was an exciting year for Stratford Academy. The Class of 2024 was welcomed as our newest members of the alumni community. There were academic, athletic, and artistic accomplishments that brought all of us together.
Please enjoy reading the highlights of 2024 with our Year in Review issue. We look forward to sharing our full Stratford Magazine with you this summer.
Photographers — Stephanie Gore, Will Hanley, Stratford Athletics
Class of 2024
GRADUATION 2024
n May 18, 2024, Stratford Academy graduated the Class of 2024. This class of 63 students joined their 4,248 fellow graduates as school alumni at a ceremony held in the Grady Smith Gymnasium. The ceremony opened with an invocation by senior class president Griffin Moore and a performance of “Pomp and Circumstance” by pianist Bonnie Hui. Salutatorian Suhani Viradia addressed guests and classmates before valedictorian Pranya Kadiyala presented her address. Head of School Dr. Rachel Adams presented the 2024 Alumni Awards to Lori Landers Mitchell ’93 and Jaime Kaplan ’79. Board chair Sally Sanders Hatcher ’94 conferred diplomas to the class. Abby Rose Perkel closed the service with the singing of the alma mater and the benediction was given by Class President Pranya Kadiyala
y COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES
The 63 members of the class of 2024 were offered admission to 89 colleges and universities, and they matriculated at 32 four-year institutions. In addition, 38 seniors (60 percent of the class) reported more than 110 merit scholarships, totaling over $7 million (not including HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship).
University of Vermont †*
University of West Florida
University of West Georgia
Valdosta State University
Vanderbilt University †*
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
United States Naval Academy †*
University of Arkansas
University of Central Florida
University of Georgia #*
University of Kentucky #*
University of Miami *
University of Mississippi #*
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Florida * University of North Georgia
University of South Alabama *
University of South Carolina *
University of South Carolina (Aiken)
y COLLEGE CHOICES
Warren Wilson College *
Washington College *
Wesleyan College †
Willamette University *
Wingate University †*
Wofford College †*
The Class of 2024 matriculatd at 32 colleges and universities across the globe. Thirty-four percent of those schools are in-state and 66 percent are out-of-state and one school is international. In addition, 49 percent of the class graduated with honors.
Gavin Aguirre* Oglethorpe University
Ranya Ajjan* Mercer University
Judy Barakat* University of Georgia
Annie Baxley* University of Georgia
Evan Bogle* University of Vermont
Ryan Bray Southern Methodist University
Rho Bridges Ogeechee Technical College
Ella Britt* Mississippi State University
Jude Burgess Furman University
Piper Bushway University of Kentucky
Trip Cooper Ogeechee Technical College
Hadley Cullars* University of Georgia
Conner Davis East Tennessee State University
Gaby DeCastro* Southern Methodist University
Addie Denisar Mercer University
Carter Doucette* University of Georgia
Cam Douthit* Mercer University
Callie Evans* Georgia Southern University
Christopher Evans* Clemson University
Chandler Fleming International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Apprenticeship
Jaxen Garcia* Georgia College & State University
Khalil Green Georgia College & State University
James Groves Southern Union State Community College
Zane Harley* University of Georgia
Jack Harrington* University of Georgia
Nathan Haskell* University of Georgia
Kate Hatcher* The University of Edinburgh
Joshua Hughes Kennesaw State University
Pranya Kadiyala* Georgia Institute of Technology
Maliyah Lyder Kennesaw State University
Grant Matson The University of Tennessee
Lock McMahon* Georgia College & State University
Molly Grace McPherson* University of Georgia
Ellie Mincey* University of Georgia
Mary Lois Mitchell Wofford College
Shazad Mizori Middle Georgia State University
Cam Moghaddam Auburn University
Griffin Moore* United States
Abby Rose Perkel* University of Kentucky Rachel Putzke* Georgia College & State University Ella Reaves Belmont
Alexis
Campbell
Jacob
y LEGACY STUDENTS
Annually, approximately 30 percent of Stratford’s student body are children or grandchildren of alumni. For the Class of 2024, 27 percent of the class are legacy students with 17 class members having parents who are alumni and one has a grandparent who graduated from Stratford.
Annie Baxley daughter of William Baxley, Class of 1991
Evan Bogle son of Charlotte Bowen Bogle, Class of 1980
Rho Bridges son of Charlie Bridges, Class of 1996
Ella Britt daughter of Shannon Britt, Class of 1993
Jude Burgess son of Sandy Burgess, Class of 1993
Addie Denisar daughter of Jenna Kaplan Denisar, Class of 1995
Christopher Evans son of Marc Evans, Class of 1989
Nathan Haskell son of George Haskell, Class of 1995
Kate Hatcher daughter of Bill Fickling, Class of 1974
Lock McMahon son of Candy Conn McMahon, Class of 1986
Ellie Mincey daughter of David Mincey III, Class of 1992 granddaughter of David Mincey, Jr , Class of 1964
Mary Lois Mitchel daughter of Lori Landers Mitchell, Class of 1993
Griffin Moore son of Benjie Christie, Class of 1994
Tallulah Neal daughter of Heather Ferro Neal, Class of 1989
Ella Reaves daughter of Jason Reaves, Class of 1988
Cope Smith son of Jason Smith, Class of 1991
Ava Stuckey daughter of Mark Hatcher, Class of 1991
THE CLASS OF
CLASS OF 2024
By the
Numbers
63 Graduates n 38 students (60% of the class) earned 110 merit scholarships (not including HOPE and Zell) totaling over $7 million n 32 colleges and universities selected n 34% of graduates are attending in-state schools n 66% of graduates are attending out of state schools n 1 student attending an international school n 49% of the class graduated with honors n 49% of the graduates had been together 12 years or more n 27% of the class are legacy students n 12
Three-Sport Athletes n 4
Four-Sport Athletes n 13 seniors with 100+ community service hours
CLASS OF 2024 Highlights
n National Merit Semi-Finalists — Jack Harrington, Pranya Kadiyala
n 46% of the class earned AP Scholar Designations after their junior year
n Best Citizens — Sara Yarahmadi, Cam Douthit
n STAR Student/Teacher — Pranya Kadiyala/Luke Harrington
n Six class members competed at the State Literary Competition earning 7th place overall
n Magnolia Soap Box Derby first and second place winners
n Five seniors named to Quill and Scroll International Honors Society for High School Journalists
n Georgia 10th Region Mock Trial Best Attorneys — Griffin Moore, Jack Harrington
n United Way Golden Eagle Award Nominees — Social Science – Griffin Moore; Math – Suhani Viradia; Journalism/Marketing/Communications – Abby Rose Perkel; World Languages – Pranya Kadiyala; Science – Kate Hatcher; Art – Ella Reaves; Citizenship – Sara Yaramadi; English Lit –Ranya Ajjan; Athletics – Cope Smith Pranya Kadiyala was named the 2024 Golden Eagle Winner in World Languages.
Boys Soccer Claim State Title
with an impressive 17-0-1 record, the Stratford Boys Soccer team set school and state records for shutouts (17) and the most consecutive matches without a loss (18) while bringing home the state championship title.
2024
200th State Athletic Title!
In April, Cam Douthit ’24 won the GIAA Individual State title. This was Stratford's 200th athletic state championship.
CLASS OF 2024 School Records
n Griffin Moore – Boys Soccer second place career shutouts (26.5) | First Place Single Season Shutouts (17.00) | First Place Best Goals Against Average Single Season (0.006)
n Rachel Putzke – Girl Soccer Third Place Single Season Assist (27)
n Jarvis Smith II – Boys Basketball 1000+ Career Points | Single Game Field Goals Made (10) | Fourth place Single Season Field Goals Made (70)
n Khalil Green – Boys Basketball fifth place career points (1,433) | Fifth Place Single Season Free Throws Made (133) | Second Place Career Free Throws (304) | Second Place Free Throws Attempted 555 | Single Season Free Throw Percentage (0.84)
n Zane Harley – Boys Cross Country Second Place Overall Time (17:24)
n Maliyah Lyder – Volleyball Third Place Single Season Kills (164) | Second Place Career Kills (391) | Third Place Career Blocks (67)
n Gracie Jorgensen – Volleyball Career Assists (591)
Athletic Honors
n Jarvis Smith II and Khalil Green – GIAA District 6 Boys Basketball Co-Players of the Year
n Zane Harley – Region Track High Point champion
n Nathan Haskell – GIAA District 6 Boys Soccer Player of the Year
n Gavin Aguirre – GIAA AAA Boys Soccer Player of the Year
n Griffin Moore – U.S. Naval Academy Appointment, Macon Touchdown Club Bobby Gene Sanders Memorial Scholarship, GIAA Morris C. Johnson Award
Eagles Playing at the Next Level
n Gavin Aguirre – Oglethorpe University (soccer)
n Cam Douthit – Mercer University (tennis)
n Khalil Green – Georgia College & State University (basketball)
n Jarvis Smith II – College of Coastal Georgia (basketball)
The Stratford Boys Basketball team
brought home the GIAA District 6 Region Championship title in February. Coach Jarvis Smith was named the GIAA District 6 Boys Basketball Coach of the Year.
ALUMNI AWARDS 2024
Included in the graduation ceremony was the presentation of the Distinguished Alumna Award and the Alumni Service Award, both established in 1986. The Distinguished Alumna Award for Outstanding Career Achievement has been awarded to alumni in the fields of law, medicine, education, business, ministry, military, and the arts for their career achievements. These alumni have excelled in
their chosen fields and made a difference in the world around them. The Alumni Service Award also dates back to 1986. The award is a way to recognize service to Stratford Academy by its alumni. Volunteer service to the school has been an important part of our school’s growth and success, and our alumni have always been a critical source of this kind of volunteer service.
LORI LANDERS MITCHELL
, CLASS OF 1993
Alumni Service Award
ori Landers Mitchell, a distinguished member of the Stratford Class of 1993, went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Georgia, followed by an MBA from Georgia State University. Today, she serves as the Director of Investor Relations and Asset Manager at Argus Eyed Partners, a commercial real estate company.
Lori's commitment to Stratford began during her time as a student and continued post-graduation with her involvement in class reunion planning. Her engagement deepened when her eldest daughter, Mary Lois, a member of the Class of 2024, joined the school in 2011. Lori has generously contributed as a room mother, field trip chaperone, volunteer for capital campaigns, Stratford Interested Parents (SIP) volunteer, committee chair, and board member,
grade-level parent representative, and in countless other capacities.
During the 2018-2019 school year, she took on the role of SIP President, strengthening the parent organization and its support for the school’s advancement initiatives. One of Lori’s significant contributions began in 2015 when she introduced the concept of an art-focused fundraising event, leading to the creation of Stratford’s Celebrating ART. Under her leadership, a committee of parent volunteers and school staff launched this community event in 2016, which has since raised over $130,000 for the school.
Additionally, Lori is a proud inductee in the Stratford Athletic Hall of Fame for her achievements with the 1992 and 1993 track teams.
JAMIE KAPLAN, CLASS OF 1979
Distinguished Alumna Award
aime Kaplan, a member of the Class of 1979, has built an impressive career as a tennis athlete and coach. Over the past four decades, Jaime has garnered numerous accolades, including recognition as a top-ranked junior singles and doubles player in Georgia and the South, a Stratford region and state champion in both tennis and basketball, and All-State and All-Region honors in both sports. She has also been named the Macon Telegraph Tennis Player of the Year twice, earned Macon Area Tennis Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, earned the Macon Sports Hall of Fame Amateur Athlete of the Year award, and was recognized as Best Senior Female Athlete.
After graduating from Stratford in 1979, Jaime attended the University of Georgia from 1979 to 1981, where she became the SEC Doubles Champion, before transferring to Florida State University. At FSU, she excelled as the #1 singles and doubles player, winning the Metro Conference Doubles and Singles Championships and making history as the first player in the school’s history to qualify for the NCAA championship.
Jaime played professionally from 1983 to 1989, competing with the Women’s Tennis Association. She participated in major tournaments like Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the French Open, and the Australian Open, achieving world rankings of #91 in doubles and #252 in singles, and reaching the round of 16 in mixed doubles at Wimbledon. After her professional career, she continued to compete, winning titles with the National Hardcourt Association and the Georgia Senior Cup Team until 1996.
In 1989, Jaime began her coaching career, sharing her tennis expertise at River North Country Club, Healy Point Country Club, Wesleyan College, and Stratford Academy. As Stratford’s coach for 20 years and namesake of the Jaime Kaplan Tennis Center on campus, her teams have won 23 region and 13 state championships, while her individual and doubles teams have secured 27 region and 10 state titles. Her
impressive dual match record stands at 506-102.
Beyond coaching, Jaime has held various leadership roles, including Major Gifts Coordinator and Alumni Director at Stratford, Director of Philanthropy for the United Way of Central Georgia, and Director of Development and Operations for the Southern Tennis Foundation. Her accolades include being a torchbearer for the 1996 Olympics, being named one of the Macon Telegraph’s Top 10 All-Time Female Athletes for Middle Georgia, National High School Coach of the Year, and serving as grand marshal of the Cherry Blossom Parade.
Jaime has also dedicated countless hours to volunteer work, serving on boards for organizations such as USTA Georgia, the Macon Tennis Association, the Macon Sports Hall of Fame, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, and the Southern Tennis Association. Many of these organizations have recognized her significant contributions with various honors.
While Jaime’s accomplishments are remarkable, her true legacy lies in her commitment to helping others. Throughout her life, she has prioritized the needs of others, dedicating her time and talents to support those in need. From raising millions for organizations that serve underserved populations to promoting and expanding opportunities for tennis players of all ages and abilities, Jaime’s unwavering dedication has positively impacted Stratford, the Middle Georgia community, and beyond.
9th and 10th Grade
Awards
Citizenship Awards
9th Grade
10th Grade
Scholarship Awards
Arthur and Jane Brook Scholarship
Ann Brown Tift Scholarship
Gates Bush, Ray Ross
Alex Bethune
Anastasia Byrd
Risha Nayak
Andy Anderson Memorial Endowed Scholarship Ja’Lon Smith
Leadership Awards
Walker Bethune Emerging Leader Scholarship
Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Award
Merit Awards
Governor’s Honors Program
Nominee
Departmental Awards
English
9th Grade English
10th Grade English
10th Grade Accelerated English
Math
Alex Bethune
Alex Bethune
Tony Xu (Computer Science)
Lily Hatcher, Laila Wilson
Algebra I Ray Ross
Geometry Lily Hatcher
Algebra II
Algebra III
Andy Wang
Erina Gjymishka
History
AP Human Geography
Intro to World History and Geography
World History
AP World History
World Languages
French I
French II
French III
Latin I
Latin II
Latin III
Spanish I
Spanish II
Spanish III
Science
Biology
Chemistry
Accelerated Chemistry
Art/Design
9th Grade Emerging Artist Award
10th Grade Emerging Artist Award
Design Award
STRATFORD SCHOLARSHIPS UPPER SCHOOL
Andy Anderson Memorial Scholarship
JA’LON SMITH
Halstead Tindal “Andy” Anderson II was an outstanding athlete and student leader in the Stratford Class of 1984. As president of his senior class and a significant presence on the 1983 state championship football team, Andy was a prominent figure on campus during his high school years. After attending the University of Georgia and graduating from Mercer University, he became a successful businessman and active community volunteer in Macon. After his death in 2003, family, friends, classmates, and business associates endowed a full scholarship in his name. Each year the scholarship goes to an upper school student(s) who is involved in extracurricular activities and demonstrates qualities such as integrity, character and school spirit.
Walker Bethune Memorial Scholarship
BROOKS GARNER
William Walker Bethune was an ambitious, influential, and extraordinary young man, accomplishing more in 17 years than most will ever do in 85. He led a deep, purpose-driven life, actively doing all he could to serve and lead others.
Walker was known for his outstanding character: kindness, humility, persistence, hard-work ethic, discipline, reliability, integrity, trustworthiness, and pursuit of excellence.
Walker represented his class throughout all three years of Middle School, serving as Middle School Council president in 8th grade. As president of the Class of 2022 each year of Upper School, and incoming Student Body President, Walker brought value to every relationship he forged, and many would say his calling in life was uniting people, fostering friendships, and leading his peers. He was a builder — of ideas, of solutions, of
Computer Science
John William Herin, Jr. Commitment Awards
9th Grade
Adam Zaggout
Bill Rumer
Reagan Ray
Zoe Boychuk
Joshua Dreher
Virginia Wilkin
Kelty Glenn
Woodson Pope
Andy Wang
Ben Kelly
Shannon Smith
Shaafay Memon
Risha Nayak
Lino Bartolo, Andy Wang
Hana Dodd
Zarif Rahman
John Henry Causey, Caroline Stejskal
Ben Kelly, Sheefa Sodagar
Gates Bush, Elle Tomek
Zarif Rahman
Jett Johnston, Caroline Stejskal
10th Grade Ben Kelly, Elle Tomek
Grade-Level Academic Achievement Awards
9th Grade
10th Grade
Community Service Awards
9th-Grade Student with Most Hours
10th-Grade Student with Most Hours
Andy Wang
Kelty Glenn, Zarif Rahman
Cole Pruitt
Kitty Mitchell
friendships, of a better way to live life. He was a light to all who knew him, and his soul will continue to shine through the legacy he leaves behind.
Walker Bethune was a rising Senior in the Stratford Academy Class of 2022, who was born on August 26, 2003, and tragically passed away on July 28, 2021. Like Walker, the honoree demonstrates, through actions and deeds, the following: living honorably, putting others and their needs first, valuing and fostering community among others, achieving high academic success, leading peers by example, possessing strong problem-solving and solution-seeking skills, and being goal-minded, driven, and patriotic with a light that inspires others.
William Walker Bethune Emerging Leader Scholarship
ALEX BETHUNE
This emerging leader scholarship is named for Walker Bethune, class of 2022. It is awarded to a freshman or sophomore who, through service to the student body, demonstrates the qualities of an exceptional leader like Walker: a strong work ethic, reliability, integrity, creativity, passion, innovation, and influence.
William M. Brake Memorial Scholarship
DREW PAVLO
William M. Brake was already a legend in Macon when he came to Stratford in the late years of a long career as school administrator and teacher of mathematics before teaching geometry at Stratford from 1973 to 1986. His blunt manner and rumpled style could not disguise his affection and concern for the young people in his care. Students smiled at his eccentric ways and high-pitched voice, but they admired him extravagantly and learned enthusiastically under his leadership. This scholarship goes each year to a rising senior who has demonstrated
11th and 12th Grade Awards
Citizenship Awards
11th Grade Best Citizen
12th Grade Best Citizens
DAR Best Citizen
Scholarship Awards
Walker Bethune Memorial Scholarship
Thomas Whitley Harper Memorial Scholarship
William M Brake Memorial Scholarship
Josephine Barker Lamb Memorial Scholarship
Joel Plant Hatcher Memorial Scholarship
Murray Ashley Nixon Memorial Scholarship
John Paul Gaddy Memorial Scholarship
Tommy Robinson Memorial Band Scholarship
Summer Smisson Neel Memorial Scholarship
Henry Harding Tift IV Memorial Scholarship
Doyle Kelly Memorial Scholarship
Griff Ethridge “GRIT” Honorarium Scholarship
Jocelyn Tang Calculus Scholarship
Sophia Tang Scholarship
Department Awards
History
Dr Joe B Hill, Jr History Award
DAR American History Award
World Languages
Excellence in Spanish
Excellence in French
English/Communicative Arts
Faye R Holliday English Award
Excellence in Journalism Award
Excellence in Yearbook Award
Eli Shaker
Cam Douthit, Sara Yarahmadi
Sara Yarahmadi
Brooks Garner
Sophie Leigh
Drew Pavlo
Sal Phillips
Bonnie Hui, Hunter Tehrani
Fiona Leary
Eden Frayne
Rahul Pavuluri
Molly Edwards Seagraves
Adam Lease
Avery Clarie Geary
Sallie Butler
MJ Brand
Dhruv Das
Griffin Moore
Fiona Leary
Mackenzie Reynolds
Ambar Shaikh
Ranya Ajjan
Addie Denisar, Ellie Mincey
Hadley Cullars, Abby Rose Perkel
Math
William M Brake Mathematics Award
Science
Eleanor Marie McDavid Science Award
Mary Eva Harper Chemistry Award
Fine Arts
Excellence in Visual Arts
11th Grade Emerging Artist Award
Excellence in Chorus
Excellence in Band
Excellence in Theatre
Rising Star
Technology
Excellence in Computer Science Award
John William Herin Jr. Commitment Awards
11th Grade
12th Grade
Rookie of the Year
Leadership Awards
Student Leadership Award
Bee Binner Spirit Award
Boys State
Girls State
Achievement Awards
2024 STAR Student and Teacher
2024 Bibb County STAR Student and Teacher
2024 National Merit Finalist
United Way Golden Eagle Awards
Nominees
Winner
exceptional mathematical ability, intellectual curiosity, superior achievement, and a commitment to meeting the challenges and complexities of higher mathematics.
Jane and Arthur Brook Scholarship
ANASTASIA BYRD
Jane and Arthur Brook educated their five children at Stratford. With five children as graduates of Stratford, they invested much of their lives and family time at the school for more than two decades. Following the graduation of their youngest son, Freeman, in 1987, they began a plan to provide a scholarship for future Stratford students. The scholarship is given in honor of the five Brook children, Steve ’72, Debra ’74, Dean ’77, Laurie ’80, and Freeman ’87. The purpose of this scholarship is to honor students whose families seek to provide a college-preparatory education for their children and value the strong academic environment provided by Stratford Academy. The end scholarship purpose is to assist students in pursuit of a quality education; thereby, enriching their lives and their contributions to society. The student chosen for this recognition has shown commitment of time and demonstrated effort into academic responsibilities and extracurricular interests.
Virginia Parker Buzzell Memorial Scholarship
JUWAYRRIYA MEMON
Virginia Parker Buzzell was a bright and shining Stratford student in the 1980s. Fellow students and teachers knew Parker for her intellectual curiosity and the genuine kindness she showed to everyone. Wise beyond her years, Parker’s brave and courageous spirit brought joy to her family and friends. The Virginia Parker Buzzell
Cam Douthit
Suhani Viradia
Brooks Garner
Jaxen Garcia
Tyler Burnett, Sophie Leigh
Alexis Reese
Chandler Fleming
Harper Schell
Abby Rose Perkel
Jack Harrington
Brooks Garner, Sophie Leigh
Cam Douthit, Kate Hatcher
Abigail Watson
Griffin Moore
Abby Rose Perkel
Rahul Pavuluri
Fiona Leary
Pranya Kadiyala, Luke Harrington
Pranya Kadiyala, Luke Harrington
Jack Harrington, Pranya Kadiyala
Art - Ella Reaves; Athletics - Cope Smith; Citizenship - Sara Yarahmadi; English Literature - Ranya Ajjan;
Journalism - Abby Rose Perkel; Mathematics - Suhani Viradia; Science - Kate Hatcher; Social Sciences - Griffin Moore; World Languages - Pranya Kadiyala
World Languages - Pranya Kadiyala
Memorial Scholarship goes annually to a second grader who exemplifies the qualities of the wonderful Parker Buzzell. Parker’s family and friends provide the scholarship through the Parker Buzzell Foundation.
Cantrell Scholarship
BOBBY WOOTEN
For more than three decades, the Cantrell family has been a proud and supportive part of the Stratford community. The Cantrell Scholarship is given as recognition of the family’s longtime commitment to our school. It is awarded annually to an upper school student who has shown great investment in his/her school career with involvement in extra-curricular areas, displays of good character, and always putting forth strong effort.
Griff Ethridge GRIT Scholarship
SALLIE BUTLER
Created in honor of long-time faculty member, Griff Ethridge, in celebration of his 80th birthday, the Griff Ethridge GRIT Scholarship recognizes a student who thrives within the Stratford community through involvement in student leadership, commitment to his/her studies regardless of academic achievement, and fully embracing Stratford and the opportunities it presents.
UPPER SCHOOL — Continued
Governor’s Honors Program (GHP)
Nominees
MJ Brand - Science, Chemistry;
Eden Frayne - Communicative Arts; Adam Lease - Music, Voice Semi-finalists Dhruv Das - Mathematics;
Hunter Tehrani - World Languages (Spanish); Abigail Watson - Theatre Performance
Finalists Fiona Leary - World Languages (French); Aaron Patel - Engineering (Programming)
Academic Achievement Awards
Presbyterian Junior Fellows
MJ Brand, Dhruv Das, Brooks Garner, Bonnie Hui, Emma Jordan, Fiona Leary, Adam Lease, Sophie Leigh, Drew Pavlo, Hunter Tehrani Wofford Scholars Dhruv Das, Brooks Garner, Bonnie Hui, Fiona Leary, Adam Lease, Sophie Leigh, Hunter Tehrani
University of Georgia Certificate of Merit Dhruv Das, Brooks Garner, Bonnie Hui, Fiona Leary, Adam Lease, Sophie Leigh, Drew Pavlo, Hunter Tehrani
Jefferson Book Award
Yale Book Award
Harvard Book Award
Grade-Level Academic Achievement
11th Grade Outstanding Student Award
Class of 2024 Salutatorian
Class of 2024 Valedictorian
Community Service Awards
11th-Grade Student with Most Hours
12th-Grade Student with Most Hours
Senior with Most Career Hours
Seniors with 100+ hours
Sophie Leigh
Adam Lease
Brooks Garner
Brooks Garner
Suhani Viradia
Pranya Kadiyala
Thomas Mann
Suhani Viradia
Ryan Bray
Ranya Ajjan, Ryan Bray, Addie Denisar, Kate Hatcher, Pranya Kadiyala, Grant Matson, Tallulah Neal, Ella Reaves, Ambar Shaikh, Catie Beth Stejskal, Emerson Toles, Suhani VIradia, Sara Yarahmadi
Athletic Awards
Scholar-Athlete Awards
Band
Football Cheer
Football
Clay Target
Boys Cross Country
Girls Cross Country
Softball
Volleyball
Adam Lease
Annie Baxley
Griffin Moore
Evan Bogle
Jack Harrington
Rachel Putzke
Ella Britt
Makenzie Reynolds
Boys Swim Druv Daws
Girls Swim
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Basketball Cheer
Wrestling
Boys Tennis
Girls Tennis
Lacrosse
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer
Golf
Boys Track
Girls Track
Baseball
Senior Athlete Awards
Three-Sport Athletes
Four-Sport Athletes
Best Female Senior Athlete
Addie Dennisar
Billy Noblitt
Carson Reeves
Abby Rose Perkel
Shazad Mizori
Cam Douthit
Pranya Kadiyala
Molly Grace McPherson
Gavin Aguirre
Callie Evans
James Groves
Zane Harley
Mazzy Sowell
Cope Smith
Evan Bogle, Ella Britt, Jude Burgess, Callie Evans, James Groves, Zane Harley, Ellie Mincey, Rachel Putzke, Campbell Ann Sellers, Cope Smith, Mazzy Sowell, Emerson Toles
Dr John Paul Jones Best Male Senior Athlete
STRATFORD SCHOLARSHIPS, Continued
John Paul Gaddy Memorial Scholarship
EDEN FRAYNE
John Paul Gaddy arrived on Stratford Academy’s campus during the summer of 1984 as a high school senior, and, in his own words, he never left. As a student, he quickly made his mark by earning a starting position on the basketball team and easily making friends. He graduated from Stratford and spent his first two college years at his beloved Texas Christian University. John Paul began his 27-year tenure at Stratford as a college student when he returned as an assistant coach, and he instantly became a student favorite. Following graduation from Mercer University, he began a full-time position as coach and civics teacher. Students, parents, fellow teachers and coaches experienced John Paul’s passion for teaching, coaching, and learning both in the classroom and on the athletic fields. His love of Stratford and the school’s purpose of educating the whole student made him an ideal candidate for the school’s Director of Admissions and Publications. John Paul dedicated his too-short life and multiple talents to nurturing a community of holistic education that prioritized moral values, good health, community involvement, and responsible citizenship. Hundreds of Stratford families benefited from the deep love and care he invested in his students and the innumerable ways he exhibited his wonderful sense of humor, knowledge of current affairs, and exemplary integrity. Upon his untimely death, memorial gifts were made to Stratford Academy to provide a scholarship award for the child of a current school employee.
Thomas Whitley Harper Memorial Scholarship
SOPHIE LEIGH
Thomas Whitley Harper ’66 was an outstanding student, leader and athlete whose positive energy, diverse abilities and exemplary character contributed significantly to the early establishment of Stratford as a strong college-preparatory school in the state of Georgia. Outgoing and affable, Tommy counted all students and teachers as his friends, even as he cut a forbidding figure on the basketball court and golf course. He went
Ryan Bray, Nathan Haskell, Billy Noblitt
Rachel Putzke
Nathan Haskell
from Stratford to the University of Georgia for undergraduate study and to the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where he led his class academically. He died in his late twenties before he could complete his training in orthopedic surgery. Each year, in his honor, the school awards this scholarship to a rising senior whose exceptional intellect, leadership, and character set an inspiring standard for the members of the Stratford community.
Joel Plant Hatcher Memorial Scholarship BONNIE HUI, HUNTER TEHRANI
Joel Plant Hatcher brought joy to the members of his school community with his love of life, bright smile, and warm personality. Joel was born in Macon on March 17, 1966, and died on July 28, 1986. He entered Stratford Academy in the first grade and, after graduation in 1984, attended Auburn University. Joel benefitted from Stratford’s flexible, open-educational environment and participated in a variety of diverse activities including the varsity soccer team, the student leadership board, the one-act play competitions, the Stratford ensemble of the upper school chorus, and yearbook photographer. Joel’s happy-go-lucky manner made him a favorite with all ages, and his enthusiastic willingness to try new things inspired others to explore their own gifts. Each year this scholarship goes to two worthy upper school students who have made significant contributions to several areas of school life at Stratford.
Lois Irby Memorial Scholarship JOSEPH BURTON, HUB MIMS
The Lois Irby Memorial Scholarships were endowed by a gift from an anonymous friend to honor Mrs. Lois Irby, a longtime and greatly loved first-grade teacher at Stratford Academy. The award goes annually to outstanding rising fifth graders.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Outstanding Student Awards and Scholarships
Michelle Tang Middle School STEM Scholarship
Helen B Comer Memorial Award for the Outstanding 6th-Grade Student
Outstanding 7th-Grade Student Award
Charles Kendall Ross Memorial Scholarship for the Outstanding 8th-Grade Student
Citizenship Awards
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
Scholar Awards
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
DAR Awards
DAR American History Award
Sahana Bachhawat
Vyom Bhasin
Ellie McMahon
Angelina Wang
Gavin Bickley, Zizi Leskovics
Lila Dawn Pyles, Robert Wilson
Darden Myers, Blair Christie
Amelia Christie, Drew Smith
Anthony Hui, Valery Mitchell
Celine Barakat, Bo Howell
Mary Marshall Swift
6th Grade Tyler Cohen
7th Grade Lilly Hill
8th Grade Alejandro Villegas
6th-Grade Content Awards
English Siler Hall
Andy Lawson 6th-Grade History Award
Math 6
Pre-Algebra
Algebra I
Michaela Stephens
Christbelle Kabuye
Josh Hoffman
Jayden Xu
Science Noor Zafar
Doyle Kelly Memorial Scholarship
AVERY CLAIRE GEARY
In its inaugural year, this scholarship is given in memory of Doyle Kelly. Mr. Kelly was born October 24, 1948, in Cedar Grove, Tennessee, and graduated from Trezevant High School in 1966. He served in the Army’s 101st Airborne division with the Screaming Eagles during a tour of duty in Vietnam from 1968-1970 and earned a Combat Infantry Badge and Bronze Star. Mr. Kelly returned home and graduated from the University of Tennessee-Martin where he received a degree in marketing. He went on to work for Cherokee National Life in Macon for over 30 years before forming his own insurance brokerage, Kelly and Associates, in 2005. Mr. Kelly’s success was built upon his strong work ethic, drive, determination, and heart for servant leadership.
Mr. Kelly was involved in numerous organizations including the Stratford Booster Club, where he served as president from 1992-1993. He was an avid and loyal Eagle fan, supporting the school when his children attended in the 1990s, and then later when his grandchildren were students. Upon his death, the Kelly family created the Doyle Kelly Memorial Scholarship, not only to honor his contributions to this school, but also, to recognize students for their achievements and hard work.
The scholarship goes to a student who thrives within the Stratford community through involvement in extracurricular activities, commitment to his/her studies regardless of academic achievement, and fully embraces life and the opportunities it presents. Like Mr. Kelly, the recipient is self-motivated, driven, determined with a “don’t give up” attitude, fun-loving, and has a strong work ethic.
STEAM
Vyom Bhasin
Chase Deaton, Amelia Christie
Sixth-grade Millionaire Readers (Over two million words read by the sixth grade)
Accelerated Reader Certificates of Achievement
Dallas Bartolo
Christabelle Kabuye, Bella Jane Patterson, George Ramcharan, Liv Waters
Highest word count for sixth grade Noor Zafar (3,274,527)
7th-Grade Content Awards
English
Ora Smith History
Pre-Algebra
Hasty Russell
Hasty Russell
Emme Glenn Science
Ellie McMahon
Kathryn Sumrall Spanish Avalyn Arnold
Cordtney Galoia
Computer Science Bo Terry Robotics
Personal Finance
Ben Zhang
Meredith McRae
Ben Zhang Theatre
Chorus
PE
STEAM
French Ashlan Betzel Spanish
8th-Grade Content Awards
Faye Holliday English Award
American History
Pre-Algebra
Parker McCain
Parker McCain
Valery Mitchell, Zalik Wilson
Hadley Stewart
Sydney Hanley
William Stephens
Noah Keaton
Josephine Barker Lamb Memorial Scholarship
SAL PHILLIPS
Josephine Barker Lamb ’64 was a beloved Stratford alumna, who devoted her time and talents to the school for many years. Warm and welcoming, she served as Alumni Director from 1984 to 1990. Unofficially, she lent her considerable organizational skills, personal charm and positive energy to causes across the spectrum of school life from the time she entered Stratford as a student until her untimely death. Never too busy to take on a project or too tired to turn a cheerful smile on a visitor, Josephine was a person of great civility and decency. Each year this scholarship is awarded to a rising senior who is the child of an alumna or alumnus and who exhibits the qualities Stratford seeks to foster in students: character, integrity, academic achievement, and active leadership in several areas of school life.
Summer Smisson Neel Memorial Scholarship MOLLY EDWARDS SEAGRAVES
Summer Smisson Neel was known frequently to remark, “I just bleed blue,” when referring to her love of all things Stratford. As a student, she was captain of the cheerleading squad and a manager of the baseball team before graduating in 1979. Throughout college and in her early adulthood, she remained loyal by volunteering her time as a reunion coordinator, an annual fund representative, and a founding member of the Alumni Council. She was mother to four Stratford students and gave her time as classroom mother, field trip driver, SIP volunteer, “team mom,” and anything else she could do for her beloved school. The Summer Smisson Neel Memorial Scholarship is given to a female upperclassman whose spirit and love of life positively contribute to Stratford’s overall school spirit and student engagement.
MIDDLE SCHOOL — Continued
Jackie C Poole Algebra Award
Geometry
Chemistry
Physics
Latin
French
Spanish
Art
Alistair Frayne
Annie Garner
Skylar Lightsey
Art Lavender
Sydney Hanley
Tyson Walker
Jude Robertson
Elisa Aguirre
Band Rivers Connelly
Theatre
Chorus
PE
Computer Science
Leadership
Personal Finance
STEAM
Robotics
8th-Grade Awards
Spirit Award
Kira Betzel
Adrielle Lawyer Davies
Blair Christie, Darden Myers
Angelina Wang
Tucker Johnson
Kira Betzel
Tate Johnston
Aanika Das
Gray Kovacs, Tucker Johnston
Eagles of Distinction Arlind Gjymishka, Miral Khan, Garrett Shaker, James Wilson
Eagle Ambassadors
Mike Dodd, Bea Leary
LOWER SCHOOL
Named Scholarships
Virginia Parker Buzzell Memorial Scholarship Juwayrriya Memon
Given in memory of Parker Buzzell, who attended Stratford in the 1980s and was known for her love of life and learning. This scholarship is provided by the Virginia Parker Buzzell Foundation.
Howard Ingley Award Hattie Lewis
This award is given each year in honor of former music teacher and Lower School Principal Howard Ingley. The award is given to an outstanding third grader who has an interest in fine arts.
Lois Irby Memorial Scholarship Joseph Burton, Hub Mims
This scholarship was endowed by an anonymous friend of Stratford to honor the long-time and greatly loved first-grade teacher, Lois Irby. It goes annually to a fourth grader who excels academically.
Elaine P Massey Award Merry Byron Pyles
This award is given yearly in honor of Elaine Massey, who was a member of Stratford Academy’s founding faculty in 1960. She was named Stratford’s first Lower School Principal in 1977 and served in that capacity until her retirement. The award goes each year to an outstanding fifth grader who has been at Stratford since the first grade.
Fine Arts Award Finn Walker
Math Team Awards
The following fourth and fifth-grade students placed in the top percentage in the Math Olympiad competition. Approximately, 120,000 students around the world participate in the Math Olympiad annually.
Top 50% Charlotte Robinson, Frankie Hough, Ibraheem Khan
Top 40% Avery Johnston, Gage Weeks
Top 25% Lulu Mizori, Suri Patel
Top 20% Saavan Bachhawat, Anna Carrigan, Marvin Chapman, Eli Connally, Zoe Finley, Frankie Hough, Avery Johnston, Hope Jones, Ibraheem Khan, Lulu Mizori, Evan Mukherjee, Suri Patel, Benji Perkel, Merry Byron Pyles, Charlotte Robinson, Charlie Sumrall, Taanya Vermulpalli, Madeline Villo, Finn Walker, Gage Weeks, George Winge,
STRATFORD SCHOLARSHIPS,
Continued
Murray Nixon Memorial Scholarship
FIONA LEARY
Murray Nixon, Stratford Class of 2015, was a charming, compassionate, and beautiful young lady. Teachers and coaches found her to be conscientious and hard-working with a true desire to learn and understand concepts. Friends and family members knew Murray as fiercely loyal and someone who genuinely and freely gave of herself to them. The Murray Nixon Memorial Scholarship was established by her family and friends following her tragic death in December 2015. It is their desire for Murray’s memory to live on at Stratford through a scholarship for an upper school girl which bears her name and recognizes others who exhibit the same unique qualities which made her a beloved member of the school family.
Tommy Robinson Memorial Scholarship
RAHUL PAVULURI
Tommy Robinson was a delightful and kind young man who exhibited a zest for life and for the Stratford Band Program. His friends, teachers, and band director knew him for his loyalty to others, enthusiasm for learning and music, and ability to find humor and the positive side of any situation. He expressed exuberance for life and school in the band room and in the classroom as he explored his creativity and shared his upbeat nature and sense of humor with others. The Tommy Robinson Memorial Band Scholarship goes annually to a rising upper school band student who exemplifies the qualities of Tommy Robinson. The award is given by the family of Tommy Robinson.
Charles Kendall Ross Memorial Scholarship
ANGELINA WANG
The Charles Kendall Ross Memorial Scholarship is given in honor and memory of Charlie Ross (May 20, 1973 – November 20, 1987), a wonderful, courageous young man who was Stratford Academy’s top eighth-grade academic student for the 1986-1987 school year. The scholarship goes annually to the top eighth-grade student and is provided by the family and friends of Charlie Ross.
Jocelyn Tang Calculus Scholarship
MJ BRAND
The Jocelyn Tang Calculus Scholarship was made possible through the generosity of Jocelyn Tang, Stratford Class of 2021. Miss Tang established this award with the prize money she received from earning the United Way’s Golden Eagle in the field of mathematics last year. The intention of this award is to encourage students to take Calculus AB and BC courses and reward them for exceptional aptitude and interest in the study of calculus inside and outside the classroom.
The recipient is a junior or senior who excels or expresses interest in the study of calculus through enrollment in the Calculus AB/BC courses. In addition to being academically gifted in the study of Calculus, the student also demonstrates an interest in pursuing this field of study outside the classroom.
Michelle Tang Middle School STEM Scholarship SAHANA BACHHAWAT
This scholarship was made possible through the generosity of Michelle Tang, Class of 2016. It was established with prize money she received from earning The Telegraph’s Golden Eagle Award in the field of science. It recognizes a seventh- or eighth-grade student who has exceptional interest in the study of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).
Top 3-10%
Innovator Awards
The Bright Innovator Award celebrates the exceptional qualities of three STEAM students per grade level in grades first through fifth who have demonstrated outstanding innovation, collaboration, and perseverance. The award recognizes young people who excel not only in coding and design but also in uplighting peers and persisting through challenges. The recipients of this award embody the spirit of discovery and the joy of learning through their dedication and creativity in STEAM. Recipients for this year’s Bright Innovator Award are:
First grade Marylin Schorr, Isaac Patel, Ward Holland
Second Grade William Olson, Andrew Varnadore, Madi Gayre
Third Grade Winston Jeshuran, Julian Panaborn, Abigail McCullough, Carson Sewell
Fourth Grade Addison Lee, Zuha Zafar, Mary Charles Griffin
Science Olympiad is a competition team that focuses on 18 events in the areas of math, genetics, earth science, chemistry, anatomy, physics, geology, mechanical engineering, and technology. Emphasis is placed on active, hands-on group participation. Teamwork is a required skill in most scientific careers today, and Science Olympiad encourages group learning by designing events that forge alliances. This year a team of 20 students in grades 3-5 attended the Science Olympiad regional tournament where they competed against other elementary school teams. Stratford placed third overall in the region.
1st Place: Crime Busters Benji Perkel, Emma Rose Griffin
2nd Place: Deep Blue Sea Annie Beyer Hoye, James Arnold
In its inaugural year, the Sophia Tang Scholarship was made possible through the generosity of Sophia Tang, Stratford Class of 2023. Miss Tang established this award with the prize money she received from earning the United Way Golden Eagle Award. The intention of this award is to encourage students to be involved in and excel in all that Stratford has to offer and reward them for their exceptional aptitude and interest in academics, fine arts, and athletics. The candidate will have embraced both academic and artistic excellence at Stratford and in the community. The recipient is well versed in working, reaching out, and pursuing their artistic passions within the community, while also maintaining an academic strength at Stratford.
Ann Brown Tift Scholarship
RISHA NAYAK
Ann Brown Tift wore many hats in her long, rich tenure at Stratford Academy. A Stratford parent, wife of former headmaster Henry Tift, Spanish teacher, English teacher, chair of the English department, sponsor of myriad clubs and organizations, and college counselor, Ann’s gifts to Stratford are innumerable. From the time she began working at Stratford in 1977 until she left in 2005, Ann’s skills as an educator, her love of learning, and her desire to see students engage in the world outside Stratford Academy helped shape the lives of students as well as multiple areas of school life. Her students remember her love for literature and the intellectual energy she inspired in her classroom. The students and parents she counseled through the college admissions process remember her encouragement to “reach for Pluto,” but to “secure a spot on Mars, just in case.” The scholarship is given to a student with intellectual curiosity, integrity, and deep engagement in some particular area of school life or significant contributions in several areas of school life. Ann committed herself to encouraging a more diverse environment at Stratford Academy. The Ann Brown Tift scholarship is established in her honor by friends and family members in pursuit of a more diverse student body.
Olson Library Millionaire Reader Recognition
The Stratford Olson Library Millionaire Reader program is an incentive to read. Stratford students in grades 1-6 combined to read 19,135,427 words this year. Fifth-grade student Suri Patel was Stratford’s top reader with 4,709,216 words.
The 2023-2024 Millionaire Readers were Samantha Robinson, Ellis Lawyer Davies, Charlotte Robinson, Will Ducey, Kieran Kumar, Suri Patel, Andrew Varnadore, Cecilia Ducey, Frankie Hough, Eli Rouch, Lola Johnston, Leia Ye, Taanya Vemulapalli, Zuha Zafar, Charlie Sumrall, Saavan Bachhawat, Lulu Mizori, Liza Ford, Zoe Finley, Anna Carrigan, Rowan Thillainathan, Sterling Gray Grisamore, Sebastian Chittleborough, Lyka Anigbogu, Declan Leary, George DeWeese, Veda Patel, Mary Elizabeth Elrod, Ansley Prine, Emory Obermeyer, Amelia Sims, Benjamin Claxton, Landon Elmore, Phillips Shoemaker, Marvin Chapman, Deyar Mizori, Annie Beyer Hoye, Mary Charles Griffin, George Smith, Gabby Katner, Mary Wynn Dunaway, Benji Perkel
STRATFORD LOWER SCHOOL STUDENTS have opportunities throughout the year to be involved in competitions and challenges from outside organizations, Here is a recap from 2023-2024:
5TH-GRADE MAKERS’ HOLIDAY MARKET
The annual Christmas Entrepreneur Market raised $4,000 to benefit Jay’s Hope in Macon. Jay’s Hope provides support services and resources to families of pediatric cancer patients
STOCK MARKET GAME
The Stock Market Game is an exciting simulation that gives students in grades 4-12 the opportunity to invest a virtual $100,000 for 10 weeks in real stocks, bonds, and mutual funds The team of Gage Weeks, Ibraheem Khan, Madeline Villo, Zoe Ramsay, and Evan Mukherjee placed first out of 46 teams in our region and 36th out of 3,898 schools in the state with a portfolio of $117,399
Henry Harding Tift IV Memorial Fine Arts Scholarship ADAM LEASE
Henry Harding Tift IV, headmaster of Stratford Academy for 20 years until his death in 1997, was a man of personal balance. He enjoyed the exercise of his mind in projects ranging from the study of English literature at Yale University to his daily crossword puzzles and Scrabble games. He enjoyed the exercise of his body in athletics and such outdoor activities as fishing, canoeing, and arrowhead hunting. He enjoyed the exercise of his imagination through an enthusiastic appreciation of the fine arts, especially instrumental music, choral music, theater, and film. Under his leadership, Stratford developed its commitment to institutional balance in academics, athletics and the arts. Each year, in recognition of distinguished dedication to that balance, the school awards the scholarship to a rising senior demonstrating excellence and leadership in the fine arts who has made significant contributions to other areas of school life: academics, athletics, and activities.
Eli Connally
Eli Connally
$1,047,055 Endowment Gifts TOTAL GIVEN AND PLEDGED Gifts to the 2023-2024
$546,094 Unrestricted Gifts
Annual Capital Gifts $550,050
$275,609 Restricted Gifts
$43,546 In-Kind Gifts
$446,234 Georgia GOAL Gifts
The 2023-2024 REPORT OF GIVING is an acknowledgement of the generosity of Stratford Supporters.
rustees, parents, alumni, grandparents, former parents, faculty, staff, friends, foundations and corporations who have all contributed to continue the 63-year-old tradition of Freedom for Excellence. Stratford is grateful to the contributions made to the following funds from June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024:
– Stratford Annual Giving Fund – Endowment Fund – Overlook Planned Giving Society – Georgia GOAL Tax Credit for Education Program
Annual Giving Fund
ach year Stratford Academy depends on the generosity of supporters for the Annual Giving Fund. This annual giving campaign bridges the gap between expenses and revenues and represents a portion of the school’s annual operating budget. Stratford is thankful for these individuals who took leadership roles in the planning and implementation of the annual giving efforts for our school.
Dr. Rachel Adams, Head of School Katy Carr, Interim Head of Advancement Allen London, Board of Trustees, Advancement Chair Advancement Committee: Allen London (Advancement Chair), Sally Hatcher, Elsa Hutchinson, Christy Johnston, David Bethune, Win Stewart, Reg Buzzell
Online gifts and pledges can be made to the Annual Giving Fund at www.stratford.org/giving/onlinegiving or Venmo @StratfordAcademy.
Mr Paul Hart
Mr and Mrs Eugene S Hatcher, Jr
Mrs Joan Hatcher
Mr and Mrs Mark Hatcher
$10,000 or more
Mrs Leslie W Bean
Mrs Charlotte B Bogle
Mr Robert A Bowen Jr
The R A Bowen Trust
Mr and Mrs J M Burgess
Mr Malcolm S Burgess, Jr
Patricia Stewart Burgess Foundation
Mr and Mrs Reginald W Buzzell II
Mr and Mrs Charles L Cantrell III
Cherokee Brick & Tile Company
Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Inc
Dr and Mrs Sal Dellacona
Emmet and Martha McKenzie Fund
GFGW, Inc
Mr. Charlie J. Griffin
Mr and Mrs James L Jackson, Jr
Mr and Mrs Kyle W Johnston
Mrs Betty Luce
Mr and Mrs J Thomas McAfee III
Mr and Mrs Taylor McNeill
Dr and Mrs Hank Moore
Mr and Mrs Byron Pyles
Mr and Mrs Win Stewart Stratford Booster Club
$5,000-$9,999
Mr Robert S Burgess E J Grassmann Trust
Mr and Mrs Patrick H Hoye Sr
Mr and Mrs M F Hutchinson III
Dr and Mrs Richard B Liipfert
Mr and Mrs Eugene M Maddux
Mrs Kate Sams Peavy
Mr and Mrs Bryan B Persons
Mr and Mrs Jason Ivey Reaves
FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE
$2,500-$4,999
21st Century Partnership Foundation
Mr and Mrs William Baxley III
Mr and Mrs David W Bethune
BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund
Ms Rebecca R Burgess
Mr and Mrs Marsh Butler, Jr
Mr and Mrs L Morris Butler
Mr and Mrs Nirmal N Das
This report is also a reflection of the commitment of Stratford volunteers. It is their work, commitment and belief that makes each of these fundraising campaigns successful. Stratford Academy appreciates the continued support of each donor recognized in the 2023-2024 Report of Giving.
Mr Joseph G and Dr Lauren P Fried
Mr and Mrs Christopher D Geeslin, Jr
Ms Dee Ann M Geeslin
Mr and Mrs Eugene S Hatcher, Jr
Mr and Mrs James C Hinson, Sr
Dr and Mrs Winston R Jeshuran
Mr and Mrs Wade A Kovacs
Mr Joseph D LaBanz
Dr and Mrs Jeff Langford
Dr Justin McCullough
MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc
Mr and Mrs Nick Payne
Mr and Mrs William D Ramsbottom Jr
Mr and Mrs Wesley Rauls
Mr and Mrs Charles Russell
Mr and Mrs Thomas P Swift Jr
Dr and Mrs Vijay Thillainathan
Mr and Mrs Henry Viloria
Mr and Mrs Will Wilson
Mr and Mrs Cameron Windham
Dr and Mrs Edward H Young
BENEFACTORS’ CIRCLE
$1,000-$2,499
Mr Howell A Adams III
Dr Rachel Adams and Mr Kevin Adams
Mr and Mrs Ernesto Aguirre II
Mr Henry L Ariail III
Drs Arpan Bachhawat and Paulomi Shah
Dr and Mrs Kenneth Bazemore
Dr and Mrs Robert Betzel
Drs Vinamra and Deepti Bhasin
Mrs Lillian Binner
Dr and Mrs Wes Blackwood
Mr and Mrs John Thomas Carter II
Mr Michael L Casteel
Mr and Mrs Doug Clark
Mr and Mrs Ben Claxton
Mr and Mrs Eugene H Cook, Jr
Mr and Mrs John C Cranford Jr
The Honorable and Mrs Robert Dickey
Mr and Mrs Ron Douthit
Dr and Mrs Brown N Ekeledo
Mr and Mrs Chad J Ethridge
Dr and Mrs Marcus C Evans
Dr and Mrs James B Ferrari
Mr Josiah E Flournoy and Dr Megan P Flournoy
Georgia Pine Level Foundation
Ms Tracy L Garner
Mr. and Mrs. Travis B. Griffith
Dr and Mrs Mark E Grossnickle
Dr Newar Hajo and Mrs Andira Zah
Mr and Mrs Jonathan S Harley
Mr and Mrs Howard O’Neal Hart, Jr
Mr and Mrs J Eric Hefner
Drs Jonathan and Jennifer Hoffman
Dr and Mrs Henry A Jenkins IV
Drs Harold Katner and Ma-Lourdes Mina-Katner
Dr and Mrs Bill Keyes
Mr and Mrs Allen S London
MAG Mutual Foundation
Mr and Mrs Robert A McCord IV
Mr and Mrs Charles R McLeod
Mr and Mrs John R Medlin Jr
Mr William B Messer
Dr and Mrs Christopher E Minette
Mrs Andi Durr Mitchell
Mr John S Neel, Jr
Mr and Mrs Wade Obermeyer
Mr and Mrs Charles Olson
Mr and Mrs Edmund E Olson
Mr and Mrs Richard Palmer
Peyton Anderson Foundation
Mr and Mrs Carl Phillips
Dr and Mrs Wood D Pope
Mr and Mrs Brad Proctor
Dr and Mrs Mohammad M Rahman
Ms. Janet Refior
Mr and Mrs Kenneth D Sams
Mr and Mrs Robert E Schorr Jr
Mr Reza and Dr Maryam Sedghi
Mr and Mrs Jack E Sharpton, Jr
Mr and Mrs Peter Sherman
Mr and Mrs George Boone Smith IV
Mr and Mrs Patrick Snead
Mr and Mrs Robert W Stribling
Drs Brad and Blair Sumrall
Mr and Mrs Thomas P Swift
Ms Sophia Q Tang
Mr and Mrs Ben Tarbutton III
Ms Laura Ann Tatum
Mr and Mrs Stewart C Vernon
Mrs Janet B Walker
Mr Kelly and Dr Jill Waters
Mr and Mrs Lewis L Watson
Dr and Mrs Marcus Weldon
Dr and Mrs Lawrence E Wilson Jr
FROM THE OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT:
Dear Stratford Community,
As I reflect on my first year at this amazing school, I am filled with gratitude for the extraordinary generosity and commitment of our entire community. Thanks to your collective support, the impact of this year’s annual giving has been nothing short of remarkable. Your donations help fuel the initiatives that make our school a nurturing environment where students can achieve their full potential. This generosity has allowed us to continue building a strong foundation for current and future students, ensuring that our school remains a place of academic excellence, innovation, and compassion. The role you play in advancing our school is invaluable, and we are deeply grateful for your ongoing partnership in shaping the next generation of leaders.
As we look ahead, we remain focused on our mission to provide an education that prepares students to thrive in an ever-changing world. Your continued involvement, through financial generosity, volunteerism, and being an advocate for our school in the community, will ensure that we continue to inspire and challenge young minds for years to come.
On behalf of the entire Advancement team and the students whose lives are shaped by your generosity, thank you once again for your unwavering support. We are so grateful to have you as a part of the Stratford family.
With sincere appreciation,
Katy Carr Interim Head of Advancement
PARTNERS
$500-$999
Drs John and Valerie Ambrose
Mr Robert Andrade
Dr and Mrs William V Argo, Jr
Mr and Mrs Daniel P Belko
Mr and Mrs William A Bethune
Mr Loyd H Black, Jr *
Mr and Mrs Ross Bridges
Mr and Mrs Sean Brodie
Dr and Mrs William P Brooks
Mr and Mrs Doug Butler
Mr and Mrs Reginald R Buzzell III
Mr and Mrs Randolph C Capps
Mr and Mrs Dan Chapman
Mr and Mrs Marc A Corsini
Mrs Andrea Cozart
Ms Miller E Cranford
Mr and Mrs Brown W Dennis, Jr
Dr and Mrs Gary H Dent
Dr and Mrs Timothy J Ducey
Mr and Mrs Drew Elrod
Mr and Mrs Griff Ethridge
Mr and Mrs James D Garner
Mr and Mrs Ed Grisamore
Mr and Mrs Grant Grisamore
Mr and Mrs Richard Hair
Mr and Mrs Edward Harper
Mrs Megan D Hathaway
Mr and Mrs Matthew Heller
Mr and Mrs Franklin Stebin Horne III
Mr and Mrs Darryl Jones
Drs Deepak Kadiyala and Swathi Kadiyala
Mr T Michael Kelley
Kroger
Dr and Mrs Brian Leigh
Mr and Mrs Christopher W McIntyre
Mr and Mrs Keith McJenkin
Mr and Mrs Gary Mims
Mr Loc Nguyen and Mrs Trang D Tieu
Mr and Mrs Gregory A Parker
Mr and Mrs Jayesh D Patel
Dr and Mrs Thomas L Peterson
Publix Super Markets, Inc
Mr and Mrs Matt Shoemaker
Dr and Mrs Garry H Simons III
Smith, Brown, & Groover, Inc
Mr and Mrs Andy Smith
Mr and Mrs C Randall Smith
Mr Morgan B Sowell III
Mr and Mrs Harold Stowe
Stratford Academy Student Body
Mr and Mrs Andrew J Sutherland
Mr and Mrs H Wynn Thompson III
Dr and Mrs Jerome P Tift
Tison Farms
Mr and Mrs Barry Toon
Mr and Mrs Roger P Varnadore
Mr Jerry Xu and Dr Xiaoyun I Yang
Dr Ihab Zaggout and Dr Kristina Hawkins
Mr James S Zimmerman
SUPPORTERS
Up to $499
Ms Caroline Adams
Mr and Mrs Cody Adams
Mrs Diane M Adams
Mr and Mrs Adam Adkerson
Mr and Mrs Tom O Adrien
Mr Gavin E Aguirre
Miss Ranya A Ajjan
Ms Jessica Alford
Mr and Mrs Greg Allen
Mr and Mrs Eric Alvarez
Ms Magdalene K Alvarez
Mr and Mrs Richard J Alvarez
Dr Stephen M Anderson
Mrs Vicki Anderson
Mr Thomas Anthony
Mrs Clara Aplin
Mr and Mrs Thatcher Argo
Mr and Mrs William Argo III
Mr C Victor Armstrong
Mr and Mrs Christopher J Arnold
Mr and Mrs Greg Atkinson
Mrs Raegan Shaker Atkinson
Mr and Mrs Jeffery L Avant
Mrs Judy Henderson Avent
Dr Muhammad Awais and Mrs Alweera K Memon
Ms April Bacon
Mrs Julie Baima
Mr Stephen Ball
Mrs Sara M Ballard
Mr and Mrs Bruce Bandt
Miss Shelby R Bandt
Miss Jude Barakat
Mr and Mrs Jared Barnard
Mrs Natalie Barrett
Dr and Mrs Mark E Barrow
Mrs Denise Daniels Baston
Miss Anna C Baxley
Dr and Mrs William W Baxley, Jr
Ms Aysia Bell
Mr and Mrs Servet Belli
Ms Katie Berg
Mr and Mrs Rob Betzel
Mr Britian G and Dr Evelyn O Bickley
Mr and Mrs John Biesterfeld
Ms Kate Blankenship
Mr and Mrs Brian Bogle
Mr Evan E Bogle
Ms Corinne Booth
Mr Vijay Boova and Mrs Aarthi Ramakrishnan
Mr and Mrs Brandon Bowker
Mr and Mrs James R Boyd Sr
Ms Mary David Hogan Brantley
Mr Ryan E Bray
Mr and Mrs Allan Breen
Mr and Mrs Charles J Bridges, Jr
Mr Charles J Bridges IV
Miss Ella M Britt
Mr and Mrs Charles B Brooks
Dr and Mrs William W Brooks
Ms Aileen J Brown
Mr and Mrs Justin Brown
Mrs Leslie Lowe Brown
Mr and Mrs Stephen Brown
Mr and Mrs Tyler Joseph Brown
Reverend James C Bruner
Mr Henry D Bullard
Ms Christian C Burgess
Mr Robert S Burgess Jr
Mr and Mrs William D Burton Jr
Mr and Mrs William D Burton III
Dr and Mrs Stanley S Bush III
Miss Kathryn P Bushway
Miss Katherine P Butler
Miss Sallie O Butler
Mr and Mrs Schell E Butler
Mr and Mrs Willie J Byrd Jr
Mrs Marta Cabell
Drs Craig and Brenda V Caldwell
Mrs Laura Solomon Campbell
Mr and Mrs Adam Carr
Dr Kathleen Carrigan
Ms Catherine Carswell
Ms Lisa Castro-Poveda
Mr Brian and Dr Kelly N Causey
Mr and Mrs Matt Chalfa
Ms Julie Chandler
Dr and Mrs Jason Chapman
Mr and Mrs Daniel E Cheek
Mr and Mrs Matt Childers
Mr and Mrs Bailey Childs
Mr and Mrs Simon Chittleborough
Christ Church Macon
Drs Dudley B Christie III and Amy Christie
Mr John S Clark
Coca Cola Company
Mr and Mrs Seth Coker
Mr and Mrs Jim Cole
Mr and Mrs Bradford Colen
Mrs Beth Combs
Ms Cynthia H Comer
Mr Michael Conard and Dr Schuyler Mims
Ms MacKenzie Conn
Mr and Mrs Quinn S Connally
Mr and Mrs William Michael Conley
Dr Beth Wright Cooper
Mr Charles W Cooper III
Mr Braden Copeland and Mrs Holly M Leskovics
Dr and Mrs Alejandro Correa
Ms Hannah Couch
Mrs Linda Hilburn Coulter
Dr and Mrs Bryan Covert
Mr and Mrs Peter Covert
Ms Alyson McGoldrick Cozart
Mr and Mrs Jacob L Cozart
Mr Jared and Dr Natalie Cozart
Ms Tammi Crandall
Ms Abigail C Crick
Ms Caroline A Crick
Mr Davis C Crick
Miss Hadley R Cullars
Mr and Mrs Nathan E Cumbie, Jr
Mr Nicolas David
Dr Ryan Davies and Mrs McKenzie Lawyer-Davies
Mr and Mrs Chad Davis
Mr Conner H Davis
Mr and Mrs Edgar D Davis, Jr
Ms Amy T Deal
Mr Gabriel R DeCastro
Mr Ryan A Dehnad
Ms Laurie Dell
Mr and Mrs Jody DellaDonna
Mr and Mrs John Devenney
Miss Addison E Denisar
Mr and Mrs Andrew Denisar
Mr and Mrs Roger Dodd
Mr James H Dorsey, Jr
Mr Carter B Doucette
Mr Cameron S Douthit
Mr Michael Dreher and Mrs Tammy Schexnaider
Mrs Ruth DuCharme
Mr and Mrs John K Dukes, Jr
Mr and Mrs Cole Dunaway
Mr and Mrs David Dunaway
Mr and Mrs William Emory Dunn
Dr and Mrs Stephen M Durso
Dr Ronald E Elliott, Jr
Dr and Mrs Julius Brandon Elmore
Mrs Christine Epps
Mr and Mrs Rick Epps Jr
Miss Callie Evans
Mr Marcus C Evans Jr
Mr and Mrs Robert Evans
Mr Andrew Fahsholz
Mr and Mrs William Faircloth
Mr and Mrs Gary Andre Faulkner, Jr
Ms Langley Anne Faulkner
Mr and Mrs Robert G Fenimore
Ms Anslie Fields
Mr Stephen Finney
Mr and Mrs Gregg Mccook Fitzgibbons
Mr and Mrs Robert Fitzpatrick
Mr Chandler S Fleming
Ms Melanie Flury
Mrs Mary Parker Davis Forbus
Dr and Mrs Bradshaw Ford
Mr and Mrs Daniel M Forrester
Ms Vickie Frayne and Ms Kerry Griggs-Frayne
Mr Lanier Freeman
Ms Sirena Fritz
Mr and Mrs Lee A Fruitticher
Ms Katherine K Fruitticher
The Fu Family
Mr and Mrs Tom Fuller
Mr and Mrs Jason Garcia
Miss Jaxen R Garcia
Mrs Carol Garland
Ms Abby Garnett
Mr and Mrs Ricky Garrett
Mr and Mrs Michael Garrison
Mr and Mrs Michael Garud
Mr and Mrs Jason Gates
General Mills Boxtops for Education
Ms Pamela Gibbons
Ms Jacquelyn Gibbons
Mr and Mrs Christopher Gibson
Ms Kristen Giddens
Mrs Carman Harper Gillis
Dr and Mrs Joshua Glenn
Ms Holly Goff
Mr and Mrs Ronald B Goldman
Dr and Mrs Steven N Golubow
Ms Nicole Goosby
Mrs Nancy Gordillo
Mrs Stephanie Gore
Ms Angelica Govea
Mr and Mrs Philo J Grant
Mr and Mrs Ed Gravenstein
Mr Khalil L Green
Mr and Mrs Ernest Greene, Jr
Mr and Mrs Ernest W Greene, Sr
Ms Kay S Greer
Mr Alan and Dr Nataly Greeson
Ms Kate Gregoretti
Mr and Mrs Alexi Grimaldos
Ms. Dana W. Griffin
Mr and Mrs Richard Griswold
Mr James R Groves
Mr and Mrs Matt Grubb
Mr and Mrs Donny Guy
Mrs Frances A Amsler Hail
Mr and Mrs Christopher Hair
Mr and Mrs Dwight Hair
Mr and Mrs Michael Haisten
Mr Bud Hall
Ms Liz Hall
Mr and Mrs Travis Hall
Mr and Mrs Donnie Hammonds
Mr Benjamin Hampton and Ms Marla Kaplan
Ms Karen Hancock
Mr Dave Bowker
Mr and Mrs Logan Bowlds
Ms Amanda H Boyd
Mr and Mrs Chad Deweese
Mr Sean Deitrick and Mrs Kristin Robertson
Mr Stephen Dillard
Mr and Mrs William Hanley
Mr Trevor Harbin
Mr Bob Hardy
The Stratford Society
he Stratford Society represents our school’s leadership donors to our annual giving fund. Families who contribute $1,000 or greater comprise this prestigious group. The school’s giving levels include:
Heritage Circle............... $10,000†
Overlook Circle ..........
Founders’ Circle
Benefactors’ Circle
$5,000-$9,999
$2,500-$4,999
$1,000-$2,499
Please contact us about Stratford Society Leadership Giving questions.
Partners and Supporters – Providing Opportunities
Partners ................... $500-$999
Supporters Up to $499
Mr Thommy Harless
Mr Zane B Harley
Mr and Mrs Wil Harper IV
Mr John B Harrington
Mr and Mrs Luke Harrington
Mr and Mrs Bob Hart
Mrs Katrin K Haskell
Mr Nathaniel C Haskell
Mr Eugene S Hatcher III
Miss Katherine E Hatcher
Mr and Mrs Mark R Hatcher
Mr Sanders C Hatcher
Mr and Mrs James C Hays, Jr
Ms Patsy C Hayslip
Ms Christine Helms
Mr and Mrs Phillip W Hendricks Jr
Mr and Mrs Russ Henry
Mrs Madelyn M Herlong
Mr and Mrs Martin Herndon
Mr and Mrs Richard B Hicks III
Dr and Mrs J West Hightower
Mr and Mrs Jed Hill
Mr and Mrs Monroe T Hill, Jr
Ms Alexandra Hill
Mr and Mrs Chad Hitt
Miss Peyton E Hitt
Ms Adrienne Hixon
Mr and Mrs Howard O Holland III
Mr and Mrs David Hollingsworth
Mr and Mrs Justin Hollingsworth
Mr Jason and Dr Kelly Holloway
Mr and Mrs Ben Hoover
Dr and Mrs C Thomas Hopkins, Jr
Ms Jennifer Hornick
Mr and Mrs Ryan Hough
Drs Robert and Frances Howard
Mr and Mrs David C Howell
Mr and Mrs Kerry Howell
Ms Stuart Hubbard
Mr Joshua M Hughes
Mr and Mrs Hok Kwan Hui
Mr and Mrs Jeffrey L Hulgan
Miss Anna Caroline Hutchinson
Ms Emily A Hutchinson
Mr and Mrs Ismail Ismenor
Mr Charles A Lawson
Ms Avery C Layton
Mr and Mrs Peter D Leary
Mr and Mrs Joseph Lease
Ms Cynthia Ledford
Mr and Mrs Loston Lee
Mr and Mrs McCallister B Leskosky
Mr and Mrs Thomas Levandoski
Mr and Mrs Jon Lewis
Mr Joe S Lightsey
Mr and Mrs Richard B Liipfert, Jr
Mr and Mrs Nathan Lischer
Mr Jackson S London
Mrs Mitzi Davis Loudin
Mr and Mrs Hubert C Lovein, Jr
Mrs Debbie Lowery
Mr and Mrs Joshua A Loyd
Ms Jean Lucas
Miss Maliyah M Lyder
Mr and Mrs Corey Mahone
Dr Stephen D Mallary
Ms Sara Ann Manocheo
Mr and Mrs James A Manley III
Mr and Mrs David Mann
Mr Jim Massey
Mrs Mary English Solomon Masters
Mr Grant S Matson
Mr and Mrs Shawn L Maxwell
Mrs Carolyn McAfee
Mr and Mrs David McCain
Mrs Juliane Gentle Walker McCaleb
Ms Katharine McCaskill
Ms Kristina McClellan
Mrs Kathren A McCord
Mr and Mrs William K McCormick
Mrs Carlen Massey McCoy
Mr and Mrs Tim McCoy
Mr and Mrs Michael S McCue
Mrs Suzy McCowen McCullough
Mr and Mrs W Brian McDavid
Mr and Mrs William McDavid
Miss Emily M McElrath
Mr Jay McElrath
Mr James P and Dr Jane-Marie McKinney
Mr Khai H Nguyen
Miss Yen H Nguyen
Mr and Mrs Robert M Nicholson
Mr Billy S Noblitt
Mr and Mrs L Scott Noblitt
Mr and Mrs G C Oetter
Mr Stephen O’Hara
Mr Michael A Omisore
Ms Dawn O’Neal
Dr Russell G O’Neal
Mrs Jennifer Orenstein
Mr and Mrs W John O’Shaughnessey III
Mr and Mrs James R O’Shields
Dr. and Mrs. Samer Mufid Othman
Dr and Mrs Matthew Pangborn
Dr Sagar Panse and Dr Ashwini Gore
Mrs Bebe Parker
Mr and Mrs Harrison L Parker
Mr and Mrs Holden H Parker
Mr Robert Hayes Parker
Ms Lauren Parris
Mr and Mrs Brian Passante
Mr and Mrs Alpesh Patel
Mr Biren C and Dr Misti B Patel
Mr and Mrs Sagar Patel
Mr and Mrs Vijay H Patel
Ms Carswell Patterson
Mr and Mrs Chris Patterson
Mr Drew Patterson and Mrs Pamela A Woodell-Patterson
Mr Christopher and Dr Jennifer Pavlo
Dr and Mrs Brandon Pennington
Ms. Katharine Percifield
Miss Abby Rose Perkel
Drs Joshua and Natalie Perkel
Mr and Mrs Peter T Persons
Mr and Mrs Chris Peterson
Mr and Mrs John B Peterson, Jr
Ms Corley Peth
Ms Bailey A J Pham
Mr and Mrs Ken Phelps
Mr and Mrs T Cater Pierce
Mrs Chandler Jones Pike
Mr Miles Pippin
Mr George T Seagraves
Dr Ashraf I Sedfawy and Mrs Marguerite W Youssef
Mr and Mrs Graham S Sell
Miss Campbell Ann Sellers
Mrs Lisa Williams Seneker
Miss Ambaryn Shaikh
Mr and Mrs Blake C Sharpton
Mr and Mrs John W Shingler
Mr and Mrs H Frank Shurling, Jr
Miss Harley Anne Shurling
Dr Grace Simmons
Ms Jennifer T Simmons
Mr Jesse C and Dr Molly R Sims
Mr and Mrs Trenton Simms
Mrs Kathy Skipper
Ms Ashleigh Provost Smaha
Dr and Mrs Benjamin Smisson
Mr and Mrs Andy Smith
Mr and Mrs Ed Smith
Mrs Abby Meadors Smith
Mr Jacob M Smith
Mr James Cope Smith
Mr and Mrs Jarvis Smith, Sr
Mr Jarvis L Smith II
Dr and Mrs Jason L Smith
Dr and Mrs Jonathan E Smith
Miss Stephanie Smith
Mr and Mrs William A Snow IV
Mr and Mrs M Baxter Sowell, Jr
Ms Maggie Sowell
Miss Marilyn E Sowell
Mrs Faith C Spires
Mrs Catherine C Starling
Mr and Mrs Joe Starr
Mr Bobby Stecher
Miss Catie Beth Stejskal
Mr Scott Stejskal
Ms Kristin Stephens
Mr Carter A Story
Mr and Mrs James L Story III
Stratford Academy Alumni Association
Mr Robert C Stribling
Miss Ava M Stuckey
Mr and Mrs C Baxter James
Ms Janet “Kyle” James
Mr and Mrs Melville A Jamison II
Dr and Mrs William H Jarrard, Jr
Mr Charles A Jay
Mr Vincent Jaye and Dr Alketah Frazier
Mrs Valerie Johns
Mr and Mrs Blake C Johnston
Dr and Mrs Kim W Johnston
Mr and Mrs Adam T Jones
Mr and Mrs Benjamin C Jones Sr
Mr and Mrs Benjamin R Jones
Mr and Mrs Fred Jones Jr
Mr Iain Jones and Ms Susan P Jones
Mr and Mrs J Bruce Jones
Ms Kenna B Jones
Mrs Kristin Jones
Mrs Liz Jones
Mr and Mrs Stephen Jones
Mrs Sarah E Jordan
Dr and Mrs Dennis Jorgensen
Mr Drew Justice Jr
Mr and Mrs Josh Justice
Mr and Mrs Mickey Justice
Mr and Mrs Flex Kabuye
Miss Pranya Kadiyala
Ms Jaime Kaplan
Dr Frank Katz and Ms Sara Walcott
Mr DuMond Keaton
Ms Shalita Keaton
Mr Andrew P Kelly
Mr and Mrs John P Kelly
Ms Kristin Kelly
Ms Meghan E Kennedy
Ms Anna Mae Kersey
Mr and Mrs Barret Kirbo
Mr and Mrs Ryan Klesko
Ms Judy Kluge
Mr and Mrs Michael Kluge
Mr Chris Kolisnyk
Ms Christy Kovac
Ms Maithili V Kulkarni
Mrs Edgeley Myers Langford
Mr and Mrs William Larsen
Mr and Mrs Robert Lavender
Mrs Lee Vanette K McKinney
Dr and Mrs Taylor Wright McLendon
Mr and Mrs Kyle B McMahon
Mr Thomas M McMahon
Ms Louella K McMahon
Mr and Mrs Steven R McNeel
Mr and Mrs Taylor McNeill
Miss Molly Grace McPherson
Mr and Mrs Rod G McRae
Mr and Mrs Gary Meadors
Ms Anna Kate Medlin
Mr J Robert Medlin, Jr
Mr Jack Medlin
Mr and Mrs Jimmie Meece Jr
Mr Russell Meeks
Mrs Susan Schwartz Mehre
Mrs Melissa Thompson Merlino
Ms Linda Midkiff
Mr and Mrs Ryan Mims
Mr and Mrs David L Mincey III
Miss Eleanor B Mincey
Mr and Mrs Robert Minor
Mr and Mrs Marion Reeves Minton
Dr and Mrs George Mitchell
Mr and Mrs J Todd Mitchell
Dr and Mrs Jamie A Mitchell
Miss Mary Lois L Mitchell
Mr Shazad A Mizori
Mr Camryn A Moghaddam
Ms Lynn Monk
Mr and Mrs Jeffrey Monroe
Mr. Griffin D. Moore
Dr Kayla Morales
Mr and Mrs David Morehead
Ms Jaynah Morgan
Dr Robert R Morgan, Jr
Mr and Mrs Brad Moriarty
Mr and Mrs Anand Mukherjee
Mr and Mrs Sean Garrett Murphy
Ms Louann E Nadalini
Miss Tallulah K Neal
Ms Sanford Caroline Neel
Ms Summer Dawn Neel
Mr and Mrs Michael Nelson
Mr and Mrs Howell W Newton
Ms Hannah Pittman
Mr and Mrs Ron Powers
Dr and Mrs Jacob Prine
Ms Janet Proctor
Ms. Sally Proffitt
Mr and Mrs Nathan J Pruitt
Miss Rachel H Putzke
Mr and Mrs Bradley Glenn Pyles
Mrs Donna Raiff
Mr and Mrs Akeem Ramsay
Mr Lance Randall
Mr and Mrs Jeremy S Ray
Miss Ella M Reaves
Miss Alexis N Reese
Miss Georgia R Reeves
Mr and Mrs Michael Reeves
Mr and Mrs Rob Reeves
Mr Eric Reid
Mr Bill Reynolds
Miss Makenzie M Reynolds
Mr and Mrs Ryan Reynolds
Ms Kailey R Rhodes
Dr and Mrs David Ritchie
Dr and Mrs Elliot Robinson
Mr and Mrs Zack Robinson
Mr Austin Rocker
Mr and Mrs Nash Rolfes Jr
Mr and Mrs Tray Roquemore
Ms Lauren Rosenfeld
Miss Virginia L Ross
Mr and Mrs David H Rozier
Ms Jamila Rozier
Mr and Mrs Sam Rumer
Tandis Ruzzo
Mr and Ms Jacob Ryals
Mr and Mrs Omar S Saleh
Mr and Mrs Chris Scheele
Miss Harper R Schell
Mr and Mrs Ross S Schell
Mr and Mrs Andrew D Schilling
Mr and Mrs Carson D Schilling
Mrs Dotti Schindler
Mr * and Mrs Robert E Schorr, Sr
Ms Brittany Schwartz
Mr Josh Scroggins
Mr and Mrs John Sweat
Mr and Mrs Samuel Z Swygert
Ms Stefanie G Tate
Mr and Mrs Benjamin Scott Terry
Dr and Mrs Carter E Tharpe
Mr Carter E Tharpe Jr
Ms Jacqueline E Tharpe
Mrs Milly Thiesen
Mr and Mrs Srinivasan Thillainathan
Mr and Mrs Paul Thomas
Mr Eric Thuerk
Ms Heather Ferro Tiencken
Mr Scott P Tift and Mrs Nesrin Tift
Mr William Lee Perkins Tift
Mr Anthony B Toles and Mrs Katherine G Holtzclaw
Miss Emerson C Toles
Mr and Mrs Jeff Treadway
Mrs Nancy Wilfong Tucker
Ms Doris Turner
Mr Michael L Turner
Mr Dennis Ussery
Ms Loraine Ussery
Mr Barry Veal
Dr and Mrs Chaitanya Vemulapalli
Mr and Mrs Andres C Villegas
Mr Bryan and Dr Lauren Villo
Miss Suhani Viradia
Mr Andrew C Vogt
Mr and Mrs John Paul Wade
Ms Beth Walker
Ms Marilyn Holton-Walker
Mr and Mrs Reese Walker
Mr and Mrs William M Walker
Ms Mary Ann Wall
Ms Shelli Wall
Ms Tift Palmer Wallace
Mr and Mrs Jianwei Wang
Drs Yingfeng and Xubo (Lily) Wang
Mr and Mrs Virgil P Warren
Mr and Mrs Lewis L Watson
Mr and Mrs James E Weatherford
Mr and Mrs Dustin Weeks
Mrs Meredith Happ Weintraub
Mr and Mrs Marcus Weldon
R.A. BOWEN FAMILY ENDOWMENT FOR LEARNING SUPPORT
THE R.A. BOWEN FAMILY ENDOWMENT FOR LEARNING SUPPORT was established in 2024 to honor the relationship that the Bowen family has with Stratford Academy as alumni, former parents, and grandparents. The endowment was created to honor Robert A. Bowen, Jr. and the late Lois Bowman to support Upper School students and the Learning Support Center.
Mr and Mrs Andrew W Whitaker
Master William P Whitaker
Ms. Amy Whitfield
Mr and Mrs Nicholas Whitehead
Ms Stacey Whitehead
Mr and Mrs Shane Whittington
Mr James G Wilcox III
Mr Robert and Dr Cason Wilkin
Mrs Carol K Williams
Mr and Mrs James K Williams
Mrs Lindsey Brooking Williams
Mr Spencer K Williams
Mrs Tanya Williams
Mr and Mrs Wade Williamson
Mr and Mrs James M Wilson
Dr and Mrs Robert C Wilson Jr
Mrs Laura Y Winge
Ms Bethany Wright
Mr and Mrs Robert C Woodcock
Mr and Mrs Bobby Wooten Jr
Miss Sara Yarahmadi
Ms Julie Yates
Dr and Mrs Edward Young
Mr and Mrs Kenneth T Young
Mr and Mrs Richard Yarbrough Jr
Dr and Mrs Ge Ye
Dr Henry M Yurgalavage
Mrs JoEllen Yurgalavage
Mr and Mrs Muhammad Khalid Zafar
Mr and Ms James K Zellner
TRUSTEES
Mr William W Baxley III
Mr David W Bethune
Mr Malcolm S Burgess, Jr
Mr Robert S Burgess
Mr James M Cole III
Mrs Laura Evans
Mr Josiah E Flournoy
Mr. Travis B. Griffith
Mrs Sally Sanders Hatcher
Mrs Elsa L Hutchinson
Mrs Christy Cantrell Johnston
Mr Wade A Kovacs
Mr Allen S London
Mr J Thomas McAfee III
Mrs Kate Sams Peavy
Mr Wesley Rauls
Mr Jason Ivey Reaves
Mrs Bowen Reichert Shoemaker
Mr George Boone Smith IV
Mr Winburn E Stewart III
Mr Thomas P Swift
PRESENT PARENTS
Mr and Mrs Cody Adams
Mr and Mrs Tom O Adrien
Mr and Mrs Ernesto Aguirre II
Mr and Mrs Greg Allen
Mr and Mrs Eric Alvarez
Drs John and Valerie Ambrose
Mr and Mrs Thatcher Argo
Mr and Mrs William Argo III
Mr and Mrs Christopher J Arnold
Dr Muhammad Awais and Mrs Alweera K Memon
Drs Arpan Bachhawat and Paulomi Shah
Mrs Sara M Ballard
Mr and Mrs Jared Barnard
Mr and Mrs William W Baxley III
Mr and Mrs Daniel P Belko
Mr and Mrs Servet Belli
Mr and Mrs David W Bethune
Mr and Mrs Rob Betzel
Drs Vinamra and Deepti Bhasin
Mr Britian G and Dr Evelyn O Bickley
Mr and Mrs John Biesterfeld
Dr and Mrs Wes Blackwood
Mr and Mrs Brian Bogle
Mr Vijay Boova and Mrs Aarthi Ramakrishnan
Mr and Mrs Brandon Bowker
Ms Amanda H Boyd
Mr and Mrs James R Boyd Sr
Mr and Mrs Sean Brodie
Dr and Mrs William W Brooks
Ms Aileen J Brown
Mr and Mrs Justin Brown
Mr Robert S Burgess
Ms Christian C Burgess
Dr and Mrs Stanley S Bush III
Mr and Mrs William D Burton Jr
Mr and Mrs William D Burton III
Mr and Mrs Doug Butler
Mr and Mrs L Morris Butler
Mr and Mrs Schell E Butler
Mr and Mrs Reginald R Buzzell III
Mr and Mrs Willie J Byrd Jr
Mr and Mrs Randolph C Capps
Mr and Mrs Adam M Carr
Dr Kathleen Carrigan
Ms Catherine Carswell
Mr Brian and Dr Kelly N Causey
Mr and Mrs Matt Chalfa
Ms Julie Chandler
Dr and Mrs Jason Chapman
Mr and Mrs Daniel E Cheek
Mr and Mrs Matt Childers
Mr and Mrs Simon Chittleborough
Drs Dudley B Christie III and Amy Christie
Mr and Mrs Doug Clark
Mr and Mrs Ben Claxton
Mr and Mrs Seth Coker
Mr and Mrs Bradford Colen
Mr Michael Conard and Dr Schuyler Mims
Mr and Mrs Quinn S Connally
Dr Beth Wright Cooper
Dr and Mrs Bryan Covert
Mrs Andrea Cozart
Mr and Mrs Jacob L Cozart
Mr Jared and Dr Natalie Cozart
Dr and Mrs John C Cranford Jr
Mr and Mrs Nathan E Cumbie, Jr
Mr and Mrs Nirmal N Das
Dr Ryan Davies and Mrs McKenzie Lawyer-Davies
Mr and Mrs Chad Davis
Mr Sean Deitrick and Mrs Kristin Robertson
Mr and Mrs Jody DellaDonna
Mr and Mrs Andrew Denisar
Dr and Mrs Gary H Dent
Mr and Mrs John Devenney
Mr and Mrs Chad Deweese
Mr and Mrs Roger Dodd
Mr and Mrs Ron Douthit
Mr Michael Dreher and Mrs Tammy Schexnaider
Dr and Mrs Timothy J Ducey
Mr and Mrs Cole Dunaway
Mr and Mrs William Emory Dunn
Mr and Mrs Donnie Hammonds
Mr Benjamin Hampton and Ms Marla Kaplan
Mr and Mrs William Hanley
Mr and Mrs Luke Harrington
Mr and Mrs Jonathan S Harley
Mr and Mrs Howard O’Neal Hart Jr
Mr and Mrs Eugene S Hatcher Jr
Mr and Mrs Mark R Hatcher
Mrs Megan D Hathaway
Mr and Mrs J Eric Hefner
Mr and Mrs Matthew Heller
Mr and Mrs Phillip W Hendricks Jr
Mr and Mrs Russ Henry
Mr and Mrs Jed Hill
Mr and Mrs Chad Hitt
Drs Jonathan and Jennifer Hoffman
Mr and Mrs Howard O Holland III
Mr and Mrs Justin Hollingsworth
Dr and Mrs Stephen M Durso
Dr and Mrs Julius Brandon Elmore
Mr and Mrs Drew Elrod
Mr and Mrs Rick Epps Jr
Mr and Mrs John D Eubanks
Mr and Mrs Robert Evans
Mr and Mrs Marcus C Evans
Ms Anslie Fields
Mr and Mrs Delvecchio Finley
Mr and Mrs Robert Fitzpatrick
Mr Josiah E and Dr Megan P Flournoy
Dr and Mrs Bradshaw Ford
Ms Vickie Frayne and Ms Kerry Griggs-Frayne
Mr Joseph G and Dr Lauren P Fried
Ms Sirena Fritz
Mr and Mrs Lee A Fruitticher
The Fu Family
Mr and Mrs Jason Garcia
Mr and Mrs James D Garner
Mr and Mrs Jason Gates
Mr and Mrs Christopher Gibson
Dr and Mrs Joshua Glenn
Dr and Mrs Steven N Golubow
Mr and Mrs Ernest Greene, Jr
Mr Alan and Dr Nataly Greeson
Mr and Mrs Alexi Grimaldos
Mr. Charlie J. Griffin
Ms. Dana Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. Travis B. Griffith
Mr and Mrs Grant Grisamore
Mr and Mrs Donny Guy
Mr and Mrs Christopher Hair
Mr and Mrs Michael Haisten
Dr Newar Hajo and Mrs Andira Zah
Ms Liz Hall
Mr and Mrs Travis Hall
Mr Jason Holloway and Dr Kelly Holloway
Mr and Mrs Franklin Stebin Horne III
Mr and Mrs Ben Hoover
Mr and Mrs Ryan Hough
Drs Robert and Frances Howard
Mr and Mrs Kerry Howell
Mr and Mrs Patrick H Hoye Sr
Mr and Mrs Hok Kwan Hui
Mr and Mrs M F Hutchinson III
Mr and Mrs Ismail Ismenor
Mr and Mrs C Baxter James
Ms Janet “Kyle” James
Mr and Mrs Melville A Jamison II
Mr Vincent Jaye and Dr Alketah Frazier
Dr and Mrs Winston R Jeshuran
Mr and Mrs Blake C Johnston
Mr and Mrs Kyle W Johnston
Mr and Mrs Adam T Jones
Mrs Kristin Jones
Mr and Mrs Benjamin C Jones Sr
Mr and Mrs Benjamin R Jones
Mr and Mrs Fred Jones Jr
Dr and Mrs Dennis Jorgensen
Mr and Mrs Josh Justice
Mr and Mrs Mickey Justice
Mr and Mrs Flex Kabuye
Drs Deepak Kadiyala and Swathi Kadiyala
Drs Harold Katner and Ma-Lourdes Mina-Katner
Dr Frank Katz and Ms Sara Walcott
Mr DuMond Keaton
Ms Shalita Keaton
Mr and Mrs John P Kelly
Ms Meghan E Kennedy
Mr and Mrs Barret W Kirbo
Mr and Mrs Ryan Klesko
Mr and Mrs Michael Kluge
Mr Chris Kolisnyk
Mr and Mrs Wade A Kovacs
Dr and Mrs Jeff Langford
Mr and Mrs Robert Lavender
Mr and Mrs Peter D Leary
Mr and Mrs Joseph Lease
Mr and Mrs Loston Lee
Dr and Mrs Brian Leigh
Ms Holly Leskovics
Mr and Mrs Jon Lewis
Mr Joe S Lightsey
Mr and Mrs Allen S London
Mr and Mrs Joshua A Loyd
Mr and Mrs Corey Mahone
Mr and Mrs David Mann
Mr and Mrs Shawn L Maxwell
Mr and Mrs J Thomas McAfee III
Mr and Mrs David McCain
Ms Katharine McCaskill
Ms Kristina McClellan
Dr Justin McCullough
Mr Jay McElrath
Mr and Mrs Christopher W McIntyre
Mr James P and Dr Jane-Marie McKinney
Dr and Mrs Taylor Wright McLendon
Mr and Mrs Charles R McLeod
Mr and Mrs Kyle B McMahon
Mr and Mrs Steven R McNeel
Mr and Mrs Taylor McNeill
Mr and Mrs Rod G McRae
Mr and Mrs Jimmie Meece Jr
Mr and Mrs Ryan Mims
Mr and Mrs David L Mincey III
Mr and Mrs Marion Reeves Minton
Mr and Mrs J Todd Mitchell
Mr and Mrs Jeffrey Monroe
Dr and Mrs Hank Moore
Mr and Mrs David Morehead
Mr and Mrs Brad Moriarty
Mr and Mrs Anand Mukherjee
Mr and Mrs Sean Garrett Murphy
Ms Louann E Nadalini
Mr Loc Nguyen and Mrs Trang D Tieu
Mr and Mrs L Scott Noblitt
Mr and Mrs Wade Obermeyer
Mr and Mrs Charles Olson
Mrs Jennifer Orenstein
Mr and Mrs James R O’Shields
Dr and Mrs Matthew Pangborn
Dr Sagar Panse and Dr Ashwini Gore
Mr and Mrs Harrison L Parker
Mr and Mrs Alpesh Patel
Mr Biren C and Dr Misti B Patel
TWO NEW SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR STRATFORD STUDENTS ANNOUNCED
THE SOPHIA TANG SCHOLARSHIP WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH the generosity of Sophia Tang, Stratford Class of 2023. Miss Tang established this award with the prize money she received from earning the Golden Eagle Award. The intention of this award is to encourage students to be involved in and excel in all that Stratford has to offer and reward them for their exceptional aptitude and interest in academics, fine arts, and athletics. Candidates will have embraced both academic and artistic excellence at Stratford and in the community. The recipient is to be a person who is well versed in working, reaching out, and pursuing their artistic passions within the community, while also maintaining an academic strength at Stratford.
At an all-school assembly on Feb. 22, 2024, the Stratford community surprised longtime upper school teacher Griff Ethridge with an 80th birthday celebration. Included in the festivities was the announcement of the Griff Ethridge GRIT Scholarship. This award will recognize a student who thrives within the Stratford community through involvement in student leadership, commitment to his/her studies regardless of academic achievement, and fully embracing Stratford and the opportunities it presents. It honors students who embody Stratford’s mission of creating lifelong Stratford learners.
Mr and Mrs Jayesh D Patel
Mr and Mrs Sagar Patel
Mr and Mrs Vijay H Patel
Mr and Mrs Chris Patterson
Mr Drew Patterson and Mrs Pamela A Woodell-Patterson
Mr Christopher and Dr Jennifer Pavlo
Mrs Kate Sams Peavy
Dr and Mrs Brandon Pennington
Drs Joshua and Natalie Perkel
Mr and Mrs Chris Peterson
Dr and Mrs Thomas L Peterson
Mr and Mrs Carl Phillips
Dr and Mrs Wood D Pope
Dr and Mrs Jacob Prine
Mr and Mrs Brad Proctor
Mr and Mrs Nathan J Pruitt
Mr and Mrs Byron Pyles
Dr and Mrs Mohammad M Rahman
Mr and Mrs Akeem Ramsay
Mr and Mrs William D Ramsbottom Jr
Mr and Mrs Jeremy S Ray
Mr and Mrs Wesley Rauls
Mr and Mrs Jason Ivey Reaves
Mr and Mrs Michael Reeves
Mr and Mrs Rob Reeves
Mr and Mrs Ryan Reynolds
Dr and Mrs David Ritchie
Dr and Mrs Elliot Robinson
Mr and Mrs Zack Robinson
Mr and Mrs Nash Rolfes Jr
Mr and Mrs Sam Rumer
Mr and Mrs Charles Russell
Mr and Ms Jacob Ryals
Mr and Mrs Omar S Saleh
Mr and Mrs Ross S Schell
Mr and Mrs Carson D Schilling
Mr and Mrs Robert E Schorr Jr
Dr Ashraf I Sedfawy and Mrs Marguerite W Youssef
Mr Reza and Dr Maryam Sedghi
Mr and Mrs Blake C Sharpton
Mr and Mrs Peter Sherman
Mr and Mrs Matt Shoemaker
Mr and Mrs Trenton Simms
Dr and Mrs Garry H Simons III
Mr Jesse C and Dr Molly R Sims
Ms Ashleigh Provost Smaha
Dr and Mrs Benjamin Smisson
Mr and Mrs Andy Smith
Mr and Mrs George Boone Smith IV
Mr and Mrs Jarvis Smith
Dr and Mrs Jason L Smith
Dr and Mrs Jonathan E Smith
Ms Stephanie Smith
Mr Scott Stejskal
Mr and Mrs Winburn E Stewart III
Mr and Mrs James L Story III
Mr and Mrs Thomas P Swift
Drs Brad and Blair Sumrall
Mr and Mrs Andrew J Sutherland
Mr and Mrs Thomas P Swift Jr
Mr and Mrs Ben Tarbutton III
Ms Stefanie G Tate
Mr and Mrs Benjamin Scott Terry
Dr and Mrs Carter E Tharpe
Dr and Mrs Vijay Thillainathan
Ms Heather Ferro Tiencken
Mr Anthony B Toles and Mrs Katherine G Holtzclaw
Mr and Mrs Barry Toon
Mr and Mrs Roger P Varnadore
Dr and Mrs Chaitanya Vemulapalli
Mr and Mrs Stewart C Vernon
Mr and Mrs Andres C Villegas
Mr Bryan and Dr Lauren Villo
Mr and Mrs Reese Walker
Mr and Mrs William M Walker
Mr and Mrs Jianwei Wang
Drs Yingfeng and Xubo (Lily) Wang
Mr Kelly and Dr Jill Waters
Mr and Mrs Lewis L Watson
Mr and Mrs Dustin Weeks
Dr and Mrs Marcus Weldon
Mr and Mrs Andrew W Whitaker
Mr and Mrs Nicholas Whitehead
Mr and Mrs Shane Whittington
Mr Robert and Dr Cason Wilkin
Mrs Tanya Williams
Mr and Mrs Wade Williamson
Mr and Mrs James M Wilson
Dr and Mrs Lawrence E Wilson Jr
Dr and Mrs Robert C Wilson Jr
Mr and Mrs Cameron Windham
Mrs Laura Y Winge
Mr and Mrs Bobby Wooten Jr
Dr and Mrs Chaitanya Vemulapalli
Mr and Mrs Andres C Villegas
Mr Bryan and Dr Lauren Villo
Mr Jerry Xu and Dr Xiaoyun I Yang
Dr and Mrs Ge Ye
Dr Henry M Yurgalavage
Ms JoEllen Yurgalavage
Mr and Mrs Muhammad Khalid Zafar
Drs Ihab Zaggout and Kristina Hawkins
Mr and Ms James K Zellner
Mrs Yucheng Zhang
GRANDPARENTS
Mrs Clara Aplin
Dr and Mrs William V Argo, Jr
Dr and Mrs William W Baxley, Jr
Dr and Mrs Kenneth Bazemore
Mr and Mrs William A Bethune
Mr Robert A Bowen Jr
Mr Dave Bowker
Mr and Mrs Charles J Bridges, Jr
Dr and Mrs William P Brooks
Mr and Mrs Stephen Brown
Mr Malcolm S Burgess, Jr
Mr and Mrs William D Burton Jr
Mr and Mrs Doug Butler
Mr and Mrs Reginald W Buzzell II
Drs Craig and Brenda V Caldwell
Mr and Mrs Charles L Cantrell III
Mr and Mrs Dan Chapman
Mrs Beth Combs
Mr and Mrs Eugene H Cook, Jr
Mr and Mrs Peter Covert
Dr and Mrs Sal Dellaconna
The Honorable and Mrs Robert Dickey
Mr and Mrs David Dunaway
Dr and Mrs Brown N Ekeledo
Mr and Mrs Griff Ethridge
Mr and Mrs Daniel M Forrester
Mr and Mrs Tom Fuller
Mr and Mrs Philo J Grant
Mr and Mrs Ed Gravenstein
Mr and Mrs Ernest W Greene, Sr
Mr and Mrs Ed Grisamore
Mr and Mrs Richard Griswold
Mr and Mrs Richard Hair
Mr and Mrs William Hanley
Mrs Katrin K Haskell
Mr and Mrs David Hollingsworth
Dr and Mrs C Thomas Hopkins, Jr
Mr and Mrs James L Jackson, Jr
Dr and Mrs William H Jarrard, Jr
Mr Charles A Jay
Dr and Mrs Kim W Johnston
Mrs Liz Jones
Dr and Mrs Bill Keyes
Ms Judy Kluge
Ms Cynthia Ledford
Mr and Mrs Thomas Levandoski
Dr and Mrs Richard B Liipfert
Mr and Mrs Hubert C Lovein, Jr
Mrs Debbie Lowery
Ms Jean Lucas
Mrs Betty Luce
Mrs Carolyn McAfee
Mr and Mrs Tim McCoy
Mr and Mrs Keith McJenkin
Mrs Martha McNeil
Mr and Mrs Gary Meadors
Mr and Mrs Gary Mims
Dr and Mrs George Mitchell
Mr and Mrs Howell W Newton
Mr and Mrs Edmund E Olson
Ms Dawn O’Neal
Mr and Mrs Gregory A Parker
Mrs Bebe Parker
Mr and Mrs Ken Phelps
Mr and Mrs Ron Powers
Ms Janet Proctor
Mr and Mrs Kent Proctor
CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS
Abbott Fund Matching Grant Plan
Bank of America Foundation
BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund
Cherokee Brick & Tile Company
Coca Cola Company
Delta Air Lines Foundation
Emmet and Martha McKenzie Fund
Equitable Foundation
Five Star Dodge, Inc
General Mills Boxtops for Education
Georgia Pine Level Foundation
Kroger
MAG Mutual Foundation
Medtronic
Microsoft Giving Campaign The JK Group Inc
Northwestern Mutual
Novartis US Corporation, Matching Gift Center
Patricia Stewart Burgess Foundation
Peyton Anderson Foundation
Publix Super Markets, Inc
Stratford Academy Alumni Association
Stratford Booster Club
Stratford Interested Parents
The Merck Foundation
Tison Farms
Mr and Mrs Kenneth D Sams
Mr and Mrs Andrew D Schilling
Mr * and Mrs Robert E Schorr, Sr
Mr and Mrs Jack E Sharpton, Jr
Mr and Mrs John W Shingler
Mr and Mrs Ralph Skipper
Mr and Mrs G Boone Smith, III
Mr and Mrs William A Snow IV
Mr and Mrs Harold Stowe
Mr and Mrs Robert W Stribling
Mr and Mrs Thomas P Swift
Mr and Mrs Srinivasan Thillainathan
Mr and Mrs H Wynn Thompson III
Mrs Janet B Walker
Ms Mary Ann Wall
Dr and Mrs Edward H Young
FORMER PARENTS
Mrs Diane M Adams
Mr and Mrs Tom O Adrien
Mr and Mrs Richard J Alvarez
Dr and Mrs William V Argo, Jr
Mr and Mrs Greg Atkinson
Mr and Mrs Jeffery L Avant
Mr and Mrs Bruce Bandt
Dr and Mrs Mark E Barrow
Mrs Denise Daniels Baston
Dr and Mrs William W Baxley, Jr
Mrs Leslie W Bean
Mr and Mrs Servet Belli
Mr and Mrs William A Bethune
Mrs Lillian Binner
Dr and Mrs Wes Blackwood
Mr Robert A Bowen Jr
Mr and Mrs Charles J Bridges, Jr
Mr and Mrs Charles B Brooks
Dr and Mrs William P Brooks
Ms Aileen J Brown
Rev James C Bruner
Mr and Mrs J M Burgess
Mr and Mrs William D Burton Jr
Dr and Mrs Stanley S Bush III
Mr and Mrs L Morris Butler
Mr and Mrs Marsh Butler, Jr
Mr and Mrs Reginald W Buzzell II
Drs Craig and Brenda V Caldwell
MATCHING GIFTS
Abbott Fund Matching Grant Plan
Abbvie - Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Bank of America Foundation
Delta Air Lines Foundation
Equitable Foundation
Medtronic
Medtronic
Microsoft Giving Campaign The JK Group Inc
Northwestern Mutual
Novartis US Corporation, Matching Gift Center
The Merck Foundation
Wells Fargo Community Cares Grants Program
GIFTS-IN-KIND
Mr Robert A Bowen III
Dr and Mrs Ryan Davies
Double D Foundation
Mr and Mrs William E Dunn
Mr and Mrs Delvecchio Finley
Five Star Dodge, Inc
Mr and Mrs Christopher D Geeslin, Jr
Ms Dee Ann M Geeslin
Mr and Mrs Grant Grisamore
Mr and Mrs Patrick Hoye
Mr and Mrs M F Hutchinson, III
Mr and Mrs Kyle W Johnston
Mrs Gail C Langley
Dr and Mrs Matthew Pangborn
Mr and Mrs Nick Payne
Mr and Mrs Bryan B Persons
Dr and Mrs Elliot Robinson
Mrs Janet A Walker
Mr and Mrs Will Wilson
Mr and Mrs Caesar A Yarbrough III
Mrs Laura Solomon Campbell
Mr and Mrs Charles L Cantrell III
Mr and Mrs John Thomas Carter II
Mr and Mrs Doug Clark
Mr and Mrs Jim Cole
Mr and Mrs William Michael Conley
Mr and Mrs Eugene H Cook, Jr
Mrs Andrea Cozart
Mr and Mrs John C Cranford Jr
Ms Amy T Deal
Dr and Mrs Sal Dellacona
Mr and Mrs Andrew Denisar
Mr and Mrs Brown W Dennis, Jr
Mr and Mrs John Devenney
The Honorable and Mrs Robert Dickey
Mr and Mrs Ron Douthit
Dr and Mrs Stephen M Durso
Dr and Mrs Brown N Ekeledo
Mr and Mrs Griff Ethridge
Dr and Mrs Marcus C Evans
Mr and Mrs Gary Andre Faulkner, Jr
Mr and Mrs Robert G Fenimore
Dr and Mrs James B Ferrari
Ms Anslie Fields
Mr and Mrs Gregg Mccook Fitzgibbons
Mr Joseph G and Dr Lauren P Fried
Mr and Mrs Lee A Fruitticher
Mrs Carol Garland
Mr and Mrs Ricky Garrett
Mr and Mrs Michael Garud
Ms Pamela Gibbons
Ms Kay S Greer
Dr and Mrs Mark E Grossnickle
Mr and Mrs Matt Grubb
Mr and Mrs Donny Guy
Mr and Mrs Edward P Harper
Mr Paul Hart
Mrs Katrin K Haskell
Mr and Mrs Eugene S Hatcher Jr
Mr and Mrs James C Hays, Jr
Ms Patsy C Hayslip
Mr and Mrs J Eric Hefner
Mr and Mrs Martin Herndon
Mr and Mrs Richard B Hicks III
Dr and Mrs J West Hightower
Mr and Mrs Monroe T Hill, Jr
Mr and Mrs James C Hinson, Sr
Mr and Mrs Jeffrey L Hulgan
Mr and Mrs M F Hutchinson III
Mr and Mrs James L Jackson, Jr
Mr and Mrs Melville A Jamison II
Dr and Mrs William H Jarrard, Jr
Mr Charles A Jay
Dr and Mrs Kim W Johnston
Mr and Mrs Darryl Jones
Mr and Mrs J Bruce Jones
Ms Kenna B Jones
Mr and Mrs Stephen Jones
Dr and Mrs Dennis Jorgensen
Mr and Mrs Mickey Justice
Mr and Mrs John P Kelly
Mr and Mrs Wade A Kovacs
Mr and Mrs William Larsen
Mr and Mrs Joseph Lease
Dr and Mrs Brian Leigh
Dr and Mrs Richard B Liipfert
Mr and Mrs Allen S London
Mr and Mrs Hubert C Lovein, Jr
Mrs Betty Luce
Mr and Mrs Eugene M Maddux
Mr and Mrs James A Manley III
Mr and Mrs David Mann
Mrs Carolyn McAfee
Mr and Mrs Robert A McCord IV
Mrs Kathren A McCord
Mr and Mrs Michael S McCue
Mr and Mrs W Brian McDavid
Mr Jay McElrath
Mr and Mrs Rod G McRae
Mr and Mrs John R Medlin Jr
Mr and Mrs Jimmie Meece Jr
Mr and Mrs David L Mincey III
Dr and Mrs Christopher E Minette
Dr and Mrs Jamie A Mitchell
Dr and Mrs Hank Moore
Mr and Mrs David Morehead
Mr John S Neel, Jr
Mr and Mrs Michael Nelson
Mr and Mrs Howell W Newton
Mr and Mrs Robert M Nicholson
Mr and Mrs G C Oetter
Mr and Mrs Edmund E Olson
Mr and Mrs W John O’Shaughnessey III
Mr and Mrs Richard Palmer
Dr Sagar Panse and Dr Ashwini Gore
Mr and Mrs Gregory A Parker
Mr and Mrs Brian Passante
Mr and Mrs Vijay H Patel
Day of Giving 2023
n Sept. 26-27, 2023, Stratford hosted our sixth, and most successful, Day of Giving to date.
We asked our community, “What does it take to be a Stratford Eagle?” Board members helped during morning carpool to promote the day and SIP volunteers tracked grade level participation with the promise of the highest participating grade in each division being named the GOAT (greatest of all time). During this 36-hour period, donors far surpassed the goal of $225,000 by contributing $303,665. We saw record numbers of alumni, parent, and grandparent participation. Our alumni kicked off the giving challenge with an early participation effort during Alumni weekend.
Many thanks to our entire Stratford Family for their support of the school.
DAY OF GIVING PARTICIPATION CHALLENGE
To add some friendly competition to our Day of Giving activities, we challenged each grade level to focus on participation in each family. With the help of the Stratford Interested Parents (SIP) board, classes worked towards a surprise prize to be announced after Day of Giving was completed.
Each grade level worked very hard and we saw a record of first-time donations to the annual fund. The following grades had the highest percentages in their division:
Kindergarten 77.083% Seventh Grade 75.556%
Fourth Grade 91.667% Ninth Grade 89.552%
In January, these classes were awarded a special afternoon with a petting zoo and hot chocolate bar. They were crowned the GOATS for their hard work!
Grade 2 — 65.217% TOTAL PARTICIPATION 67.699%
Grade 3 — 86.842%
Grade 4 — 91.667%
Grade 5 — 83.333%
Grade 6 — 64.583%
Grade 7 — 75.556%
Mr Christopher and Dr Jennifer Pavlo
Drs Joshua and Natalie Perkel
Mr and Mrs Bryan B Persons
Mr and Mrs Peter T Persons
Mr and Mrs John B Peterson, Jr
Mr and Mrs T Cater Pierce
Mr and Mrs Bradley Glenn Pyles
Dr and Mrs Wood D Pope
Dr and Mrs Mohammad M Rahman
Mr and Mrs William D Ramsbottom Jr
Mr and Mrs Michael Reeves
Mr and Mrs Rob Reeves
Mr and Mrs Ryan Reynolds
Mr and Mrs David H Rozier
Mr and Mrs Kenneth D Sams
Mr and Mrs Ross S Schell
Mr and Mrs Andrew D Schilling
Mr * and Mrs Robert E Schorr, Sr
Mr and Mrs Blake C Sharpton
Mr and Mrs Frank Shurling Jr
Ms Jennifer T Simmons
Dr and Mrs Garry H Simons III
Mr and Mrs C Randall Smith
Mr and Mrs Ed Smith
Dr and Mrs Jason L Smith
Mr and Mrs William A Snow IV
Mr and Mrs M Baxter Sowell, Jr
Mr and Mrs Joe Starr
Mr and Mrs James L Story III
Mr and Mrs Robert W Stribling
Mrs Ruth DuCharme
Mr Griff Ethridge
Mrs Helen Catherine Faircloth
Mrs Monica Fenimore
Mrs Theresa Ferrari
Ms Anslie Fields
Mr Robert Fitzpatrick
Mrs Michelle Fleming
Ms Vickie Frayne
Mr Lanier Freeman
Mrs Lori Garrett
Mrs Stephanie Garrison
Mrs Charlotte Garud
Ms Pamela Gibbons
Mrs Nancy Gordillo
Mrs Stephanie Gore
Ms Angelica Govea
Ms Kate Gregoretti
Ms. Dana W. Griffin
Mr Ed Grisamore
Mrs Jackie Guy
Mr Bud Hall
Mr Luke Harrington
Ms Patsy C Hayslip
Mrs Pat Herndon
Mrs Jill M Hightower
Ms Adrienne Hixon
Ms Stuart Hubbard
Mrs Valerie Johns
Mr Iain Jones
Ms Kenna B Jones
Mrs Millie Jones
Ms Susan P Jones
Mrs Amy Justice
Ms Jaime Kaplan
Dr Frank Katz
Mr T Michael Kelley
Mrs Kathy Larsen
Mrs Moriah M Lavender
Mrs Hali Leskosky
Ms Holly Leskovics
Mrs Andi Lischer
Mrs Kathryn Manley
Mr Jim Massey
Mrs Mary English Solomon Masters
Mrs Elizabeth McCain
Mrs Karen McCue
Grade 8 — 72.581%
Grade 9 — 89.552%
Grade 10 — 57.813%
Grade 11 — 68.056%
Grade 12 — 44.262%
Mr and Mrs Andrew J Sutherland
Mr and Mrs Ben Tarbutton III
Dr and Mrs Carter E Tharpe
Ms Heather Ferro Tiencken
Dr and Mrs Jerome P Tift
Mr and Mrs Barry Toon
Mr and Mrs Jeff Treadway
Mr and Mrs John Paul Wade
Mrs Janet B Walker
Ms Marilyn Holton-Walker
Mr and Mrs Virgil P Warren
Mr and Mrs James E Weatherford
Mrs Carol K Williams
Mr and Mrs James K Williams
Dr and Mrs Robert C Wilson Jr
Mr and Mrs Robert C Woodcock
Ms Julie Yates
Mr and Mrs Kenneth T Young
Mr and Mrs Richard Yarbrough Jr
Dr and Mrs Edward H Young
Mr and Mrs Kenneth T Young
FACULTY
Dr Rachel Adams
Ms Caroline Adams
Mrs Erin Adkerson
Mrs Brandi Alvarez
Mrs Vicki Anderson
Mr Greg Atkinson
Mrs Susan Wade
Ms Marilyn Holton-Walker
Ms Shelli Wall
Mr Lewis L Watson
Mrs Irene Whitaker
Ms Stacey Whitehead
Mrs Suzanna Whitehead
Mrs Wendy Woodcock
Mrs Karen Yarbrough
DAY OF GIVING
Mrs Diane M Adams
Mr and Mrs Cody Adams
Mr and Mrs Tom O Adrien
Mr and Mrs Ernesto Aguirre II
Mr and Mrs Greg Allen
Ms Magdalene K Alvarez
Mr and Mrs Eric Alvarez
Drs John and Valerie Ambrose
Dr Stephen M Anderson
Mr and Mrs Thatcher Argo
Mr and Mrs William Argo III
Dr and Mrs William V Argo, Jr
Mr and Mrs Christopher J Arnold
Mr and Mrs Jeffery L Avant
Dr Muhammad Awais and Mrs Alweera K Memon
Drs Arpan Bachhawat and Paulomi Shah
Mr Stephen Ball
Mrs Sara M Ballard
Miss Shelby R Bandt
Mr and Mrs Bruce Bandt
Mr and Mrs Jared Barnard
Dr and Mrs Mark E Barrow
Mrs Denise Daniels Baston
Ms Anna Battle
Dr and Mrs William W Baxley, Jr
Dr and Mrs Kenneth Bazemore
Mr and Mrs Daniel P Belko
Mr and Mrs Servet Belli
Mr and Mrs Rob Betzel
Mr Britian G and Dr Evelyn O Bickley
Mr and Mrs John Biesterfeld
Dr and Mrs Wes Blackwood
Ms Kate Blankenship
Mr Mike McCue
Mrs Derrill McDavid
Mrs Kathleen Medlin
Mr Russell Meeks
Mrs Alex Minor
Dr Kayla Morales
Mrs Diane Nicholson
Mr Wade Obermeyer
Mr Stephen O’Hara
Ms Abigail N Okai
Mrs Lori Palmer
Mrs Miller Parker
Ms April Bacon
Mrs Sara M Ballard
Mrs Natalie Barrett
Mrs Lee Barrow
Mrs Karen T Baxley
Ms Kate Blankenship
Mrs Kristy Bowker
Mrs Sally Boyd
Mrs Candace Bridges
Mr Ross Bridges
Mrs Adair Brown
Mrs Amanda Brown
Mrs Leslie Brown
Ms Christian C Burgess
Mrs Catherine Burton
Mrs Katy Burton
Mrs Ginny Butler
Mrs Marta Cabell
Dr Brenda Caldwell
Mrs Laura Solomon Campbell
Mr Adam Carr
Mrs Katy Thompson Carr
Mrs Gena Chalfa
Mrs Hayley Claxton
Mrs Mary Ann Coker
Ms MacKenzie Conn
Mrs Andrea Cozart
Mr Nicolas David
Mrs McKenzie Lawyer-Davies
Ms Amy T Deal
Ms Lauren Parris
Mrs Beth Passante
Mrs Amee Patel
Ms Corley Peth
Mr Cater Pierce
Mr Miles Pippin
Mrs Natalie Pyles
Mr Lance Randall
Mrs Ginny Reeves
Ms. Janet Refior
Mr Bill Reynolds
Mrs Susan Rozier
Mrs Dotti Schindler
Mr Josh Scroggins
Mrs Cheri Shurling
Dr Grace Simmons
Ms Jennifer T Simmons
Mr Ed Smith
Mr Jarvis Smith, Sr
Mr Patrick Snead
Ms Mary Somerville
Mrs Terry Sowell
Mr Bobby Stecher
Ms Kristin Stephens
Mrs Jennifer Sweat
Ms Laura Ann Tatum
Mrs Rhonda Terry
Mrs Juleen Thomas
Mrs Mollye Treadway
Mr Barry Veal
Mr and Mrs Brian Bogle
Mr Vijay Boova and Mrs Aarthi Ramakrishnan
Mr Dave Bowker
Mr and Mrs Brandon Bowker
Mr and Mrs Logan Bowlds
Ms Amanda H Boyd
Mrs Cathy Breen
Mr and Mrs Ross Bridges
Mr and Mrs Sean Brodie
Mr and Mrs William W Brooks
Dr and Mrs William P Brooks
Mr and Mrs Justin Brown
Mr and Mrs Tyler Joseph Brown
Ms Aileen J Brown
Mr Henry D Bullard
Mr and Mrs William D Burton III
Mrs Catherine Burton
Dr and Mrs Stanley S Bush III
Miss Sallie O Butler
Mr and Mrs Schell E Butler
Mr and Mrs Doug Butler
Mr and Mrs L Morris Butler
Mr and Mrs Reginald R Buzzell III
Mr and Mrs Willie J Byrd Jr
Mr and Mrs Charles L Cantrell III
Mr and Mrs Randolph C Capps
Mr and Mrs Adam Carr
Ms Kathleen Carrigan
Ms Catherine Carswell
Mr and Mrs John Thomas Carter II
Mr Brian and Dr Kelly N Causey
Mr and Mrs Matt Chalfa
Mrs Julie Chandler
Dr and Mrs Jason Chapman
Mr and Mrs Daniel E Cheek
Mr and Mrs Matt Childers
Mr and Mrs Bailey Childs
Angela Childs
Mr and Mrs Simon Chittleborough Mr
Dr and Mrs Dudley B Christie III
Mr John S Clark
Mr and Mrs Doug Clark
1973
Mr Robert A Bowen III
Mrs Cynde Martin Dickey
Mr Richard B Hicks III
Dr Richard B Liipfert
Mrs Dawn Smisson Liipfert
Mrs Andi Durr Mitchell
Mrs Nelle Childs Barnett Persons
Mr Samuel Z Swygert
1974
Mr James H Dorsey, Jr
Mrs Layle Watson Argo
1975
Mrs Judy Henderson Avent
Mrs Leslie Bowen Bean
Ms Cynthia Comer
Mrs Melissa Thompson Merlino
Mrs Janet Butler Walker
Mrs Clark Newton Young
1976
Mr Howell A Adams III
Mr Marc A Corsini
Mrs Angela Maddox Hicks
Dr John West Hightower
Mr James C Hinson, Sr
Mrs Margaret Moore Schilling
Mrs Nancy Hight Shingler
1977
Mrs Linda Hilburn Coulter
Ms Tracy L Garner
Ms Pamela Barnett Gibbons
Dr William H Jarrard, Jr
Mrs Melissa Philhower Jones
Mr Robert M Nicholson
Mr Michael L Turner
Mrs Meredith Happ Weintraub
1978
Mrs Gena Lawrence O’Shaughnessey
Mr William A Snow IV
Mrs Bonnie Edwards Starr
1979
Mr Michael L Casteel
Ms Jaime Kaplan
Mrs Logan Persons Scheele
1980
Mrs Charlotte Bowen Bogle
Ms Dee Ann Miller Geeslin
Mrs Hannah N Warren
Mr James G Wilcox III
1981
Mr Peter T Persons
Mr John B Peterson Jr
Mrs Karen Jarrard Snow
Mr Robert C Woodcock
Ms Julie Yates
1982
Mr Robert F Hatcher, Jr
Mrs Lisa Williams Seneker
1983
Mrs Margaret Keen Grubb
Mr J Eric Hefner
Mrs Stacie Wigley Hill
Mr Gregory A Parker
Mrs Robin Lee Parker
1984
Mr Jeffery Avant
Mr William D Ramsbottom Jr
1985
Mrs Elizabeth Boswell Avant
Mr Joseph D LaBanz
Mrs Susan Schwartz Mehre
Mrs Jean Huffman Peterson
Mrs Cheri Parker Shurling
1986
Dr Mark Barrow
Mr James Thomas McAfee III
Mr Michael McCue
1987
Mr Henry D Bullard
CINCO DE MAYO AND THE STRATFORD SOCIETY
PHOTOGHRAPHS BY STEPHANIE GORE
ON MAY 5, STRATFORD HONORED LEADERSHIP supporters at the annual Stratford Society Celebration. This Cinco de Mayo celebration was held at the Jett Science Center, and Stratford leadership, Dr. Rachel Adams and Board Chair Sally Hatcher, thanked attendees for their support of the school and students.
Mrs Marjorie Huckabee Carter
Mrs Dixie Butler Clark
Mrs Mitzi Davis Loudin
Ms Carlen Massey McCoy
Mr Bill Reynolds
Mrs Kristy Jay Wilson
1988
Mrs Denise Daniels Baston
Dr Kelly Nagle Causey
Mr Ronald B Goldman
Dr Henry A Jenkins IV
Mrs Susan Marie Mincey McCord
Mrs Kathleen Cook Medlin
Mrs Lori Tift Palmer
Mr Jason Ivey Reaves
Mrs Mollye Lamb Treadway
Mr Andrew C Vogt
Mrs Tia Marable Young
1989
Mr Richard J Alvarez
Mr Marsh Butler, Jr
Mrs Laura Solomon Campbell
Mrs Laurie Lee Horne Cranford
Mr John C Cranford Jr
Dr Marcus C Evans
Mrs Dee Dee Jordan Fitzgibbons
Mr Eugene S Hatcher Jr
Mr Thomas D Mann
Ms Heather Ferro Tiencken
Mr Graham Scott Sell
Mrs Susan Stephenson Wade
Mrs Lindsey Brooking Williams
Mr Richard Yarbrough Jr
1990
Dr Hank Moore
Dr Robert R Morgan, Jr
1991
Mr Henry L Ariail III
Mr William Baxley III
Mr David W Bethune
Mr Britt Bickley
Mrs Kathryn Adams Brooks
Mrs Leslie Lowe Brown
Mr Mark R Hatcher
Mrs Angela Williams Howell
Mr John P Kelly
Mr Carl Phillips
Dr Jason L Smith Sr
Mr Wade Williamson
1992
Mrs Raegan Shaker Atkinson
Mrs Stacy Walker Bethune
Mrs Jeana Gunn Bush
Ms Julie Williams Chandler
Mrs Marion Cook McIntyre
Mr David L Mincey III
1993
Mr Robert S Burgess
Mr Lee Morris Butler
Mrs Andrea Jones Cozart
Mr Josiah E Flournoy III
Mr F Stebin Horne III
Ms Maithili V Kulkarni
Mrs Lori Landers Mitchell
Dr Wood D Pope
Mrs Clare Golson Rauls
Mrs Candi Newton Wilson
1994
Ms Rebecca R Burgess
Dr Benjie Christie
Mr Ryan A Dehnad
Mrs Sally Sanders Hatcher
Dr Russell G O’Neal
Mrs Anna Lovein Sharpton
Dr Ched Smaha 1995
Mrs Jenna Kaplan Denisar
Mrs Jennifer Kelly Fruitticher
Mrs Leigh Forester Loyd
Mrs Juliane Walker McCaleb
Mrs Ginny Moore Reeves
Mr Ben Terry
Mrs Milly Sanders
1996
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de Mayo Stratford Society Celebration Below – Drs. Arpan Bachhawat and Shilpi Shah and Morgan and Win Stewart enjoyed the Cinco de Mayo festivities.
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Mr Nash Rolfes Jr
Mr Omar S Saleh
Mr George Boone Smith IV
Mr Robert C Stribling
Mr Bo Walker
2001
Mr Ross Bridges
Mrs Gena Bryant Chalfa
Mr. Travis B. Griffith
Mrs Christy Cantrell Johnston
Mrs Elizabeth Stewart McCain
Mrs LaWahna Dawn Liipfert Pyles
Mr Byron Pyles
Mrs Irene Goodenough Whitaker
2002
Mr William Argo III
Mrs Elizabeth Thomas DellaDonna
Mr John D Eubanks
Mrs Katherine McGoldrick Eubanks
Mrs Jennifer Stone Heller
Mr Kyle W Johnston
Mr Taylor McNeill
Dr Samer M Othman
Mrs Kate Sams Peavy
Mrs Libby Walker Peterson
2003
Mr Chad J Ethridge
Dr Bradshaw Ford
Dr Lauren Hollman Fried
Mrs Summer Sterling Liipfert Grisamore
Mrs Ashley Cantrell Hoye
Mrs Rachel Walker Lewis
Mrs Lindsey Pharr Moriarty
Mr Charles Olson
Mr Robert E Schorr Jr
Mrs Elizabeth Solomon Schorr
Mrs Sally Jackson Sherman
Mr James S Zimmerman
2004
Mrs Shannon Slocumb Ethridge
Mr Blake C Johnston
Mrs Austin Yarbrough Johnston
Mrs Merry Burton Liipfert Rumer
2005
Mr Thatcher Argo
Mrs Molly Meadors Deweese
Mr Howard O Holland III
Dr Taylor Wright McLendon
Ms Ashleigh Provost Smaha
Dr Benjamin Smisson
2006
Ms Kate Blankenship
Dr Natalie Ford Cozart
Ms Sydney Alexandra Hill
Mrs Anna Blanche Young Pennington
Ms Kailey R Rhodes
2007
Mr Tyler J Brown
Mr William D Burton III
Mrs Katy Slocumb Burton
Mrs Mary Parker Davis Forbus
Mrs Evan Cantrell Hair
Mrs Madelyn Henderson Herlong
Mrs Kate Reynolds Kirbo
Mrs Mary Priestly McLendon
Ms Sara Ann Manocheo
Mrs Whitney Geeslin Payne
Mr Carson D Schilling
Mrs Nancy Wilfong Tucker
2008
Mr Henry W Harper IV
Mrs Sarah Williams Jordan
Mr William McDavid
Mrs Suzanne Snow Schilling
Mr Nicholas Whitehead
Mrs Suzanna Dann Whitehead
2009
Mr William Faircloth
Mrs Corrine Easterlin Harper
Mrs Victoria Chambless Lee
Mr Robert Minor
Mr Harrison L Parker
Mrs Paige Hopkins Parker
Mrs Marjie Dickey Roquemore
Mrs Abby Meadors Smith
Mrs Cater Thompson Starling
2010
Mr Christopher D Geeslin, Jr
Mr Robert H Parker
Ms Maggie Sowell 2011
Ms Anna Mae Kersey
Mr McCallister B Leskosky
Mrs Mary English Solomon Masters
Mrs Alex Slocumb Minor
Mrs Faith Young Spires
Mrs Mary Cole Geeslin Wilson
Mrs Helen Catherine Rozier Faircloth
Mr John Clark
Mrs Andi Schilling Lischer
Mr Nathan Lischer
Ms Summer Dawn Neel
Mr Holden H Parker
Mr Morgan Sowell
Mrs Miller McCord Parker
Mr Spencer K Williams
Ms MacKenzie Conn
Ms Avery Layton Cox
Mrs Ally Parker McCormick
Ms Tift Palmer Wallace
Ms Sanford Caroline Neel
Ms Anna Kate Medlin
Mr Davis Crick
Mr Andrew Kelly
Ms Miller Cranford
Mr Stetson Hatcher
Mr Shaw London
Ms Louella McMahon
Mr Jack Medlin
Mr George Seagraves
Ms Evie Tharpe
2022
Ms Shelby Bandt
Ms Anna Caroline Hutchinson
Ms Harley Anne Shurling
2023
Ms Magdalene K Alvarez
Ms Abigail Crick
Ms Caroline Crick
Ms Langley Anne Faulkner
Ms Kate Fruitticher
Mr Cal Hatcher
Ms Emily Hutchinson
Ms Sophia Tang
Mr Carter Tharpe Jr
Mr Gavin E Aguirre
Miss Ranya A Ajjan
Miss Jude Barakat
Miss Anna C Baxley
Mr Evan E Bogle
Mr Ryan E Bray
Mr Charles J Bridges IV
Miss Ella M Britt
Mr Robert S Burgess Jr
Miss Kathryn P Bushway
Mr Charles W Cooper III
Miss Hadley R Cullars
Mr Conner H Davis
Mr Gabriel R DeCastro
Miss Addison E Denisar
Mr Carter B Doucette
Mr Cameron S Douthit
Miss Callie Evans
Mr Marcus C Evans Jr
Mr Chandler S Fleming
Miss Jaxen R Garcia
Mr Khalil L Green
Mr James R Groves
Mr Zane B Harley
Mr John B Harrington
Mr Nathaniel C Haskell
Miss Katherine E Hatcher
Mr Joshua M Hughes
Miss Pranya Kadiyala
Miss Maliyah M Lyder
Mr Grant S Matson
Mr Thomas M McMahon
Miss Molly Grace McPherson
Miss Eleanor B Mincey
Miss Mary Lois L Mitchell
Mr Shazad A Mizori
Mr Camryn A Moghaddam
Mr. Griffin D. Moore
Miss Tallulah K Neal
Mr Khai H Nguyen
Miss Yen H Nguyen
Mr Billy S Noblitt
Mr Michael A Omisore
Miss Abby Rose Perkel
Miss Rachel H Putzke
Miss Ella M Reaves
Miss Alexis N Reese
Miss Georgia R Reeves
Miss Makenzie M Reynolds
Miss Virginia L Ross
Miss Harper R Schell
Miss Campbell Ann Sellers
Miss Ambaryn Shaikh
Mr Jacob M Smith
Mr James Cope Smith
Mr Jarvis L Smith II
Miss Marilyn E Sowell
Miss Catie Beth Stejskal
Mr Carter A Story
Miss Ava M Stuckey
Miss Emerson C Toles
Miss Suhani Viradia
Miss Sara Yarahmadi
Above left – Andrea and John Cozart attended the annual Stratford Society Celebration.
Above – Board chair Tom McAfee and Dr. Vijay and Ashley Thillainathan, Julie McAfee, Clare and Wesley Rauls were in attendance at the annual celebration of leadership donors.
Left – Gene Hatcher, Eric Hefner, and Sally Hatcher were among the Stratford supporters who attended the event.
Reflects Gifts July 1, 2023–August 31, 2024
HONORARIUM GIFTS
In Honor of Mr. Elton “Bubber” M. Adams
Mr Loyd H Black, Jr *
In Honor of Mr. Robert S. Burgess
Ms Jaime Kaplan
In Honor of Mr. Charles L. Cantrell III
Ms Jaime Kaplan
In Honor of Mrs. Mary H. Delong
Mrs Beverly Meadors
In Honor of Mr. Griff Ethridge
Mr Henry L Arial
Dr and Mrs Richard B Liipfert
In Honor of Dr. Anne “Muffy” Hanse
Mr and Mrs M Baxter Sowell, Jr
In Honor of Ms. Sarah Harris
Mr and Mrs Brian Passante
In Honor of Mr. Alan S. Meadors
Mrs Beverly Meadors
In Honor of Mr. Gary M. Meadors
Mrs Beverly Meadors
In Honor of Mr. Mortimer F. Meadors, Jr.
Mrs Beverly Meadors
In Honor of Dr. Grace Simmons
Mrs Betty Sweet Ladson
In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. James Solomon
Mrs Anne Persons Jeffcoat
In Honor of Ms. Ann B. Tift
Dr and Mrs Jerome P Tift
In Honor of Mr. Nate Watson, Class of 2007
Mr and Mrs William D Burton III
MEMORIAL GIFTS
In Memory of Mr. Benjamin Bashinski
Dr and Mrs William L Tift
In Memory of Mr. Richard Bazemore, Class of 1972
Mrs Janice Pippin
Stratford Academy Alumni Association
In Memory of Mr. William Walker Bethune, Class of 2022
Mr and Mrs Tom O Adrien
Mr and Mrs Mike Bakkar
Mrs Edna K Bateman
Mr and Mrs David W Bethune
Mr and Mrs William A Bethune
Mr David P Blatz
Mr Austin E Carter
Mr and Mrs AJ Champion
Mr and Mrs James H Daws
Ms Amy T Deal
Mr and Mrs Lee A Fruitticher
Mr and Mrs Christopher Gibson
Mr and Mrs Fred Jones Jr
Mr and Mrs Johnny Jones, Jr
Mr and Mrs James A Manley III
Mr and Mrs Chad McDaniel
Mr and Mrs Christopher W McIntyre
Mr and Mrs John R Medlin Jr
Mr Brandon L Mercer
Mr Stephen and Dr Cameka Scarborough
Mr and Mrs Blake C Sharpton
Dr and Mrs Joseph E Slappey, Jr
Mr and Mrs Win Stewart
Mr and Mrs Michael Stubbs
Ms Anna Elisabeth Tarbutton
Mr and Mrs Reese Walker
In Memory of Loyd “Buster” Black, Class of 1962
Stratford Academy Alumni Association
Mrs Pamela Marshall
In Memory of Mrs. Lois F. Bowen
Mr and Mrs Bob Hart R A Bowen Trust
In Memory of Mrs. Margaret Brogdon
Mrs Patricia Bass
Dr and Mrs William P Brooks
Ms Mary Louise Brown
Mr Robert S Burgess
Mr and Mrs Charles L Cantrell, III
Mr and Mrs Bertell Cook
Mr and Mrs Charles Ellison, Jr
Mr and Mrs Donald Eubanks
Mr and Mrs Emmitte Griggs
Dr and Mrs Mark E Grossnickle
Dr and Mrs A K Harper
Mr and Mrs Edward Harper
Mr and Mrs Rusty Hilburn
Mrs Jan Hirsh
Mr and Mrs Franklin S Horne, Jr
Mr and Mrs Neal Howard
Ms Jane S Johnston
Mr and Mrs J Bruce Jones
Mr and Mrs Darryl Jones
Dr and Mrs David M Kalish, Jr
Dr and Mrs Richard B Liipfert
Mrs Lynn H Massey
Mr William B Messer
Mr and Mrs Mack Minton III
Dr M Sidney Moore, Jr
Ms Susan Morton
Mr and Mrs Richard Palmer
Mr and Mrs Gregory A Parker
Mr and Mrs Brad Proctor
Ms Virginia Register
Mr and Mrs Kenneth D Sams
Dr and Mrs Issam J Shaker
Mr and Mrs Kenneth D Sherrill
Mr and Mrs Hunter H Smith
Mr and Mrs M Baxter Sowell, Jr
Mr and Mrs Joe Starr
Mr and Mrs J B Sullivan
Dr and Mrs William L Tift
Dr and Mrs William M Thompson, Jr
Mr and Mrs James A Vaughn
Mr and Mrs James K Williams
Dr and Mrs Edward H Young
Lorene Powell Estate
Perennial Garden Club of Macon
The Merck Foundation
In Memory of Mr. Athens Emory Carter, Class of 2003
Stratford Academy Alumni Association
Mr and Mrs Adam Carr
Mr and Mrs G C Oetter
Dr. and Mrs. Samer Mufid Othman
Mr and Mrs Robert E Schorr Jr
Dr and Mrs Jerome P Tift
Mr James S Zimmerman
In Memory of Coach Rodney Collins
Mr and Mrs Charles G Briscoe
Mr and Mrs Charles L Cantrell III
Mr Joseph and Dr Lauren H Fried
Mr and Mrs Emmitte H Griggs
Dr and Mrs Mark E Grossnickle
Mr David P Kempa
Mr and Mrs W Stephens Lamb, Jr
Dr and Mrs Richard B Liipfert
Mr and Mrs Chad McDaniel
Mr and Mrs Richard Palmer
Mr and Mrs Kenneth D Sams
Mr and Mrs James E Weatherford
In Memory of Mrs. Susan Lamb, Class of 1982
Mrs Joyce R Ellison
Stratford Academy Alumni Association
In Memory of Mrs. Connie Eckles
Dr and Mrs William L Tift
In Memory of Dr. Antonio Fernandez
Dr Anna Weaver Hogan
Howard, Moore & McDuffie, CPAs
In Memory of Mrs. Barbara W. Flournoy
Mr and Mrs M Baxter Sowell, Jr
The Merck Foundation
Endowment Fund
he Stratford Endowment Fund is a collection of funds (unrestricted and restricted) which supports students, faculty, staff, and programs. Each year about $110,000 is budgeted to fund operations not covered by tuition, other fees and revenue sources.
Continued endowment growth helps the school maintain reasonable tuition levels while continuing to provide excellent programs and exceptional faculty and staff, which results in smaller, more personalized classes and plentiful co-curricular offerings. Stratford's endowment total stands at $7,120,616 (market value as of June 30, 2024).
In Memory of Dr. C. Welton Gaddy
John and Robyn Morgan Charities Fund
Mrs. Ann Reynolds Griffin
Mr and Mrs John T Reynolds
Mrs Susan Schwartz Mehre
Ms Jennifer Massey
Im Memory of Mr. John Paul Gaddy, Class of 1985
Mr and Mrs James W Gaddy
Mrs Judy Gaddy
In Memory of Mr. Nicholas S. Hathaway, Class of 1997
Stratford Academy Alumni Association
In Memory of Mrs. Joyce O. Happ
Mrs Meredith Happ Weintraub
In Memory of Mrs. Harriet Hays
Dr and Mrs William L Tift
Mr and Mrs J Bruce Jones
In Memory of Mr. Walter Lynn Hicks, Class of 1966
Mrs Beverly Meadors
Stratford Academy Alumni Association
In Memory of Mr. Leo B. Huckabee III
Mr and Mrs John Thomas Carter II
In Memory of Mr. Ruzan R. Khoja, Class of 2020
Stratford Academy Alumni Association
In Memory of Mrs. Catharine Burns Liles, Class of 1962
Stratford Academy Alumni Association
Mr Timothy K Adams
Mr and Mrs Eugene H Cook Jr
Mr and Mrs R John McNeill III
Mrs Chandler Jones Pike
Dr and Mrs William L Tift
In Memory of Mrs. Sally McLemore
Mr and Mrs Elbert H Parker
In Memory of Mr. Mortimer Franklin Meadors, Sr.
Mrs Beverly Meadors
In Memory of Mr. Jack C. Minette, Class of 2022
Ms Jessica Alford
Mr Robert Andrade
Mr Thomas Anthony
Mrs Julie Baima
Ms Aysia Bell
Ms Katie Berg
Ms Corinne Booth
Miss Kate Butler
Ms Lisa Castro-Poveda
Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Inc
Dr and Mrs Alejandro Correa
Ms Hannah Couch
Ms Alyson J Cozart
Ms Tammi Crandall
Christ Church Macon
Ms Laurie Dell
Mr Stephen Dillard
Mrs Christine Epps
Mr Andrew Fahsholz
Mr and Mrs Dre Faulkner
Miss Langley Anne Faulkner
Mr Stephen Finney
Mr and Mrs Gregg M Fitzgibbons
Ms Melanie Flury
Mr and Mrs Tom Fuller
Ms Abby Garnett
Ms Jacquelyn Gibbons
Ms Kristen Giddens
Ms Holly Goff
Ms Nicole Goosby
Mrs Kay Greer
Dr and Mrs Mark Grossnickle
Ms Karen Hancock
Mr Trevor Harbin
Mr Thomas Harless
Ms Christine Helms
Ms Kristin Kelly
Ms Anna M Kersey
Ms Christy Kovac
Ms Linda Midkiff
Dr and Mrs Christopher Minette
Ms Lynn Monk
Ms Jayna Morgan
Mr and Mrs Michael Nelson
Orange Theory Macon
Ms Carswell Patterson
Ms Hannah Pittman
Ms. Sally Proffitt
Mr Eric Reid
Mr Austin Rocker
Ms Lauren Rosenfeld
Ms Jamila Rozier
Stratford Academy Student Body
Stratford Fourth-Grade Lemonade Stand
Tandis Ruzzo
Mr and Mrs Andrew Schilling
Ms Lisa Seneker
Miss Ambaryn Shaikh
Mr and Mrs Morgan B Sowell, Jr
The Merk Foundation
Mr Eric Thuerk
Mr Dennis Ussery
Ms Lorraine Ussery
Ms Beth Walker
Master William P Whitaker
Ms. Amy Whitfield
Mr and Mrs James G Wilcox III
Ms Bethany Wright
Mr and Mrs Richard Yarbrough Jr
Ms JoEllen Yurgalavage
In Memory of Mrs. Hulda Moseley
Mr and Mrs M Baxter Sowell, Jr
The Merck Foundation
In Memory of Mr. Ignatius “Buddy” Murph III, Class of 1976
Stratford Academy Alumni Association
In Memory of Mrs. Summer Smisson Neel, Class of 1979
Mr John S Neel Jr
Ms Summer Dawn Neel
In Memory of Ms. Dana Pask
Mr Eric Thuerk
Mr Robert Andrade
In Memory of Dr. Mary Patton, Class of 1967
Stratford Academy Alumni Association
In Memory of Mrs. Susan E. Rogers
Mrs Joyce R Ellison
In Memory of Mrs. Burnam “Bebe” Reichert
Dr and Mrs William L Tift
Mr and Mrs Richard Palmer
In Memory of Mr. Jack T. Rosson, Class of 1971
The Honorable and Mrs Robert Dickey
Dr and Mrs Richard B Liipfert
Stratford Academy Alumni Association
In Memory of Dr. Frank E. Seagraves III
Mr. and Mrs. Travis B. Griffith
In Memory of Mrs. Crockett Sellers
Mr and Mrs Richard Palmer
In Memory of Mr. Robert S. Slocumb
Mr and Mrs Rusty Hilburn
In Memory of Mrs. Lizza Thompson Smith, Class of 2007
Stratford Academy Alumni Association
In Memory of Mrs. Jean Snow
Mr and Mrs Richard Palmer
In Memory of Mr. John Spivey, Class of 1978
Stratford Academy Alumni Association
In Memory of Mr. Andrew Stephens, Class of 2015
Stratford Academy Alumni Association
Stratford Academy Class of 2015
Mr Andrew T Daws
Dr and Mrs Mark E Grossnickle
In Memory of Mr. Jimmy Taylor
Mrs Chandler Jones Pike
In Memory of Mr. Henry H Tift IV
Dr and Mrs Jerome P Tift
In Memory of Mrs. Martha Y. Thomas
Mr and Mrs Richard Palmer
Mr and Mrs Kenneth D Sams
Mr and Mrs Blake C Sharpton
In Memory of JoAlice Patterson Welton, Class of 1977
Stratford Academy Alumni Association
*Deceased
TAKE CREDIT FOR HELPING STRATFORD STUDENTS
ESTABLISHED IN 2008, THE EDUCATION EXPENSE CREDIT allows taxpayers to take a credit against their Georgia income taxes for amounts contributed to the Georgia GOAL, a qualified student scholarship organization, and designated to Stratford Academy. Stratford uses these funds to increase the amount of financial aid available to families who demonstrate need.
Individual taxpayers can receive a tax credit against their
Georgia income tax liability for amounts contributed to the GOAL Scholarship Program. In addition, amounts contributed to GOAL are deductible for federal income tax purposes.
The GOAL Scholarship Program uses the contributions to provide financial assistance for public school children who desire to attend Stratford. The funding is also available for students who are eligible to enter Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten. Many of these families never realized a private education could be made available to them. Stratford Academy is grateful to the following families who contributed in our school’s name to the Georgia GOAL Student Scholarship Organization.
GOAL Participation
Helping our Eagles Soar
THE GEORGIA GOAL EDUCATION EXPENSE CREDIT allows taxpayers to take a credit against their Georgia income taxes for amounts contributed to GOAL, a qualified Student Scholarship Organization (SSO), and designated to Stratford Academy. Stratford utilizes these funds to increase the amount of financial aid available to families who qualify.
Our 2024 Georgia GOAL individual and corporate donors rose to the occasion and provided record levels of assistance this year.
Since Stratford began administering this program, our school has provided over $3.7 million dollars in aid to over 140 deserving students.
GEORGIA GOAL
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, INC.
Thank you to Jackson Automotive for their generous contribution to the Georgia GOAL program. Peter Sherman, Sally Jackson Sherman ’03 and Jim Jackson ’08 are proud supporters of the Georgia GOAL program, seen here with Head of School Dr. Rachel Adams
Mr Robert A Bowen, Jr
Mr and Mrs Brandon Bowker
GEORGIA GOAL DONORS
Mr Kevin and Dr Rachel Adams
Mr and Mrs Richard Jason Alvarez
Dr and Mrs William V Argo, Jr
Mr and Mrs Jeffery L Avant
Drs Arpan Bachhawat and Paulomi Shah
Dr Iyad Barakat and Mrs Noor Bitar
Mr and Mrs William Baxley III
Mr and Mrs David W Bethune
Mr and Mrs William A Bethune
Drs Deepti and Vinamra Bhasin
Ms Kate Blankenship
Mr and Mrs Brian Bogle
Mr and Mrs James R Boyd Sr
Mr and Mrs Ross Bridges
Dr Joe Brogdon
Mr and Mrs Tyler Joseph Brown
Burgess Pigment Company
Mr and Mrs William D Burton III
Mr and Mrs L Morris Butler
Mr and Mrs Marsh Butler, Jr
Mr and Mrs Charles L Cantrell III
Mr and Mrs Adam Carr
Mr Brian and Dr Kelly N Causey
Drs Russell and Cynthia Chambless
Ms Morley Conn
Mr and Mrs Eugene H Cook, Jr
Mr Jared and Dr Natalie Cozart
Mr and Mrs John C Cranford Jr
Mr and Mrs Brown W Dennis, Jr
Mr and Mrs Chad Deweese
Mr and Mrs Chad J Ethridge
Mr and Mrs Griff Ethridge
Dr and Mrs James B Ferrari
Mr and Mrs Rodger Fleming
Mr Kirby N Garner
Mr and Mrs James D Garner
Ms Tracy L Garner
Mr and Mrs David E Gibson
Dr and Mrs Joshua Glenn
Mr. Charlie J. Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. Travis B. Griffith
Mr and Mrs Grant Grisamore
Mr and Mrs Matt Grubb
Mr and Mrs Donny Guy
Mr and Mrs Christopher Hair
Ms Liz Hall
Mr and Mrs Robert V Hardeman
Mr and Mrs Eugene S Hatcher, Jr
Mr and Mrs James C Hays, Jr
Ms Patsy C Hayslip
Mr and Mrs Russ Henry
Mr and Mrs Patrick H Hoye Sr
Mr and Mrs M F Hutchinson III Jackson Automotive
Mr and Mrs Kyle W Johnston
Ms Kenna B Jones
Mr Iain Jones and Ms Susan P Jones
Mr David P Kempa
Mr and Mrs Wade A Kovacs
Ms Holly Leskovics and Mr Braden Copeland
Mr and Mrs Matthew C London
Mr Mark E Major
Mr and Mrs William Martin
Mr and Mrs J Thomas McAfee III
Mr and Mrs Michael S McCue
Learn more about receiving your tax credit at www.stratford.org/georgiagoal or www.goalscholarship.org Interested Georgia taxpayers should contact Katy Carr, Interim Head of Advancement, at (478) 477-8073.
Mr and Mrs Charles R McLeod
Mr and Mrs Rod G McRae
Mr and Mrs John R Medlin Jr
Mr and Mrs Robert Minor
Mr Kevin Moghaddam
Dr M Sidney Moore, Jr
Mr and Mrs Howell W Newton
Dr Russell G O’Neal
Dr. and Mrs. Samer Mufid Othman
Mr and Mrs Richard Palmer
Mrs Beth Passante
Mr Biren C and Dr Misti B Patel
Mrs Kate Sams Peavy
Mr and Mrs T Cater Pierce
Mr Miles Pippin
Mr and Mrs Warren Plowden
Mr and Mrs Wesley Rauls
Mr and Mrs Rob Reeves Renasant Bank Dr and Mrs Elliot Robinson
