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News anchor Peter Jennings, back left, and Todd Brewster, back right,
visited campus Sunday, Sept. 22, to discuss their new book, In Search
of America. Afterward, Jennings and Brewster spoke with staff members
of PA’s student newspaper, The Phillipian. Shown, left to right
in front row, are seniors Michael Ruderman, Shanshan Jiang, Courtney
McBride, Paul Sonne and Justin Ng. |
Committee
charged with planning April celebrations
In April
2003, Phillips Academy will put on its party hat to celebrate both
the conclusion of Campaign Andover and the dual anniversaries of Phillips
Academy, founded 225 years ago, and Abbot Academy, founded 175 years
ago.
Over the summer, a planning committee was named to prepare for the
big event. The committee is co-chaired by Director of Alumni Affairs
Michael Ebner ’70; Jean St. Pierre, instructor in English and
theatre; and Tamara Rogers ’70, past president of the Alumni
Council.
“We will be focusing on the history and tradition of both Phillips
Academy and Abbot Academy to create a celebration that will bring
together our alumni, students and faculty,” said Ebner.
The committee has plans to meet throughout the fall and winter and
will update the community as plans are put in place.
Summer
Session says goodbye to Jan Lisiak
In the
midst of celebrating its 60th anniversary, Summer Session said goodbye
to its director, Jan Lisiak, who retired in September after 15 years
at the academy.
Lisiak became director of Summer Session in 1996. Under her tenure,
Summer Session pared down the length of its program from six to five
weeks and developed a strong Web presence to attract more students.
Lisiak also encouraged the development of immersion programs like
Theatre Enterprise, which contributes to a deeper and more meaningful
foray into the world of drama.
Before heading up PA’s Summer Session, Lisiak served the academy
as director of academic computing and acting director of technology
and telecommunications.
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PA observes first anniversary of Sept. 11
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In
recognition of the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept.
11, 2001, students, faculty and staff were invited to participate
in several commemorative events on campus.
The day began with an all-school meeting in Cochran Chapel. Following
welcoming remarks by Head of School Barbara Chase, Acting Head of
School Becky Sykes and Instructor in History and Social Science Carroll
Perry shared their reflections of Sept. 11, 2001. After a singing
of “America (My Country ’Tis of Thee),” the chapel
bells rang, followed by a two-minute national time of silence. Staff
members not present at the all-school meeting were encouraged to gather
in their respective departments for the tolling of the bells and moment
of silence.
Later that afternoon, the community was invited to a gathering with
music and prayers, followed by an Interfaith Service of Remembrance
that evening in Cochran Chapel. |
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L U M N I N E W S
New
members join the Alumni Council
Alumni
Council president Tom French ’77 welcomed new members of the
Alumni Council, who began their terms on Sept. 1: Kwadwo Acheampong
’02, Claudia Arrigg ’67, Benjamin Beinecke ’02, Martin
Begien ’46, Leslie Callahan ’68, Elizabeth DeLucia ’85,
Dara Donahue ’83, Tyrone Forman ’88, Drayton Heard ’36,
Philip Kemp ’73, Martin Koffman ’77, Stephen Kunian ’56,
Gary Lee ’74, Frederick Moore ’43, Walter Maroney ’72,
Tom Seeley ’90, Jacqueline Kay Schlosser ’48, James Sonne
’02, André Spears ’68, Franco Torres ’96 and
Eric Wentworth ’50.
Conference
awards captured by OAR
The Office of Academy Resources received two awards at this year’s
Harris Internet Services Users Conference in Amelia Island, Fla.,
in August. The Andover team won the Best Offline Promotional Material
award for its unique packaging of a shirt advertising BlueLink, Andover’s
online community. The shirts were folded to fit into a 4x6-inch cardboard
wrapper that carried the Bluelink logo on the back. The OAR team also
captured the Highest Registration Rate-Launched Less than One Year
award for having 22.7 percent of its alumni body registered on the
site since October 2001.
Alumni,
students on trip to Dominican Republic |
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| Above,
l. to r., Josh Accomando, brother of Justin ’99, Aynslie ’00
and Peter ’05; Haleigh Johnson, daughter of M. Carl Johnson III
’66; Brittney Bailey ’03; Brandi Flournoy ’03; and
Mimi Hanley ’04 with local children at the Alvarez farm. |
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(See
the Photo Gallery)
Nineteen
participants, including PA students, alumni children, alumni chaperones
and three faculty members joined in a community service, language
and learning program in the Dominican Republic and on the PA campus
in July. The three-week program, organized by the Spanish department
and the Office of Community Service, was led by Director of Alumni
Affairs and Protestant Chaplain Mike Ebner ’70, Interim Director
of Community Service Mike Koehler ’94, Spanish instructor Rebecca
McCann and Christine Cloonan ’98. The trip, organized to immerse
students in the culture and language of the West Indies island country,
also afforded them an opportunity to build teamwork and solidarity
through community service.
The two weeks spent in the Dominican Republic included a tour of
the capital, Santo Domingo, and a welcome by the U.S. ambassador,
community service projects at Fudeco Dajabón and El Cibao,
and outdoor activities at a beach resort and at Rancho Baiguate
and the Ebano Verde Research Preserve.
Upon their return home, the group stayed on campus for an additional
week and created a presentation for the Phillips Academy Summer
Session community about their experiences.
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BlueScoop
now part of BlueLink
Now all alumni have the chance to share news and post interesting
updates quickly and easily online. BlueLink, the online community
of Phillips and Abbot Academy, now includes BlueScoop, which serves
as the online class notes companion to the published column in the
Andover Bulletin. In this virtual format, BlueScoop provides registered
members of the BlueLink community the opportunity to post their latest
news and personal updates in a password-protected setting. The user
is able to sort posted news quickly and easily and even submit photographs.
Questions? Call Eric Steinert at 978-749-4283 or e-mail him at esteinert@andover.edu.
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Gallagher
appointed alumni trustee
As the
newly appointed head co-chair of the Alumni Fund Committee of the
Alumni Council (also known as the Annual Giving Board), Paul Gallagher
’64 will serve as an alumni trustee on the Board of Trustees
for the next two years. He replaces Grace Curley ’81, who completed
her two-year trustee term in June. Claudia Arrigg ’67 was appointed
to fill Gallagher’s place as second co-chair on the Annual Giving
Board.
Send
us your seasonal address
As we plan for gatherings around the world and to make sure your Andover
mail reaches you with alacrity, we ask alumni, parents, faculty emeriti
and friends to send us your seasonal addresses, indicating which months
of the year you spend there. The information can be e-mailed to alumni-affairs@andover.edu
or mailed to Phillips Academy, Alumni Records Office, 180 Main St.,
Andover MA 01810. |
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 It’s
not too early to plan for reunions
All Andover and Abbot classes ending in 3 and 8 are invited to join
us on the Hill on June 13–15, 2003, for what will surely be a
wonderful reunion weekend. Stay tuned for more information. |
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| Catherine
Lizotte of the Office of Alumni Affairs compiled the news for
this section. |
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