RE Log Fall 2014

RAMSOM EVERGLADES LOG | FALL 2014 Head of School Mrs. Stephanie G. “Penny” Townsend 2014-2015 Board of Trustees Chairman Mr. Eric Mendelson Trustees Trustee Emeritus Mr. Henry H. Anderson, Jr. ’38 Life Trustee Mr. Eric Buermann ’69 President, Alumni Association Board Mr. Ben Quevedo ’98 President, Parents’ Association Mrs. Nancy Halula Faculty Representatives Mr. Greg Cooper – Upper School Dr. Shirley Vaerewyck – Middle School Mission Statement Guided by the words of Paul C. Ransom, Ransom Ever- glades School produces graduates who “believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it.” The mission of Ransom Everglades School is to provide an educational environment in which the pursuit of honor, academic excellence and intellectual growth is complemented by concern for the physical, cultural and character development of each student. The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes each student’s sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and contribute to society. Contributing Writer Patty Shillington ’77 Photography Cover and Head Start photographs by Donna Victor RE Photo Galleries www.ransomevergladesschool.smugmug.com © 2014 Ransom Everglades School Published by the Office of Advancement Ransom Everglades School 3575 Main Highway Coconut Grove, FL 33133 305.460.8859 www.ransomeverglades.org FEATURES INSIDE 1 Head Start, Penny Townsend New Head of School 14 2013-2014 Annual Report of Giving Letter From Chairman, Jeffrey Miller ’79 Mr. Andrew L. Ansin ’81 Mr. Jonathan Awner Mr. John P. Bolduc Ms. Deborah Bussel ’79 Mrs. Mariela Cisneros-Mestre Mr. Carlos de la Cruz, Jr. Mr. Al Dotson, Jr. Ms. Miriam Esteve Mr. Jeffrey J. Hicks ’84 Mrs. Debra Hirschl Mr. William Holly ’86 Mr. Jonathan I. Kislak Mr. Richard J. Lampen Mrs. Alice Jacobson Lash ’78 Mr. Richard Leeds Dr. Elizabeth Leight Dr. Kerin McCarthy Fredman Mr. David McWilliams Mr. Mark Meland Mr. Jeffrey Miller ’79 Mr. Michael Moran Mrs. Elizabeth Barash Murphy Dr. Elana Oberstein-Harris ’93 Mr. Jeffrey T. Roberts Mr. Emilio Romano Mr. Robert G. Segel Mrs. Kimberly Kyle Smith Mr. Gary Tie-Shue Mr. Rudy Prio Touzet ’76 1 1 44 47 49 58 59 Fall Alumni Events Matriculation 2014 Alumni Weekend 2014 Class Notes Faculty and Staff News In Loving Memory