RE Log Fall 2018

)$// Ransom Everglades LOG 91 “I loved my years at The Everglades School for Girls – the school was a safe haven, ¿OOHG ZLWK FDULQJ WHDFKHUV DQG DGPLQLVWUDWRUV GHGLFDWHG WR P\ VXFFHVV ZKRVH YDOXHV helped me grow into a strong capable adult. It seemed an extraordinary opportunity for a girl like me, who had started in Miami’s public school system. While my brother Arthur ’69 and I were students at the Ransom School and Everglades, our brother Doug was only a baby. He followed in our footsteps to Ransom Everglades, graduat- ing in 1980. “For Doug, who was gay, society was not open or welcoming. His experience JURZLQJ XS ZDV GLɤFXOW DQG KH FRXOG QRW WDON DERXW KLV VH[XDOLW\ XQWLO KLV FROOHJH years. Even when he passed away much too young at only 47, social acceptance and equal rights were not guaranteed. In his memory, my brothers and I established the Douglas Vogt Dutcher ’80 Fund for Equity and Justice at the Ransom Everglades School. This endowment is allowing current Ransom Everglades students to partici- pate in national conferences, leadership development programs and other activities that help foster an inclusive and supportive society. We are so pleased to provide these educational opportunities for students like my EURWKHU ± WKRVH ZRUNLQJ WR FUHDWH D FRPPXQLW\ ZKHUH VWXGHQWV ZKR DUH GLɣHUHQW DUH accepted and supported, so that their experience and identity become part of the RE community and an open society.” Most recently, the Douglas Vogt Dutcher ’80 Fund for Equity and Justice helped support the Booker T. Washington-Ransom Everglades exchange, a week-long pro- gram that promotes dialogue on race, identity and social equity.” 7KH 'RXJODV 9RJW 'XWFKHU Ȇ )XQG IRU (TXLWy DQG -XVWLFH WhyIGive Darrow Dutcher Hodges ’63 Douglas Vogt Dutcher ’80 'DUURZ 'XWFKHU +RGJHV Ȇ