2018–2019 Annual Report

2018–2019 ADMINISTRATION

Head of School

Alan Sparrow

Associate Head of School

Jennifer Blake

Beginning School Principal

Emma Wellman

Lower School Principal

Jij de Jesus

Lower School Specialty Principal

Linda Tatomer

Middle School Principal

Pam Smith

Interim Middle School Principal

Charlotte Larsen

Upper School Principal

Ingrid Gustavson

Upper School Assistant Principal

Dave Samson

Chief Financial Officer

Gwen Fonarow

Director of Admission

Kathryn B. Gundersen

Director of Institutional Advancement

Robyn Jensen ’02

Director of Technology

Patrick Godfrey

2018–2019 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Jennifer Price-Wallin, Chair, Board of Trustees

Philip G. McCarthey, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees

Jay Bartlett, Investment Committee Chair

John Bird

Carol Clawson, Legal Chair

Dru Damico

Pastor France Davis

Luz Escamilla

Bing Fang

Kitty Northrop Friedman ’91

Alex Gardner ’07, Alumni Committee Chair

Virginia Gowski, Education Committee Chair, McCarthey Campus Home and School Representative

The Rt. Rev. Scott B Hayashi, Episcopal Bishop of Utah

Chris Hill

Adam Himoff

Sarah Lehman

Katie Lieberman

Akemi Louchheim, Nominating Committee Chair

Marina Lowe

Gina Miller, Annual Fund Chair, Lincoln Street Campus Home and School Representative

John Miller ’96, Finance Committee Chair

Wood Moyle ’90

Martin Olsen

Laura Snow Prosper

Todd Rankin

Saba Siddiqui

Anna Topham

Chris Von Maack ’97, Development Committee Chair

Ex-Officio

Alan Sparrow, Head of School

Trustees Emeriti

Peter Billings Jr. ’63

Bob Marquardt

Bob Steiner

Kevin Steiner

Christopher “Kit” Sumner ’64

EDITOR IN CHIEF // Stephanie Orfanakis

MANAGING EDITOR // Kelly Hermans

LAYOUT/PRODUCTION // Mason Fetzer

FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY // Kirsten Hepburn, Kelly Hermans, Stuart Ruckman, and Michael Schoenfeld

As I look ahead to my last year as head of Rowland Hall, I am energized by the opportunity to create a more inclusive learning environment for everyone.

FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

Dear Rowland Hall Families and Friends,

I have traveled a great deal during my tenure as head of school at Rowland Hall, attending conferences, giving presentations, and visiting other schools. The primary motivation for this travel is always the same: I want to learn. Whether I’m conferring with fellow heads of school about educational trends and best practices or sitting in on a workshop about enrollment management, my philosophy has always been that I am a better leader of our school when I am informed and connected to the outside world. During the past year, I participated in some of the most memorable professionaldevelopment opportunities of my career, including the People of Color Conference in Nashville last December. It was incredibly powerful to hear firsthand about the experiences of educators and students of color at other independent schools, and to learn about how we can all become stronger allies and accomplices in our communities. While I’m proud that we at

Rowland Hall have long been committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, I know that we can continue to improve. As I look ahead to my last year as head of Rowland Hall, I am energized by the opportunity to create a more inclusive learning environment for everyone, and I hope you will all join me in prioritizing this work. Another benefit of my frequent travel to conferences and workshops: conversations with other educators reinforce all the things we’re doing right at Rowland Hall. We have a truly dedicated faculty and staff engaged in their own professional development, all with the goal of enhancing the student experience and providing the best education possible. We have remarkably talented students who have won titles and awards in the arts, athletics, debate, writing, and computer science, among other things. We have an active, caring cohort of parent volunteers, and we have an outstanding Board of Trustees, all of whom give generously of

their time to ensure that Rowland Hall is a successful school today and an even better school tomorrow.

We also have an amazing community of alumni dispersed throughout the country, and they are perhaps the best testament to our success: they are thinking deeply and living with purpose long after they’ve left our campus. I could not be more proud to read the stories of the alumni featured here in this year’s Annual Report. Not only are they making a difference through their contributions to the world, they are setting a positive example for the next generation of graduates.

As much as I enjoy traveling, and learning through professional development opportunities around the country, I am always grateful to return home to Salt Lake City and Rowland Hall. I have cherished this community for the past 27 years and look forward to making my final year here the best that it can be.

Sincerely,

Alan C. Sparrow

FROM THE CHAIR

OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

During the 2018–2019 school year, I was fortunate to spend a significant amount of time on campus. My favorite memory was watching our 3PreK students racing around the school sidewalks on their tricycles, happy and worry-free! Joy is an essential component of the learning environment at Rowland Hall, and I’ve seen it on the faces of countless people—young and old—in our community this past year.

As I reflected on what makes our school such a joyful place for students and adults, one core value kept coming to mind: the strength of our relationships with one another. Year after year, our graduating seniors comment on the personal connections they have with teachers and staff. Our students feel supported and challenged, inspired and heard. Our teachers truly know the young people in their classrooms and thus are able to push all students to be their best selves. These authentic connections lead to state championships for our athletics teams, record-setting performances from our debaters, and most importantly, risk-taking and growth in the classrooms every day.

As a trustee and parent, I’ve personally experienced the power of relationship building in our community for many years, but this year more than ever, as we launched an international search for a new head of school. I cannot adequately express how moved I’ve been to witness the way people at Rowland Hall came together to both share their gratitude and respect for Alan Sparrow—who will retire next summer after 28

years of exceptional leadership—and to invest in helping us find our next great leader. To the members of the Head of School Search Committee and my fellow board members, and to the parents, faculty, staff, students, and alumni who attended meetings with our candidates and asked thoughtful questions, filled out surveys, and shared their thoughts in conversations across campus: thank you. Because of your commitment to our school and your participation in the process, Rowland Hall is thrilled to be welcoming Mick Gee as our next head of school in July 2020.

The bonds we build between children and adults, between colleagues, between students, and between parents are what allow us to sustain a culture of excellence and caring. All the head of school candidates immediately observed how special our school is, and it’s because of the people who make up Rowland Hall. Your talent, thoughtfulness, and dedication make everything we do a success, from arts performances to the auction, from science labs to professionaldevelopment workshops, from Convocation in August to commencement in June. Your continued investment in our students, and in each other, is remarkable.

I look forward to connecting with many of you throughout the 2019–2020 school year as we celebrate Alan Sparrow and honor the impactful relationships he’s built—and fostered among others—for nearly three decades. I have no doubt the next year will be another joyful and exciting one for all of us. Cheers!

Jennifer Price-Wallin Board of Trustees Chair

FINANCE REPORT

2018 – 2019

The Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees is pleased to report that 2018–2019 was another successful year for Rowland Hall. The school remains debt-free, our endowment has grown steadily for the past 10 years, and we have kept tuition growth below the average for peer schools across the nation. We are also able to maintain our commitment to competitive compensation for our faculty, matching the salaries of the Salt Lake City School District scale and thus aiding in the recruitment and retention of the best educators available to our children.

This year we continued investing resources in meeting the goals of our Strategic Plan, with a significant amount of money from the auction and Annual Fund committed to professional development for faculty and

staff. We have also directed resources toward expanding and improving Upper School science labs as well as increasing middle and upper school staffing to support social-emotional learning. Additionally, we remain deeply engaged in strengthening our business and enrollment model and plan to increase our administrative focus on enrollment management during the coming year, and beyond.

Rowland Hall is in a strong financial position. As we prepare for a leadership transition in 2020, the Board of Trustees is confident that we will continue to grow our reputation as one of the leading independent schools in the country.

Thank you for sharing our commitment to the transformational power of education.

John Miller ’96 Finance Committee Chair

JULY 1, 2018–JUNE 30, 2019

OPERATING BUDGET

Ultimately we’re in the hope business, and we have more control of building that hope at independent schools.

NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL

In June, Board Chair Jennifer Price-Wallin announced the appointment of Michael “Mick” Gee as Rowland Hall’s next head of school. A native of the UK, Mick has over 20 years of leadership experience in independent schools and currently serves as the head of Allendale Columbia School in Rochester, New York. While Mick won’t begin his headship here until July 1, 2020, his wife, Amy, and daughter, Madeleine, became Salt Lake City residents in August so Madeleine could join Rowland Hall’s class of 2021.

We caught up with Mick while he was fishing at the Finger Lakes in New York during the summer. Read on to learn more about what he’s been reading, what work he might do if he weren’t an educator, and why he wants to know what you hope for.

This Q&A has been edited for length and style.

We know you are an avid soccer player. What role does soccer play in your life?

I think if I was asked to describe myself, I would say athlete first rather than teacher. Or, it would be close. I come from a football-mad country, and I’ve been playing since I was eight, competitively. There are two things I do that, when I’m doing them, I don’t think about anything else. Fishing is one, and soccer is the other.

With soccer, I love the competitive element. I love the team sport. I love the camaraderie, and I love playing the game. I think I got better as I got older, too, even though I played at a pretty high level when I was 18. Now I play with the over-30 and over-40 guys, which keeps the challenge up for me. I’ve played in competitive leagues in Nottingham, London, Pittsburgh, and Rochester, and hopefully next, Salt Lake City.

If you didn’t work in education, what kind of work would you do? If I wasn’t going to be a professional soccer player—and I think those days are gone—I like the idea of professional DJing as well. There’s a guy called Pete Tong who runs the BBC Radio 1

dance show, DJing all over the country. That’s a great job. I like the technical, scientific side to it.

Growing up, I wanted to be a veterinary surgeon—also a technical, scientific career.

Tell us about your funniest memory from your days as a classroom teacher.

True story: I was teaching chemistry in England when I first started out, in a public school, with classes of 28 students. When you’re teaching chemistry, the lab safety requires extra attention. One of the rules was that you couldn’t sit down during labs, so if anything spilled, you could quickly get out of the way.

So with one class of eighth graders—not the most forgiving crowd—I was demonstrating a fractional distillation (separating different alcohols from each other by boiling point). As I was doing it, I asked the class, “What’s one of the rules? Is there anything I’m doing wrong?” And one of the kids said, “Yeah, you’re sitting down. You can’t get out of the way.” As he said it, this round-bottomed glass flask fell off of the reflux, bounced off the desk and the bench, kicked over the flame, and poured right onto me, setting my trousers on fire. The kids thought it was set up, like a way of teaching them a lesson. Then when they saw the look of panic on my face, they realized.

I’m lucky because alcohol burns off before the material burns, so I had a few seconds to recover. But I was running around with my trousers on fire because I didn’t do what I

told the kids to do.

It wasn’t really funny at the time, but it’s funny now.

What’s the last book you read that impacted you strongly? Why?

The End of Average by Todd Rose. The premise of the book is essentially that we teach to the middle, we teach to the average, and it’s a pretty prescriptive curriculum, right? We don’t give kids or adults the chance to dive into things because we tell them you have to do four years of that subject and three years of this and two years of that. Every school does it. So what I’ve been trying to do in education in the last few years is explore what we can do instead of what we must do. I’m interested in giving kids a chance to really flourish in something, and maybe not do as much of the must-do stuff.

What is one piece of great advice you received as an educator?

Who gave it to you, and why did it resonate?

One that’s stuck with me came from Tom King, who was the head of school at Sutton Centre, a community-based school near Nottingham. The kids at that school were on top of you, and they were from really disadvantaged backgrounds, and at times, they were dangerous. I once had to disarm a kid who came into my class with a baseball bat. It was an interesting environment.

Tom King always talked about being good on the stairs. And what he meant by that was: you have to

be able to deal with the unknown. You can be brilliantly planned, but if you’re not good on the stairs, you’re not going to succeed. And the kids won’t respect you just because you’re the teacher—you have to earn their respect. You have to talk to them on their terms and you have to show them that you care about them. You always have to earn people’s respect: you do it as a teacher, you do it with opposition soccer players, you do it as a coach.

About one year out from officially becoming the head of Rowland Hall, what is one question you’d like to pose to our community?

The question I asked the search committee during my semifinalist interview was: what do you hope for? I wonder about that. We have our polished marketing materials and curriculum guides, but what do we hope for our graduates? I keep thinking about that because I have a daughter who is going to graduate from Rowland Hall, and so I wonder what the people at the school hope for her, and how those hopes match up with her own.

I think we don’t ask ourselves that enough—we talk about what we’re going to teach, and we look for a good college, and so on. But ultimately we’re in the hope business, and we have more control of building that hope at independent schools. So when our graduates walk out the door of Rowland Hall, what do we hope for? Probably everything, I imagine.

CHRISTOPHER VON MAACK ’97

APPOINTED NEXT BOARD CHAIR

We are pleased to announce that Christopher Von Maack ’97 has been elected Rowland Hall’s next chair of the Board of Trustees. He will begin his term in July 2020. Current Board Chair Jennifer Price-Wallin will continue in the role for the upcoming academic year.

Chris joined the board in July 2014 and has served as chair of the Alumni Association and Development Committee. A Rowland Hall lifer—a student who attended the school for 12 or more years—and parent of two current students, his long-standing relationship with the school and dynamic leadership skills made Chris the clear choice to guide the board during the transition to a new head of school and ongoing Capital Campaign. “It will be an honor to serve as board chair during these important times,” Chris said. “I look forward to helping preserve and enhance our strong institution and community and acclimate a new head of school—something that the school has not done in 28 years.”

I look forward to helping preserve and enhance our strong institution and community.

Jason McNeil recently founded McNeil Von Maack, a downtown firm focusing on complex disputes involving business, intellectual property, and government contracts.

Chris and his wife, Alexandra ’99, are parents of fifth-grader Charlie and secondgrader Juliet. Alexandra served as the chair of Rowland Hall’s 2019 Auction, A Night in Havana, and both alums have dedicated countless hours as school volunteers over the past decade. Chris also serves as board chair of the R. Harold Burton Foundation and previously served as a trustee for Preservation Utah and the Salt Lake Honorary Colonels.

Chris graduated from UCLA with a degree in English. He obtained his JD from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he graduated Order of the Coif and was a writer and editor for the McGeorge Law Review. A civil trial lawyer, Chris and law partner

“I am thrilled Chris has agreed to chair the Board of Trustees in 2020,” Jennifer said. “He is a visionary and understands the school very well. Rowland Hall is in excellent shape, and under Chris’ leadership, the school will continue to provide an exceptional education for years to come.”

SALUTE TO DEPARTING TRUSTEES

Every year the Board of Trustees and school community thanks and bids farewell to the dedicated volunteers who have worked hard for many years on behalf of the school. This year we would like to give special thanks to four trustees who have been exceptional in their service.

Carol Clawson served two terms on the board, first joining as the school’s attorney. Even after ceding that role, she continued to provide legal advice to fellow trustees and school administration. As a parent of an alumnus of the class of 2009, Carol’s perspective was critical in making sure decisions were inclusive of the greater school community. Rowland Hall benefited from her conviction, witty nature, and keen eye to best practices, and we thank her for her many contributions over the past six years.

As a Utah state senator and the vice president for community development at Zions Bank, Luz Escamilla brought an invaluable lens to Rowland Hall’s board during her two terms of service. Her connections throughout the community and her commitment

to diversity and inclusion helped move the school forward. Luz always advocated for the needs of students and kept the student experience at the center of board conversations. We thank her for her dedication to the school and look forward to seeing her around campus as a parent.

Alex Gardner ’07 served as the chair of the Alumni Association for the past three years. Under his leadership, alumni giving participation grew from 9% to 14%, and the school enjoyed record attendance at alumni reunions, including several successful events during our sesquicentennial year. Alex has been an enthusiastic representative for all Rowland Hall graduates, and we are extremely grateful to him for engaging with countless alumni during his

service and positioning the Alumni Association for continued growth over the coming years.

During three terms of board service, Anna Topham contributed significantly to Rowland Hall’s fundraising and friend-raising efforts. She chaired the Annual Fund for two years and served twice on the Auction Executive Committee, working hard to engage as many parents and community members as possible. With two graduates in the class of 2019 and a current ninth grader, Anna always acted as a thoughtful and diplomatic liaison between parents, trustees, and school administration. We are so thankful for the wisdom and kindness she’s shared with us.

WELCOME NEW TRUSTEES

Christina Lau Billings ’98

Christina Lau Billings ’98 is a Rowland Hall alumna, parent, and one of our newest trustees, serving as the Alumni Committee chair. Christina graduated magna cum laude from Wellesley College with a double major in psychology and women’s studies. She earned a master of education from Harvard University in human development and psychology.

Christina works as a consultant focusing on marketing and brand strategy for advertising agencies, with past clients including McCann Erickson, Struck, and Contravent in Salt Lake City, and Foote, Cone & Belding in Chicago. She also worked in communications at the Children’s Defense Fund and in public affairs for the National Coalition on Health Care, both in Washington, DC.

Christina has previously served as president of the Board of Directors for YWCA Utah, and currently chairs their Development Committee. She also served as vice chair of the Board of Trustees for Voices for Utah Children. At Rowland Hall, she has been a member of the Alumni Executive Board for several years and planned multiple reunions for the class of 1998. She has also volunteered as an Annual Fund liaison, a lead room representative, an Admission Office tour guide, and a member of the 2019 Auction Solicitations Committee.

Christina lives in the Avenues with her husband and high school sweetheart, David ’98. Their son, Theo, is a third-generation Rowland Hall student and entered fifth grade this fall. Christina has a regular monthly TV segment on KSL-5 News called “Adventures with Theo” in which she discusses family-friendly activities in the Salt Lake City area.

Melissa Floren Filippone

Melissa Floren Filippone spent over a decade on Wall Street as a healthcare equity research analyst and portfolio manager at RS Funds, Janus Capital, and DCF Capital, respectively. She left the world of investments to help start Navigenics, a Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers company that was a pioneer in the industry now known as consumer or personal genomics. As employee number one at Navigenics, Melissa led business development until they sold the company to Life Technologies, now part of Thermo Fisher Scientific. She then moved on to lead customer success and business development teams at Imagine Health, a company that builds high-performance health plans for large self-funded employers. Until recently, Melissa was vice president of strategic partnerships at Upwell Health, a national pharmacy that focuses on solutions for people living with chronic conditions. She is currently investing in earlystage healthcare companies in our region in addition to serving as a strategic advisor to several healthcare startups in Salt Lake City.

Originally from Connecticut, Melissa has lived in Park City for six years. She and her husband, David, have three children at Rowland Hall—Greta (sixth grade), Dean (fourth grade), and Anna (first grade)—along with two dogs and nine hens. Prior to joining the Board of Trustees, she volunteered as a room representative and Park City liaison for the McCarthey Campus Home and School Association.

Melissa graduated from Princeton University cum laude and is a CFA Charterholder.

Jeanne Zeigler

Jeanne Zeigler is excited to join the Board of Trustees of the school where she has spent most of her adult life. She graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor of science in education in 1988, and continued seeking additional teacher training in all areas of curriculum, with an emphasis on language arts and math. During her 38 years as a Rowland Hall faculty member, Jeanne taught first, second, and third grades, and took a particular interest in service-learning programs and creating stewards of the earth. Jeanne also served on countless committees and as a mentor for teachers new to our community. She was chosen by the faculty to serve as an ombudsperson, and won the Sumner Award in 1994 and the Jones Award in 2009.

Jeanne spent her youth as a faculty child at a Western Pennsylvania boys’ boarding school where her father was a physics teacher for 42 years. In addition, all three of her brothers have held either faculty or administrative positions at independent schools.

Jeanne has been passionate about her role in the classroom for nearly four decades and is eager to continue to serve the school as a board member. She and her husband, Kipp Greene, enjoy spending time on the road, in the mountains, and in the desert canyons of Southern Utah.

Bob Steiner, New Emeritus Trustee

Last spring, Rowland Hall’s Board of Trustees voted to invite a former trustee to become a trustee emeritus. Bob Steiner was recognized with this honor April 26 at the Hallmarker Society Celebration. He joins current Trustees Emeriti Peter Billings Jr. ’63, Bob Marquardt, Kevin Steiner, and Christopher “Kit” Sumner ’64.

Bob Steiner served on Rowland Hall’s Board of Trustees for 15 years, including one term as chair from 2010 to 2013. Bob chaired the board as the school finalized the purchase of the Mt. Olivet property and began construction on the first phase of the Richard R. Steiner Campus. Without his guidance and leadership, the purchase of the land would not have been possible. From personally traveling to Washington, DC, to ensure that the bill allowing us to purchase the land would pass, to attending neighborhood council meetings to get community support, to ensuring that the school had the resources and funding to acquire the land, Bob was involved every step of the way. After stepping down as board chair, Bob served as the chair of the Building Committee to oversee plans for the construction of the second phase of the campus.

Rowland Hall would not be the school that it is today without the dedication and commitment of time and talent from people like Bob. We thank him for his board service and welcome him as an emeritus trustee.

NEW ADMINISTRATION

Bernard Geoxavier, Upper School Assistant Principal

We are pleased to introduce Bernard Geoxavier as our new Upper School assistant principal as of July 1. Bernard brings his diverse experience in education, administration, and student leadership from his previous position as dean of students and Chinese teacher at Avenues: The World School in New York City. Bernard holds a BA in world history and Chinese literature from Middlebury College and an MA in international politics from Hopkins Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies. He will continue to serve as an Army National Guard officer. Bernard connected with constituencies across our community through his thoughtful questions, careful listening, storytelling, and fresh ideas.

“After spending the last few years in New York City, I’m looking forward to continuing to serve great schools and educators by joining the Rowland Hall community,” Bernard wrote. “I am impressed by the dedication and professionalism of the teaching teams and the motivated and engaged Upper School students. I intend to bring the same warmth I had as a Chinese teacher in the classroom—and the same focus I have as an Army National Guard officer—to support each and every student, family, and faculty member in our larger community.”

There will be opportunities in the fall and throughout the year for parents and other community members to get to know Bernard and welcome him to our school.

Charlotte Larsen, Middle School Assistant Principal

We are excited to announce that Charlotte Larsen, previously the Middle School’s interim assistant principal, has accepted the role of assistant principal beginning in the 2019–2020 school year. After carefully reviewing numerous applications, the search committee is confident that Charlotte is the best candidate for the job. Her collaborative nature, desire to learn, and extensive experience working with Middle School students and faculty will continue to benefit our community.

In Charlotte’s seven years at Rowland Hall, she has held four different positions. “Each has provided opportunities for professional growth, for added perspective and understanding, and for increased relational development,” she wrote. “Through the interim assistant principal role, I discovered a new professional passion and avenue for growth. I am thrilled to remove the interim from my title, and I look forward to future years in the Middle School.”

Charlotte taught in our Middle School for five years— first across a range of subjects, and then for four years in sixth-grade math—before moving to a fifth-grade teaching position in the Lower School two years ago. She also served on the Admissions and Discipline committees and as a grade-level coordinator and a Middle School representative on the Strategic Plan Implementation Committee. As a passionate learner, she embraced the interim role she held last year and is excited to continue to prioritize the student experience in her permanent position.

FOND FAREWELLS 2019

Jeanne Zeigler, Lower School teacher, retires after 38 years of dedicated service. She began her Rowland Hall career in 1981 as a kindergarten aide who also oversaw the Extended Day Program. Since then, she’s taught in first, second, and third grade; implemented and worked as the lead mentor in a teacher-mentoring program; served as an ombudsperson; and won the Sumner Award (1994) and the Jones Award (2009). During her tenure, Jeanne was a caring teacher to countless students; a rich, knowledgeable resource for Lower School families; and a dependable friend to her colleagues. She’ll remain connected to Rowland Hall, serving our school and lending her lens as a member of Rowland Hall’s Board of Trustees. “I am so fortunate to have had an occupation that has made me feel so fulfilled,” Jeanne said. “Not everyone is this lucky, and I’m very grateful for it.”

Carol Frymire, assistant to the director of technology, retires after three decades and myriad titles at Rowland Hall. In addition to her last role here, she has previously worked as a receptionist, assistant to the head of school, owner’s representative for the McCarthey Campus construction project, alumni director, student-billing manager, auction director and assistant, and database manager. Countless Rowland Hall community members have appreciated and benefitted from Carol’s customer-service skills and her desire to always go the extra mile. Carol and husband, David, will be relocating to St. George, where they plan to golf, hike, and enjoy the warm weather, but we expect to see her from time to time when she returns to Salt Lake City to visit her family.

Ethanne Waldo, administrative assistant for the Admission and College Counseling departments, retired in December 2018 after 28 years of service to Rowland Hall. In her nearly three decades here, she wrote and proofread countless letters, maintained databases and produced reports, and tracked the many steps of the application process for both incoming Rowland Hall students and seniors preparing for college. Ethanne’s positive attitude and strong work ethic are just two of her traits that Director of Admission Kathy Gundersen most appreciates. “She has an observant eye and a sharp sense of humor,” Kathy said, “and in her quiet voice, she has been known to drop the most astonishing commentary.” We’ll miss Ethanne dearly and wish her a wonderful retirement.

Read full stories at rowlandhall.org/fineprint/people

FOND FAREWELLS 2019

Sarah Getzelman, Rowmark Ski Academy team manager, leaves Rowland Hall this summer after an action-packed 12 years. Sarah has been an unwavering, stabilizing force holding the often-hectic Rowmark ski program together.

Cindy Feinman, kindergarten assistant teacher, is moving back to the East Coast after 11 years at the Beginning School. Since 2008, Cindy has supported five kindergarten teachers, contributing her wisdom, even-keeled sensible approach, and caring attention to the lives of young children and adults. In 2015, Cindy won the Sumner Award.

Dr. Fiona Halloran, beloved Upper School history teacher and department chair, relocated to San Diego with her family after nine years at Rowland Hall. Fiona engaged, captivated, and inspired in her classroom, while upholding a culture of care, accountability, and professionalism schoolwide.

Mark Davenport, ninth-grade history teacher affectionately known to students as “Dav,” departed Rowland Hall after five years to pursue new challenges. Mark helped freshmen develop their academic and research skills and—through his eastern civilizations and Latin America courses—encouraged students to engage in complex narratives about the past.

Gina Kiechle, 4PreK assistant teacher, relocated to the San Diego area with her family after five years of service to the Beginning School. During Gina’s time here, she shared her passion for music, yoga, stories, and sustainability with students and grownups alike. She also served as a liaison between the Beginning School and the Sustainability Committee.

Elizabeth Rodriguez, 4PreK assistant teacher, leaves the Beginning School after five years of impactful work. During her time here, she built rich relationships with students, families, faculty, and staff.

Dave Samson, Upper School assistant principal, leaves after four years to head the Upper School at the Brookwood School in Massachusetts. He gracefully juggled the daily trials and tribulations of school life while developing meaningful programming and policies that will endure for years to come.

Jill Chesley-McGinnis, 4PreK lead teacher, left the Beginning School after two years to focus on teaching early childhood education at the University of Utah. Jill has a seemingly endless wealth of kindness, patience, and profound love for young children and their families.

Linda Quinn, Beginning School administrative assistant, left Rowland Hall after two years of work. Linda was instrumental in supporting a smooth transition for her division after former principal Carol Blackwell retired.

Melissa Sharp, seventh-grade science teacher and advisor, moved to Los Angeles to teach high school science after two years at our Middle School. Melissa is a passionate science educator who will be greatly missed by her students and colleagues.

Liz VanLeeuwen, part-time library media assistant, left in November 2018 after two years of service to the McCarthey Campus. We wish her the best.

Marcus Milling, Upper School chemistry teacher, left Rowland Hall after two years. Marcus brought inquiry-based, labintensive practices to the chemistry curriculum, led his colleagues in sharing lab experiences, and advocated for time, resources, and collaboration to grow a strong lab-based program across scientific disciplines.

CONGRATULATIONS

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2019

The graduates of Rowland Hall’s class of 2019 are a diverse and talented group of young people ready to make their mark on the world. During their years at our school, they excelled in the classrooms and laboratories, on the playing field and stage, in service to each other and our greater community, and by living with authenticity, courage, and hope.

Seniors in this class pushed themselves academically through rigorous coursework during the year supplemented by summer learning at institutions including the University of Utah, Oxford University, Indiana University, and Stanford University. They completed internships with Wasatch Advisors, McNeill Von Maack, Avenues Pet Clinic, and Alliance for a Better Utah, among others, and continued their learning through independent study in subjects such as Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, and engineering. This class has several top-tier debate students, including two winners of the National Speech and Debate Association’s Academic All-American Award and one student who, with her partner, finished third in this year’s Tournament of Champions—the most successful finish in Rowland Hall debate history.

The class of 2019 has no shortage of artists, ranging from dancers and musicians to poets and painters. Beyond performing in Rowland Hall productions, they have graced the stage with the University of Utah’s Youth Theatre Conservatory, the Utah Youth Philharmonic, the Salt Lake Dance Company, and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Several seniors in our Advanced Chamber Ensemble earned superior ratings year after year in state competitions, and one was named concertmaster for the Utah Music Educators Association All-State Orchestra

this past winter. These young artists continued their creative studies during the summer at the Interlochen Center for the Arts and at Carnegie Mellon University, and one traveled to Australia to perform with Dance and the Child International. One talented young writer won the Jewish Community Center’s Annual Holocaust Poetry Competition, and another teaches poetry classes to children at the Sunnyvale Neighborhood Center.

Our seniors led our athletics program to top-five finishes in the Deseret News 2A All-Sports Awards each year of their high school careers. They captured 27 Region and nine State titles as teams. Eight of our seniors were named All-State, nine earned AllRegion honors, and five were selected to play in the postseason All-Star games of their respective sports this year. Six Academic All-State and nine Academic All-Region honorees led seven of our athletic teams to earn the Top 2A Team GPA award for their sport this year, as designated by the Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. Of the five seniors in Rowmark Ski Academy, all competed in the Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS) Western Region Junior Championships, and two competed in the U.S. Junior National Championships and U.S. National Championships. Their ski-racing successes include seven race wins the past two seasons, including a first-place in slalom in the FIS Western Region Junior Championship, nine total FIS podium finishes, and a third place in the Intermountain Division Cup overall downhill standings. Outside of school, members of the class of 2019 pursued diverse athletics interests: two are avid sailors, one is a competitive CrossFit athlete, one is the winningest wrestler in the history of West High School, and another won the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award for his aptitude and performance as a baseball player.

Every graduating class includes students who have devoted countless hours volunteering throughout the community, and the people and organizations touched by the class of 2019 include: the National Ability Center, Women of the World, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Angel Flight West, the Road Home book club, Intermountain Healthcare, Girl Up, the Utah Pride Center, and the International Rescue Committee. These seniors also embraced leadership

roles on campus, whether tutoring Middle School students, serving as College Counseling Ambassadors, or advocating for the work of our Queer-Straight Alliance. One attended the People of Color Conference and subsequently formed a thriving affinity group at Rowland Hall, another has been an active leader in the Salt Lake City chapter of B’nai B’rith Youth International since eighth grade, and two were instrumental in organizing last spring’s local March for Our Lives.

Co-Valedictorian Sydney Young

A significant number of these students have also held down jobs while in school, ranging from hostessing at restaurants to working as mechanics to supporting the office management for their family businesses. Balancing school, service, and work has still not deterred them from passion projects, whether that means backpacking across Wyoming, producing music, or creating and managing a sports website with a staff of 12 writers.

The 71 seniors in Rowland Hall’s graduating class earned admission to 114 different colleges and universities, and will matriculate to 44 institutions across the United States and Canada this fall. Over half the senior class was offered at least one merit scholarship to attend college. Yet college is far from the destination for these young adults. Rather, it is merely a stepping stone on their journeys to living lives of purpose and impact.

Congratulations to the class of 2019: you have already achieved many great things in your young lives, and we know the best is yet to come.

GRADUATES OF THE CLASS OF 2019

Blair Bennett Alley

Ella Maria Baker-Smith

Alexander Robert Baughman

Anya Biskupiak

Jacob Edward Bleil

Emmy James Blumenthal

Jonah Itzaak Borgenicht

Aidan Braun Freck

Charlotte Arina Brown

Ian Kristoff Brown

Leah Ranie Button

Samantha Rose Carlisle

Mia Jade Chamberlain

Cassidy Rose Clark

James Luis Corcoran

Elizabeth Alexandra Dark

Celia Robbins Davis

Austin Henry Davison

Emma Katherine Duggleby

Tess Margaret Edgley

Edward Hudson Northrop Friedman

Olivia Grace Fuhrman

Cody Ning Googin

Allysyn Kaye Hansen

Ella Jade Hathaway

Atticus McKinnon Hickman

Sophia Louise Hodson

Jaclyn Amaya Hoglund

Clarissa Marie Hyde

Connor Jordan Johansson

Joshua Redford Kesling

Katherine Sophia Rose England Kimball

Alexander Klebingat

Benjamin Andrew Korngiebel

Ethan Joshua Kovnick

Aditi Krishnan

Tori Wittwer Kusukawa

Jack Larry Lang

Katherine Marie Lanham

Cora Lucia López

Grace Joy Macintyre

Nektarios Panayioti Mantas

Bennett Augustus McGraw

Aislinn Elizabeth Mitcham

Cas T Mulford

Anya Sierra Mulligan

Alvaro Sebastian Nicolia-Ramos

Gregory Mark Olszanskyj

Institutions to which our graduates will matriculate

Arizona State University

Bates College

Boston College

Boston University

Brandeis University

Brigham Young University

Brown University

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Carleton College

Claremont McKenna College

Colorado College

Colorado School of Mines

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

Fordham University

Harvard College

Lewis & Clark College

Loyola University Chicago

Mount Holyoke College

Northeastern University

Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences

Oregon State University

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Princeton University

Queen’s University, Canada

Santa Clara University

Scripps College

Stanford University

Temple University

The George Washington University

The New School

The University of Alabama

Trinity University

University of Chicago

University of Colorado at Boulder

University of Michigan

Emilie Grace Olsen Orfanakis

Allison Elizabeth Perrin

John Richard Plavan III

Annika Marie Pollatsek

Trey Parker Provost

Alison Lauren Puri

Megan Kathryn Rasich

Maya Leon Royer

Ricardo Sanchez Ramos

Claire Anne Sanderson

Alexa Catherine Schwab

Alexis Shaw

Jack Leone Smith

Zander Julian Smith

Josef Jiro Sueoka

Seth Karl Thomas

Austin Reed Topham

Cole Robert Topham

Rylee Josephine Usher

Robert Gray Franklin Welt

Sydney Rose Young

Robin Hao Yuan Zeng

Elena Jane Zipp

University of San Diego

University of Utah

University of Washington

Vassar College

Weber State University

Western Washington University

Westminster College

Williams College

Six members of the class of 2019 will be taking a gap year—deferring matriculation or delaying college application—to work, serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, fulfill a postgraduate alpine skiing year, or pursue personal interests.

FACULTY AWARDS

AT 2019

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES

Each year Rowland Hall proudly honors faculty who have demonstrated exceptional teaching and mentoring.

Cary Jones Faculty Mentor Award 2019

The Cary Jones Faculty Mentor Award is presented to one faculty member who demonstrates excellence in teaching, serves as a mentor to others, and contributes to the Rowland Hall community. This award was established through an anonymous gift to the school in honor of Cary’s dedication to the faculty when he was a trustee and chair of the Board of Trustees. This year Rowland Hall proudly honors fifthgrade teacher Sarah Button for demonstrative excellence in teaching and learning, and for contributing to our community in many ways.

Sumner Family Faculty Awards

The Sumner Family Faculty Award goes to an outstanding faculty member in each division who has demonstrated a love for teaching and excellence in their field. The award symbolizes the Sumner family’s high regard for Rowland Hall’s faculty. Congratulations to the following 2018–2019 recipients.

Beginning School: Camilla Rosenberger, 3PreK teacher

Lower School: Dave Sidlow, second-grade teacher

Middle School: Allison Spehar, co-director of dance, musical theater teacher, and director of community programs

Upper School: Lauren Carpenter, health teacher

PROGRAM

Millennial alumni are finding their voices and already shaping their fields and communities—from physics to film, music to medical innovations, and environmental policy to conservationminded real estate. Learn how Rowland Hall impacted them, and how they’re impacting the world.

Rhodes Scholar, Climate Advocate

In her daily fight against climate change, Claire Wang’s weapons of choice include her bicycle, travel utensils, and reusable water bottle. But the 21-year-old’s real arsenal is her character: her empathy, intellect, and contagious optimism that she wields to mobilize peers, negotiate with institutions, and drive environmental progress locally and nationally. Now, Rowland Hall’s first Rhodes Scholar graduates to the global stage.

In Claire, the daunting problem of climate change finds a formidable opponent: the former nationally ranked Rowland Hall debater loves what she does and refuses to be discouraged. “There’s no choice but to be hopeful,” she said. “We have a collective obligation to keep working towards a better future. Giving up would be a selfish act.”

Claire was always interested in science and environmentalism; after coming to Rowland Hall in seventh grade, relevant curriculum furthered her interest in climate advocacy, while debate turned her into a policy wonk. In high school, she started volunteering for Utah Clean Energy through a school connection. “That was the moment I realized that I love this work and I want to do it for a living,” Claire said. “Rowland Hall was really supportive of that.” As a senior, she co-organized a press conference—held at the McCarthey Campus and covered by local news outlets—advocating against new fees on solar panels. And just before she finished high school, the Sierra Club asked her to help plan a national youth-led movement for renewable energy.

Claire graduated as valedictorian and accepted a full ride to Duke University, where she majored in environmental science and policy. As a freshman, she worked with college administrators to secure Duke’s official support for renewable-energy policy reform. Then, Duke Energy—a large utility company unaffiliated with the university—announced plans to build a natural-gas plant on the university’s campus. It was the first of eight small-scale gas plants planned for the Carolinas. Claire spent two years fighting

the campus plant proposal, and the university suspended the plans in spring 2018. Since then, none of the other North Carolina plants have entered the planning process. “Turning the tide early with the first plant ended up being really impactful,” Claire said.

Claire thrived in community campaigns at Duke and beyond—she even won prestigious Truman and Udall Scholarships in recognition of her work—and envisioned a career in national policy. But a 2018 study-abroad program on climate change and the politics of food, water, and energy spurred a shift. She visited a hydroelectric dam in Vietnam, and an ethnic-minority community displaced because of that dam. She also learned about how extreme weather impacts farmers, from drought in Bolivia to hail in Morocco. Now, Claire wants to reduce financing for fossil-fuel infrastructure, especially in developing countries. “We’re not going to be able to achieve a livable climate future without cutting those back,” she said.

That global perspective drove Claire to apply for the Rhodes Scholarship—the oldest award for international study, covering graduate school at England’s University of Oxford. When she learned she’d been selected, Claire was elated, but incredulous. “It was a mix of nervousness, excitement, pride, and a general sense of, ‘Wait, did this actually happen?’”

Claire will be at Oxford for two years, starting with a one-year master’s in environmental change and management. She expects to land in policy, perhaps working for the government or an international group. Regardless, she’ll be doing work that’s meaningful to her, and she encourages other young people to follow suit: eschew the conventional belief that salaries define successful careers. “Instead, focus on the impact you have on the world,” she said. “What you do with your life is not just a job—it’s a legacy.”

Flourishing Singer by Night, Computer Scientist by Day

Phinehas Bynum makes “whizbangs and gizmos” to automate mundane things in his Minneapolis house. A motion sensor on his washing machine messages him when the washer stops. Between loads, he composes and plays music in his DIY home-recording studio. It’s a delightful showcase of his two biggest passions.

Phinehas—Phin, for short—holds a music and computer science degree from St. Olaf College in Minnesota. By day, he works for software company Jamf on a technical-implementation team that teaches and trains clients. But the renaissance man has also been a lifelong singer—performing with the likes of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir as a fourth grader, the renowned St. Olaf Choir as a college student, and operas around Minneapolis, including the Minnesota Opera (MNOp), since college.

“I was just about born singing,” said Phin, whose parents prophetically gave him a name that means, among other interpretations, mouth of brass. “Every time you say ‘Phinehas’ a trumpet gets its wings,” the alum quipped. Naturally, young Phin also dabbled in reverse engineering. “Mama and Papa stepped on clock springs and screws on the daily because I took everything apart to see how it worked,” he said. “Computer science was an extension of tinkering for me because you could change how something worked just by telling it to change, no take-apart required.”

Phin has deftly balanced singing and computing, which he said similarly fulfill him. “You can make someone’s day better by fixing their computer, or by singing them a song,” he said. “And both of these involve compassion, creativity, logic, and technique.” And he continues the balancing act, in part, because of Rowland Hall. “I was always encouraged to spend time doing what I was passionate about, and that goal has stuck with me,” he said. “Ultimate frisbee, robotics club, cross country, choir, jazz band—most of the things I am doing now, I was also doing in some form in high school.”

Now, Phin’s arts life is expanding. The singer made his theatrical debut in March to rave reviews. Two Minneapolis arts organizations collaborated to present Candide, a reimagining of the Leonard Bernstein operetta. Phin landed the titular role. Tickets to the five-night, 505-seat show in the heart of downtown sold out early, so the final dress rehearsal became a sixth production. Phin called the performance—his largest to date—transformative. He described his character as an optimist whose misadventures make him wiser instead of bitter. “I’d consider myself a stubborn, but quiet, optimist,” Phin said. “It was core-shaking to inhabit a character who lives his optimism completely on the outside, and it challenged me to let the rest of the world, the audience, see that element of me.” His months of practice paid off. In the Star Tribune, critic Terry Blain praised Phin’s performance: “Bynum cut a convincingly boyish figure, his light tenor imparting a touchingly artless quality to songs.”

Since Candide wrapped, Phin has spent more time making his own music—an exploration of jazz, pop, and electronic. He’s recording an album, a longtime dream that combines his musical and technical pursuits. He’s also excited to sing with MNOp again. “I get to sit in a room of wonderfully passionate and diverse folks and bring feelings and ideas and notes and rhythms off a piece of paper and into reality,” he said. “It’s the best.”

Phin credited Rowland Hall for a solid foundation, and expressed gratitude to teachers and administrators—particularly the late Linda Hampton, a beloved Upper School staffer who attended nearly all of his performances. “Linda called herself my ‘biggest fan,’” Phin said. “I’m blessed that my musical endeavors have always been supported by my family and friends, but Linda will always have a special place in my heart.”

Award-Winning Medical-Device Innovator and Entrepreneur

Jeanna Tachiki Ryan is a force of nature with a colorful Google calendar anchoring her bustling life. She’s working in her dream job as the first physician assistant (PA) in the University of Utah Allergy and Immunology Clinic— one of two clinics in Utah and the surrounding area to offer an oral-immunotherapy program addressing life-threatening food allergies. She’s mom to three daughters—her oldest, first-grader Sabrina, has a peanut allergy, which amplified Jeanna’s passion for that field. And the alumna is the co-founder of an award-winning startup: she’s chief technology officer (CTO) of PreOv, a user-friendly fertility monitor aimed at helping women conceive.

Jeanna and two friends entered the U’s 2018 Bench to Bedside competition for medical innovations with the concept of PreOv, and took home the $50,000 grand prize. “It felt surreal,” Jeanna said. Following that validation, PreOv obtained seed-round funding—in addition to cash prizes from two other U competitions—and is now finalizing a working prototype. The company plans to start a series A round of funding in 2020. “I hope PreOv will empower women with knowledge about their body, menstrual cycle, and health without sacrificing time and energy,” she said. “Women deserve better tools.”

PreOv provides automated fertility monitoring via an intravaginal ring and Bluetooth app. Jeanna speaks compellingly about its value, and candidly about her own difficulties getting pregnant—a common but often unspoken experience. During one pitch competition, she publicly shared her story for the first time, something she hesitated to do since she now has three kids. “Our outcome doesn’t even compare to the pain others have experienced,” she said. But she opened up, and shed light on a complex topic.

Before starting PA school, Jeanna and her husband, John, knew they wanted another child, so she painstakingly tracked her fertility indicators. “It was a ton of work, but we got pregnant,” she said. Tragically, she had a miscarriage. “On top of the heartache and

grief, all of that work and time trying to get pregnant was gone.” The process shouldn’t be so tortuous: “The disappointment of a negative pregnancy test month after month is hopeless enough.”

Now, as CTO of a women-led, women-centric company, she’s advocating for her future female users and raising the bar for women’s health. That field is too often neglected, Jeanna said, but she’s faced such challenges head on in her career—from her work as a dietitian in Boston and Chicago helping disenfranchised populations, to her PA stint. And she gives Rowland Hall credit for her inclusive, servicedriven foundation. “I was in the minority growing up in Utah being Japanese American and Buddhist,” she said. But her school made her feel accepted, and taught her to value diversity. “Because of this, I enjoy learning about other cultures,” she said, “and have gravitated towards serving the underserved.”

That passion has propelled Jeanna through the trials and tribulations of PreOv. She cited a quote from Jordan Hewson, daughter of U2 singer Bono, that compares starting a business to sprinting a marathon in a ghoul-filled labyrinth—sans David Bowie. “That’s what it’s like,” Jeanna joked. But her experience gives her an edge: in addition to her PA master’s from the U, she has a bachelor’s and master’s in nutrition and a master’s in computer information systems from Boston University. The latter helps her bridge the gap between IT and healthcare delivery—a pillar of PreOv. Another advantage: Jeanna’s leadership skills, initially forged as a Rowland Hall volleyball and softball captain. Pitcher Jeanna said her softball team’s regular losses sharpened her resilience. “With every loss, I had to pick myself up and get back on the mound.” As in softball, so in life: Jeanna will keep pitching, and perfecting, the 21st-century familyplanning tool women deserve.

Emmy-Winning Director and Producer Telling Socially Conscious Stories

Rowland Hall lifer Jared Ruga grew up directing friends in eccentric homemade movies, including a “sci-fi space opera retelling” of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar for freshman English. The young auteur was self-taught, though he did glean inspiration from attending the Sundance Film Festival every year since age 16. One decade and three advanced degrees later, he founded Vavani Productions. And in 2018, Vavani’s first film debuted at Sundance—it was chaos.

Jared and his team crafted a stirring documentary in Quiet Heroes. It tells the story of Dr. Kristen Ries and physician assistant Maggie Snyder, the only Utahns treating HIV/AIDS patients at the peak of that crisis. Vavani submitted a rough cut to Sundance expecting a rejection, so when it got in, they scrambled to finish it. Then came the thrilling-but-exhausting process of shepherding the film through the festival—Jared delivered his second Q&A with a 103-degree fever. He looks back on the madness and laughs, noting he’ll know to handle it if there’s a next time: “Maybe have the film totally done by the time you submit.”

Still, Vavani’s bold moves paid off. Quiet Heroes secured three distribution deals. A TV showing qualified it for a Daytime Emmy, and in May, the doc won in its category—even edging out an Oprah special. Quiet Heroes was a challenging film to make over three years, Jared said, but his time at Rowland Hall taught him that focus and commitment yield longterm rewards, even if it takes some short-term pain. Plus, he knew the narrative deserved attention, and he was fueled by Salt Lake City’s supportive LGBTQ+ community.

Jared learned about Kristen and Maggie while earning his JD, MBA, and film MFA from the University of Utah (he credits Rowland Hall for sparking his interdisciplinary curiosity). As a gay man from Salt Lake, he was embarrassed he’d never before heard of the duo. “The scourge of the AIDS crisis in the ’80s and ’90s is a crucial part of Queer history that we in younger generations must understand and appreciate,”

Jared said. So he shared the story, and it moved local audiences to tears: people who’d lost family to the epidemic told Jared the film was a beautiful, meaningful portrayal of that struggle. Plus, the movie’s message extends beyond that crisis: it’s about standing up for your community amidst adversity, and creating a sense of family for people who are otherwise ostracized.

And that’s why Jared got into filmmaking. Upon founding Vavani, he wrote an ethos to tell compelling, socially conscious stories from underrepresented perspectives. The philosophy reflects his Rowland Hall roots: “Teachers were focused on making sure we weren’t just learning facts, we were learning how to be good stewards of our society,” he said. “There’s a sense of duty that you need to pay it forward.” Jared and his team have already released another documentary, and eventually hope to have a few films out every year. They’re also exploring “impact campaigns,” which could involve sending movies on tour, creating survivor-support networks, and more—part of Jared’s greater goal of advancing the conversation. “Twenty years down the road, I hope that I’ve created an ecosystem for change.”

Real Estate Agent with a Ranching Background and a Conservation Mindset

Sarah Day loved her bucolic childhood spent mostly on a 3,000-acre cattle ranch just outside of Bozeman, Montana. Her family ran a calf-cow operation with 350 cattle and a supporting cast of horses, dogs, and barn cats. “Every day revolved around stewarding the land and the animals,” she said, explaining she took notice as adults around her fixed fences, moved cows, and farmed the land. “I carried that with me.”

Her family sold the ranch in 2001, and since then, it’s been rezoned for residential development and broken up into smaller parcels. That change—plus Bozeman’s location in one of the nation’s fastestgrowing counties—means housing may be in the former ranch’s future. “It’s a little heartbreaking,” Sarah said. “It wasn’t the intention when we sold it.” But Sarah’s not one to sit on the sidelines. The alumna said her nine years at Rowland Hall encouraged her to prioritize community involvement. “Rowland Hall taught me to think about how I can give back,” she said, “and how to take action.” So she asked herself what she could do to protect Bozeman’s open lands— maybe even her family’s former ranch—in the future.

Sarah has been a sales associate for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Montana Properties just since June 2018. She earned a bachelor’s in economics from Connecticut College and a master’s in accounting from Montana State University, then worked in accounting and fundraising. She sought a career shift after a continuing-education accounting class on conservation easements struck a chord with her. The Montana Association of Land Trusts (MALT) hosted the class for accountants, lawyers, real estate agents— anyone who might work on conservation easements, voluntary legal agreements that protect landowners’ properties from future development. Thanks in part to MALT and its member organizations championing such easements, Montana is a leader in open-space preservation.

MALT’s class heightened Sarah’s interest in becoming a real estate agent—a career her beloved

late father introduced her to—but only if she could leverage her city’s economic success to advocate land protection. She knew of a local firm donating a profit percentage to animal shelters, and figured she could do that with conservation. “It just started to click,” she said. So Sarah made the career jump, and now gives 10% of her commissions to local land trusts. It felt amazing to write her first donation check in early 2019, she said. And she’s not only giving cash to the cause—she’s also giving time, as a member of Gallatin Valley Land Trust’s NextGen Advisory Board, a group of young professionals fostering advocacy among their peers.

In the long term, Sarah hopes to work with clients interested in contributing to conservation. For now, she’s content to grow her business and promote Bozeman’s outdoors via her volunteerism, philanthropy, and simple gestures such as handing out trail maps at open houses. Naturally, she and husband, Ian Kirby, also take advantage of the town’s 80-mile trail system. They favor one loop on Drinking Horse Mountain, shaded by trees and overlooking the valley. It’s gorgeous, Sarah said, and at the trail’s bottom, their Border Collie and Corgi mix, Gear—so named after Ian’s job as a mechanic—likes to splash around in a creek. “Outdoor therapy is a real thing,” she said. “It puts everything in perspective.” And Sarah is working to ensure Bozemanites will always be able to get that perspective from their own backyards.

Rowland Hall taught me about how I can give back and how to take action.

Physicist with a CERN Stint and an Eye Toward Modernizing the Energy Grid

Two decades ago, now-retired eighth-grade science teacher Nancy Petersen set Tyler Ruggles’ physics interest in motion with word problems about trains traveling from one station to another. Tyler, a Rowland Hall lifer, enjoyed visualizing those reality-based questions. He still leans on that visual aptitude, but he’s since graduated from trains to particles colliding at nearly the speed of light, and from solving for velocity to working with fellow physicists to better understand the equations that govern the universe.

As a University of Wisconsin-Madison physics PhD student and postdoctoral researcher, Tyler spent over five years working for the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Collaboration at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN. Four of those years, he worked on site near Geneva, Switzerland, where the Large Hadron Collider sits in an underground tunnel with a 17-mile circumference.

In layman’s terms, the CMS experiment involves colliding particles and measuring the results. “The CMS detector is essentially a gigantic camera taking photos of what’s showering outwards from the middle of these collisions,” Tyler explained. “From that, we can reconstruct what happened at the very center of a collision.” Tyler’s work and that of the collaboration has helped confirm characteristics of the Higgs boson, a particle originally theorized in the 1960s. This sort of testing is a critical part of the scientific method.

Tyler said it was exciting to put even a tiny dent in helping to decode the cosmos, and working at CERN—alongside some of the smartest physicists alive—deepened his own understanding of the field. “I could have envisioned myself staying at CERN for my whole life,” he said. Eventually, though, he gravitated back to what he called the more pressing issue of climate change—a problem he first tackled at Colorado College. His senior year, one of Tyler’s roommates volunteered their dilapidated house for an energy audit from a campus group. The friends learned they could insulate their attic and quickly recoup the cost through

lower bills, so they rented a machine to spray the insulation themselves. “One of my friend’s rooms never recovered—there was some insulation stuck to the floor for the rest of the year,” Tyler laughed.

Messy as it was, the project gave Tyler clear takeaways: he loved the confluence of thermodynamics, community-oriented work, and fighting climate change through energy efficiency.

“I saw all three of those come together in that moment,” he said. He joined that campus group the next day, and eventually became a group leader. After that, he worked in the rural Colorado mountains, educating energy customers about efficiency and developing a workforce to make energy upgrades to buildings. He valued those roles, but missed digging into the science. “I headed back to do what I loved from eighth grade,” he said. So he earned a PhD, and now he’s combining his three work passions.

In June, Tyler started as a postdoctoral researcher at the Carnegie Institution for Science on the Stanford University campus. There, he’s doing energy-system and electric-grid modeling, and determining how society can progress toward a grid without carbon emissions. Along the way, he and his colleagues hope to publish in academic journals, steer future research, and influence those with political clout.

Tyler is also exploring uncharted territory in his own personal universe: fatherhood. In 2018, Tyler and his wife, Caroline, welcomed their first child. Neither Rowland Hall nor graduate school could have prepared him for this work, Tyler joked. But he does find himself channeling chapel sessions, where students are taught to value each other: “You can value a crying baby from time to time,” he laughed.

“You realize that you’re going to help grow a healthy, helpful, kind human, and that makes it worthwhile.”

It Starts at Rowland Hall

Josef Sueoka, Class of 2019, and Ria Agarwal, Class of 2020

Josef and Ria started an Asian American affinity group at Rowland Hall after they attended the 2018 Student Leadership and Diversity Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Now, biweekly group meetings give students a safe space to talk about their experiences with the Asian culture. Members have also talked to Upper School Principal Ingrid Gustavson about how Rowland Hall can curb microaggressions and create an even more accepting community. In the 2019–2020 school year, the group hopes to discuss how diversity can be covered in the curriculum.

Separately, Josef set a goal to go to lunch with all of his fellow seniors, and he wittily documented the undertaking on his Instagram account @joseflunchadventures. By graduation, the clever community builder had dined with 67 students from the 71-member class. “I’m super grateful for the support from the rest of the grade,” Josef said. “I got to reconnect with lifelong friends who I hadn’t really talked to for years. It has honestly been one of the best experiences of my life.”

Aurelie Wallis, Class of 2023

Aurelie organized a used-book drive benefiting nonprofit Room to Read India, which aims to advance literacy and gender equality. With help from a small group of co-organizers, Aurelie collected donated books, then sold them at the Avenues Street Fair. The group raised $1,200 after a matching gift, and they gave leftover books to Title I schools in Utah. “This was my first community service project and I was able to see the importance of being proactive in terms of creating change,” Aurelie said. “It really taught me to embody the saying that anyone can make a difference, no matter how big or how small.”

Samantha Paisley and Elena Barker, Class of 2021

Samantha and Elena started the Jane Goodall Roots and Shoots Rowland Hall chapter after seeing Goodall speak at the Wasatch Speaker Series. The school chapter aims to build community awareness and enthusiasm for environmentalism through, for instance, fun, environmentally themed activities with refugee students at the Sunnyvale Neighborhood Center. During one well-received afternoon, our students taught children at Sunnyvale about native Utah plants, then painted pots with the kids and gave them wildflower seeds. Next year, the duo hopes to work with middle schoolers and TreeUtah to plant trees in the community.

Separately, in November 2018, Samantha delivered a six-minute talk at TEDxYouth@ParkCity on the dangers of microplastics and how to lessen plastic pollution. Her Rowland Hall education and experiences, in part, encouraged her to independently study microplastics. Her polished presentation now lives on the Tedx Talks YouTube channel. The strenuous process involved an audition, regular practices for a couple of months, and lots of writing, revising, and memorizing. She called the experience nerve-wracking, but incredible. “It was totally worth it,” she said.

Katy Dark, Class of 2021

Katy, a devoted computer science student who aspires to a career in that field, won a President’s Volunteer Service Award for volunteering over 250 hours in one year. The rising junior—whose family immigrated from Argentina and who speaks Spanish as her first language—started a coding club for Dual Immersion Academy (DIA) after they lost funding for computer science. DIA is a bilingual charter school Katy previously attended, and she didn’t hesitate to help out: “These kids are incredible,” she wrote in an essay about her volunteerism, “and they can do so much more than most people realize.” Katy also runs Rowland Hall’s Latinx affinity group, and loves it: “You’re in this group of people who understand your identity and can reflect it,” she said.

REMARKABLE DEBATE SEASON INCLUDES

THIRD PLACE AT TOC

BEST IN SCHOOL HISTORY

The debate season is the longest of any activity in high school—for some Rowland Hall debaters, it didn’t end until late May. After another fine regular season winning local and regional tournaments, a variety of exceptional debaters set a new standard for competitive excellence in our three postseason tournaments.

State Rowland Hall “plays up” a division into the 3A classification. Ria Agarwal ’20 won the title in the solo event, known as a Lincoln-Douglas debate. Additionally, two duos—Jacque Park ’21 and Auden Bown ’21; and Ty Lunde ’21 and Maddy Frech ’21—closed out the final round of policy debate, making them co-champions.

National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) Nationals

The NSDA is the largest speech and debate association in the country. The qualifying tournament for Nationals is a special double-elimination competition where everyone in the district (from Logan to Lone Peak) debates each other until only two entries remain. Those two entries qualify to Nationals in June. This year, Peter Chase ’20 and Steven Dotorman ’20, along with Ben Amiel ’20 and Justin Peng ’20, outlasted the competition to control the two Nationals

qualifications in policy debate. Cas Mulford ’19 and Zoey Shienberg ’20 qualified in public-forum debate. The outstanding placements, along with other wins from younger debaters, resulted in a district championship for the school.

The Tournament of Champions (TOC)

The TOC is considered the most prestigious debate tournament, especially for students interested in debating in college. The tournament is held every year in Lexington, Kentucky, and university representatives from around the country attend to scout and recruit talent. Only the top 68 teams in the country are invited to participate. To be eligible, debaters must have placed in at least two different national tournaments during the regular season. This year, six of our students qualified: Celia Davis ’19, Steven Doctorman ’20, Adrian Gushin ’20, Ben McGraw ’19, Sydney Young ’19, and Robin Zeng ’19. This is the second-highest number of students Rowland Hall has ever sent to the TOC.

Building on that momentum, students had tremendous success at the tournament. Only six Rowland Hall teams have ever made it to the elimination rounds of the TOC, and all of them lost in the quarter-finals. Sydney and Adrian broke the “quarters curse” and made it to the semifinals, finishing in third place overall. “This performance is legendary,” praised Mike Shackelford, our debate coach since 2007. “It’s the best finish in Rowland Hall history.”

Over their seven-month season, these debaters heard judges give them over 500 decisions, both for and against us. But one decision was unanimous: the Rowland Hall Debate program had another incredible season, thanks to our hardworking students and the sage leadership of Coach Shackelford.

WINGED LIONS TAKE HOME

SECOND-CONSECUTIVE DIRECTORS CUP

Rowland Hall won its second-consecutive Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (UIAAA) 2A Directors Cup for excellence across three areas: athletics, academics, and sportsmanship and student leadership.

Athletics Director Kendra Tomsic said the prestigious award, announced July 13, demonstrates that Rowland Hall is home to some truly gifted and dedicated student-athletes. “I am so very proud of our athletes for their efforts in the competitive arena as well as in the classroom,” Kendra said, “and

Strong showings at state tournaments—along with high GPAs—helped Rowland Hall secure its second Directors Cup in the award’s nine-year history. The UIAAA recognized seven of our teams for having the highest GPAs among their 2A competitors: volleyball, girls basketball, boys cross-country, boys tennis, boys track, and girls and boys soccer. And top-five finishes at state competitions included first place in 2A for girls soccer, second place in 3A for girls swimming, second place in 2A for boys soccer, third place in 2A for boys golf, third place in 2A for boys basketball, third place in 2A for girls golf, and fourth place in 3A for boys tennis.

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THE STRATEGIC PLAN WHERE ARE WE NOW?

In 2014, Rowland Hall approved a student-centered Strategic Plan focused on preparing students to be successful in a world that demands greater mastery of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), while maintaining our long-standing focus on the liberal arts and core skills like critical thinking, communication, and creativity.

Our existing plan will reach its conclusion in the spring of 2020. As we enter our final year of implementation, and in order to ensure that the goals written five years ago remain in alignment with our priorities as a school, last November our Board of Trustees made three amendments to the current Strategic Plan.

1. We added to goal one—enhance the student learning experience—to prioritize the integration of social-emotional learning and cultural responsiveness in our academic and co-curricular programs.

2. We updated the language of goal two, replacing most outstanding with exceptional so that it better represents our commitment to a growth mindset. Goal two now reads: Provide an exceptional math and science program.

3. We added to goal three—develop the enrollment and business model for our future—to explicitly state our commitment to building a new Middle School and athletics complex on the Steiner Campus, bringing us one step closer to our vision of uniting the entire student body in one location.

These changes reflect our desire to incorporate the latest research about teaching and learning into our existing goals, as well as clearly state our priorities so they can serve as guideposts for the community through next spring, and beyond.

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The following list highlights some of our progress and how we’ve put the plan into practice so far.

Goal 1: Enhance the student learning experience

We will build on Rowland Hall’s exceptional program by fostering a culture that enables educators to explore and incorporate the most salient research into their teaching practices and student learning. We will continue to evolve in order to offer the best possible education and opportunities for our students by:

• Institutionalizing a structure for ongoing professional learning and collaboration among faculty

ς Hold three to four collaborative, professional Critical Friends Groups per year designed to create and enhance meaningful learning experiences for all

ς Hold professional book group discussions, most recently for Onward, Thanks for the Feedback, and Understanding How We Learn

ς Create opportunities for collaboration and communication among faculty and staff via our professional development (PD) peer-to-peer model

• Incorporating current research on education, teaching, and learning into our teaching model in a more systematic fashion

ς One-hour late start every Monday for middle and upper schoolers in support of student wellness, and faculty collaboration and planning time

ς Our work with Stanford University’s Challenge Success (challengesuccess.org) has led to dedicated consultation time for students and a commitment to launching an advisory program in the ninth grade beginning in fall 2019

ς Commitment to best practices when considering a change in our programs

• Incorporating a wide variety of approaches to assess student learning

ς Continued focus on formative assessment—an evaluation of student process in which research shows increased learning

ς Moved progress reports from the end of the semester to the middle of the semester (formative rather than summative)

ς Collecting and examining survey data in grades three through twelve to ensure we are reaching students appropriately

ς Additional experiential-learning opportunity—piloted fourth-grade overnight field study

• Creating classroom environments that celebrate our commitment to diverse ways of learning by employing differentiated approaches to instruction

ς Using Responsive Classroom (responsiveclassroom.org) practices in the beginning and lower schools to create environments where learning is facilitated and distractors are minimized

ς Added a dedicated Middle School academic support counselor in fall 2018

ς Hosted Rosetta Lee, a national expert on equity and inclusion, at opening faculty and

staff meeting in fall 2017; she returned in October 2018 to collaborate on the importance of working with all types of learners

• Providing support, resources, and time to help teachers accomplish the above goals

ς Continued commitment to a robust PD budget

ς Prioritized using Tuesday afternoons and late starts to give teachers time to collaborate

ς Added one new PD in-service day to the school calendar

• Enhancing student learning with increased time allocations

ς Increased our part-time social-emotional support counselor to full-time in the Upper School in fall 2018

ς Increased the time allocated for the College Counseling Department to provide additional programming for sophomores and seniors, starting fall 2019

Goal 2: Provide an exceptional math and science program

While remaining committed to educating the whole child and offering an incomparable learning experience in the humanities, arts, and athletics, we will develop new opportunities for students in mathematics and science. We will challenge and excite each and every student by:

• Strengthening our math and science curriculum, learning objectives, and instructional and assessment practice

ς Math and science departments continue to work together across divisions, ensuring the student experience is at the center of decisions around curriculum, teaching, and assessment

ς Holding cross-divisional science conversations for better alignment of scope and sequence in the Middle School and Upper School

ς A wide range and high number of our students take Advanced Placement (AP) calculus exams and do well

ς 2018 senior survey results:

» 36 students indicated an interest in STEM fields (51%)

» Rowland Hall students have an average ACT test score of 28 in math and science, far above the Utah average of 20.8

• Evaluating methods of incorporating technology and engineering into curricular and extracurricular activities

ς Intentional design and engineering within science classrooms aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (nextgenscience.org)

ς Increased focus on engineering in science and math classes for kindergarten through twelfth grade

ς Introduced computer science (CS) to the sixth-grade class rotation; ripple effect of increased interest and enrollment in Upper School CS classes

• Making math and science education accessible, engaging, and appropriately challenging for every student

ς Move from AP to Advanced Topics courses in the sciences in the Upper School, enabling us to offer increased lab time in the curriculum to more deeply engage students in learning

ς Hosted curriculum and instructional specialists to evaluate our program

ς Increased budget for math and science materials

ς Continued evaluation of math and science curriculum based on best practices and teacher assessment

• Communicating school successes in STEM

ς STEM Spotlight pages added to each division section of our website

Goal 3: Develop the enrollment and business model for our future

As Rowland Hall’s business model continues to focus on funding a top-quality college preparatory education, it will also remain dedicated to the longer-term tasks of creating 21st-century facilities, growing the school’s endowment, and generating strong enrollment by:

• Adopting a financial philosophy and budgeting model that fully funds the very finest PreK-12 educational program in the Intermountain West, while acknowledging the financial pressure tuition places on our families

• Continuing to annually evaluate data regarding revenue/expenses and enrollment/ capacity, by division, to determine whether a need exists to further differentiate tuition by division

• Supporting and enhancing admission and marketing strategies that communicate Rowland Hall’s value proposition to both internal and external audiences

Goal three work is led by our Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees and our Enrollment Management Group (EMG). The EMG began by engaging in a year-long study and update of Rowland Hall's messaging strategies. The completed work is visible on all external marketing pieces. The EMG is in the process of identifying the school's ideal size given current building constraints, and opportunities for growth once we have our new Middle School and Upper School. The Finance Committee is evaluating our financial philosophy and budgeting model as well as examining whether a need exists to further differentiate tuition by division.

The Strategic Plan has encouraged us to continually reflect on and refine our work. It has been transformative for our faculty and staff and we look forward to sharing our final report with you in 2020.

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Dear Donors and Friends,

Rowland Hall served as a foundation, not only for my education, but also for who I am as a person. When I think back on the 16 years that I spent as a student here, I am reminded of the teachers and coaches who helped me strive for my personal best. I reflect on the classes, projects, and field trips that helped shape my view of the world. And I feel extremely grateful for the generations of families who have invested in the school to make this educational experience possible.

Thanks to my current role, I get the opportunity every day to talk with families, alumni, and friends who share the same belief in the school and the desire to ensure this Rowland Hall experience for generations of students to come. In the pages that follow, we gratefully recognize the generous donors who supported the school this past fiscal year. As you read through the report, I hope you are reminded that every gift to Rowland Hall is an investment in our students and our future.

We thank our numerous donors and friends for taking an active role in helping Rowland Hall set the standard for teaching and learning excellence.

Robyn Jensen ’02 Director of Institutional Advancement

OUR DONORS

143 gave $1,500-$9,999 HALLMARKER SOCIETY

123 gave $500-$1,499

34 gave $10,000+ HEADMASTER’S COUNCIL

591 gave $1-$499

$934,648

113 gifts from grandparents 79% of parents of faculty/staff 100% of the board TOTAL RAISED GAVE TO THE ANNUAL FUND 100%

287 gifts from parents of alumni

YOUR SUPPORT PROVIDED RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND.

1. THEATER—Middle School students became set designers, builders, creators, actors, artists, and dancers.

2. VISUAL ARTS—The Beginning School enjoyed new art supplies and received additional support for the art specialist.

3. SCIENCE—Upper School students continue to study indepth climate science, thanks to biology teacher Robert Wilson's engagement with the APPLES (Arctic Plant Phenology Learning through Engaged Science) program.

4. ATHLETICS—Equipment was purchased for several teams for video review and performance analysis.

5. STEM—The Upper School science department purchased lab equipment for its new Advanced Topics curriculum.

Thank you to Annual Fund Chair

GINA MILLER

In her first year as Annual Fund Chair, Gina Miller has led the annual-giving effort with thoughtfulness and care. She is a valuable member of the community, generously dedicating her time and energy to support the school in every way she can. In addition to leading the Annual Fund campaign, Gina worked tirelessly on the Auction Committee and also serves as the Lincoln Street Campus Home and School Association representative for the Board of Trustees. We are thrilled that Gina has agreed to chair this effort again next year and look forward to another excellent year under her leadership. Thank you, Gina!

Faculty and Staff

Rowland Hall’s faculty and staff go above and beyond every day to nurture students’ skills, offer guidance, and create an environment where students are comfortable and their dreams are encouraged. This year, 100% of the school’s faculty and staff participated in the Annual Fund, demonstrating their extraordinary commitment to the mission of the school and gratitude for their community.

Board of Trustees

With much gratitude, we recognize the Board of Trustees which works diligently to ensure that Rowland Hall remains one of the top independent schools in the country. Reaching 100% participation again this year, the board continues to set the tone for the school’s culture of philanthropy and dedication to its advancement. We applaud our trustees for their time, expertise, and support of the school.

Headmaster’s Council

This year, Rowland Hall’s Headmaster’s Council raised a total of $438,204 in support of the Annual Fund. The generosity of each member of this group is deeply appreciated, as their support has a significant impact on every student’s Rowland Hall experience. Many thanks to Headmaster’s Council Chair Wood Moyle ’90 for continuing to lead this effort with enthusiasm and wisdom.

Parent Participation Speaks Volumes

When parent volunteers reach out during Rowland Hall’s annual phone-a-thon, they often stress the message that no matter how much each family gives, parent participation is of the utmost importance. This is because when the people closest to the Rowland Hall community demonstrate their support of the school, large foundations are more likely to offer their support too. This year, our parent community went above and beyond, reaching 79% participation in the Annual Fund. We are so grateful to every family who contributed to this year’s success.

ANNUAL FUND 2018–2019 CLASS LIAISONS

Chair | Gina Miller

Grandparent Chairs | Peter ’63 and Marney Billings

Parents of Alumni Chairs | Dee and Colin Gardner

Parents of Alumni Co-Chairs | Jim Eng and Faye Mitsunaga

2PreK | Luz Escamilla

3PreK | Adam and Stephanie Warner

4PreK | Nicole Hemingway

Kindergarten | Doug and McKinsee Weyher

First Grade | Tom and Mitzi Conover

Second Grade | Chelsea Simmons; Drew vonLintel and Jessie Fiat; Kevin and Jennifer Williams

Third Grade | Josh and Hillary Mettle

Fourth Grade | Chris and Megan Hanrahan; Jim Ngo and Holly Drury

Fifth Grade | Marianne Woolsey-Moyle

Sixth Grade | Ken Aoki and Christopher Ossana

Seventh Grade | Mary McIntyre

Eighth Grade | Dan Duggleby and Amy Geroso; Hugh and Kate Ferguson

Ninth Grade | Tom and Ashley Carlin; Zach and Janelle Smith; Raul and Jacky Villar

Tenth Grade | JP and Beth Plavan; Fred and Corrine Welt

Eleventh Grade | Caleb and Gretchen King

Twelfth Grade | Hilary Silberman

Departing Chairs

For the past two years, Peter ’63 and Marney Billings—grandparents to lower schooler Theo Billings—have led as grandparent chairs at Rowland Hall, increasing engagement and giving from grandparents in the community. They have given countless hours of service and truly demonstrated their love of the school. We are tremendously grateful for their dedication.

Dee and Colin Gardner spent the last two years redeveloping relationships between parents of alumni and the school. Their commitment to this effort went above and beyond all expectations as they successfully initiated and hosted what is now an annual spring party for parents of alumni. We thank them for their thoughtfulness and look forward to continuing their efforts with upcoming chairs Jim Eng and Faye Mitsunaga, and co-chairs Leslie and Hal Stone.

DONOR PROFILE

OVER THREE DECADES OF PARTNERSHIP

R. HAROLD BURTON FOUNDATION’S COMMITMENT TO ENRICHING EDUCATION

When Upper School Principal Ingrid Gustavson expressed interest in developing an advisory program last year, the community jumped at the idea. “The demand was obvious,” Ingrid said. Students need a place where they can take a break from their coursework and nurture connections with peers and a trusted adult. “Across the country, issues related to student wellness, social-emotional health, anxiety, and mental illness have grown. It feels right and important to create an additional layer of support at Rowland Hall for our students—an adult who can be an advocate for them, offer guidance, celebrate accomplishments, and touch base regularly, for four years.”

Making the advisory project come to life, however, was a challenge, as the existing budget could not cover

the cost. So the Development Office applied for a grant from a longstanding community partner, the R. Harold Burton Foundation. “We were ecstatic to learn that the Burton Foundation was going to help us get the program off the ground,” Ingrid said. “The Upper School community will benefit from this program for years to come.”

This isn’t the first time the Burton Foundation helped enrich the student experience with a transformational gift. In 2018, the Upper School Science Department moved away from teaching Advanced Placement courses in favor of more lab-driven Advanced Topics courses. Department Chair Alisa Poppen explained to adminastrators that the transition would require roughly $82,000 of new lab equipment. The Burton Foundation was the first donor to support this project,

followed by a number of Headmaster’s Council donors. “Our curriculum has always been dependent on the equipment and resources available,” Alisa said. “But thanks to the foundation and our donors, we were able to design our curriculum around student engagement in science and then select equipment that complements our courses and their needs.”

The relationship between Rowland Hall and the Burton Foundation dates back to 1988 when Moyle siblings Rebecca ’92 and Wood ’90 started high school at Rowland Hall. Their grandfather was R. Harold Burton—“Hal”—a venture capitalist and investment banker who worked with George Eccles at First Security Bank. As a graduate of the University of Utah and Harvard Business School, Mr. Burton believed deeply in the value of education. At his death, half of his wealth went to establish a foundation in his name so his trusted advisors (his three children: Dick Burton, Dan Burton, and Judy Moyle) could give back to the community and organizations along the Wasatch Front that he so loved.

Established in 1985 with $11 million, the Burton Foundation has since become a philanthropic leader in Salt Lake City. Mr. Burton’s grandson, Wood, serves on the foundation’s board and said his grandfather “would be absolutely shell-shocked” by the foundation’s impact to date. Since the late ’80s, the foundation has distributed $47 million to hundreds of educational institutions and nonprofit organizations in the Wasatch Front, according to Wood. Of that, over $2 million has supported Rowland Hall.

The Burton Foundation has collaborated with Rowland Hall on a multitude of projects, including supporting the current Capital Campaign to build a new Middle School and athletic complex on the Steiner Campus, backing the school’s commitment to professional growth, hiring a Lower School math specialist, modernizing science labs, and building the Larimer Center for the Performing Arts and then later updating its sound system. For more than 20 years, the foundation also sustained a scholarship, providing need-based financial aid to one or two students each year and maintaining that support throughout their Upper School careers. Head of School Alan Sparrow

called the foundation an invaluable partner. “Their mission to support education, science, and literacy aligns closely with our mission, so it seems fitting that the relationship is so strong,” Alan said. “When your values are aligned, you can do incredible things together.”

Fortuitous crossover among leadership positions at the Burton Foundation and Rowland Hall reinforces that alignment of values. Christopher Von Maack ’97 serves as the chair of the foundation’s board. He is also a current Rowland Hall parent and trustee, and an alumnus who once benefited from the generosity of the foundation he now chairs.

Of the foundation’s seven board members, four have a connection to Rowland Hall. Former foundation chair Lucy Moreton Hawes has children who attended the school. Mr. Burton’s daughter, Judy Moyle, is a former Rowland Hall trustee, parent of alumni Wood and Rebecca, and grandparent to sixth grader Ocky. Wood is a school trustee and dad to Ocky.

In 2017, the foundation pledged $1 million to Rowland Hall’s Capital Campaign. A gift of this size is a game changer for the school’s dream to unite on one campus again. Wood explained the gift happened now, in part, because of the leadership overlap. “There’s never been a time when two of the directors are on both boards. So there’s a lot of firsthand knowledge about what’s going on at Rowland Hall and how great the leadership is,” Wood said. “It is also a testament to Alan Sparrow. He’s an iconic figure within education in Utah, so we know the funds donated to Rowland Hall will make a profound impact.”

Over a 30-year span, the Burton Foundation has had a tremendous impact on the Rowland Hall community, benefitting both students and teachers. “On more than one occasion, the Burton Foundation has transformed how our teachers inspire students by providing needed funding for materials, spaces, and programs that were otherwise impossible to offer,” our head of school reflected. “Their support over the years has been nothing short of extraordinary.”

A NIGHT IN HAVANA

ROWLAND HALL AUCTION 2019

Rowland Hall’s 2019 Auction, A Night in Havana, was a vibrant evening of fundraising enjoyed by all. Guests at the March 16 gala were treated to Caribbean flair at every turn—from bright decor and lush tropical greenery, to food and drinks that transported the senses. Led by Auction Chairs Alexandra ’99 and Christopher Von Maack ’97, the school raised $393,000 to support faculty professional development and the Steiner Campus Extraordinary Vision Capital Campaign. Generous donors participating in the paddle raise set an impressive school record of $88,000, all of which goes toward financial aid. We extend our thanks to Ally Hansen, class of 2019, for sharing her story and inspiring donors to help future students receive a Rowland Hall education.

The auction was held in a new venue this year: the Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House at the University of Utah. Our 19th biennial auction wouldn’t have been possible without the numerous volunteers, donors, and community partners who came together to support Rowland Hall. Thanks to everyone who made A Night in Havana such a huge success!

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR

Mark Miller Toyota

ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Cocktail hour sponsored by Peter and Kirsten Ehrich and Kurt Larsen and Angelina Tsu

Linens sponsored by Alsco and Bob and Wendy Steiner

Beer sponsored by Proper Brewing Co.

Rum sponsored by Distillery 36

Wine sponsored by Whit and Chris Lee

Committee toast sponsored by Alexandra ’99 and Christopher Von Maack ’97

THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Alexandra ’99 and Christopher Von Maack ’97, Auction Chairs

Anne Hoagland, Solicitations Co-Chair

Christopher Olsen, Solicitations Co-Chair

Melanie Bates, Class Projects Upper School

Melanie Borgenicht, Class Projects Middle School

Sarah Campsen, Item Display Co-Chair

Becky Cichos, Volunteer Coordinator

Kari Corroon, Class Projects Lower School

Amy Damico, Parties Co-Chair

Carrie Dennis, Parties Co-Chair

Nicholl Doolin, Treasure Club Co-Chair

Katrina Durham, Decorations Co-Chair

Carol Frymire, Auction Assistant

Robyn Jensen ’02, Director of Institutional Advancement

Katie Lieberman, Syndicate Chair

Akemi Louchheim, Event Coordinator

Andrea Miller, Decorations Co-Chair

Gina Miller, Item Display Co-Chair

Marianne Moyle, Invitations

Stacey O’Neil Curry, Invitations

Stephanie Orfanakis, Graphic Design

Melissa Orford, Event Coordinator

Mekensy Overholt, Class Projects

Beginning School

Robin Rollins, Home and School Representative

Manisha Shah, Volunteer Coordinator

Adria Swindle ’95, Auction Past Chair

Anna Topham, Class Projects Middle School

Allison Varner, Entertainment

Gita Varner ’05, Development Manager

Ericka Weissman, Treasure Club Co-Chair

Mary Anne Wetzel ’01, Director of Events

SOLICITATIONS COMMITTEE

Christopher Olsen, Solicitations Co-Chair

Anne Hoagland, Solicitations Co-Chair

Alexandra ’99 and Christopher Von Maack ’97, Auction Chairs

Leta Baker, Writer

Erin Bean, Entertainment

Christina Billings ’98, Kids

Nadia Cross, Health and Wellness

Emily Cutt, Kids

Nicholl Doolin, Home and Garden

Lindsay Egan, Entertainment

Melissa Filippone, Entertainment

Virginia Gowski, Art

Brittney Hansen ’02, Writer

Rebecca Husain, Dining

Molly Jones ’07, Dining

Krystal Kendall ’01, Beauty and Baubles

Marina Lowe, Travel and Experience

Stephanie Miller, Beauty and Baubles

Larkyn Mungovan, Home and Garden

Kathleen Nichols, Member at Large

Jenna Pagoaga ’98, Writer

Noel Rankin, Health and Wellness

Dani Raper, Sports

Sally Rosenstein, Travel and Experience

Jeanna Ryan ’01, Sports

Olivia Shoaf, Sports

Melissa Smith, Home and Garden

Cynthia Wright, Kids

Also Thanks To

Allysyn Hansen ’19 for speaking prior to the paddle raise

Patrick Godfrey and the technology staff

Ann Burnett and the operations team

Administrators, teachers, and staff

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING FOR SUPPORTING A NIGHT IN HAVANA 2019

Your contributions enable Rowland Hall to support the Steiner Campus and infuse funds into our financial aid budget. You’re also enabling our teachers to attend professional-development conferences and workshops, and bring that expertise back to their classrooms.

AUCTION SUPPORTERS

Nadim and Maggie AbuHaidar

Ruk and Ann Adams

Ravi Adusumalli and Mairi Leining

Robert and Alexandra Altman

Jack and Darcy Amiel

Pat Ammon

Hilary Amoss ’96

Derek and Stacy Anderson

Ken Aoki and Christopher Ossana

Roger and Susan Arsht

Matt August and Amy Redford

Wayne and Pattie Babler

Jason Bergreen and Abby Bacon

Richard Badenhausen and Katherine Venti

Mark Baer and Chris Sparrer Baer

Bryan and Tina Bagley

Sonny Bench and Lesley Bailey

Wanda Bamberger

Brent and Anne Baranko

Julie Barbero

Brian and Karey Barker

Byron Barkley and Deborah Kotter-Barkley

Chris Barrett and Heidi Goebel Barrett

Stephen and Daryl Barrett

Jay and Julie Bartlett

Janet Bates

Trip and Melanie Bates

Rob and Laura Beasley

Conor Bentley ’01 and Mary Anne Wetzel ’01

Jim Benton and Jen Doherty

Carly Biedul

David ’98 and Christina Lau Billings ’98

Tito Billings ’97 and Mika Robinson

John Bird and Rin Harris

Kris and Phuong Bodeen

Jason and Ashley Boe

Daniel and Tanya Boland

Olga Bott

Alziro Braga and Natalie Alhonte

Brent and Susan Brague

Tom and Heidi Brickey

Carolee and Russ Bringhurst

David Bull

Cliff Butter and Marilyn Osborne

Mark and Sarah Button

Steve and Sabrina Byron

Jeff and Sarah Campsen

Christopher Canale and Rachel Baar

Tom and Ashley Carlin

Jeanette Carpenter ’95

June Chen

Erik Christiansen and Christina Jepson

Tyson and Becky Cichos

Carlo and Heather Ciriello

Havilah Clarke

Carol Clawson and Steve Hull

Deanna Combs

Tom and Mitzi Conover

Floyd and Mary Anne Cooper

Dave Copeland and Susan Koehn

Chris and Kari Corroon

Peter Corroon

Rene Crawford

John ’87 and Kristi Terzian Cumming ’85

Dave and Emily Cutt

Ben ’92 and Erica Dahl

Dru and Amy Damico

Jon and Adrienne Lee Davies ’86

Craig and Kelly Davis

Bill and Jeanne Davison

Suzy Day

Nat and Linda Dean

Adam and Marta DeBellis

Steve Denkers and Heidi Titus

Barry and Carrie Dennis

Kathleen Deyo

Eldin and Talia Diglisic

Mark Dodson and Jamie Zussman

James and Nicholl Doolin

Matt Douglas and Ashley Meddaugh

Dan Duggleby and Amy Geroso

Eric and Katrina Durham

Chris Eagan

Rusty and Rachael Eckhauser

Bruce Edgar and Cornelia Ulrich

Michael and Lindsay Egan

Peter and Kirsten Ehrich

David and Lexi Eller

Trina Empey

Dan and Anna Ernst

Dan Berkowitz and Rachel Factor

Bing and Judy Fang

Christopher Felt ’06

Greg Ferbrache and Jennifer Hyde Ferbrache

David and Melissa Filippone

Kevin Flamm and Mikelle Moore

John and Jennifer Flynn

Patrick and Ann Flynn

Nick and Felicity Fouche

Kitty Northrop Friedman ’91 and Peter Friedman

David and Carol Frymire

Julie Gainer and Jennifer Busch

Reed and Lindsay Galen

Kami Galvani

Randhir Gandhi and Manisha Shah

Alex Gardner ’07

Dee and Colin Gardner

Bill and Barbara Gelegotis

Brian and Sarah Getzelman

Bill ’63 and Barbara Gibbons

Patrick Gibbons ’93

Chris and Summer Gibson

Tiffany and Rob Glasgow

Mike Gleeson and Chiao-ih Hui

Todd and Liza Glick

Steve Goorman and Christa Zaro

Virginia and Bill Gowski

Mark and Abby Green

Chris and Sherri Hansen

Darren Rosenstein and Sally Harvey

Nathan Hatton

Matthew Hawkins and Sarah Toner

Tucker and Kelly Hermans

Josh and Carolyn Hickman

Chris and Kathy Hill

David and Erika Hill

Adam and Andrea Himoff

Noah ’97 and Anne Hoagland

Vicky Gibbons Hoagland ’67 and John Hoagland

Andrew Hoffman and Emma Worsley

Ryan Hoglund and Libby Mitchell ’92

Douglas and Ashley Holbrook

Demitri Hollevoet and Lori Ann Cooper

Jason Hone and Jeanne Falk

Michael and Jennifer Hotchkin

Tim and Sue Houden

Dawn Houghton and Mary Lawlor

Elizabeth Huelskamp

Rob Hull ’09

Adil and Rebecca Husain

James Hyde and Angelina Beitia

Karen Hyde

Ken Jacquin

Mark Jansen and Carmen Sutherland

Danny and Beth Jasper

Marianne Jenkins

Brad Jensen and Sarah Barnes

Jess and Monica Jensen

Robyn Payne Jensen ’02

Cary Jones and Kris Hopfenbeck

Megan Jones Shiotani ’05

Josh and Catherine Kanter

Landon Kawabata and Jennifer Nakao ’93

Jordan and Krystal Lindsey Kendell ’01

Russell and Donna Kennett

Martin and Krista Kern

Jordan Kimball and Rebecca England

Kurt Larsen and Angelina Tsu

Tobias and Tina Larson

Tracey Lee

Whitt Lee ’89

Whitt and Chris Lee

Sarah and Paul Lehman

Marc and Kaylyn Lehmann

Zheng Zheng and Ning Lei

Simon and Jacqueline Lennon

Matt Leonard and Stacey Miller

Bill and Sissy Lieberman

Katie and Ben Lieberman

Edward Lieskovan and Siwen Hu-Lieskovan

Jeffrey and Anne Livingston

Akemi and David Louchheim

Ehlias and Jessica Louis

Marina and Mitch Lowe ’96

Will and Carter Lowrance

Patricia Lucas

Brook and Kyah Lund

Judy Maack

Jim Macintyre and Liz Joy

Marc and Erin Maloy

William Mann

Robert and Mikelle Mansfield

Paul and Andrea Matlin

Kevin and Robin Mayetani

Jennalyn Mayeux

Steve and Galen McCallum

Phil and Sandy McCarthey

Martha McGraw

Mary McIntyre

Dave and Nancy McNally

Alex ’98 and Tara Tribe Meade ’00

Josh and Hillary Mettle

Brian Mickey and Amy Locke

Gina and Mark Miller

Jeff Miller ’98

John ’96 and Andrea Miller

Mark and Kathie Miller

Scott and Stephanie Miller

David Min and Megan Donohue

Brian Mock

Lisa Moore

Wood Moyle ’90

Billy and Larkyn Mungovan

Jim Ngo and Holly Drury

Scott and Kathleen Nichols

Kelly and April Nielsen

Rob and Dori Nolan

David and Shari Noteware

Timothy and Lisa O’Brien

Alan Okawa and Allison Oki

Marty and Christopher Olsen

Stacey O’Neil Curry

Melissa and James Orford

Bob Frey and Sally Ormsby

Sean and Mekensy Overholt

Steve and Jenna Gelegotis Pagoaga ’98

Bill Patterson and Carolyn Leone

Andy and Terry Pavia

Jim and Lee Payne

Andrew and Tiffany Percy

Ryan and Nora Peterson

Ted Paisley and Tricia Petzold

Jeff and Susie Polychronis

Lynn Postnieks

Colin and Kat Potter

Steve and Tiffanie Price

Jennifer Price-Wallin and Tony Wallin

Laura and Pierre Prosper

Robin and Raj Puri

Linda Quinn

Allen Raab

Alexander and Lori Ramirez

Toby and Lucy Rankin

Noel Rankin

Todd Rankin

Douglas and Michelle Regner

Douglas Reid ’97

Jonathan and Diana Ribera

Victor Rickman and Susan Koles

Julie Roberts-Morris

Trell Rohovit and Jenny Wilson

Michael and Robin Rollins

Camilla Rosenberger

Ira Rubinfeld and Willamarie Huelskamp

Bob and Gail Sanders

Neil and Heather Sarin

Eric Scaife and Caroline Milne

Christiaan Schaeffer and Tracy George

Bo Schiers and Molly Jones-Schiers ’07

Kathy Schvaneveldt

Daniel and Traci Sheinberg

Saba Siddiqui and Faizi Siddiqi

Jeff and Cathy Siegal

Hilary Silberman

Darren Smith

John and Melissa Smith

Seth Spain and Molly McCarthey Spain ’03

Alan and Nancy Sparrow

Ryan and Elizabeth Spiker

Nick and Marcy Stearns

Jim and Amy Steele

Garrett and Sara Stern

Leslie and Hal Stone

Jeff and Carol Stowell

Theresa and Greg Sueoka

Rachel Sweet-Martin ’88 and Scott Martin

Adria Muir Swindle ’95 and

Geoff Swindle ’94

Steve and Sonnie Swindle

Henry and June Takei

Anna and Reed Topham

Shawn Trujillo and Angie Katsanevas

Meghan Tuohig ’98

Derrick and Roxana Tzau

Sarah Uram

Brian and Elizabeth Usher

Christopher and Renee Utgaard

Jason and Allison Varner

Gita Varner ’05

Michael Varner and Kathleen Digre

Alexandra ’99 and Christopher Von Maack ’97

Andy and Tara Wakefield

David and Natasha Wallis

Adam and Stephanie Warner

Kevin and Sara Hames Warren ’98

Peter and Karen Weiss

Saul and Ericka Weissman

Emma Wellman

Fred and Corrine Welt

Paul and Carol Wetzel

Ned White and Jennifer Blake

Matthew and Bireen Whitten

Matt and Ann Wigham

Todd Wilcox and Antonio Bucio

Jenney Wilder

Jason and Ellen Winkler

Marc and Marie Wintriss

Charles Womack and Donna Clower

Marianne Woolsey-Moyle

Lindsay Young

Kristine Zelenkov ’69

Ivan Zendejas-Ruiz and Gaby Portugal-Bouza

Brandon and Jennifer Zielinski

Brian and Martha Zipp

Neil Zussman and Catherine Whinnery

AUCTION ITEM DONORS

ARTISTS

Ryan Aklerley

Erin Berrett

Rebecca Bird Mortensen

Connie Borup

Leah Button ’19

Russell Case

Rachel Chamberlain

Meri DeCaria

Megan Gibbons

Josanne Glass

CJ Hales

Dave Hall

Cristall Harper

Stephanie Hock

Laura Hope Mason

Vita Kobylkina

Sue Martin

Steve McGinty

Cynthia McLoughlin

Anne Pappas

Simon Popper

Gini Pringle ’56

Hadley Rampton ’94

Jonathan Ribera

Sara Shepard Edgar

Jenna von Benedikt

Carole Wade

Kathy Wilson

BUSINESSES

Adrift Adventures Moab Utah

Albatross Ridge

Albion Fit

All Star Bowling and Entertainment

Amangiri

Aspen Falls Spinal Care Center

Athleta

Athletic Republic

The Baking Hive

Ballet West

Bar Method

Barbacoa Mexican Grill

Barr Aesthetics

Bastille

Beauty Lab & Laser

Bennion Jewelers

Bill White Restaurant Group

Black Feather Whiskey

Bloomingsales

Bluewater Grill

Brite Nites

Cactus & Tropicals

Cafe Expresso

Cake Boutique

Card My Yard

Carve Designs

The Children’s Hour

City Barbers

cityhome COLLECTIVE

Clark Planetarium

Classic Fun Center

Coach Mike’s Tennis Academy

Color Me Mine

Copper Moose Farm

Copper Restaurant Group

Current Fish & Oyster

The Dance Company

Dara Modern

Deer Valley Resort

Dennis Uniform

Disney

Doggie Mannerz

Dolcetti Gelato

doTERRA

Earnest Kitchen

Egyptian Theater

Event Network

Exclusive Resorts

F45 Sugarhouse

Filion Can Fix It

Fine & Folded

Five Step Carpet Care

Florence McCall Photography

Foothill Oriental Rugs

Four and Twenty Sailors

Four Seasons Nail Salon

Fuego Box

Game Night Games

Garden Joy

The Garden Store

Glenwild Golf Club

Golf Lab

Goorin Bros. Hats

Grand America

h2blow the Bowdry + Beauty Bar

Handle Restaurant

Harvest Cafe

Havana Eats

Hidden Valley Country Club

Higher Ground Learning

Hogle Zoo

I.J. & Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center

Jaybird

Jazz Sideline Reporter

Jeremy Ranch

JHilburn

Julie Assenberg Interior Design

Jump Around Utah

Jupiter Bowl

Katie Waltman, LLC

Keely’s Camp for Girls

Kenneth Stanley Men’s Custom Clothier

Kimi’s Chop & Oyster House

The King’s English

KSL

The Kura Door

Kyoto Restaurant

LeLavandin

LIT Salon

Live Nation

Log Haven

London Studios

Lunatic Fringe

LUXE Auto Spa

Mark Miller Subaru

Maven Strong

Maverik Center

Meticulous Mobile Detailing

Minky Couture

Mister Car Wash

Mollie & Ollie

Monarch Dental

Montage Deer Valley

Mountain Town Olive Oil

Mountain Trails Gallery

Mountain West Hard Cider

Nailed!

Natural History Museum of Utah

NBA League Offices

Neptune Divers

New Orientation

Ninja Warehouse

Olive and Cocoa

OneOEight

Orange Theory Fitness

Paint Fusion

The Paint Mixer

Paint with Grace, LLC

Panache Boutique

Park City Betties

Park City Sailing

Park Meadows Country Club

Pizza Nono

Porcupine Pub & Grille

Prince William Sound Charter

Promontory Club

Rasmussen Landscape

RC Wiley

Red Butte Gardens

Red Ledges Utah

RHH Flyfishing

Rowland Hall

Rideologie

Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse

Sharpewerks Jewelry

Shred415

Ski Butlers

Social Axe Throwing

Solitude Mountain Resort

Sports Den

Squatters Craft Beers

St. Regis

Sugarhouse Coffee

Suitter Axland, PLLC

Sun Valley Company

Sundance Mountain Resort

Superior Skin and Brows

Supersonic Car Wash

Takashi

Therapy SLC

This Little Shop

ThriveAcupuncture of Utah

Timbuk2 Designs

Tom James

Topgolf

Total Health and Fitness

Tracy Aviary

Traeger

Trilogy Medical Center

Truffle

Trunk Club

Tsunami Restaurant

The Tutoring Toy

Ultimate Combat Training Center

Uncharted Supply Co.

Under Current

Utah Athletics

Utah Gymnastics Training Center

Utah Olympic Park

Utah Shakespeare Festival

Utah’s Hogle Zoo

Valter’s Osteria

Viking Yurt Resort

Visual Arts Institute

Vive Juicery

Waldorf Astoria

Warburton Photography

Western Rivers Flyfisher

White Pine Nordic Center

YMCA Camp Roger

Zao Asian Café

INDIVIDUALS

John and Neena Ashton

Theo Billings

David and Emily Cutt

Eric and Katrina Durham

Scott Evans

Jason and Dawn Farrell

Edith Frere

Jacob Hall

Dell Loy Hansen

Noah ’97 and Anne Hoagland

Kurt Larsen and Angelina Tsu

Whitt and Chris Lee

David Louchheim

Marina and Mitch Lowe ’96

Judy Maack

Phil and Sandy McCarthey

John ’96 and Andrea Miller

Eric and Sarah Moles

Billy and Larkyn Mungovan

Stacey O’Neil Curry

Marty and Christopher Olsen

Andrew and Tiffany Percy

Nora and Ryan Peterson

Javier Pinedo

Jennifer Price-Wallin and Tony Wallin

Lucy Rankin

Jonathan and Diana Ribera

The Rowland Hall Auction

Executive Committee

The Rowland Hall Solicitations Committee

Darren Rosenstein and Sally Harvey

Thabo and Bertille Sefolosha

John Smith

Seth Spain and Molly McCarthey Spain ’03

Jim and Amy Steele

Steven and Becky Tachiki

Joanne Stern and Terry Hale

Drew vonLintel and Jessie Fiat

Alexandra ’99 and Christopher Von Maack ’97

Dodi Wilson

Kathy Wilson

UNDERWRITING

Eric ’89 and Cyndi Baughman

Jeff and Sarah Campsen

Tyson and Becky Cichos

Helen Corroon

Chris and Kari Corroon

Dru and Amy Damico

Barry and Carrie Dennis

James and Nicholl Doolin

Eric and Katrina Durham

Peter and Kirsten Ehrich

Dee and Colin Gardner

Ray and Allison Clements Henger

Noah ’97 and Anne Hoagland

Guy and Carol Kroesche

Kurt Larsen and Angelina Tsu

Whitt and Chris Lee

Katie and Ben Lieberman

Akemi and David Louchheim

Mark Miller Toyota

John ’96 and Andrea Miller

Gina and Mark Miller

Mark and Kathie Miller

Marianne Woolsey-Moyle

Marty and Christopher Olsen

Stacey O’Neil Curry

Sean and Mekensy Overholt

Jennifer Price-Wallin and Tony Wallin

Michael and Robin Rollins

Bob and Gail Sanders

Kathy Schvaneveldt

Shae Searl

Randhir Gandhi and Manisha Shah

Leslie and Hal Stone

Adria ’95 and Geoff Swindle ’94

Anna and Reed Topham

Jason and Allison Varner

Alexandra ’99 and Christopher Von Maack ’97

Saul and Ericka Weissman

THANK YOU DONORS

Rowland Hall thanks all of the following donors who generously contributed to the school’s 2018–2019 Annual Fund.

This Annual Report lists gifts made from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019. While we make every effort to be accurate, mistakes occur. If you have made a gift to Rowland Hall during the fiscal year and your name has been omitted, misspelled, or incorrectly listed, please accept our sincere apologies and advise us of the error by calling Robyn Jensen in the Advancement Office at 801-924-2961. Out of respect and for purposes of consistency, all grandparents’ names are listed formally.

* 20 or more years of giving to Rowland Hall

ANNUAL FUND DONORS

HEADMASTER’S COUNCIL ($10,000+)

Anonymous (4)

Michael and Bobby Abrams

Brian and Karey Barker

R. Harold Burton Foundation*

John ’87 and Kristi Terzian Cumming ’85

Peter and Kirsten Ehrich

Bing and Judy Fang

David and Melissa Filippone

Louise Gaylord

Goldman Sachs Gives

Roxane Googin and Kent Winterholler

Mary W. Harriman Foundation

Heather Horsley

Phil and Gloria Horsley

Kanter Family Foundation

Kurt Larsen and Angelina Tsu

Sarah and Paul Lehman

Marc and Erin Maloy

Alec McAree

John ’96 and Andrea Miller

Eric and Sarah Moles

Judy Moyle

Wood Moyle ’90

Scott and Kathleen Nichols

Kitty Northrop Friedman ’91 and Peter Friedman*

David and Shari Noteware

Scott and Lynn Pelichoff

Ryan and Nora Peterson

Jennifer Price-Wallin and Tony Wallin*

Richard and Julie Smith

Steiner Foundation, Inc.*

The Sunderman Hauck Family Fund

Keith and Elizabeth Taylor

Christopher ’97 and Alexandra Von Maack ’99

Dave and Renee Wentz

HALLMARKER GOLD ($5,500-$9,999)

Richard and Tanya Andrew

Ken and Kelly Applegate

Nate and Jacee Ballard

Eric ’89 and Cyndi Baughman

John Bird and Rin Harris

Bryan and Farleigh Cunningham

Dru and Amy Damico

Roger and Karen Edgley

Chip and Gayle Everest*

John Hijjawi and Sarha Lee, a Donor

Advised Fund of The U.S. Charitable

Gift Trust

Alastair and Polly Hunt

Ehlias and Jessica Louis

Derek and Janet Mannelin

Tami and Jane Marquardt

Phil and Sandy McCarthey*

The Mark and Kathie Miller Foundation*

Zach and Janelle Smith

Florian Solzbacher and Xiaoxin Chen

Anna and Reed Topham

HALLMARKER SILVER ($3,000-$5,499)

Matt August and Amy Redford

Bryan and Tina Bagley

Lenox and Fran Baker

Bamberger - Allen Health and Educational Foundation

Ed and Melissa Barbanell

Jay and Julie Bartlett

Peter ’63 and Marney Billings

Roberta Bocock

Jeff and Sarah Campsen

David and Susan Carlebach

Ben ’92 and Erica Dahl

Steve Denkers and Heidi Titus

Barry and Carrie Dennis

Jim and Susan Downs

Willard L. Eccles Charitable Foundation

Mark Erickson and Gwen Creel-Erickson

Kevin Flamm and Mikelle Moore

Geoff and Elizabeth Frazier

Bill ’63 and Barbara Gibbons*

Goldman Sachs

Steve Boyd and Ellen Hotung

Jordan Kimball and Rebecca England

Jerry Lanchbury and Margaret Hall

Jill and David Lang

Rob Lence*

Matt Leonard and Stacey Miller

David and Naja Lockwood

Akemi and David Louchheim

Marina and Mitch Lowe ’96

Microsoft Giving Campaign

Steve and Tiffanie Price*

Josh and Autum Savage

Max and Teri Savage

Jeff and Cathy Siegal

Robert and

Sara Anne Williams Spalding ’87

Wells Fargo Matching Gifts Program

Fred and Corrine Welt

Todd Wilcox and Antonio Bucio

Charles Womack and Donna Clower

Mike and Brittany Yeates

HALLMARKER BRONZE ($1,500-$2,999)

Anonymous (3)

Steve Achelis*

Robert and Alexandra Altman

Jack and Darcy Amiel

Brad Anderson and Maija Holsti

Devin Anderson and Katie Rose

Mark Baer and Chris Sparrer Baer*

Adam and Amy Bahna

Ruth Eleanor Bamberger & John Ernest

Bamberger Memorial Foundation*

Brent and Anne Baranko

Jim Benton and Jen Doherty

Rick and Lynn Bleil

Elke Brown

Tom and Ashley Carlin

June Chen

Erik Christiansen and Christina Jepson

Carol Clawson and Steve Hull*

Tom and Mitzi Conover

James and Kris Dumas

Nick and Felicity Fouche

Dee and Colin Gardner*

Chris and Summer Gibson

Tiffany and Rob Glasgow

Virginia and Bill Gowski

Chris and Kathy Hill

Jim and Sue Himoff

Vicky ’67 and John Hoagland*

Nicholas Hodson and Mary-Lou Smulders

Tim and Sue Houden

Paul House and Melissa Hardy

George and Nancy Janes

Mark Jansen and Carmen Sutherland

Brad Jensen and Sarah Barnes

Jordan and Krystal Lindsey Kendell ’01

Caleb and Gretchen King

Tobias and Tina Larson

Whitt and Chris Lee

Marc and Kaylyn Lehmann

Ravi Adusumalli and Mairi Leining

Bill Patterson and Carolyn Leone

Ted and Carol Levy

Katie and Ben Lieberman

Jeffrey and Anne Livingston

Will and Carter Lowrance

Jim Macintyre and Liz Joy

The David J. and Nancy L. McNally Foundation

Gina and Mark Miller

David Min and Megan Donohue

Nakasone Family Foundation

Joe and Stephanie Nash

Timothy and Lisa O’Brien

James and Linda Okland

Brad Olch

Marty and Christopher Olsen

The Pagoaga Family Charitable Fund

Ted Paisley and Tricia Petzold

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gift Program

Laura and Pierre Prosper

Robin and Raj Puri

Alexander and Lori Ramirez

Bob and Char Roetzel

Michael and Robin Rollins

John and Ellie Olwell Roser ’60*

Ira Rubinfeld and Willamarie Huelskamp*

Eric Scaife and Caroline Milne

Scott Schaefer and Andrea Miller Schaefer

Saba Siddiqui and Faizi Siddiqi

Allan and Thalia Papanikolas Smart ’63

Luke and Tristan Smart

John and Melissa Smith

Alan and Nancy Sparrow*

Theresa and Greg Sueoka

Rachel Sweet-Martin ’88 and Scott Martin

Bodie and Anne Tribe

Sarah Uram

Michael Varner and Kathleen Digre*

Jason and Allison Varner

Andy and Tara Wakefield

Wasatch Advisors

Saul and Ericka Weissman

Chris and Serife Welton

Jason and Ellen Winkler

CONTRIBUTORS 2018-2019

Anonymous (59)

Bjorn Ablad

Kait Abraham

Nadim and Maggie AbuHaidar

Jazmin Adamson

Adobe Systems Incorporated

Gregory and Tara Adondakis

Neeraj and Archana Agarwal

Christine Aguilar

Tony Aguilar

Campbell and Juliette Ainsworth

Serdar and Kumru Akkor

Emina Alibegovic

Vikki Allred*

Mohammad Alsolaiman and Dunia Wafai

Amazon Smile

David and Alison Anderson

Tara Anderson

Alessandra and Paul Angelucci

F. and E. Arguello

Matt Armentrout ’02 and Felicia Katz

Leila Armknecht

Jack Arnott

Marianne Arrigona

Autoliv

Amber Ayers

Coral Azarian and Danny Kerl

Alec Baden

Richard Badenhausen and Katherine Venti

Atif and Hina Baig

Leta Baker

Abe and Lisa Bakhsheshy

John Ballard and Karen Miller*

Nick Banyard

Julie Barbero

Tom and Helen Barkes

Julie and Bill Barrett*

Larry and Amanda Barusch

Trip and Melanie Bates

Robert and Char Bauer*

Paul and Talitha Beach

Trey and Erin Bean

Andrea Beckman

Kerry Bedell

David and Nicole Beer

Sarah Bennett

Conor Bentley ’01 and Mary Anne Wetzel ’01

Dan Berkowitz and Rachel Factor

Nadim and Karen Bikhazi

David ’98 and Christina Lau Billings ’98

Brian Birchler

Cheryl Birt

Zack Biskupiak ’17

Joe Biskupiak and Diana Brixner

John Blumenthal

Travis and Amy Blunck

Kris and Phuong Bodeen

Doug and Donna Booher

Joe ’88 and Melanie Borgenicht

Larry Bown and Savittrey Nalamlieng

Paul Bressloff and Alessandra Angelucci

Tom and Heidi Brickey

Todd and Monika Brickson

Christa and Shaun Brigdon

Sam Sather Brogna

Alice Brown

David Brown ’87 and Christian Fritze

Julie Brown

Brian and Lauren Bucher

Lawrence and Isabelle Buhler*

Zenon Bulka

Jerel Bullock

Steve and Cindy Burian

Matt and Valerie Burnett*

Ken and Ann Burnett

Aaron Burrell and Mindy Vanderloo

Mark and Sarah Button

Steve and Sabrina Byron

Charles Cain

Patricia Callahan*

Martin Caravati and Wanda Updike

Jim Carlisle and Kris Kokeny

Lauren Carpenter*

Courtney Castleton

Nitin and Jane Chandramouli

Andrew Chase and Lee Molen-Chase

Jill Chesley-McGinnis

Brian Chin

Clement and Candace Chow

Kent Christensen and Andrea Brown-Christensen

Paul and Pat Christensen*

Raymond and Jamee Christensen

Pat Christensen*

Tyson and Becky Cichos

Carlo and Heather Ciriello

Holly Clark

Emily Clawson

Matthew and Shawn Kelley Collins

Deanna Combs

Brook and Sherri Connery

Kelly Cook

Peter Coombs and Hediyeh Baradaran

Jacob Copinga and Frances Reagan Copinga

Thomas and Mary Jane Cork

Chris and Kari Corroon

Paul and Dena Corson

Randy Crail ’05

Jose Crespo and Elizabeth Rodriguez

Dennis Crocker and Barbara Nielsen

Kevin and Keri Crockett

Stephen and Nadia Cross

Tara Curry

Stacey O’Neil Curry

Chris and Cindy Cutler

Dave and Emily Cutt

Leslie and Kris Baughman Czerwinski

Sara Dacklin

Bill and Judy Dalgliesh*

Jorge and Niure Damico

Dan and Roxana Dan

Paul and Debbie Dau

Mark and Julie Davenport

Pastor France and Willene Davis

France and Melanie Davis

Alan and Vanessa Davis

John and Alesa Davis

Bill and Jeanne Davison

Jij de Jesus and Claire Shepley

Adam and Marta DeBellis

Shanti and Saveez Deemyad

Ric and Janice DelMar*

John and Sarah DeMark

Peter Diamandis

Lisa Dibble

Thayne Dibble

Eldin and Talia Diglisic

Ben and Alexandra Doctorman

Sara Donnelly

Robert and Kelli Dotson

Matt Douglas and Ashley Meddaugh

Jason and Ashley Dreier

Trafton Drew and Elisabeth Conradt

Dan Duggleby and Amy Geroso

Eric and Katrina Durham

Robert Dustman

Bruce and Miriam Eatchel

Rusty and Rachael Eckhauser

Bruce Edgar and Cornelia Ulrich

Michael and Lindsay Egan

Elevated Transportation Services LLC

Russell and Pauline Eley

Atif Ellahie and Hina Baig

David and Lexi Eller

Trina Empey

Kyle Eng ’16

Jim Eng and Faye Mitsunaga

Sheryl Engelhardt

Dan and Anna Ernst

Luz and Juan Carlos Escamilla

Annjanine Freeman Etzel

Gary and Paula Evershed

Beverly Facklam

Jason and Dawn Farrell

Barry and Cindy Feinman

Aaron Felker and Anna Maidon

Peter and Bonnie Feola

Greg Ferbrache and Jennifer Hyde Ferbrache

Hugh and Kate Ferguson

Jim and Suzy Ferguson

Zaheer Ferguson and Alexandra Jones

Juan-Carlos Fernandez-Sanchez and Chantal Esquivias-Argelaguet

Joe Ferriter and Jennie Trauscht-Van Horn

Ira and Lili Field

Michel and Rebecca Filion

Jean and Chris Fillmore

Rit and Brenda Fish

Kelly and Ethan Fisher

Graham and Rachelle Flinn

Patrick and Ann Flynn

Anson Fogel and Alex Fuller

Tyler and Gwen Fonarow

Alec and Ariel Ford

Daniel Forster and

Michele Christiansen Forster

Tracy and Leilani Fowler

Raphael and Anca Franzini

Stan Freck and Tina Braun

Brett and Lisa Friedman

David and Carol Frymire

Dave and Jackie Fuhrman

Brian Fukushima and Tammy Park

Charles Gaddis

Jordan Gaddis

Julie Gainer and Jennifer Busch

Reed and Lindsay Galen

Randhir Gandhi and Manisha Shah

Alex Gardner ’07

Lee Gerstein and Shari Levitin-Gerstein

Brian and Sarah Getzelman

The Thomas & William Gilbane Foundation

Larry and Rachel Gilbert

Jeremy and Coreen Gililland

Patrick and Mardee Godfrey

James Goh and Jo-Ann Yuen

Steve Goorman and Christa Zaro

Ganesh Gopalakrishnan and Kalpana Ganesh

Sofia Gorder

Bert Granberg and Felicia Olivera

Michael and Jennifer Granger

Edward and Geraldine Grant

Mark and Abby Green

Brad and Debra Green

Kipp Greene and Jeanne Zeigler

Diane Guido

Jennifer Gully

Finn and Kathy Gundersen

Flor Gurmandi

Cory and Kimberly Hacking

Rak and Makayla Hall

Charles and Fiona Halloran

The late Linda Hampton*

John and Pam Hanlon

Dugg and Ann Marie Hannon

Chris and Megan Hanrahan

Garth Hare and Tara Bowman-Hare

Dorothy Harrison

Stephen and Wesley Hartsell

James Harvey and Christine Greenwood

Chris and Tasha Hatton

Robert Hausser

The Rt. Rev. Scott Hayashi and Amy O’Donnell

Rich and Nicole Hemingway

Ray and Allison Clements Henger

Kirsten Hepburn

Laura Hermance ’90

Tucker and Kelly Hermans

Josh and Carolyn Hickman

David and Erika Hill

Scott and Deborah Hinton

Eliza Hitz

Noah ’97 and Anne Hoagland

Jack and Victoria Hodgkins

Louis Hogge and Debbie Roque

Aaron and Lisa Hoglund

Ryan Hoglund and Libby Mitchell ’92

Derek Holbeck

Troy and Ashley Holbrook

Phillip and Naomi Holm

Jason Hone and Jeanne Falk

Robin and Cynthia Hori

Stanley Holmes and Rebecca Horn

Dawn Houghton and Mary Lawlor

Dani Howe

Bryan and Karen Howell

Lyen Huang and Becky Kim

Adil and Rebecca Husain

Maria Hutchings

Ann Pearson Hutton ’53

Tony and Oanh Huynh

James Hyde and Angelina Beitia

IBM Corporation

Malik Ibrahima and Alamissi Ouro-Gneni

Robert Immitt

Jeremy and Anne Innis

Bret Jackson and Clari Riggs

Hunter Jackson and Lynne Kerr

Ken Jacquin

John Jarman

Danny and Beth Jasper

Marianne Jenkins

Jess and Monica Jensen

Andy and Robyn Payne Jensen ’02

Alan and Liesl Jeppson

Phil and Audrey Jiricko

Eric Johnson

Laura Johnson

Mark Johnston and Gabrielle Kardon

Cary Jones and Kris Hopfenbeck*

Zaheer and Alexandra Jones

Kelley Journey

Ragu and Shalini Kasturi

Thomas and Laura Kemper

Bobby and Kathy Kennedy

Martin and Krista Kern

Dave Kerwynn

John and Gina Kiechle

Hee Yung Kim

Randy Kirkham

Scott Kisling and Kathleen Kingston

Jorg and Julia Klebingat

David and Stephanie Klein

Dieter Knecht*

Mike and Diane Koetter*

Nate ’00 and Anna Kogan

Ajay Krishnan and Shailaja Akkapeddi

Guy and Carol Kroesche*

Kroger/Smith’s Earn and Learn Program

Chris Kunej and Ivana Grill-Kunej

Steven Labrum

Clark and Alex LaCouture

Matthew and Catherine Lake

Siew Hong Lam and Lee Min Lau

Kyle LaMalfa and Erin Mendenhall

Jesus and Claudia Lamas

Rebecca Landau

Scott Langone

Charlotte Larsen

Michael and Phuong Le

Josh Leger

Pete Lelis and Lauren Swift

Simon and Jacqueline Lennon

Yuan Lin and Hongwei Xu

Peter and Jessica Lindgren

Dave and Rebecca Livermore*

Gabriel and Tracy Gibbons Llanos ’96*

Mark and Natalie Loewen

Ben and Lisa Logue

Joel Long

Gerardo Lopez

Bo Lu and Wendy Chen

Brook and Kyah Lund

Brian Lunde and Sue Mark-Lunde

Carlos and Lesbia Luzardo-Hernandez

Yue Ma and Bing Xu

Robert and Mikelle Mansfield

Joleen Mantas

Jaime Margolis

Joel and Mary Jo Marker*

Darcy and Brian Marvin

John and Polly Masaryk

Graham Mather and Tammy Frisby

Jim Matheson and Amy Herbener

Paul and Andrea Matlin

Evelyn and Kyle Matsumura

Rob Mayer and Carol Blackwell*

Stuart and Peggy McCandless

Tim and Erika McCarthy

Martha McGraw

John McIntosh ’99

Mary McIntyre

Bud McManus

Alex ’98 and Tara Tribe Meade ’00

Jon Melman and Aimee Nussbaum

Heidi Memmott

Josh and Hillary Mettle

Brian Mickey and Amy Locke

Travis Mickelson and Margot Miller

Donna Milavetz

Mark Millard

Scott and Stephanie Miller

Jeff Miller ’98

Brian and Lori Miller

Marcus Milling and Melissa Sharp

Tracy Mills and Elizabeth Hruby-Mills

Lisa Miranda

John and Sara Mitcham

Michael and Kathryn Moore

Michael Moore

Brian Morgan

Tom Moyer and Lauren Barros

John and Jennifer Muhlestein

Patrick Murphy

Teresa Nelson

Tornubari Nenbee

Allen and Kate Nevins*

Marsha Newman

Jim Ngo and Holly Drury

Florian and Cheryl Nickisch

Kathleen Tundermann Niles ’96

Chucks Nimmagadda and Preeti Tonpe

Flory and Annie Nkoy

Rob and Dori Nolan

Maria Nygard

Chad and Kristina Obermark

Mark Oftedal and Sarah Wright

Alan Okawa and Allison Oki

Mark and Karen Oliver

Glenn and Suzanne Olsen

Serge and Maura Olszanskyj

Oracle Matching Gifts Program

Mike and Stephanie Orfanakis

Melissa and James Orford

Matt Orford

Ken Aoki and Christopher Ossana

Brandon and Beth Ott

Steve and Jenna Pagoaga

Garry Palmer

Cheryl Palmer

Erika Palsson

Mandy and Chris Pannucci

Mark and Allison Paradise

Jae and Yvonne Park

Kody Partridge

Prashant and Elena Patel

Kelly and Jeanene Patterson*

Kip and Terri Paul

Jim and Lee Payne

Eric Peng and Jing Zhao

Joe and Holly Perrin

Erich and Nancy Petersen*

Steven and Stephanie Petersen

Jason Pickavance

Sam and Kathryn Pickford

Javier Pinedo

JP and Beth Plavan

George and Mila Polishchuk

Josh Pollatsek and Alexx Koskella

Alisa Poppen

Erik Postnieks

Lynn Postnieks

Colin and Kat Potter

Ed and Nooshin Prasthofer

Troy Price

Brian and Tacy Conard Quinn ’96

Linda Quinn

Allen Raab

Nathan and Katherine Ragle

Andre Ramjoue

Todd Rankin

Noel Rankin

Adam and Dani Raper

Marc and Michelle Rasich

Cliff Read and Mary Ciminelli

John and Lee Rech*

Bart and Georgia Reuling

Betsy Revenaugh

Jeff and Brandie Revoy

Eduardo Reyes-Vargas and Anne Pappas Reyes

Jonathan and Diana Ribera

Victor Rickman and Susan Koles*

Ling Ritter

Erwin and Carol Riven

Melanie Robbins

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Mike Roberts

Julie Roberts-Morris

Brandon and Thuy Rodriguez

Robert Rolfs*

Shane and Heather Rose

Gail Rose

Camilla Rosenberger

Michelle Royer

Jonathan and Tina Ruga*

Brian and Janice Ruggles*

Gina Russo

Thomas Rust and Raychel Gonzales

DeMitt Rutledge and Annalise Lasater

John and Jeanna Tachiki Ryan ’01

Saveez Saffarian and Shanti Deemyad Salesforce.org

Dave and Kate Samson

Ricardo Sanchez and Rosa Ramos Salvador

Patty Sandberg

B.J. Sandberg and LaVonne Wells Sandberg

John Sarbo and Kathryn Czarnecki

Neil and Heather Sarin

Christiaan Schaeffer and Tracy George

Josh and Mo Schiffman

Doug and Deborah Schillinger

Robert Schlaberg and Helena Safavi-Hemami

Fritz and Lauri Schlopy

Anni Schneider

Norman and Pat Scholes

Jen Schones

Katie Schwab

Patrick and Jennifer Seagrave

Mike and Carol Shackelford

Shaun Shakib and Sabine Koepf-Shakib

Bill Shann

Emily Shaw

Daniel and Traci Sheinberg

David and Tiffany Shewell

Kurt Shirkey

Dave Sidlow

Stacia Sidlow

Hilary Silberman

Chelsea Simmons

JP Slavinsky and Margaret Van Meter

Sam Sleiman

Ben ’89 and Lindsey Oswald Smith ’92

Hubbert and Vicki Smith

John Smith

Ken Smith and Cathleen Zick

Jeannine Smith

Hadley Smith ’05

David and Amy Smith

Pam Smith

Jon Snyder and Cindy Hall

Karma Sok-Choekore and Tenzin Lhazey

Troy and Julie Somerville

Lizbeth Sorensen

Ryan and Elizabeth Spiker

Jodi and KC Spiro

Tyler Stack

Jim and Amy Steele

Garret and Bethany Stephensen

Garrett and Sara Stern

Peter and Susan Stevens*

Scott Stevens and Lisa Palmieri-Stevens

Kenzie Steward ’18

Derek Steward

Jason and Jackie Stinnett

Lynelle Stoddard

Pam Stone*

Leslie and Hal Stone*

Jeff and Carol Stowell

Jeff Streba and Molly Lewis*

Fred and Linda Strohacker*

Gong Su and Kiki Cheng

Robert Summerfield and Isabel Moreira

Erika Summers

John Summers

Wes and Nola Sundquist

Paul Svendsen and Mary Piciocchi

Sankar and Mary Swaminathan

Ned and Chrissy Swanson

Matt and Freda Swensen

Ray Szczepaniak

Kristin Takahashi

Tyler and Shawni Tanner

Robert Tashjian and Sarah Majercik

Mike and Leslie Tate*

Bill and Linda Tatomer

Kate Taylor

Barbara Telander

Michael Teter

CJ and Chaleh Thirkill

Gary and Kirsten Thomas

Wendell and Terry Thomas

Mark and Christine Thomas

Joan Thompson

Lee Thomsen and Julie Checkoway

Tom Thorne

Levi Todd

Carlo and Viola Tognina

Robert and Tami Tokita

Kendra Tomsic and Kathy Howa*

Gabby Torre

Max Torres and Susan Yoshikawa-Torres

Larry and Ellen Toscano

Teresa Totorica and Alysia McEvoy

Steve and Lisa Towner

Todd and Millicent Tracey

Aurel and Cristina Trandafir

C.J. and Rebecca Travis

Wayne and Linda Tyler

Andy and Katie Tyser

Derrick and Roxana Tzau

Carolyn Uhle*

Alex and Sally Uhle*

Laurie Underwood

Maureen O’Hara Ure*

Sinead Urwin

Jerry Urwin

Brian and Elizabeth Usher

Utah Pain & Rehab

Christopher and Renee Utgaard

Richard Vale-Zamora and Nairibes Luzardo-Hernandez

Pieter and Leidy van Ispelen

Gita Varner ’05

Nick and Chelsea Vasquez

Shari and C. J. Veverka

Raul and Jacky Villar

David and Barbara Viskochil

Matt Wachowiak and Ayako Yamaguchi

Charles and Ethanne Waldo*

Adam and Stephanie Warner

Kevin and Sara Hames Warren ’98

Christian Waters and Kelly Henderson

Andrew and Filaree Way

Fred and Becky Webster ’03

David Weinstein and Helen Hu

Peter and Karen Weiss

Emma Wellman

Doug ’00 and McKinsee Weyher

Wendy Wheeler

Chuck White

Ned White and Jennifer Blake

Matthew and Bireen Whitten

Jenney Wilder

Kevin and Jennifer Williams

Troy and Katie Williams

Rob Wilson and Elizabeth Howard

Marc and Marie Wintriss

Anne Wolfer

Gregg Wood and Nicki Camp

Marianne Woolsey-Moyle

Doug Wortham and Nick Nero*

Tianxin Yang and Marianne Li

Tyler and Kellie Yeates

David and Sarah Yoon

Lindsay Young

Sarah Young

Jason and Mary Rose Young

Tenzin Youngtok and Xi Feng

Karma Younten and Sonam Chodon

Robert Zeng

Yong Zhang and Chloe Cai

Zheng Zheng and Ning Lei

Xinzhang Zhou and Jessica Liu

IN HONOR OF

Brian Birchler

Carolyn Braza

Calen Carron ’17

Emily Gordon ’16

Dorothy Herrington

Jessie Cameron King

Scott and Veronique Markewitz

The Rowland Hall Debate Team

Alan Sparrow (2)

Doug Wortham

Jeanne Zeigler (4)

IN MEMORY OF

Charles R. Brown (2)

Rosemarie Christensen

Carol Collard (2)

Margie Coombs (2)

Chance Crompton

Randy Curry (7)

Bernard Fuhrman

Linda Hampton (3)

Peter Hayes (3)

Sylvia Hendricks (2)

Richard J. King

Tony Larimer

Robert D. Maack, Esq.

Sharon Muir (2)

The Rev. Lincoln R. Ure, III

Allison Bennet Van der Hyde

GRANDPARENT

DONORS

Current Rowland Hall grandchildren are listed

Anonymous (2)

Ms. Banny Ackerman

Beatrice Samson

Mr. David Ainsworth

Luca Ainsworth, Faustine Ainsworth Beudot

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bagdasarian*

Andy Merrill, Louise Rech

Drs. Lenox and Frances Baker

Kade Campsen, Baker Campsen, Jack Campsen

Mr. Arthur Barrett

Evan Barrett

Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Billings

Theo Billings

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse C. Bown

Isabelle Bown, Auden Bown

Mr. John T. Brickson

Kaia Brickson, Dagny Brickson

Mrs. Roberta B. Bocock

Elizabeth Bocock, Mary Bocock

Ms. Elke Brown

Emily Christensen

Ms. JoAnn Brown

Shepherd Petersen

Mr. and Ms. Robert Card

Charlotte Moles, David Moles

Mr. and Ms. Herbert Carlin

Maddie Carlin, Lizzie Carlin

Mr. and Ms. Dale Chapman

Charlie Travis

Ms. Virginia Chin

Juliette Chin, William Chin

Mr. and Ms. Charles Conover

Sam Conover, Jacob Conover

Mr. David Copeland and Ms. Susan Koehn

Emma Skinner

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Cross

William Potter, Nicholas Potter

Ms. Carol Curci

Dylan Galen

Mr. Gordon Lark and Ms. Antje Curry

Briar Curry

Pastor and Mrs. France A. Davis

Benedict Davis, France Davis, Viviene Davis

Mrs. Joan Diamandis

Sasha Diamandis

Mrs. Madeleine Dugan

Alan Dugan

Ms. Valli L. Durham*

Miles Durham, Lucas Durham

Ms. Sandra Factor

Noah Berkowitz

Ms. Evelyn Falk

Zoe Hone

Ms. Gail Flanagan

Owen Keil, Maddie Keil

Mr. and Ms. Larry Framme

Solenne Framme, Jules Framme

Mrs. Marion Fuhrman

Olivia Fuhrman

Mrs. Elizabeth B. Gaylord

Tristam Gaylord

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gibbons*

Sophie Llanos, Liam Llanos, Jack Gibbons, Sarah Gibbons

Ms. Elizabeth Gibson

Cooper Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Don Granberg

Macy Olivera

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grant

Marjorie Friedman, Ned Friedman

Ms. Rona Greenstadt

Sophie Stern, Eli Stern

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hill

Addie Wikstrom

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Himoff

Madeline Himoff, Isabel Himoff

Ms. and Mr. Vicky L. Hoagland*

Quinn Hoagland, Sam Hoagland, Ella Hoagland

Mr. and Mrs. Phil Horsley

Mei Mei Johnson

Ms. Karen P. Hyde*

Will Ferbrache

Mr. and Ms. Paul Innis

Coleridge Innis, Merrick Davidson, Courtney Davidson-Innis

Ms. Jennifer Jackson

Jake Gilbert

Ms. Cynthia Johnson

Kate Warren, Will Warren

Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Johnson

Cate Christiansen

Dr. and Ms. Melvyn Klein

Vivi Klein, Zachary Klein

Mr. Terry Kogan and Mr. Greg Hatch

Miriam Kogan, David Kogan

Mr. and Ms. Whitt Lee

Juliet Von Maack, Charlie Von Maack, Sarah Davies

Ms. Bea Lehman

Tyler Lehman, Will Lehman, Samantha Lehman

Mr. and Ms. Ted Levy

Maddy Eatchel, Max Eatchel

Mr. and Mrs. Hal Louchheim

Arden Louchheim, Carter Louchheim

Mr. and Ms. Steven F. Lowe

Sasha Lowe, Sabina Lowe

Mrs. Doris Lunde

Cole Lunde, Ty Lunde

Ms. Judith B. Maack

Juliet Von Maack, Charlie Von Maack

Mr. Milt Markewitz

Julien Markewitz

Ms. and Mrs. Tami Marquardt

Dakota Erickson, Briggs Ballard,

Boston Ballard

Ms. Miyoshi Marumoto

Allison Mayetani

The late Ms. Norma W. Matheson

Harris Matheson

Dr. and Mrs. Michael R. McCormick

Charlie Tate

Mr. and Ms. Andrew McCrea

Coleridge Innis, Merrick Davidson, Courtney Davidson-Innis

Mr. and Ms. Mike Merback

James Weissman, Max Weissman, Kate Weissman

Mr. and Ms. Mark Miller

Owen Miller, Natalie Miller, Declan Miller, Miles Miller, Caden Brown

Ms. Toni M. Miller

Ella Leonard, Alex Leonard, Kate Leonard

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Miner

Emilie Orfanakis

Mr. and Mrs. Rolando Miranda

Gabriella Miranda

Ms. Judith B. Moyle

Ocky Moyle

Mr. and Ms. Gary Muller M.D.

Wells Swanson

Mr. and Ms. James Okland

Ruby Varner, Madsen Varner

Ms. Susan Olszanskyj

Greg Olszanskyj

Mr. and Ms. Bruce Paisner

Asher Williams, Wyatt Williams

Mr. Donald Whitaker and Ms. Marcia Richards

Greg Olszanskyj

Mr. and Ms. Robert J. Roetzel

Juliana Hansen, Christopher Hansen

Dr. and Ms. Robert Rust

Enzo Rust, Isabella or Izzy Rust

Mr. and Ms. Max Savage

Olivia Savage

Mr. and Ms. Mahendra Shah

Arya Martinez

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Shirkey

Deja Shirkey

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Smart

Max Smart, Leo Smart

Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Smith

Chloe Coleman-Houghton

Mr. Jack D. Smith and Mrs. Abby Dalton

Jack Smith

Mr. Lee Shuster and Ms. Linda F. Smith

Miriam Kogan, David Kogan

Mr. and Ms. Richard D. Smith

Tyler Smith, Ally Smith

Mr. and Ms. Joe Sueoka

Alison Puri, Josef Sueoka

Dr. and Mrs. Henry Takei

Arden Louchheim, Carter Louchheim

Mr. and Ms. Royal L. Tribe

Samuel Meade

Mr. Stuart Z. Uram and Mrs. Lilly Langotsky

Sasha Diamandis

Mrs. Huong Vu

Asher Bodeen, Finley Bodeen, Giselle Bodeen

Dr. and Mrs. Richard D. Wallin

Lucy Wallin

Dr. and Ms. Lynn R. Webster

Gracie Webster

Ms. Gayle Weyher

Elliot Weyher

Ms. Lucile White

Mackenzie White

Phase two of the Extraordinary Vision campaign entails building a new middle school and athletic complex on the Richard R. Steiner Campus—it’s the next step in uniting the entire school on one campus for the first time since 1984. But it’s about so much more than just a building. Rowland Hall is guided by a vision to inspire and prepare students who make a difference. Today’s students, empowered by their education, hold the promise to transform our world. It is our job to invest in their future and provide them with the skills and tools they need to reach their full potential—skills like critical thinking, resiliency, creativity, and collaboration.

It is this Extraordinary Vision that gives us the opportunity to unite as a community and affirm our commitment to setting the standard for teaching and learning excellence in Utah. With our clear vision, proven educational philosophy,

and the finest teachers, we now look to upgrade our facilities and bring our campus together.

A deliberately designed facility can foster the mission of a school. While our current buildings on the Lincoln Street Campus are adequate, imagine the possibilities of an inspirational environment that’s designed for collaborative, project-based, and innovative learning— and it also creates a single community.

Through the Extraordinary Vision campaign, we are asking our community to deepen their investment in our students, faculty, and facilities. We remain in a quiet phase of fundraising for the project and are encouraged by the excitement of the school community and the early leadership gifts that have been pledged. We will continue to keep the community updated on our progress as the campaign progresses.

If you have any questions about the project or how to get involved, please contact Robyn Jensen at robynjensen@rowlandhall.org or 801-924-2961.

GIFTS TO THE RICHARD R. STEINER CAMPUS

BUILDING FUND

All gifts to the Capital Campaign were given or pledged between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2019.

Anonymous (2)

Richard and Tanya Andrew

Ruth Eleanor Bamberger & John Ernest Bamberger Memorial Foundation

Tom and Helen Barkes

John Bird and Rin Harris

Roberta Bocock

R. Harold Burton Foundation

Carol Clawson and Steve Hull

Dru and Amy Damico

Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation

James and Nicholl Doolin

Roger and Karen Edgley

Jeffrey Eisenberg and Tasha Ames Savage

Jim Eng and Faye Mitsunaga

Fang Family Foundation

Alex Gardner ’07

Gibbons Family Foundation

Bill ’63 and Barbara Gibbons

Goldman Sachs

Mary W. Harriman Foundation

Adam and Andrea Himoff

Dani Howe

Cary Jones and Kris Hopfenbeck

Kanter Family Foundation

Kurt Larsen and Angelina Tsu

Whitt and Chris Lee

Matt Leonard and Stacey Miller

Will and Carter Lowrance

Judy Maack

The McCarthey Family Foundation

Phil and Sandy McCarthey

Josh and Hillary Mettle

Mark and Kathie Miller

John ’96 and Andrea Miller

Eric and Sarah Moles

Nakasone Family Foundation

Marty and Christopher Olsen

Ryan and Nora Peterson

John and Marcia Price Family Foundation

Marc and Michelle Rasich

Ira Rubinfeld and Willamarie Huelskamp

Hal and Minor Shaw

Nick and Marcy Stearns

Steiner Foundation, Inc.

Adria ’95 and Geoff Swindle ’94

Anna and Reed Topham

Christopher ’97 and Alexandra Von Maack ’99

Wasatch Guaranty & Capital

Brian and Martha Zipp Charitable Foundation

ENDOWMENT FUND DONORS

All gifts to the Endowment Fund were given or pledged between July 1 ,2018, and June 30, 2019.

The late Ray Brim

Corporation of the Episcopal Church in Utah

Suzy Day

David Deisley

Valli Gibbons Durham ’69

Annjanine Freeman Etzel

Dee and Colin Gardner Family

Bill ’63 and Barbara Gibbons

Mike ’60 and Jennifer Gibbons

Maddie Haslam

Vicky Gibbons Hoagland ’67 and John Hoagland

John and Joan Hodge

Judy Maack

Prossy Najjuma

John and Marcia Price Family Foundation

Jennifer Price-Wallin and Tony Wallin

Steve and Tiffanie Price

Ira Rubinfeld and Willamarie Huelskamp

Peter and Susan Stevens

The following individuals have pledged a future gift of $50,000 to the school via the Entrepreneur’s Circle

Anonymous

Eric and Cynthia Baughman

Stead and Kendall Burwell ’96

Ben ’92 and Erica Dahl

Ken Jacquin

Blake Kirby

Michael Levinthal

Mary McIntyre

David and Nancy McNally

Dave Stockham ’91

Tom Stockham

Tim and Jane Sullivan

Adria ’95 and Geoff Swindle ’94

Dan Urmann ’94

Many individuals within the Rowland Hall community, whether they are associated with the school as alumni, current parents, grandparents, or friends, have made their mark as successful entrepreneurs. To celebrate and share in these individuals’ knowledge and accomplishments, Rowland Hall has created an organization of business professionals and companies, the Rowland Hall Entrepreneur’s Circle.

ITS THREEFOLD MISSION

Networking: The Entrepreneur’s Circle provides an avenue for entrepreneurial-minded people to connect with each other to discuss business ventures, brainstorm ideas, and deepen their ties within the entrepreneurial business community.

Opportunities: Circle members are committed to providing current students and alumni, as appropriate, opportunities for professional development, internships, idea sharing, and jobs. Lee Thomsen, former Upper School principal, worked with numerous Circle members as the school launched Beyond the Classroom program to expand students’ understanding of professional job opportunities.

Giving Back: Entrepreneurs typically recognize that along the path of their success, a number of people played a role and offered help. Circle members believe in giving back to Rowland Hall, the school and community that offered them so much. In order to join the Circle, individuals/families must pledge a future gift to the school of a minimum of $50,000. All gifts will support the school’s endowment. Their gift is dependent upon the success of their entrepreneurial venture.

DEAR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS,

It has been an absolute privilege to serve for the past three years as your Alumni Association chair, and what an incredible three years it’s been! Together, we celebrated 150 years on the lawn of the Lincoln Street Campus, raised thousands of dollars for our Alumni Scholarship Fund, and connected at events and socials locally and across the country as we maintained the strength of our community.

The next few years prove to be very exciting for Rowland Hall. This year we have the great opportunity to acknowledge and say thank you to our leader, Alan Sparrow, who has been fundamental to the school’s success for nearly three decades. It will be bittersweet to see Alan enter a new chapter in his life and we are grateful for his leadership. Simultaneously, we will be preparing to welcome a new leader to Rowland Hall in Michael “Mick” Gee starting July 1, 2020.

I am looking forward to remaining involved with the Alumni Association as Christina Billings ’98 steps into her role as chair. Christina will be outstanding and I can’t wait to see our association grow under her leadership.

Alex Gardner ’07 Alumni Association Chair

Thank you to the Alumni Executive Board for their leadership and dedication to engaging our alumni community. We would like to especially thank Alex Gardner ’07 for serving as alumni chair on our Board of Trustees for the past three years. He is an enthusiastic supporter of Rowland Hall and went the extra mile in all of our initiatives. From celebrating the sesquicentennial and hosting his 10-year reunion, to running the Alumni Executive Board and planning the Alumni Basketball Reunion, he inspired countless alumni to reconnect with their alma mater. We would also like to thank Dana Pool Cremeno ’06 for her service on the Alumni Executive Board, as she is stepping down. We truly appreciated her dedication to engaging alumni, working with the Rowmark community, and helping with events and fundraising efforts. Christina Lau Billings ’98 will be the Alumni Association Chair for the next three years. She joins the Board of Trustees with over 10 years of service on the Alumni Executive Board and is a current Rowland Hall parent to fifth grader Theo.

2018–2019 ALUMNI EXECUTIVE BOARD

Alex Gardner ’07, Chair

Christopher Von Maack ’97, Past Chair

Hilary Amoss ’96, Director of Alumni Relations

Conor Bentley ’01

Christina Lau Billings ’98, Chair-Elect

Dana Pool Cremeno ’06

Christopher Felt ’06

Molly Jones-Schiers ’07

Molly McCarthey Spain ’03

Meghan Tuohig ’98

Becky Webster ’03

Brad Williams ’89

THE IMPORTANCE OF ALUMNI GIVING AND PARTICIPATION

The Alumni Scholarship Fund was established in 2010 by generous alumni who were grateful for their Rowland Hall education. By supporting the Alumni Scholarship, our alumni donors are paying it forward and helping future students benefit from a Rowland Hall education and community. Thank you for your support. Your gift made a difference.

We would like to especially thank Molly McCarthey Spain ’03 for giving a $10,000 challenge match on our Alumni Day of Giving. And a huge thank you to our Alumni Day of Giving advocates. We had a record-breaking 208 people give on that day, and Molly, the Alumni Executive Board, and our alumni advocates truly helped make this possible. This outpouring of support is important because:

• 20% of students at Rowland Hall receive financial aid.

• Your gift directly impacts our students and helps provide a dynamic and diverse learning environment.

• The Alumni Scholarship Fund is endowed, meaning the impact of your gift is felt year after year.

• Each gift, no matter the size, makes a difference. For example, if each alum donated $45 a year, we could award one new scholarship every year. If each of you gave just $6 today, we could award one new scholarship for 2020–2021.

• High levels of alumni participation can inspire major donors, corporations, and foundations to increase their support. People and organizations want to invest in successful institutions that others are supporting.

$278,000 FUND TOTAL

$38,949 RAISED THIS YEAR

$134 AVERAGE GIFT $50 MEDIAN GIFT TOTAL DONORS

2 ALUMNI SCHOLARS 291

13% GIVING PARTICIPATION

ANNUAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BREAKFAST

Each year, Rowland Hall’s Alumni Association celebrates graduating seniors by officially welcoming them to the organization at the annual Alumni Association Senior Breakfast, a school tradition since 1924. Charismatic Rowland Hall lifer and Emmy winner Jared Ruga ’06 was this year’s speaker. He is apparently just as comfortable in the spotlight as he is behind the camera. On May 29, he flexed his storytelling prowess and delivered a speech chock-full of good advice for almost-grads. Read more about Jared on page 34.

ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP

FUND DONORS 2018–2019

Financial support from Rowland Hall alumni enriches the student experience. We recognize that giving to your alma mater is a choice and we thank you for supporting Rowland Hall.

*Winged Lion Society: three years of consecutive giving to the Alumni Scholarship Fund

Anonymous (14)

Walker Adams ’09

Cyrus Akrami ’07

James ’99 and Suzannah Pels Allred ’98

Hilary Amoss ’96

John Amoss ’98*

Steve ’65 and Bobbie Amoss

Del Anderson ’97 and Stephanie Robson

Ian Anderson ’03*

Jeffrey Armington ’97

Alex ’94 and Becca Ashton

Tony ’97 and Jaeger Agraz Ashton ’99

Bill ’63 and Judith Atwood*

Genevieve Atwood ’64*

Nick ’05 and Alyson Badami

Liza Badenhausen ’15

Ari Barusch ’07

Nathaniel Barusch ’05*

Gregory Baxendale ’88

Charis Benjamin ’12

Lawrence Benjamin ’07

Conor Bentley ’01 and Mary Anne Wetzel ’01*

Ethan Bergvall ’98*

Brian Bierbaum

Libby Biittner ’03*

David ’98 and Christina Lau Billings ’98

Tito Billings ’97 and Mika Robinson

Ashley Bishop ’05

Whitney Olch Bishop ’98

Brooks and Adrienne Martain Black ’02*

Jonathan Bone ’94 and Clover Sanders ’97

Nancy Sandack Borgenicht ’60*

Skip ’60 and Matty Branch*

Whitney Brinton ’98

Alice Brown

Libbie Brown ’03*

Andy Carey ’95

John Carron and Traci Telander

Tom and Tori Searl Cassel ’06*

DC Chamberlain ’97

Matt Coleman ’07

Liam Connelly ’00

Mike and Dana Pool Cremeno ’06*

Jenny Wood Crowley ’96

Mitzi Borman Curtright ’07

Brett Cutler ’10

Kiersten Cutler ’13

Monica Dain

Jon and Adrienne Lee Davies ’86

Sarah Day ’06

Libero Della Piana ’89

Ric and Janice DelMar

Kira DelMar ’03

Eric Deyo ’99

Matt Douglas and Ashley Meddaugh

John and Heather Ure Dunagan ’91

David Dunn ’97*

Rich Eagar ’03

Anne Edwards ’06*

Tom Jonke and Elizabeth Elliott ’07

Keith Elliott ’99

Mike Elliott ’01*

Atle and Emily Barrett Erlingsson ’97*

Christopher ’07 and Kwynn Everest

Emily Everest ’02*

Robbie ’01 and Lindsay Everest

Kim Feeny ’73

Christopher Felt ’06*

Laja Field ’08

Adrienne McConnell Finnell ’93*

John and Joan Bennett Firmage ’51*

Max Fisher ’15

Lisa Smith Frates ’96

Kitty Northrop Friedman ’91 and Peter Friedman

Jake Fuhrman ’09

Duffy Gallivan ’97

Alex Gardner ’07

Dee and Colin Gardner

Kristin Gelegotis ’03*

Patrick Gibbons ’93

Bill ’63 and Barbara Gibbons

Matthew Glasgow ’15*

Sommer Glasgow ’17

Jesse Goldsmith ’01

Angie Wood Gutierrez ’98

Brooks Hall ’10

Mo and Mariclare Hall ’96

Jacob Hampton ’04

Jennifer Bone Hannah ’89

Kelly Hannah ’90

Eric and Missy Child Hansen ’85

Aleks and Brittney Roetzel Hansen ’02*

Sydney Hartsell ’08*

Stephen and Wesley Hartsell

Maddie Haslam ’10*

Laura Hermance ’90

Kelly and Tucker Hermans

Megan Hillyard ’01

Noah ’97 and Anne Hoagland

Vicky Gibbons Hoagland ’67 and John Hoagland*

John and Joan Schwartz Hodge ’59*

Andrea Hoffman ’05*

David Hoffman ’02

Mari Hoidal ’92

Sarah Wood Holland ’02

Brandan Hovsepian-Kelly ’09

E.K. and Jodie Ray Hunt ’58*

Karen Page Hyde

Elliott and Sarah Hall Ilgenfritz ’04*

Stephanie Deck Jackel ’56*

Alexandra Jacobs ’07

Callahan Jacobs ’09

Meg Janes ’18

Sophie Janes ’12

Robyn Jensen ’02*

Eloise Johnson ’07

Megan Jones Shiotani ’05*

Landon Kawabata and Jennifer Nakao ’93

Scott and Madelyn Hauser Kelly ’03

Jordan and Krystal Lindsey Kendell ’01

Carlye Kimball ’65

Nate ’00 and Anna Kogan*

Grace Kong ’91*

Mark ’92 and Ali Farbman Kulmer ’93

Jen Beck Lair ’89 and John Lair

Adria Lam ’14

Siew Hong Lam and Lee Min Lau

Kay Wright Lamb ’40

Mark Langheinrich ’97

Tim Larimer ’86

Georgia Larsen ’15*

Gillian Larsen ’18

Jed Lazar ’98*

Alex Lee ’03

Christopher Lee ’93

Whitt Lee ’89*

Samuel Legge ’07

Stephanie Leonard ’01

Jennifer Livermore ’10

Gabriel and Tracy Gibbons Llanos ’96*

Andrew Logue ’15

Simon Logue ’18

Mary Lombardi ’00*

Tom Lombardi ’97*

Mark Long ’97*

Adam Maack

Judy Maack*

John and Michelle MacFarlane

Lita Madlang ’08

Matt Madlang ’99

Mike Madlang ’07

Milt Markewitz

Blaine Martin ’07

Mikaela Martineau Larson ’04

Will Matheson ’17

Koshlan Mayer-Blackwell ’01

Molly McCarthey Spain ’03*

Mairin McCarthey ’06*

Alex McClain ’90

James and Nicole Larson McCrea ’98

Miles and Calli Payne McGann ’99

Dick and Connie Rouillard McGowan ’55

John McIntosh ’99

Lindsey Adams McMahon ’06

Meredith McManus ’59*

Alex ’98 and Tara Tribe Meade ’00

Jerald and Ellen Smith Medway ’61

John ’96 and Andrea Miller*

Alessandra Miranda ’16*

Paul and Emily Drake Miska ’04

Preston Nielson ’01*

Meagan Norris ’05

Sandy North ’01

Mike Nuzzo ’99

Joseph and Christy Meade Olivier ’94

Carol Olwell ’62

Ryan Olson ’02

Matt Orford ’17

Geoff Orme-Evans and Kaebah Orme-Evans ’99

Silvia Padilla ’14

Steve and Jenna Gelegotis Pagoaga ’98*

Liz Paige

Sierra Burton Pardey ’98 and Robin Pardey ’98*

Sarah Patrick ’94

Pimco Foundation

Joe Polychronis ’10

Russell and Joni Friedman Pratt ’60*

Sally Adams Prinster ’60*

Kiersten Joesten Prucha ’05*

Brandon ’02 and Rachel Rasmusson

Wim ’64 and Lynnae Ray

Rudi Riet ’91

John Roberson ’70*

Bob and Char Roetzel

Elliot A. Rohde ’94

KC Rommel ’06

Colin Rommel ’06

Jared Ruga ’06

John and Jeanna Tachiki Ryan ’01*

Andy and Andrea Williams Saalfield ’99

Kate Eyre Sandfoss ’00

Jack Scaife ’17

Max Scaife ’18

Bo Schiers and Molly Jones-Schiers ’07*

Christopher Slager ’07

Emily Sloan-Pace ’98

Charles and Judith Smith

Hadley Smith ’05*

Don Smith ’61*

Ben ’89 and Lindsey Oswald Smith ’92*

Maran Smith ’06

Sam and Jane Little Snider ’68*

Wendell Sorenson ’07*

Bradley Scott Leigh and Liza Springmeyer ’01

Kenzie Steward ’18

Mike Stewart ’98 and Meghan Gallivan Stewart ’02

Collin and Lauren Pardey Stivers ’01

Lesa Sullivan ’90

Rachel Sweet-Martin ’88 and Scott Martin*

Tony Sweet ’60

Adria ’95 and Geoff Swindle ’94

Ryan and Amy Hoeppner Taylor ’89*

Dee Dee Therson ’08

Vanessa Therson ’05

Sam Thomas ’16*

Brooke Tilson ’16*

Grant Tilson ’16*

Izi Torres ’15*

Meghan Tuohig ’98

Johanna Varner ’02*

Alonso and Alexandra Brown Velasco ’01*

Nate ’96 and Liz Vinton

Ajay Virkar ’01*

Christopher ’97 and Alexandra Von Maack ’99*

Aaron Wadley ’14

Gregory ’87 and Miguel Ward

Richard Watson ’62

Lynn and Holly Webster

Fred and Becky Webster ’03*

Paul and Carol Wetzel

David Wetzel ’04*

Brad ’89 and Raina Williams

Tealy Williams

Steve and Lindsay Alder Wojciechowski ’95*

Doug Wortham and Nick Nero

ALUMNI ANNUAL EVENTS

Alumni joined their fellow classmates at numerous school-sponsored events throughout the year. We hope to see even more of you next year at the University of Utah tailgates, the all-class reunion, the holiday party, and giving back on the Alumni Day of Giving.

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL NEWS

1. Alex Gardner ’07 and Jesse Dean ’07 at the finish line of the Chicago Marathon in October 2018.

2. Haverford College volleyball co-captain Sara Matsumura ’16 was named to the 2018 All-Centennial Conference second team, after earning an honorable mention designation in 2017. She was also named to the conference’s All-Sportsmanship Team for the thirdstraight campaign.

3. On May 24, Caroline Gleich ’03 (right) summited Mount Everest/Chomolungma at 29,029 feet via the northeast ridge route from Tibet. Upon reaching base camp one month earlier and first spotting the mountain, Caroline shared on Instagram that Chomolungma, the Tibetan name for Everest, means “Mother Goddess of the Universe.” “If the mountain is a mother, then it is in our best interest to elevate the status of women, girls, and mothers around the world,” she wrote. “That’s why I #climbforequality. Because the way we treat women sets the tone for how we treat the environment. I want to help disrupt implicit bias so we can see more women getting to the top.” (Photo credit Caroline Gleich)

4. On January 23, Proper Burger—co-founded by brothers Liam Connelly ’00 (left), and Rio Connelly ’04 (far left)—got a visit from the Food Network’s Guy Fieri for a segment on the hit show Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives

5. Quiet Heroes, a documentary by Jared Ruga ’06, won a Daytime Emmy in May 2019. Jared, center, stands with film subjects Dr. Kristen Ries and physician assistant Maggie Snyder after Jared spoke at the Alumni Senior Breakfast in May. Read his story on page 34.

6. Forbes included Endeavor Content Senior Associate Christopher Slager ’07 in the Hollywood and entertainment category of their “30 Under 30” list for 2019. Christopher has helped raise $300 million in production financing and has assisted in selling distribution rights for over 100 feature films, including Mudboud and The Florida Project

7. Sam Thomas ’16, Sophia Nielsen ’16, and Sara Swenson ’16 met up in St. Andrews, Scotland, in September 2018.

8. This past spring, Hadley Rampton ’94 traveled to Israel and Morocco and found inspiration for her art. In the Middle East, she studied the complex history surrounding Israel and Palestine, and in Morocco, she was charmed by the sights, smells, and welcoming people. She will illustrate her impressions through watercolors and written excerpts in a Phillips Gallery exhibit that runs September 20 through October 11. Hadley’s beautiful oil paintings of Utah will also be in the show.

9. In October 2018, Ikwo Frank ’13 presented to the National Academy of Medicine as part of the DC Public Health Case Challenge, proposing a solution to this year’s premise: “Reducing Disparities in Cancer and Chronic Disease: Preventing Tobacco Use in African American Adolescents.”

10. Claire Wang ’15, a newly minted Duke alum, was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in environmental change and management at the University of Oxford. Read her story on page 28.

11. This past holiday season, Jahnavi Alyssa ’08 acted in and Breeanne Saxton ’12 choreographed movement for Sackerson theatrical company’s production of The Distance of the Moon

12. Sam Littlefield ’99, co-wrote, co-produced, and starred in Mother’s Little Helpers, a family dramedy about four adult siblings who reluctantly return home to say goodbye to their compulsively lying mother in the twilight of her terminal illness. It premiered at South by Southwest, played on opening night at Sunscreen Film Festival, and showed at Outfest. Watch the trailer at motherslittlehelpers.co.

13. Award-winning journalist Betsy Mason ’89 and Greg Miller recently published All Over the Map: A Cartographic Odyssey. According to publisher Penguin Random House, “Created for map lovers by map lovers, this rich book explores the intriguing stories behind maps across history and illuminates how the art of cartography thrives today.”

14. Dr. Nathaniel Barusch ’05 is finishing a psychiatry residency at University of California, Davis. After nine years away, he’ll be returning to Utah with his wife, Sarah (an OB/GYN), and their Golden Retriever, Jasper. They will be starting their home and practices in Ogden.

15. This past February, Kelli Nelson Meziani, Hilary Amoss ’96, Kendall Sumner Burwell ’96, Clover Sanders ’97, Carrie Littlefield Syvertsen ’96, and Christa Kahn Kleiner ’96 (left to right) hit the slopes at Grand Targhee Resort in Wyoming.

16. The Very Rev. Heather VanDeventer ’90 became the new dean serving The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Spokane, Washington.

17. Dr. Jonathan Bone ’94 and Dr. Amy De La Garza visited Rowland Hall to lead a parent discussion on the physiology of addiction. They explained how addiction operates in the brain and how we can help children avoid this all-too-common disease.

18. Christopher “Topher” Jones ’11 is a PhD candidate in environmental engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He’s developing a tool to assess the sustainability of varied treatment-train technologies for small drinking-water systems.

19. Young alum Marley Griffiths ’16, pictured with her brother Willem Griffiths ’13, said she’s thriving at the University of Oregon. The self-described deadhead planned for a fun summer following the Dead and Company tour. Career-wise, she’s on her way to becoming a “groovy” elementary school teacher. She shared, “I am constantly compared to Ms. Frizzle from The Magic School Bus, which I think is a good thing. I am a current environmental activist and I frequently plan direct actions, rallies, and workshops to help save our planet!” Come fall, she expects to study abroad in Tampere, Finland. In college she frequently skis with Grace Riter ’18 and Allison Bagley ’18, and dances with Julia Villar ’17 most weekends. Marley sees her brother on the University of Oregon campus too. He graduated last spring and is currently a research assistant and biologist at the University of Oregon. “It is great having family and friends from home to reminisce about old times,” Marley said.

20. Alessandra Zimmerman Maw ’03 married Eric Maw at Alta Lodge last summer. Pictured with fellow Rowland Hall alums Taylor Allred ’03, Evan Zimerman Burbidge ’00, Beau Burbidge ’00, Morgan Zimmerman ’07, Kristin Gelegotis ’03, and Becky Webster ’03

21. Brothers Chris Lee ’93 and Alexander Lee ’03 were awarded Best Documentary Short at the Socially Relevant Film Festival for their film Wild Utah: America’s Red Rock Wilderness. The 14-minute documentary advocates protecting Utah’s last remaining wild places.

22. University of Utah School of Medicine welcomed six Rowland Hall graduates into its program August 2018. Congratulations to Madeline Foley ’13, Hank Shipman ’13, Saeed Shihab ’13, Kellyn Maves ’12, Sophie Janes ’12 and Emma Naatz ’12 (not pictured).

23. Nancy Cramer ’70 is a proud grandma. “My greatest pleasure is being ‘CeCe’ to my six grandsons,” she wrote. Four are pictured with her; two others are newer arrivals. “They keep me busy and my heart full,” she added. “Traveling is my second-greatest pleasure, and having a son who is a pilot helps that dream stay alive!”

24. In the fall of her gap year, Allie Zehner ’18 (left) worked with Sonita Alizadeh, a young activist who uses music as a tool to catalyze social change, particularly looking to end the detrimental traditional practice of child marriage. Allie conducted research, interviewed young activists from around the world, and traveled to the United Nations Foundation’s Social Good Summit in New York City.

25. From left, junior Katy Dark, computer science teacher Ben Smith ’89, and senior Alex Armknecht at the Northern Utah Affiliate of the National Center for Women and Information Technology’s awards program, dubbed Aspirations in Computing. All three won awards at the March ceremony; Ben took home an educator honorable mention, given to teachers who continually encourage young women in computing.

26. Artist Janell James ’93 had a phenomenal year. She won a first-place jurors award for her piece Summer In The Rockies at Woodbury Art Museum’s spring 2019 exhibition, Art of Our Century: Shadow and Light. She also took home an honorable mention for her painting Kingpin at the 95th Annual Spring Salon at the Springville Museum of Art. And at the Out West Art Show and Sale in Great Falls, Montana, she won most distinguished body of work. To see more of her work, visit JanellJamesArtist.com.

27. Suzanne Haseltine McDonald ’66 moved from New Hampshire to Atlanta this year, though she still splits her time between there and Bandon, Oregon, where she built an eco-friendly lake home. She adores being a grandma and has taken her three grandkids on special vacations, and taught them how to ski and run. In Atlanta last winter, she worked as an extra in seven TV shows, including the second seasons of The Resident, Insatiable, and Ozark. “A surprising new career at 71!” she said. She has also become an accomplished bicyclist—she’s cycled the Golden Circle in Alaska; the International Selkirk Loop; the entire Erie Canal; the Oregon coast; and through Croatia, Sicily, the Danube, and parts of Chile.

28. Preston Nielson ’01 married Amanda Dillon at a beautiful outdoor ceremony at the Chase Mill in Salt Lake City’s Tracy Aviary on June 22, 2019. Over a dozen Rowland Hall alums were there to celebrate with the happy couple.

BABIES

BABIES

1. Jeremy Christensen ’01 welcomed Greta Louise Christensen on December 9, 2018.

2. This year Anna Parks ’05 welcomed Zeke.

3. Becky ’03 and Fred Webster welcomed Lucy Jane on May 31, 2019.

4. Sadie Hoagland ’99 welcomed Emile in January 2019, pictured with four-year-old sister Ninah. Sadie also has two upcoming books: short-story collection American Grief in Four Stages slated for a November release; and Strange Children, a novel about a polygamist community falling apart, to be published in 2021.

5. Lauren Stevens ’97 welcomed Rhys Edward on April 15, 2019.

6. Last fall Tyler Ruggles ’05 welcomed Henry.

7. Chris Binger ’01 welcomed Sterling Mae Locatelli Binger in May 2019.

8. Kate Eyre Sandfoss ’00 welcomed baby Weston “Wes” Sandfoss on March 26, 2019.

9. Mark Langheinrich ’97 and wife Audrey welcomed Lisa Langheinrich on February 19, 2019.

10. Jeanna Tachiki Ryan ’01 welcomed Stevie Nobuko Ryan on January 11, 2019.

11. Not pictured: Ashleigh Price ’05 welcomed Hudson.

IN MEMORIAM

Linda Hampton, former administrative assistant to the Upper School principal and a beloved Rowland Hall employee since 1989, passed away December 25, 2018, following a sudden diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in August. She loved Rowland Hall, the Kansas City Chiefs, dachshunds, and her two children, Zach ’00 and Jacob ’04. A steadfast friend with a huge heart, she supported many of us in our hours of need and through life’s hardest moments. We will all miss her hard work, her laugh, and her signature sass.

Dr. Alan B. Hayes—a dear friend, host parent, generous supporter, and beloved member of the Rowmark Ski Academy community—passed away on April 13, 2019. From Rowmark’s inception, Alan served as its most-trusted advisor. He was an endless source of guidance to the upstart program as it found its feet and morphed into the esteemed academy of today. Alan was generous with his time—he opened his home to over 30 Rowmark athletes over the years—as well as his resources. The school will be forever grateful for his leadership gift of $1 million during the first phase of the Steiner Campus Campaign.

Margie Coombs, former Rowland Hall Middle School principal, passed away on March 27, 2019. Margie brought her vision to Rowland Hall in 1988 to create a Middle School that honored student’s academic and socialemotional learning needs. Under Margie's leadership, our sixth grade joined the Middle School, and that division’s wing on the Lincoln Street Campus was designed and built to house sixth through eighth grades. Margie led the Middle School until her 2003 retirement, at which point she and her husband, Alan, traveled the world, as they had planned. They also traveled frequently to visit their two children, Carol and Jim, and their families.

Betsy Parrish Berry ’36, passed away on December 31, 2018, in Oregon.

Jerry Bishop, father of Ashley Bishop ’05 and Matt Bishop ’09, passed away in his Boise, Idaho, home on September 4, 2018, following a long battle with cancer.

Elizabeth "Liz" Brenner-Younggren ’58 passed away on April 27, 2019, in Dillon, Montana. Liz was a Rowland Hall boarding student and will be missed by her classmates, who have continued spending time together at reunions over the years.

Susan "Timmy" Dinwoodey Burton, friend of Rowland Hall and wife of Richard "Dick" Burton, passed away unexpectedly on July 6, 2018.

Deborah Cohen ’71 passed away May 27, 2019, in Nevada City, California. Fellow classmate Alan Marshall was with her, along with other friends and family.

Jim Cole, father of Alexandra Altman and grandfather to current students Charlotte Altman and Kate Altman, passed away in January 2019.

James Corcoran, father of Christopher Corcoran and grandfather of James Corcoran ’19, passed away peacefully on August 28, 2018, in Belleville, Illinois.

Chance Crompton ’09 passed away in March 2019. Chance was the son of David and Karen Crompton, and the brother of Hart Crompton ’11.

Randy Curry, father of current student Duke Curry, passed away on July 8, 2018, in Tacoma, Washington.

Robert Deans, father of former teacher Fiona Halloran and grandfather of former student Iain Halloran, passed away on August 17, 2018, surrounded by the love and admiration of his family and friends.

Wendy Faber, mother of Alex Milne ’05 and former student Chris Milne, passed away on April 4, 2019.

Myra Hansen, mother of Gina Larsen ’98, passed away peacefully in her home on November 26, 2018.

Elizabeth "Bonnie" Fink Hecht ’57 passed away in March 2019. Her classmates will miss her tremendously, and will forever remember her as the leader and spirit of their class.

Charlotte Christensen Herbold ’51 passed away at her home in Belfast, Maine, on September 1, 2018.

Mary "Lynne" Ingebretsen Jakeman ’56 passed away on October 26, 2018, in Provo, Utah.

Daniel Johansson, father of Gerald Johansson and grandfather of Jessica Johansson ’09 and current student Connor Johansson, passed away on November 26, 2018, surrounded by his family.

Rebecca "Becky" Jones, mother of Jennifer Muhlestein and grandmother of former student Kelsie Muhlestein and current student Luke Muhlestein, passed away unexpectedly on October 23, 2018.

Robert Jones, father of former Board of Trustees Chair Cary Jones and grandfather of Megan Jones Shiotani ’05 and Molly Jones-Schiers ’07, passed away on January 13, 2019.

Brent Lloyd, former director of operations and transportation at Rowland Hall, passed away on May 26, 2019.

Barbara Losse ’65 passed away at her home on September 13, 2018. Barbara served on the Board of Trustees in the 1980s, and we were honored to have her attend Rowland Hall’s Sesquicentennial Jubilee in May 2018.

Grace Matsumura, mother of Kyle Matsumura and grandmother of Shelby Matsumura ’13 and Sara Matsumura ’16, passed away on August 24, 2018.

Jim McGreevy, father of Lauren McGreevy ’03, passed away on January 29, 2019, following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Tom Mori, father of student Shoji Mori, passed away on November 22, 2018.

Rose Ann Clemow Penwell ’53, former boarding student, passed away on May 17, 2019, in Bozeman, Montana.

Stuart Quan, husband of Victoria "Vicki" Adams Quan ’60, passed away on July 6, 2018.

Linda Reeder passed away on June 6, 2019. Linda worked in the Business Office at Rowland Hall from 1993 until her retirement in 2016.

Jeff Stephens ’88, a former Rowmark Ski Academy athlete, passed away in May 2019.

Allison Bennett Van der Heyde ’57 passed away peacefully on October 16, 2018.

Jonathan Andrew Voorhees, former chaplain at Rowland Hall, passed away on July 28, 2018. Jonathan began his work at Rowland Hall-St. Mark's, where he discovered his love of working with teenagers in a school setting. He was a chaplain, a teacher, a coach, a friend—all roles he cherished in his relationships with his students.

Roger Wadley, father of staff member Aaron Wadley ’14, passed away in his home on September 25, 2018.

Anna Wallace ’67 passed away peacefully on January 13, 2019, in Jackson, Wyoming.

28 as headlearner Years

HONORING ALAN SPARROW

FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2020 | 6-9 PM

McCARTHEY CAMPUS FIELD HOUSE

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

IMPORTANT DATES 2019-2020

Visit rowlandhall.org/alumni-connect for details

Saturday, September 28 // Alumni Tailgate for Utah vs. Washington State, McCarthey Campus

Saturday, October 12 // Los Angeles Reunion

Saturday, October 19 // Alumni Tailgate for Utah vs. Arizona State, McCarthey Campus

Saturday, November 2 // Seattle Reunion

Wednesday, December 18 // Holiday Party

Saturday, December 28 // Basketball and Volleyball Reunions, Lincoln Street Campus Gym

Saturday, February 29 // New York Reunion

Wednesday, March 11 // Alumni Day of Giving

Friday, April 24 // All-Community Celebration for Alan Sparrow