Shaker Schools Foundation
Celebrating 30 Years
2011
Annual
Report
Officers and Trustees
Stuart Abrams (Shaker Class
of 1979)
Joan Ball
Sarajane Dolinsky
Mark Freeman**
Ann Garson
Steven Goldfarb
Derek Green (Shaker Class
of 1981)
Gretchen Hess (Shaker
Class of 1982)
Richard Hubbard
Robin Johnson (Shaker
Class of 1979)
Nancy Karr
Matt Lehman (Shaker Class
of 1987)
Gilbert Lowenthal
Lawrence Pollack
Philip Shands
Annette Tucker Sutherland
(Shaker Class of 1977)
Robin Weaver
**life trustee
Advisory Committee
Norman Bliss (Shaker
Class of 1983),
President
Freda Levenson (Shaker
Class of 1969)
Jennifer Mearns
Peter Robertson
Annette Tucker
Sutherland (Shaker
Class of 1977)
Shaker Schools
Foundation
Christine Auginas,
Executive Director
Sue Starrett,
Director of Development
Cathy Mitro,
Fundraising Associate
Holly Wang,
Fundraising Associate
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Deborah Ratner, Chair
Tom Adler
Jamie Babbit
Peter Lawson Jones
Barb Miller
K.J. Montgomery
Zach Paris
Terry Pollack
Ronald Ratner
Susie Ratner
Isaac Schulz
Thomas Wise
James Berick
George Cannon
Nolen Ellison
Katherine Emerson
Lavita Ewing
Robb Forward
Robert Ginn
James Goldsmith
Lois Goodman
Barbara M. Gray
Sally Griswold
Sebraien Haygood*
Edward Hemmelgarn
Lisa Payne Jones
Aileen Kassen
Frances King
Martin R. Kolb
Earl Leiken
Freda Levenson
Lynn Lily
Theodore Long
Dr. Lolita McDavid
Dr. Clarence Mixon
Dr. Charles Modlin
Thomas Moore
Robert Morris*
Marjorie Newman
Zachary T. Paris
Richard P. Peterjohn
Nancy Pickus
Deborah Ratner
James Ratner
Robert Rawson, Jr.
Joseph Ruggie, Jr.*
Isaac Schulz
Lawrence J. Schultz
David Sedmak
William Sellers
Jessica Semel
Alisa Smith
Donald Smith
Judy Stenta
Stephanie Turner
Norman Wain
Aubrey Willacy
James Young*
John Young*
Board of Education, 2010
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John Murphy (Shaker Class
of 1982), President
Kathy Jones, Vice President
Craig Stout (Shaker Class of
1966), Treasurer
Deborah Cowan, Secretary
Former Trustees
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Officers 2010-2011:
*deceased
Provides Opportunity
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Celebrating 30 Years
Shaker Schools Foundation
From thePresident
The 2011 fiscal year was my third and final year as president of the Shaker
Schools Foundation. Guided by our Strategic Plan, governed by a
dedicated board, and supported by loyal donors who believe in the value
of a Shaker public school education, the Shaker Schools Foundation
experienced a busy and productive twelve months. And, for these same
reasons, our recent past has been a time of impressive growth.
I am pleased to report that the Shaker Schools Foundation’s
portfolio has remained robust, and we have continued to receive clean
independent audits. Our investments benefited from a strong second
quarter and finished at $1.896 million. Our Annual Fund continued to
grow and exceeded $115,000, thanks to the generosity of our donors.
In addition, we contained our operating expenses, such that we ended
with a surplus for the second consecutive year. Finally, the Foundation
continues to receive contributions to our new unrestricted endowment,
the Legacy Fund.
The Foundation exists to provide resources to enrich the
educational experiences of students in the Shaker Heights City Schools.
From July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, we continued to focus on four
broad goals: raise permanent, unrestricted endowment; increase the
number of alumni donors; increase the number of donors in Northeast
Ohio; and increase the board’s efficiency. Elsewhere in this Annual
Report you will read the details of our activities.
During fiscal year 2011, our donors helped us to fulfill our mission
through grants to 44 teachers; awards to recognize the academic and
co-curricular accomplishments of 59 students; and through financial
support of the Minority Achievement Committee’s programs, school
libraries, and International Baccalaureate, among many other special
projects. The Shaker Schools Foundation also continued managing more
than 85 named endowment funds, publishing a quarterly newsletter, and
reaching out to Shaker alumni and donors. Our new video will give you a
sense of the Foundation’s positive impact on Shaker’s public schools (you
can see it at www.shaker.org/foundation). I do hope we have connected
with you throughout the year.
I have appreciated working with our board and staff, District
administration, and the School Board. Being in a leadership position for
the past three years has provided me with a very special perspective
on the community in which I have spent almost my entire life. Thus, it
is with deep gratitude and humility that I personally, and on behalf of
the Board of Trustees, commend all of our donors for helping to ensure
that the Shaker Schools Foundation continues to serve and support the
Shaker Heights City Schools.
John Murphy, President
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Shaker Schools Foundation
30 Years of Growth,
Opportunity, and Service
I
n autumn 2011, the Shaker Schools
Foundation began celebrating its
30th anniversary. The nonprofit was
founded in November 1981 by citizens who
believed that Shaker parents, graduates,
and residents might make contributions in
support of extra programs that were not
covered by the school district’s budget.
One of the first foundations in the country
to raise funds for a public school system,
the Shaker Schools Foundation was
designed to receive “gifts and bequests for
scholarships, capital improvements, and
special programs for the ultimate benefit
of the students of the Shaker Heights
City School District,” according to Joseph
Ruggie, our first president. As has often
been the case, our community’s leaders
made a bold, pace-setting decision in
support of our schools – and thanks to the
generosity of the Foundation’s donors,
their vision is having dazzling results.
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Shaker Schools Foundation
The Foundation’s original purpose was
to “create opportunities for special and
advanced study. . . endow programs in
support of curriculum. . . help sustain this
community’s tradition of excellence in
integrated living and learning and other
scholarship aid.” At the end of the first
year, the Foundation’s assets were $41,651.
Today, they are close to $2 million.
Over the course of three decades, the
Shaker Schools Foundation has provided
more than $3 million for programs and
initiatives that help define the high quality
of education that sets Shaker apart from
other public and private school systems.
The Foundation is guided by its mission
to provide resources to enrich the
educational experiences of Shaker’s 5,400
students. Over the years, this has involved
a range of programs, but certain areas of
enrichment support have been consistent:
• Reading
• Math and science
• Social studies and history
• Humanities
• Music, art, and theater
• Achievement efforts
• Capital projects
• Technology
Through grants to teachers, awards
to students, special projects, and
capital improvements, the Foundation
supports innovation, research, aesthetic
enhancements, and special opportunities
for students that would not otherwise
be available. Early in its existence, the
Foundation responded to the District’s
desire to jump ahead of the technology
explosion and provide computers in every
classroom. Today, thanks to proceeds
from A Night for the Red & White and
donations directly to the Foundation,
Shaker students learn in environments that
feature projected learning and exciting
new technological tools.
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As the Foundation has grown over the
years, its operation has become more
sophisticated. With the hiring of the
first development director in 2001 and
additional staff in subsequent years, the
Foundation’s trustees have undertaken
several strategic planning processes,
continued to follow best practices in
fundraising, and adopted a series of
policies governing receipts, investments,
and expenditures.
Looking forward, the Foundation’s current
trustees and staff anticipate that with
thoughtful planning, good governance, and
a growing number of donors, the Shaker
Schools Foundation will have an everincreasing impact on the Shaker Schools.
The Foundation recently established an
unrestricted endowment, the Legacy
Fund, to receive planned gifts and provide
ongoing and significant financial support
for the Shaker Schools. This, in turn, will
help ensure that the excellence of a Shaker
Schools education will keep pace with
our global and multicultural society. And,
in recognition of recent trends in social
media, the Foundation created a video
(posted on our website and on You Tube)
and marked its actual 30th birthday by
launching its own Facebook page.
The world around us continues to change,
but the Shaker Schools Foundation is the
beneficiary of two constants: a committed,
bright, and passionate Board of Trustees
and an equally committed and generous
community of donors. Indeed, some of
our current contributors have been with
us for three decades. (They are indicated
on pages 8 to 13.) Through the continued
growth of the Shaker Schools Foundation,
the future for our children, schools, and
community will be bright.
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Year in Review
July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011
The Shaker Schools Foundation’s Strategic Plan continues
to form the framework that guides its activities. The plan’s
four goals are:
Increase the Shaker Schools Foundation’s permanent,
unrestricted endowment. The Endowment Committee
completed all written materials for the Legacy Fund and
is receiving commitments through pledges, bequests,
and other planned gifts. As of June 30, 2011, more
than $225,000 in cash was contributed, and known
expectancies from trustees total another $780,000.
Increase the percentage of alumni donors to the Shaker
Schools Foundation. The Alumni Committee continues
to improve connectivity with Shaker graduates, through
a Facebook page and expanded services to reunion
groups. In summer and fall 2010, the classes of 1950,
1960, 1970, 1980, 1985, 1990, and 2000 enjoyed tours of
the High School hosted by Foundation trustees. A new
group of docents has been established to help with
these tours. The Foundation also hosted a breakfast for
the 2010 inductees into the Alumni Association’s Hall of
Fame. Importantly, the Foundation has been working
with representatives from the Classes of June 1950 and
January 1951 on a significant gift that will help Shaker
students achieve their potential, regardless of family
income.
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Shaker Schools Foundation
Increase the number of Northeast
Ohio donors to the Shaker Schools
Foundation. The Foundation connects with
its supporters through events, personal
phone calls, and a quarterly newsletter.
The Donor Stewardship Committee
planned and hosted an evening about
the International Baccalaureate Program
on November 18, 2010; about 85 Annual
Fund donors attended. We also partnered
with the district to host two briefing
breakfasts with the superintendent in April
2011. In addition, we hosted a reception
for parents of the Class of 2000 in an
effort to keep local parents of alumni
informed and connected to the schools.
The Foundation also provided special
recognition for its top 20 (non-board)
donors, who collectively contributed
more than $185,000 to the Annual Fund,
Auditorium Campaign, named funds, and
the Legacy Fund in FY2011. Corporate
sponsors of the Foundation receive yearround recognition, including Red & White
sponsor packages. A record number of
24 corporate sponsors partnered with the
Foundation in 2011. Finally, the Foundation
introduced a new video to tell its story
through the voices of donors and the
students and faculty who have been the
beneficiaries of its support.
Increase the efficiency of the Board.
Orientation sessions were conducted
for new trustees to provide an overview
of Foundation policies and procedures.
Committee meetings focused on the
establishment of goals for the year so
that projects and activities could be
accomplished effectively. Bimonthly
trustee meetings provided important
information for the trustees to assist
them in marketing the Foundation to the
community.
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Contributors for the fiscal year July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011
The Shaker Schools Foundation
is grateful to the donors listed
on the following pages for their
generous support of the Shaker
Heights City Schools through gifts
to the 2011 Annual Fund, 2011
A Night for the Red & White,
Legacy Fund, Auditorium
Campaign, and the Shaker
Centennial, as well as special gifts,
memorial gifts, and tribute gifts.
Donors of $50,000 or more
Estate of Helen L. Ittner
Donors of $20,000 to $49,999
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Block
Beth and Bob Brandon
Donors of $10,000 to $19,999
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Goldfarb
Matt and Fiona Green
Dorothea and Michael Polster
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sauerland
The Montgomery Foundation
Donors of $5,000 to $9,999
Ms. Harriet K. Bauer
Burt and Beatrice Griffin
Hahn Loeser + Parks LLP
Dorothy Humel Hovorka
Rick and Annie Hubbard
Maxine Isaacs and the Isaacs Family
Bernard and Nancy Karr
Mrs. Margaret McLane
The Esther and Hyman Rapport Philanthropic
Trust
The Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Charitable
Foundation
Tucker Ellis & West LLP
Donors of $2,500 to $4,999
Stuart and Heidi Abrams
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Sarajane and Sam Dolinsky
Forest City Enterprises
Key Foundation Corporate Philanthropy
KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.
J. Stephen and Kathy Jones
Gil and Carol Lowenthal
Mary A. and Thomas F. Grasselli Endowment
Foundation
Anne L. Meyers
Charles Ratner and Ilana Horowitz Ratner✫
James and Susan Ratner✫
Mark and Nancy Ratner✫
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ratner✫
Dr. Philip and Mrs. Shuara Wilson Shands
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
Sue Starrett and Jerry Smith
J. Mark and Annette Tucker Sutherland
William and Siobhan Thompson
Ulmer & Berne LLP
Doug and Holly Wang
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Shaker Schools Foundation
Donors of $1,500 to $2,499
Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Developers Diversified Realty
Corporation
Eaton Charitable Fund
First Merit
The Floor Show
Mark Freeman✫ and Gina Beim
Hogan Bus Service Inc.
Independence Business Supply
Kaiser Permanente
Lewis and Ruth Affelder Fund
Hadley and Patti Morgenstern-Clarren
Neville Architects
Paul Sauerland and Teri Cone
SPIRE
Thorman & Hardin-Levine
Paula Prince Williams and Larry
Williams
Wojcik Builders, Inc.
Donors of $1,000 to $1,499
Christine and Gint Auginas
Chris and Jim Berick✫
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Rebecca Davis
Marjorie Epps Kennedy
Ann and Scott Garson
GE Foundation
Edward Hemmelgarn and Janice
Hammond
Dr. Edward and Ms. Mary Hundert
Andrea L. Johnson
Steve and Diane Kaufman
Martin R. Kolb and Sandra Kiely Kolb
Don and Sally Messinger
Michael and Catherine Mitro
Onaway School PTO
Julia and Larry Pollock
PPG Industries
Progressive Insurance Foundation
RollGiving
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Roth
Mr. Richard A. Saada
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schinabeck
Isaac and Margot K. Schulz✫
Shaker Heights Class of 1950/1951
Brian Sullivan
Shaker Heights Teachers’ Association
Mitchell Wasserman
Valerie and Robin Weaver
William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill
Foundation
Thomas Wise and Monika Biro
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During the 2011 fiscal year,
specific contributions were
received in memory of the
following individuals:
Jack Bergren
Daniel R. Biello
Charlotte Braverman
Laura Almeada Brooks
Rashad Burnley
Jameala A. Croom
Mae Stuart Dalrymple
Richard William Epps
Jeffry E. Fox
Robert C. Goodman
Fred Heinlen
Sarita Herron
John S. Holdstein
Julian Kassen
Mark Leimsieder
Linda Loeffler
Jennifer Lynn Moore
Peter Morgenstern-Clarren
Robert Morris
Loretta Quade
William Scherer
Elena Steinberg
Harold J. Theisen
Peter W. Theisen
William A. Theisen
Tracy Louise Prince Williams
Jeff Young
✫
These names appeared
in the Foundation’s first
Annual Report in 1983.
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Contributors —
­ cont.—
Donors of $500
to $999
Drs. Tom and Abby
Abelson
Joanie and Tom Adler✫
Mr. and Mrs. Brendan
Anderson
AVI Food Sytems
Harold W. Babbit
Drs. Nathan and Sosamma
Berger
Mary and Dan Berick
Dr. and Mrs. William Brand
Dr. Diane Burgin and Mr.
David Hutt
C.P. Braman & Co., Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. John N.
Cannon
Suzan Cheng
Ms. Babetta D. Chiarito
Deborah Cowan
Susan and Michael Cristal
Katherine and Michael Dell
Richard and Margaret
DePaul
Mr. Charles Deutchman
Debby and Matt Downing
Education and Service
Fund of the Cleveland
Psychological Assn.
Barbara S. Fox
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fox
Will and Carolyn
Friedman
Gastroenterology
Associates of Cleveland
Lisa and Marty Gates
Richard Geye and Maura
Berkelhamer
Dr. Steven Gordon and Ms.
Anne Williams
Derek and Lynne Green
Mr. and Mrs. Donald S.
Gries
John and Christiane
Guinness
Mohamed Hamed
Mr. and Mrs. George N.
Harris
Mr. and Mrs. J. David
Heller
Linda Rae and Andrew
Hertz
Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Holdstein
Sandy and Harry Holmes
Michael Horvitz
Howard Hanna Smythe
Cramer
Huntington National Bank
David* and Patty Inglis
Mr. Mark Johnson and Ms.
Robin D. Johnson
Dr. Jeffry Katz and Dr.
Judith Malone
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence T.
Kent
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Khayat
Jamie Kiggen
Mark and Jean Koznarek
Donna, Jordan and Blair
Kurit
Mr. Paul A. Lang and Dr.
Anita Schwandt
Freda Levenson and Jim
Hill
Mr. Robert Loeffler
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Neil and Susan Luria
Mary Lynne and Kenneth
McGovern
Geoffrey and Jennifer
Mearns
Mr. and Mrs. Alan L.
Melamed
Trent and Irene
Meyerhoefer
Rocio and Tim Moran
John and Nora Murphy
Muskovitz & Lemmerbrock,
LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Neary
Arthur and Marjorie
Newman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C.
Penzner
PNC Foundation
Tod and Jody Podl
Judge Dan A. Polster
and Ms. Deborah A.
Coleman
Judy and Bob Rawson, Jr.✫
Heidi Gorovitz Robertson
and Peter Robertson
Hubert McIntyre and
Ovella RouletteMcIntyre
Jonathan and Suzanne
Scharfstein
Matt Schinabeck and Anne
Lyren
Shaker Heights Class of
2010
Dr. Eric Shapiro and Dr.
Jane Buder-Shapiro
Arlene and Tim Sheeran
John Shelley and Patricia
Burgess
Drs. Kevin Snape and
Lauren Bowen
Brian Snyder
Ms. Carolyn Steiner
The Stenta Family
David and Linda Taylor
University Hospitals
Michael Wager and
Peggy Gries Wager
Byron and Janet Wallace
Michael and Heather
Weingart
Drs. Richard Whittington
and Jane Coleman
Sandra Wilson
Margaret Wong
Philip L. Woodcock and
Virginia D. Benjamin
Donors of $250
to $499
Jackie Acho and John
LeMay
Jennifer Lawry Adams
Mr. Jonathan D. Adams
Jeannie Affelder and
Jeffrey Weissglass
Andrew S. Albrecht and
Jean Bayless-Albrecht
Teji Bal and Kristin Englund
Joan Ball
Brett and Dana Barragate
Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Barrett
Mr. and Ms. David A. Bates
Dave and Meg Bell
Eric E. Bell
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bell
Bellefaire JCB
Dante and Jeanne Biello
Mr. and Mrs. Barton A.
Bixenstine
Richard and Kathryn
Blaszak
Robert and Elizabeth B.
Brindza
Jonathan and Ellen Brown
Steven Brunot and Susan
Kerr Glaser
Dominic and Frances
Buccilli
Mr. Clinton Buie
Steve and Johnine Byrne
Peggy Caldwell
Callsen-Pohlman Family
Meredith and Scott Camp
David and Kathryn
Canaday
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent
Cheverine
Chinese Academy of
Cleveland
Chmielewski Group Inc.
Bryan and JoAnn
Christman
Jennifer and Greg Cicero
Citizens Banking
Corporation
City of Shaker Heights
Joanne Cohen and Morris
Wheeler
Warren Cohen and Vickie
Blank
Christopher and Michelle
Connell
Al, Mimi, and Chris
Connors
Timothy and Kathy
Connors
Dawn Cook
Dr. Lynn Cowen
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D.
Cristal
Jim and Cynthia Crosby
Charlie Crowley and Mary
Andrews Crowley
James P. Cullen LLC, LPA
Rand and Beth Curtiss
Ms. Elinor Danford
Steve and Denise Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
Decatur
Dr. and Mrs. Michael
Devereaux
Dicillo Landscape Design
Inc.
Thomas and Geraldine
Diemert
Pawan and Sarah Divakarla
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Duval
Alexander and Jennifer
Dykema
Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Edelman
Robin and Brian Eisen
Katherine Emerson and
Keith McCrae
Drs. Michael and Ashley
Faulx
Dr. and Mrs. Steve Feinleib
Irv and Barbara Feldman
Lauren R. Fine
Carl Hoffman and Kathy
Fredrick
Celebrating 30 Years
Michael Fungsang and
Cecilia Wong
D. Bruce and Rebecca
Gabriel
Sharon and David Galin
Gallagher Benefit Services
Richard Gallogly and
Bonnie Katz
Carolyn Garvin
Mr. Michael Gassman and
Dr. Jennifer Gassman
James and Janet Gaydosh
Peter and Emily Geier
Travis and Maureen
Glasper
Brian S. Gleisser and
Pamela Luntz Gleisser
Gilbert and Marcia
Goldberg
Jim and Nancy Goldsmith
Nancy and Alan Grannis
Rich and Barbara Gray✫
The Green Mercer Family
Mr. Robert D. Gries
Ned Grossman
Robert and Malinda Hart
Christopher and Kristina
Hayward
Jon and Jodie Herbst
John and Laura Herrick
Charles and Jenny
Herrmann
Drs. John and Julie Hertzer
Gretchen Hess
Brett and Annette Himes
Dr. and Mrs. Alan M. Hirsh
Ms. Barbara Hofstetter
Mr. and Mrs. James S.
Hogg
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hunter
Jeffrey Isaacs and Anne
Borchert
Dr. Gerard A. Isenberg and
Dr. Jennifer R. Kidd
Mr. Steven H. Izen and Ms.
Susannah Muskovitz
Ken and Terri Johnson
Milton and Shannon Jones
Ms. Helen Jones-Toms
Jonathan and Jennie
Kaffen
Karlovec & Company
Kevin and Nancy Kennedy
Mr. Patrick Kilts
Kohrman Family
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Korach
Richard and Renee
Krasuski
Bob and Ruth Kreiner
Evelyn Krent✫
Scott and Laura Kuntz
Judy and Philip Kushner
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J.
Lacks
Tom LaFramboise and
Sheryl Lee-LaFramboise
John and Linda Lalley
Ms. Racquelle Lane
John and Janet Larson
Matthew and Julie Lehman
Edward and Jennifer
Lehner
Earl and Ellen Leiken
Mr. and Mrs. James A.
LeSueur
Jared and Lora Levin
Jack and Linda Lissauer
Shaker Schools Foundation
Logos on Lee
Jeffrey London
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D.
Longman
Charles and Katie
Lougheed
Mr. Brian Luntz
Charles and Amanda Mann
Andrew and Marcia
Margolius
Edward Markey and Mary
Neagoy
Thomas and Jackie
Matthews
Steven and Carolyn
Mawhorter
Mr. Pat McCabe
Shawn and Christine
McCandless
Ms. Karen McDevitt Qua
Cliff and Hannah
Mendelsohn
Scott and Mary Ellen Miller
Miller Good Family
Charitable Foundation
David and Dvora
Millstone✫
Charles and Sheryl Modlin
Dr. and Mrs. Hugo D.
Montenegro
Judge K.J. Montgomery
Mr. and Mrs. Alan J. Moore
Marc, Amy, Sarah, and
David Morgenstern
Stanley Morgenstern
Ronald and Glenda Moss
Nager, Romaine &
Schneiberg, Co., L.P.A.
Peter Nagusky
NAI Daus
Robert I. Novasel
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher
J. Owen
James and Susan Paces
Ronald and Stephanie
Paduchak
Zachary and Deborah Paris
Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Passell
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Peebles
Brian Perdue
Terrence and Joan Phelan
Lawrence and Beth Pollack
Jack and Kathryn Prause
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Proe
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ramsay
Steven A. Ricanati and
Ellen J. Gelles
Sean and Lisa Richardson
Geoffrey and Molly Ritts
Peter and Cheryl Scacheri
Mark and Nancy Schachtel
Jerald and Kimberly
Schneiberg
Richard and Marcy
Schwarz
Baiju and Koyen Parikh
Shah
Shaker Heights Board of
Education
Shaker Heights PTO
Council
Mr. and Mrs. James
Shlonsky
Mr. and Mrs. Richard F.
Silver
Christopher and Michelle
Smith
Drs. Jonathan D. Smith and
Leena T. NevalainenSmith
Rick Smith and Tania
Menesse
Jose Sola and Meghan
Shelby
Craig L. Stout
Brian and Lauren Stack
Chris and Tom Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey A.
Stout
Mr. and Mrs. Carter E.
Strang
Paul and Michela Stupay
Douglas Suna and Jennifer
Bailit
Dr. Thomas and Susan
Swales
Elizabeth and Cyrus Taylor
Rebecca L. Thomas
Mr. Stephen Thome and
Ms. Amy Kerr-Thome
Nicky and Tom Turco
Ms. Karen Valentine
David J. Vandermeulen
Mr. and Mrs. John Voyzey
Mark and Leslie Walker
Daniel and Molly Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Weingart
Meg and Sam Weingart
James and Deborah
Weisman
William and Lisa Welsh
Bradley and Laura
Wheeler
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M.
White
John and Alison Whitney
Dale and Gina Willis
Mr. and Mrs. Michael F.
Wood
The Yule Family
Zagara’s Marketplace
Cathy and Brian Zbanek
Steven and Erin Zelin
Robert and Lisa
Zimmerman
Donors of $100
to $249
Anonymous (3)
Ms. Kim Adams
Roderick H. Adams, Jr.
Ms. Laverne Ahrens
Atossa Alavi and Bahman
Taheri
Ms. Susan M. Alig
Ms. Karen Andrei
Ms. Darcel Arrington
Ms. Deborah Ashbaugh
Riccardo Autorino, MD
Christine Banks
Gerry and Pam Beck
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Belk
Evan and Beatriz Bishop
Marcia S. and Norman
Bliss✫
Walter and Margaret
Boswell
John and Carol Boyd
Dr. Patrick Bray and Mrs.
Bette Bonder
Steve and Donna
Breitenstein
Joe and Laurie Brem
Brindza McIntyre & Seed,
LLP
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Doug and Claire Brinkley
Robert Clarke Brown and
Ms. Catherine B. Scallen
Dorothy Bruggeman
Armond and Amy Budish
Ms. Lucille Burkett✫
Maggie Cain
Thomas D. Callahan and
Mhari Saito
David and Patricia
Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. John N.
Cannon
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
CarrollGraphics
Anne and Christopher
Cole
Drs. Marc F. Collin and Rita
K. Cydulka
Michele CydulkaWeinstein and Edward
Weinstein
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D.
Danford
Chuck and Nancy Davis
Kim Davis
Yanni Davros and Family
Deborah F. Dayton
Chad and Andrea Deal
Charan M. Devereaux
Mr. Charles Deutchman
Hank and Mary Doll
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin
Dreyfuss-Wells
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A.
Duffett
Robert and Stephanie
Eagleton
Tom Egelhoff
Jean Einstein
Dr. Matthew Eisen and Dr.
Terry Tobias
El Paso Corporation
Bob Elson and Jane
Joseph
Hamilton and Lillian
Emmons
Marilyn L. Eppich
Ms. Renee Evans
Todd and Cindy Evans
Susan Saltzman Fainstein
Catherine and Edward
Feldman
Dr. Edward Fiffick
Dr. Rodney Huck Finn
J. Chase Forbes, Jr. and
Signe Wrolstad Forbes
Robert and Barbara Fox
Mr. Scott Frerichs
Dr. Marc Fried
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel G.
Fuller
Chris and Meg Furey
Michael J. Gale
Keith and Nancy Ganther
Marlene and Mike Gavlak
Vic Gelb
Dr. Timothy Gesing
Anne F. Ginn
David and Kathryn Gleason
Larry and Cathy Goldberg
Todd Goldman and Abra
Goldman
Ms. Joyce Goldstein
Lois and Henry Goodman
Jonathan C. Gordon and
Paula S. Klausner
Joyce and Roger Gordon
Jeffrey and Lorrie Grass
Wylene J. Green
Mr. Michael D. Griffith
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Grim
Chris Grostic and Joslyn
Kaye
Enid and Neil Gurney
Mr. Dale Guthman
The Harte Family
Linda and Lawrence Hatch
Meghan Hays and David
Crampton
Clement Hearey
Pat Heilbron
Ms. Emily Hellesen
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory
Henderson
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Henning
Scott and Julie Henry
Betty and Karl Hess
Mr. and Mrs. David Hexter
Susan and Haskell Hinnant
Mr. Tom H. Holdstein
Debra and Jason
Hollander
Sarah and Dick Hollington
Howard H. Hopwood
Jack Horner
Lisa Howell
Ms. Grace H. Huang
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J.
Jackson
Mr. Peter Jackson
Stephanie JacksonWilliams
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lawson
Jones
Mustafa and Ermine
Kahriman
Dr. Michael Kalafatis and
Ms. Susan KennedyKalafatis
Ms. Randy Meg Kammer
The Kangas Family
Richard and Bess Kaplan
Stephen and Elizabeth
Kaufman
Frances M. King✫
Donald J. Kirk
Brenda Kline
Jill E. Korbin and Lawrence
P. Greksa
Sue Ellen and Jeff Korach
Stephen and Judith
Kovach
Mr. Douglas Kramer
Mr. Roger Kramer and Dr.
Sylvia Kramer
Ms. Cynthia Kubu
Russell Lamb and Maia
Hansen
Timothy and Stephanie
Lanese
Ben and Julie Langhinrichs
Stephen and Bonnie Lau
Dr. Charles Lawrence
League of Women Voters Shaker Heights
Jon and Erika Leiken
Lief & Karson
Communications
Dr. Nora J. Lindheim
* Deceased
✫
These names appeared
in the Foundation’s first
Annual Report in 1983.
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Contributors —
­ cont.—
Hungnan and Shuling Tai
(Lynn) Lo
Anthony A. Love
Sheryl and Thomas Love
M & J Shafran Foundation
Bill and Susie MacDonald
Mr. and Mrs. Howard S.
Mack
Mark and Nancy
Malangoni
Susan Marcotty
Craig and Joan Martahus
Rob and Holley Martens
Joe and Eleni Matts
Mrs. and Mrs. Arthur C.
Mayer III
Lynda and Arthur Mayer
Ms. Susan D. MayerLivingston
Ruth and Doug Mayers
Claudia and Mike McCord
Kevin E. McDermott Co.,
LPA
Charles and Craig
McDonald
Ms. Joan M. McFaul and
Ms. Andrea Clary
Mr. George McGaughey
Craig and Marsha McGill
Mr. John McGuinness
Michael and Eileen
McKeon
Dr. James A. McLoughlin
Daniel A. and Diana
Medalie
David and Sarah
Megenhardt
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Merriman
Metheny Weir Painted
Finishes, LLC
John S. Mihaly
Dolly and Steven Minter
Mary Wiegand Mohr
Mary and Manoj Monga
Michael and Carol
Montlack
Carlton and Joan Moody
James M. Mooney
Bryan Moore and Carla
Boddy
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Morrical
Elizabeth Mortimer and
Walter Cha
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Myles
Masakatsu Nanamori and
Christine Chuong
C.L. Nash, Jr.
Fritz and Myriam Neil
Gary S. Nelson
North Union Farmers
Market
Northeast Renovations
Matthew and Barbara
O’Connell
Pam and David O’Halloran
Patty Ott
Sarah Ott-Hansen
Mr. Hollis S. Paige
Stephanie R. Pazol
Richard and Elspeth
Peterjohn
Erika and Brent Pfeiffer
Nancy S. Pickus✫
Pitas Family
Greg and Liz Plautz
Tom and Laurie Pogel
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Mr. and Mrs. Richard W.
Pogue
Terry Pollack and Barbara
Gross
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J.
Potiker
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Pulver
Purdy’s Design Studio
Mary Louise Reynolds
Peg and Nick Rimedio
Harry Rimmel
Justin and Margaret
Roberts
Barbara Robinson
Shelley Feiner Rodman
Mr. and Mrs. George
Roeder
Robert and Margo Roth✫
Edmund Round
Paula and James Rownd
Mr. and Mrs. James Saks
Ms. Carrie Sanders
I. J. “Nay” Sanna✫
David and Jane Schiraldi
Rabbi Stacy L. Schlein and
Jeremy Sosin
Richard Schlenk and
Theresa Walsh
Ms. Donna Schultheiss
Jan and Alan Schwartz
Ben Schwegler and Janice
Aspelin Schwegler
Aidan Scully and Kerry
Rafferty
John P. Sedlak, Class of
1943
Joe and Ellen Seguin
Shaker Heights High
School Class of 1980
Shaker Heights Library
Media Fund
Shaker Heights Youth
Center, Inc.
Brett and Marcia
Shankman
Dr. and Mrs. Robert R.
Shenk
Drs. Jerry and Linda Shuck
Allan and Henrietta
Silberger
Eric and Sonja Siler
Dr. Bernard Silver
Beverly Simmons and
Ross W. Duffin
Sisson Fine Art Services
LLC
Ernest S. Siwik
Ouimet Smith and
Yvette Tufts Smith
Stephen and Martha
Somach
Ms. Stacey Steggert
Brian and Susan Stern
Laura S. Stevens
Luther and Elaine Stevens
Story & Company
Phil and Ellen Stout
Mr. David Straffon
Peter and Cindy Straffon
Jennifer and Terry Sullivan
Ms. Theresa Szoke
Dr. Cynthia Taylor
Mr. Mike Thomas and
Ms. Jennifer Steiss
Ms. Chante Thomas-Taylor
Samuel Tobias and
Mira Kleiner
Gabriel and Heather Torok
Franklin and Jeanne
Trenery
Steven Treppo and.
Sandra Ammendolia
Roy and Debbie Turnell
Macie and Jay
Van Rennsselaer
Erica and Ray Verderber
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Vinci
Athena Vrettos and
Christopher Flint
Gary B. Wachs
Scott and Debbie
Wagenberg
Susan H. Weiner
The Weinland Family
Mark and Rebecca
Weintraub
William and Susan Weir
David and Erica Weiss
Penny Weiss-Flynn
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Wemer
David and Carole West
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S.
White
Patricia McEwen Wick
Tim and Jennifer Wiebe
Sarah and Baird Wiehe
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E.
Willis
Henry Danny Young and
Kenya Young
Sally K. Young✫
Nancy Zambie
Beth Meany and
William Zempolich
Donors of $35
to $99
Nirendra and Nicole
Abeyesundere
David Ackerman, MSSA,
LISW
Aetna Foundation
Aladdins Natural Eatery
II, Ltd.
Chase Albert
Stephen J. Alfred
Robert D. Anderle
Chad and Eileen Anderson
Mr. Joseph Apolloniar and
Ms. Marites Herbas
Ms. Cary Arden
Arnstine Orthodontics, Inc.
Susan G. Aviram
Bill and Patsy Bannon
The Barnett Family: Nancy,
Bill, Sara, Robby, and
Joshua
Joel and Kathleen Beck
John Michael Bergin, Ph.D.
Jill Bieler
Joseph G. Blake
Ronald E. Blanton and
Ana Maria Ramos
Mr. Robert Blatchford
Mr. Louis J. Bloomfield✫
Dale Bloss and
Faith Wilson
Jeffrey Bomberger and
Elaine Thallner
Guillaume Borione
Katherine Brewster and
Donald Rosenberg
Dr. Robert Brody and
Mary Ann Conn-Brody
Marian Huebschman
Brown
Celebrating 30 Years
Marla Dill Brown
Buckeye State Credit
Union
Carol Nursery School
Qiuyun Chen
Chien-Ju Chou
Yeongchau Chou
Carmen Chung
Darrell Claytor
Clearly You Event Design
Cleveland Football
Officials Association
Marilyn and Ron Cohen
Consumers Pool Supply &
Plumbing LLC
Charlotte Jaffe Cowan
Kim Shuck Cowan
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D.
Cristal
Brian Cullina and
Sophia Cheng
Donald and Mary Anne
Cunningham
Paula Damm
Christopher and Amy
Davis
Thomas K. Davis
Mr. Charles Deutchman
Mara and Aria Doganiero
Mark H. Drollinger
Stephen and Carola
Drosdeck
Sally Grover Dubrow
Anne Newton Dumper
Early Childhood
Enrichment Center
Dr. and Mrs. Douglas
Einstein
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Fine
Robert and Marsha Fisher
J. Lindsay Florence
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L.
Frank
Joel and Louise Freilich
Steve Gariepy
Gary M. Golovan, D.D.S.,
M.S.
George L. Gelehrter
Mr. Thomas D. Gelehrter
Ann and Peter Gerhart
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory
Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gibson
Margaret Glaros
David Goodman and
Barbara Hawley
Dennis and Laura-Beth
Goodman
Larry and Anne Goodman
Mr. Charles Green and
Ms. Constance Lighthall
Dorothy Greenslade✫
Dr. and Mrs. Carl W.
Groppe, Jr.
Ms. Cynthia Meyer Grubb
Ms. Elaine G. Hadden
Anson and Diane Hall
Richard and Wendy Halle
Marion W. Halle
Paula Kennedy Harvey
Charles and Andree
Hassell
Nancy H. Hayward
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Herbruck
Neal and Lynnette Hesche
Mr. Michael Higley
Ms. Linda Hile
Shaker Schools Foundation
Mr. Kevin M. Hill
Mrs. Maureen Holdstein
James Hovancsek
Ms. Susan Isler
Erik Johnson
Ms. Jean Johnson
Kenneth H. Johnson
Nancy Johnston
Mr. Eric Katz
Pamela and Stuart Katz
Joseph and Bernadette
Katzenstein
Mark and Kathleen Kinney
David Klapholz and
Eileen Sadowsky
William and Constance
Klenoshek
Paul and Ann Klodor
Neal Kochman
Arthur H. Koeckert
Larisa Korotkova
Harold J. Krent
Mr. Charles Kulinski
Judy Perry Kurimai
Anne Herzog LaMotte✫
Richard and Madeline
Levitz
Dr. and Mrs. John M. Lewis
David and Maurine
Loveman
Mr. and Mrs. John D.
Mahoney
Peggy Majoros
Loretta Martin
Jerry and Mary Ann
Masteller
Mr. and Mrs. Drew Mayer
Michael and Arlene
Mayhugh
Mark Mazzone
Mr. Tom McDonough and
Ms. Judy Green
Ms. Beverly McGuineaCaldwell
Mike and Teddy McKee
Doug and Julianne
McKinzie
Kelly McMann and
Gregory York
Ted and Pat Mearns✫
Mike’s Pool Service LLC
MLS Consulting, LLC
Jennie Moore
Mary Ann Morris✫
Drs. Mark R. Munetz and
Lois S. Freedman
Betsie Norris
Liz and Dave Nuechterlein
Petique and William
Oeflein
The Pai Family
Parent’s Day Out
James and Roberta Pazol
John and Susan Pearson
Gabrielle Perrin
Chris and Felice Pierce
Plantscaping
Emilio Poggio and
Katherine Wolski
Dr. and Mrs. Marc A. Pohl
Policy Matters Ohio
The Poll Family
Martin Pollock and
Susan Gifford
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan
Polster
Elinor Polster
Mr. Alton R. Pope
Douglas and Mary
Reynolds Powell
George and Eileen Ray
Gary and Mary Raymont
Ginna and Jeff Rinkov
Seth Rosenthal
Ms. Linda B. Roth
Susan Bichsel and
Steve Rusnak
The Schelling Family
Stephen and Linda Schlein
Mr. Matthew Schnall and
Ms. Jessica Steigerwald
Ernest Van B. Seasholes
Jessica Bell Semel
Maude and Dr. Melvin
Shafron
Shaker Historical Society
Peter J. Sheridan
The Shick Family
Daniel and Meryl Simon
Donita Singerman
Mr. Devaushi Singham
Jill Snyder
Sovereign Industries, Inc.
Troy and Bernice Stokes
Anne Strassfeld
Gerry Taylor and
Kay Kendall
The Dancing Sheep
The Stone Oven
Philip M. Toomajian
Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Towson,
Jr.
Uranus Productions Inc.
Mr. Matthew J. Wallace
Daniel and Sindy Warren
Rosemary and Harry
Weltman
Fred Widen
Jessica Wilkes
Reginald and Tracy
Williams
Mr. and Mrs. James Wolf
Mr. Jed Wolpaw
Jim and Minako Wrenn
Dr. and Mrs. Randall A.
Yates
Glenn and Becky Yauch
Michael and Tina Yost
John and Patricia Zagara
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Zucca
* Deceased
✫
These names
appeared in the
Foundation’s first
Annual Report in
1983.
The Foundation
also is grateful
to donors who
contributed gifts up
to $35 in support of
the Shaker Heights
City Schools.
2011 Annual Report
Photography by Colleen McCreary, Cathy Mitro,
and Kevin Reeves
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Enrichment Grants
Annual proceeds from many of the Shaker
Schools Foundation’s endowed funds
support teacher grants that enrich the
education of Shaker’s students. During the
2011 fiscal year, the Foundation distributed
$11,424 in 26 enrichment grants to 44
teachers. Sample grants in elementary,
middle, and high school buildings
provided:
• Support of basic skills among
Kindergarteners and their families at
Lomond and Mercer elementary schools;
• Supplemental reading materials with a
global emphasis and math enrichment
activities in the K-4 buildings;
• Two of National Geographic’s floor-sized
maps for time-limited use by fifth and
sixth graders at Woodbury;
• Achievement gap activities at Shaker
Middle School;
• Materials for the Science Olympiad and
Latin Club, enrichment activities for
the study of French and Spanish, and
support for the engineering classes at
Shaker Heights High School.
The Foundation also provided $22,077
in additional funds to support special
projects, such as music lessons, camps,
and travel assistance for underprivileged
students; enhancements to library
collections; and high interest educational
materials for special needs students.
For the MAC Scholars Program, the
Foundation raised $5,000 from the Harry
K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Foundation
and $4,000 from Key Foundation. The
Foundation also helped raise $30,000 from
the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
to support implementation of the
International Baccalaureate Middle Years
Program.
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Celebrating 30 Years
Shaker Schools Foundation
Financial Statement
Statement of Receipts and Disbursements
July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011
Receipts
Donations (a)
Interest and Dividend Income
TOTAL
2011
2010
$666,830
$432,162
37,119
25,764
$703,949$457,926
Disbursements
Program Services:
Student Scholarships and Awards
Teacher Enrichment Grants
Authorized Projects (b)
Red & White Expenses
Red & White Projects (c)
Subtotal
Administrative and Fundraising
TOTAL
$276,508
94,859
$371,367
Excess of Receipts over Disbursements
$332,582
($29,122)
Change in Net Unrealized Gain/(Loss)
on Investments
$249,542
$94,611
Cash and Investments
(at market, beginning of year)
$1,306,253
$1,240,764
Cash and Investments
(at market, end of year)
$1,888,337
$1,306,253
$20,565
11,424
56,282
96,316
91,921
$18,915
13,072
220,887
87,065
47,198
$387,137
99,911
$487,048
(a) This amount includes pledges of $2,700 in 2011, and $8,900 in 2010.
(b) The 2010 amount includes the Foundation's final reimbursement payment to the District
for the High School Auditorium project.
(c) Not all Red & White project funds were spent during FY2010; some
carried over into FY2011.
2011 Annual Report
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Named Funds
Since its inception, the Shaker Schools
Foundation has encouraged donations
in honor or memory of a person or
family. Income from these funds helps
support teaching and learning in the
Shaker Heights City Schools. During
fiscal year 2011, 86 endowed funds helped
fulfill the mission of the Shaker Schools
Foundation by supporting programs that
enrich curricula, encourage and celebrate
student achievement, provide professional
development, and enhance learning
environments. The following funds were
established by June 30, 2011. Inaugural
funds of the Shaker Schools Foundation
are in bold.
The Ruth S. Affelder Reading Fund
Nikki Babbit Memorial Fund
David M. Berger Memorial Fund
Daniel R. Biello Memorial Fund
Madeline and Dennis Block Fund**
Phyliss P. Brandon Fund**
Jean Brattin Physics Fund
Charlotte Braverman Music Enrichment
Fund
David Breland Fund for Innovation in Music
and Technology
Laura Almeada Brooks Memorial Fund
Buie Data Processing Fund
Lucille M. Burkett Fund
Rashad Burnley Memorial Fund
Penny Chang Fund
Class of 1938 Special Scholarship Fund
Class of 1949 Fund, Class of January 1950
Fund
Class of 1954 Alumni Fund
Class of 1973 Fund
Class of 2001 Fund
CommitMEN Fund
Jameala A. Croom Camp Hope Fund
The Mae Stuart Dalrymple Memorial Fund
Fred David Memorial Fund
M. Evelyn Dilley Fund
Richard William Epps Memorial Fund
Fine and Performing Arts Fund
Jeffry E. Fox Memorial Fund**
Linda Freeman Fund
Katie Galvin Fund
Carolyn Garvin Scholarship Fund
Barbara P. Geismer Fund for Cultural
Enrichment in Grades K-3
Jenny Goldman Language Excellence
Fund
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Robert C. Goodman Science Faculty
Enrichment Fund
The Grace B. Graham Learning Fund
John Harbourt Memorial Fund
June Marie Harney Fund for the Performing
Arts
Fred Heinlen Fund
Sarita Herron Fund
Rob Hershman Fund
Douglas E. Hicks Memorial Fund
Hirsch Family Fund
John S. Holdstein Memorial Fund
Dorothy Humel Hovorka Award for Scholastic
Achievement
Brian Hutton Memorial Fund
Kassen Boulevard Book Fund
Judy Wilkoff Kaufman Fund
Mark Leimsieder School Community Award
Fund**
Library Fund
Eric and Susan Lindquist Memorial Fund
Lawrence Lisak Memorial Fund
Linda Loeffler Science Fund
William A. and Kathleen S. MacIntyre Fund
Dr. Louise Marks Active Learning Fund
The Mason Family Fund
Jennifer Lynn Moore Fund
The Peter Morgenstern-Clarren Garden Fund
Bob Morris Fund
Onaway Theater Fund
Terry Pollack Fund for Leadership and
Diversity
Pride in Shaker Schools Alumni Fund
Lisa Pruett Fund
Loretta Quade Community Leadership
Memorial Award
Frank Richards Memorial Fund
Rosewater Family Fund
A. Jack Rumbaugh Fund
William J. Scherer Fund**
SGORR Fund
Shaker Fields Development Fund
Shaker Hockey Alumni Fund**
Shaker Sports Booster Club Fund
Karen Sher Fund
Amy Margolis Silberman Fund for Excellence
in Theater Arts
Sue Silverman Memorial Fund
Alice Stein Reading Fund
Elena Steinberg Fund
Stout Family Fund for Advanced Technology
Joan and Norman Sugarman Family Fund
Superintendent’s Fund
Celebrating 30 Years
Shaker Schools Foundation
The Legacy Fund
Coach Tekieli Football Fund
Peter W., William A., and Harold J.
Theisen Memorial Fund
Alyn E. Waller Fund
Rick Ware Fund for Creative
Education and Teaching Excellence
Traci Louise Prince Williams Fund
Bob Wonson Fund
Jane Wood Award for Outstanding
Student Journalism
Jeff Young Memorial Fund
**Funds established between July 1,
2010 and June 30, 2011.
The Shaker Schools Foundation is raising
a permanent endowment to provide longterm, substantial support to the Shaker
Schools in the areas of academia, arts,
technology, health and fitness, and special
initiatives. Bequests, trusts, other planned
gifts, and outright gifts are being accepted.
These contributions will help ensure the
enrichment of education in the Shaker
Heights Schools far into the future.
Donors who make an outright gift or
indicate that they have provided for
the Foundation in their estate planning
become members of the Legacy Society.
We are pleased to present the charter
members:
Stuart Abrams
Christine Auginas
George and Margaret Cannon
Sarajane and Samuel Dolinsky
Mark Freeman
Ann and Scott Garson
Steven and Gail Goldfarb
Grant Kohn Goodman
Rick and Annie Hubbard
Helen L. Ittner
Robin D. Johnson
J. Stephen and Kathy Jones
Bernard and Nancy Karr
Gil and Carol Lowenthal
John S. Murphy
Nancy Pickus
Judge Dan A. Polster and
Ms. Deborah A. Coleman
Dorothea and Michael Polster
Jonathan and Nancy Polster
Sauerland Foundation
Philip and Shuara Shands
Sue Starrett
Craig Stout
Annette Tucker Sutherland and
J. Mark Sutherland
Holly and Douglas Wang
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A Night for the Red & White
The Friends of the Shaker Schools
Foundation presented the nineteenth
A Night for the Red & White on
March 12, 2011, at Landerhaven. More than
725 devoted parents, staff, and community
members came together and raised nearly
$104,000 for enrichment projects focusing
on the arts, humanities, and health and
fitness in each of the Shaker Heights City
Schools. To date, this benefit has raised
more than $1.9 million for the schools.
This year’s party enjoyed the
support of 24 generous corporate
sponsors. Special thanks go to Hahn
Loeser + Parks LLP and Tucker Ellis &
West LLP, our Benefactors. Patron Donors
were: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan &
Aronoff LLP; Jerry Bruno Productions;
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP; Forest
City Enterprises, Inc.; KeyBank; Northern
Trust; Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.;
and Ulmer & Berne LLP. Fellow Donors
include: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue
Shield; Developers Diversified Realty;
FirstMerit Bank; The Floor Show; Hogan
Transportation; Kaiser Permanente;
Independence Business Supply; Maestro;
Neville Architects; PayForIt; Spire;
Thompson Hine LLP; Thorman & HardinLevine Co., L.P.A.; and Wojcik Builders,
Inc. As sponsors of the Shaker Schools
Foundation, these organizations receive
recognition at A Night for the Red & White
and in conjunction with Foundation events
and publications throughout the
calendar year.
Many thanks and sincere
congratulations to the volunteers who
spent countless hours planning the 2011
event – and to the community for its
dedicated and loyal support.
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Executive Committee
Janice Harris
Nancy Jackson
Kathy Connors
Robin Eisen
Shaker Schools Liaison
Christine Auginas
Shaker Schools Foundation Liaison
Sue Starrett
Administrative Support
Cathy Mitro
Erica Verderber
Holly Wang
Teacher Committee Chair
Dollye Finney
Corporate Sponsors
Joan Phelan, Sue Starrett
Catalogue Production
Andy Albrecht
Catalogue Distribution
Jennifer Mearns
Mailing Chairs
Cindy Crosby, Shelli Smith
Photography Chair
Janice Harris
Publicity
Lauren Bowen, Nancy Kennedy
Registration Chairs
Cynthia Green, Lisa Richardson
Silent Auction Breakdown
Tim Connors, George Harris, Michael
Jackson, Ken Johnson
Silent Auction Close Out Chair
Jean Albrecht
Silent Auction Data Entry and Form
Proofing
Jean Albrecht, Claudia McCord, Lorene
Rider
Silent Auction Descriptors, Bid Cards, Gift
Certificates
Marisa Matero-Maury, Betsy Potiker, Stacey
Reed
Silent Auction Warehousing, Set Up,
Display Chairs
Judy Malone, Heidi Robertson, Jennifer
Wiebe
Silent Auction Payment Chairs
Liz Duffett, Monica Herbst
Solicitation (Advertising and Silent
Auction) Chairs
Amy Carlson, Annette Himes, Irene
Meyerhoefer, Laurie Muller-Girard
Treasure Chest Chairs
Tim and Yvonne Dixon
Student Art Show
Jennifer Cicero
Tech-Stravaganza Chairs
Cathy Mitro and Jen Proe
Celebrating 30 Years
Shaker Schools Foundation
2011 Awards for Juniors and Seniors
Nikki Babbit Memorial Fund
Isabelle Storm
Andrew Barnett Memorial Award
Stephen Shapero
David M. Berger Award
David Gabriel
Daniel R. Biello Award
Aaron Goodman
Dorothy Humel Hovorka Award
Grant Johnson – Junior
Erica Schoonover – Senior
Andrea Johnson Dare To Dream Award
Brianna Nichols
Elizabeth Stotter
Kourtney Taylor
Mark E. Leimsieder School Community
Award
Romond Tate
Laura Almeada Brooks Award
Sarah McIntosh
Lucille M. Burkett Award
Emily Longman
Rashad Burnley Memorial Award
Arlin Hill
David Pendleton
Wesley Smith
Kwandrell Tolliver
CommitMEN Award
Thyran Nowden
Mae Stuart Dalrymple Award
Dana Finley
Eric and Susan Lindquist Memorial Award
Taylor Farmer
Danielle Hassel
Christopher Moore
Jasmine Moore
Jennifer Lynn Moore Award
Haley Rayburn
Terry Pollack Award for Leadership and
Diversity
Tyler Wade
Loretta Quade Community Leadership
Memorial Award
Kayla Pincus
M. Evelyn Dilley Award
Kari Semel
Katie Galvin Award
Browning Haynes
Rosewater Family Modern Language
Award
Kelsey Desmond
Carolyn Garvin Award
Brittany Feeling
A. Jack Rumbaugh Award
Jessica Payne
Jenny Goldman Language Excellence
Award
Barbara Craig
Shaker Life Award for Excellence in
Journalism
David Graham Fine
Grace B. Graham Award
DaVaughn DuBose, student
Mary Lynne McGovern, teacher
Amy Margolis Silberman Award
Brendan O’Connell
June Marie Harney Award
Sabrina Drew
Sue Silverman Award
Ilana Kramer
Douglas E. Hicks Award
Kelsey Desmond
Traci Louise Prince Williams Award
Dorothy Ajayi
Francis Goins
Michael Griffith
Arlin Hill
Wesley Smith
John S. Holdstein Memorial Award
Alyssa Binczyk
Jane Wood Award
Ellen Holcomb
Dr. Marcia Hubbard-Shepard Award
Torrie Knox
Jeff Young Award
Isabelle Storm, Choir
Taran Brown, Theatre
Fred Heinlen Award
Trey Modlin
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