future and know they can do something worthwhile in the world.
The promise of Andover students today is the reason I gladly give back to the school. Andover has made it easy to contribute, and, best of all, because I donate to the school through planned gifts, I receive retirement income from the contribution and an immediate tax deduction as well. Andover’s gift planning office helped me select the best way to donate, satisfying the needs of the Academy as well as my own. The knowledge that Andover is on a steady course encourages me. Investing in the future of Andover students is, I believe, one of the surest investments I can make.