RE Log - Spring 2016

SPRINg 2016 Ransom Everglades LOG 1 Table of Contents Ransom Everglades Log Spring 2016 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS A Bowden Memory 4 Mr. Bowden: Changing lives for 60 years at Ransom Everglades. Making Waves 14 Ashleigh Johnson ’12 got the great education she wanted. Now she’s going for Olympic gold. Giving Back 22 Janet Lustgarten ’78 will be forever grateful that Ransom Everglades launched her into the field of technology. From the Pagoda 2 Student News 26 Students in Action 28 On Campus 30 Sports 32 Alumni Events 34 Class Notes - Alumni 36 Class Notes – Faculty & Staff 50 In Loving Memory 50 Executive Editor: Amy Shipley Associate Editor: Suzanne Kores Art & Design: Kim Foster Contributing Editors: Thomas Willis ’04, Vicki Carbonell Williamson ’88 Contributing Writers: Jeff Lindsay ’70, Marika Lynch ’91, Patty Shillington ’77, Catharine Skipp Cover photo: Ransom Everglades Archives Contact Us: Ransom Everglades School Office of Communications 3575 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, FL 33133 T: 305 460 8212 E: REnews@ransomeverglades.org To change your address or remove yourself from our mailing list , please send an email to REnews@ransomeverglades.org. W: www.ransomeverglades.org/log The Ransom Everglades Log aims to connect, inform and engage readers in the life of Ransom Everglades School. It is published by the Ransom Everglades Office of Communications. 4 14 22 Link to the photo galleries: https://ransomevergladesschool.smugmug.com