Reunion 2013

For many alums, Reunion began on Friday, June 14 with class-organized parties at local restaurants and homes. School-sponsored events began on Saturday morning with a 50th Reunion breakfast and tour, as well as a Run/Walk for retiring faculty Clay Hall. In addition to a cookout, alumni/ae athletic games, campus tours and children’s activities, there were many special programs. In the morning, a group of alumnae from the women's schools gathered in Thompson Hall to hear former faculty members Betty Bradley Benedict '40 DAY and Heidi Dawidoff. The two women discussed the process in compiling their book, A History of the Girl's Schools of New Haven: Day, Prospect Hill, and Day Prospect Hill Schools, as well as facilitated a discussion from the gathered alumni/ae about their memories of the schools.

Approximately 150 guests attended the annual alumni/ae luncheon in Heath Commons where Head of School Barbara Riley presented the 2013 Distinguished Alumnus Award to Dr. George McLean Milne, Jr. '61 HGS, who's work in the fields of chemistry and pharmacology have changed the face of modern medicine. Milne addressed alumni/ae with a talk titled "The Future of Biomedical Innovation." Click here to read about Dr. Milne's address.

Afternoon events included a lecture by faculty members Ian Melchinger '88 and Josh Brant '88 on how recent brain research has affected teaching at Hopkins; a student panel discussion; and chess games in Heath Commons with the Hopkins Chess Team.

Many younger alums returned to campus to play in lacrosse, baseball or softball games on the outer fields with their fellow sports alums and former coaches. The alumni lacrosse game was played with a record high 9 goalies and players representing 4 decades for a fun-filled 60 minutes on the field. The relatively low numbers didn't diminish the excitement of the softball players when Cindy Chase '75 arrived (post neck surgery) to cheer her girls and Bill Ewen hosted another enjoyable tennis round-robin. The baseball players had the chance to strut their stuff for coaches Parr and Hart and reminisce about when 9 innings felt too short.

Late in the afternoon, over 100 alumni/ae, faculty, family and friends gathered in Heath Commons to honor Ralph "Doc" Kirchhofer, the legendary former wrestling and football coach, teacher and mentor to generations of Hopkins alumni/ae. This special event was organized by his devoted former students and friends to honor him with an endowed scholarship fund in his name. Jamie McAndrews '72 HGS announced that over the past year, friends of "Doc" raised a total of $300,000 to begin the "Ralph "Doc" Kirchhofer Scholarship Fund." This fund perpetuates Doc's legendary legacy at Hopkins and provides financial assistance to a student who demonstrates the values that he instilled in his students and wrestlers, including a commitment to strive for personal excellence under all conditions and valuing that effort in others. Additional photos and video from this event can be seen at www.hopwrestling.weebly.com

As the daytime activities came to a close, more Reunion alumni/ae arrived on campus for the evening's cocktail hour and dinner under the tent. The Harmonaires and the Teacher Band provided the musical entertainment for the evening. The Teacher Band rocked the tent with classics from the decades. It was a successful and joyful Reunion for the hundreds of alumni/ae who returned to Hopkins, to reconnect with one another and catch up with life on the Hill.

Highest attendance at Reunion:
By number: 2008 with 43
By percentage: HGS 1963 with 60%

Earliest Reunion Class represented:
not in reunion, but John Flanagan ‘39 attended the Kirchhofer event
earliest reunion classes: HGS ‘48, Day ‘48, and PHS ‘48

Traveled farthest:
Steve Musante ‘98 (Hong Kong)

Total Reunion Giving
$650,000

Highest percentage of participation by a class in giving:
1963 HGS 67%
1963 DPH 67%

Largest gift from a class:
1963 HGS $200,000

2008
Chris Pagliarella
Henri Wilson

2003
Tom Armstrong
Nate Koonce
Ali Lieberman
Paige Rossetti
Ross Stern

1998
Misha Body
Tina Chen
Joe Cohen
Leo Connors
Karla Heczkova DeMaio
Jennifer Goldstein
John Pantalena

1993
Shelby Wilson
Dana Merk
Sachin Shah
Tara Cook-Littman
Chris Slawsky

1988
Jon Berchem
Tom Fahy
Kyra Jacobs Foster
Gail Lerner
Ken Potash
Steven Segaloff

1983
Andrew Levy, Co-Chair
Philip Johnson, Co-Chair
Bob Bua
Elizabeth Chapman
Sara Hamilton Everett
Ted Lovejoy

1978
Andrea Boissevain, Co-Chair
Janet Granger, Co-Chair
Dale Caldwell
Carol Passarelli Fedorchak
Alison Graham
Emlyn Hughes

1973
Allan Arffa
Marty Bell
Margy Norton Campion
Art Kreiger
Peter Langerman
Susan Lapides
Pam Seymon

 

1963 DPH
Meg Bluhm Carey

Mary Anne Barry Cox
Carol Stock Kranowitz
Pat Fiorito Oakes
Ellen Smith
Nancy Bussmann VanNatta

1963 HGS
Vining Bigelow
Dana Blanchard
Ed Bradstreet
John Crowther
Bob DeLucia
Dick Ferguson
Ron Groves
Chris Komisarjevsky
Frank Loehmann
Mark Sklarz

1958 HGS
Bill Carlson
Dick DeNicola
Jim DeLucia
Chris Doob
Taber Hamilton
Dan Koenigsberg
John Schneider

1953 HGS
David Beers
Tom Connor
Dante DeDomincis
Hal Hochman
Ron Ohslund
Jim Shanley
Gary Sochrin