SUMMER 2022
GOOD NEWS AND STORIES FROM THE CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR’S
BREAKING GROUND TOGETHER A new facility and endowed program pave the way for an unrivaled educational experience.
Director of the Bass Institute Erika Mitkus; Head of School Dr. Peter H. Quimby ’85, P’14; Trustee Bill Alfond ’67; Board of Trustees President Jim Pierce ’72, P’08
“When Bill and Joan get excited about something, it isn’t just the immediate outcome that draws them in. It’s the potential of their support to do something transformational.” — DR. PETER H. QUIMBY ‘85, P’14
On the Friday of Reunion Weekend, more than 120 alumni and friends gathered to mark a historic occasion: the groundbreaking for the Bill ’67 and Peter ’71 Alfond Coastal Research Center—named for trustee and lead donor Bill Alfond ’67 and his late brother Peter ’71—and the establishment of the Bass Institute, named for lead donors Bob ’67 and Anne Bass. “Today is a meaningful day for Joni and me, and for our family. We are grateful to be together for this special event in the company of my classmates and my brother Peter’s classmates,” said Bill Alfond. “I know Peter is looking down on us today, happy and smiling, because this is exactly what he would have wanted to do for Govs.” “We are deeply grateful to Bob and Anne Bass for making our dreams theirs, too,” added Board President Jim Pierce ’72, P’08 of the Bass family’s gift to endow the Bass Institute, which will be the intellectual center of environmental science teaching and research initiatives at the Academy.
IN THIS ISSUE: EMPOWERING YOUNG LEARNERS • LEVERAGING THE BASS CHALLENGE • SUPPORTING THE ARTS