JOHN BURROUGHS
REPORTER
Published by John Burroughs School for Alumni, Parents and Friends
May 2010
Where else but Burroughs? Djansa, Pushpanjali, Fnugg and Ed Cissel
From Djansa, Pushpanjali, Fnugg and a visit
from a former head of school, morning assemblies
kick off the school day in a memorable way.
Take, for example, Diversity E.T.C.’s February
assembly in honor of Black History Month. The
program focused on contributions to the arts. It
included performances of African dance, gospel/
praise music, ragtime, jazz and Motown. The program concluded with a Spoken Word, a style of
performance poetry which emphasizes the tone of
the human voice. Kristen Ingram ’11 and Lea Johnson ’11 delivered a personal, original and dramatic
reading, “Blood Strength,” which brought the assembly to its feet.
Other assemblies added to the tapestry.
• Last year’s Newman Prize recipient, Alex Goel
’10, described his visit with Massachusetts
Institute of Technology planetary scientist Maria
Zuber. Eric Newman ’28, the alumnus for whom
the prize is named, was in the audience.
• Guest speakers since the last Reporter talked
about everything from puppy mills to multiple
sclerosis to St. Louis redevelopment. And the
mayor of Stuttgart, Germany, visited assembly in
recognition of the 22-year exchange relationship
between Burroughs and its sister school,
Ferdinand Porsche Gymnasium.
• Music Fridays showcased the talents of students
across the grade levels. Performances included
piano and tuba solos, drum jams, rock bands and
a classical Indian dance (Pushpanjali).
• Student Congress declared the day before spring
break “Chill Day!” and morning assembly set the
tone with a PowerPoint guide to “chilling.”
• The International Club and Charity at the
Seams joined forces to put on an international
fashion show featuring costumes and authentic
attire from Ghana, India, Germany, China,
Chile, Ireland, Mexico, Scotland and Japan.
Russell Browning ’10 performed Fnugg, an improvisation that blends elements from Australian Aboriginal
and Norweigian folk music.The piece included Russell’s
“singing” into the tuba and “lip beating,” which gave his
brass instrument a distinctly percussive effect.
• Senior members of the varsity track team
drummed up fan support for the Skippy Keefer
Relays with an original haiku.
Andranique Scott (Spanish) performed Djansa, the
dance of celebration by the Soniké people of Mali, at
Diversity E.T.C.’s assembly in honor of Black History
Month.
All this and more happened during recent assemblies, and it’s all documented on the News and
Events page at www.jburroughs.org.
Ed and Jane Cissel visit morning assembly
Whenever Ed and Jane Cissel return to
Burroughs, alumni and retired faculty members
reappear to see the former first couple of the
school. This year, Cissel expanded his circle of
fans by speaking to students at morning assembly.
Most of the students had not met the Cissels
before, so Head of School Andy Abbott introduced the school’s fourth head by pointing out
that he was responsible for some of the school’s
most beloved traditions—Potpourri, Drey Land,
student assemblies and May Projects. That got
the students’ attention, and Cissel, with his
characteristic humor and warmth, kept it in the
remarks that followed.
Tori Luecking ’12 (on left) and exchange student Selma
Kropp ’11 modeled traditional attire from Germany at
a fashion show in conjunction with International Week.
Ed and Jane Cissel (on right) visited with Katie and
Andy Abbott on a recent trip to St. Louis.
Students lined up to shake the former head’s hand
after his remarks at assembly.
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Science honors
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Faculty & Staff
25 years and counting
Two of this year’s 25-year honorees came to
Burroughs just as the doors of the Cissel Center
opened. One would maintain the facility, the
other would build a program using the brand
new indoor pool that the facility provided.
Martin Andre
Since the day the doors of the Cissel Center
opened, Martin Andre’s greetings have been as
reliable as his attention to the upkeep of the offices, locker rooms and Commons. He arrives at
2:30 in the afternoon, at about the time classes
conclude for older students and activities come
to the fore. He’s usually the last person out the
door of the
Cissel Center at night,
and he
frequently
reappears
on campus
when those
same doors
open during
weekends.
Andre presides over
a happy
realm. He
appreciates
that his
Martin Andre
workplace
is at the
center of student life. He accepts the added work
that being at the hub entails, and he graciously
welcomes any visitor who passes through its
threshold.
Leslie Kehr
“Leslie Kehr is the most supportive coach
ever,” says the parent of one of her swimmers.
Kehr came to Burroughs shortly after graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
She had worked during the summers as a counselor at Kanakuk Camp. After getting married
and landing in St. Louis, several of her former
campers suggested she apply for a job at Burroughs. The Kentucky native says, “I didn’t
know anything about Burroughs, except that
some of the coolest people I knew had a Burroughs connection.” It was the only place she
applied, and she got the job.
Kehr was hired to teach physical education
and to start a boys’ swimming and later a girls’
swimming program. A collegiate diver herself,
Kehr knows what it takes to win, and she has
coached a number of divers who have achieved
All-American status. That said, Kehr embraces
the Burroughs philosophy of participation in
sports. She believes that being a parent has
helped her appreciate that kids come with varied levels
of interest
and talent.
Her goal is
to meet her
athletes at
the level
that they
want to
compete
and to make
every one of
them feel a
part of the
team.
Leslie Kehr
May 2010
So sorry to see you go, Carleton, Dailey, Harris and Jensen
Three teachers and one staff member who cumulatively represent a century of service will retire at
the end of the school year. Congratulations and
best wishes to Susan Carleton, Barb Dailey, Mary
Harris and Hazel Jensen.
Susan Max Carleton, 25 years
Susan Carleton believes that having fun with
her students improves her chances of imparting
some French along the way.
“If my students have
smiles on their
faces when
they walk in
the door, it
means they
want to be
there.” Carleton draws them
in with her
personality and
enthusiasm,
and then holds
them with humor and a little
showmanship.
Susan Carleton
She makes
fun of the language. She exaggerates the sounds. She jokes a lot.
And she holds her students accountable. “That’s
my personality,” she says.
Carleton came to Burroughs on a part-time basis
in January of 1985. A graduate of the University
of Missouri-Columbia with a bachelor’s degree in
French, she taught English in Paris for two years
and French part-time at Villa Duchesne for five
years.
Having acquired French as a second language,
Carleton understands where the English-speaking
mind has its hurdles. That insight has proven an
advantage in teaching introductory courses­—
French 7, French 8, French II and French III. “We
focus on speaking and listening comprehension
and the nuances of the various cultures,” she says.
Experiences from her own travels all over the world
enrich her students’ experience in the classroom,
and provide insight into the cultures of the target
language.
By the time Burroughs students advance through
a full complement of courses with teachers who are
either native speakers or near-native speakers, they
acquire a high level of fluency. In the process, they
learn how to learn a language. “Once you become
fluent in one language, other languages come more
easily,” says Carleton, who speaks English, French
and German and manages in Italian, Portuguese
and Spanish.
Carleton moved to full-time status in 2003 when
she became cochair of the Modern Languages Department with Emily Younger. The two of them
worked together to transition into textbooks that
emphasize conversational skills through a challenging curriculum that incorporates up-to-date
technology; they researched the purchase of a new
software-based language lab to alleviate some of
the maintenance issues that the previous hardwarebased system posed; and their department continues
to graduate students who have a remarkable level of
language fluency.
Carleton and her husband, John, are the parents
of two Burroughs alumni, John ’94 and Patrick ’97.
Barb Dailey, 25 years
Barb Dailey (Business Office) has touched the
experience of virtually every student, teacher, staff
member and parent who has passed through Burroughs in the past 25 years.
Former Headmaster Ed Cissel hired her in 1985
to handle payroll, student loans and purchasing and
to help in the
transition to a
computerized
tuition and
bookstore billing system. A
couple of years
later, Dailey
convinced
the new head,
Keith Shahan,
to expand her
duties to include the management of
the bookstore.
Barb Dailey
With a degree
in marketing
and experience in sales, Dailey seemed a logical
choice for the job. Shahan gave her a trial appointment and then gave her the job a year later, and in
more than 20 years in that position, she has been
the face and brains behind the bookstore.
Though technically a numbers person, Dailey
says her favorite part of the job has been working
with the staff, the faculty, the students and her parent volunteers in the bookstore. From making sure
that teachers have the books they need when they
need them to purchasing spirit gear for students to
organizing staff golf tournaments, Barb’s goal has
been to not only meet the needs of the community,
but to foster relationships in the school she loves.
Mary Harris, 34 years
Mary Harris has a passion for chemistry.
She has taught the subject for a total of 38 years,
34 of them at Burroughs. She wrote her own curricula for the eighth grade chemistry course and the
tenth grade chemistry and chemistry achievement
courses. And she invests in her students’ success.
But beyond her responsibilities in the Burroughs
classroom, Harris extends herself as a mentor to
students who demonstrate an interest in the subject
and to other teachers. In fact, Harris has built a
reputation that extends well beyond the Burroughs
community. Her knack for sponsoring teams that
advance to the final rounds of the Toshiba-NSTA
ExploraVision contest is legend. In the past 14
years, she has worked with one or two teams of
interested students each year, most of them eighth
graders, to envision and present a future application of a technology. (Her husband, Dr. Hal Harris,
who is a chemistry professor at the University of
St. Louis mentored several of the teams with her.)
Seven of the teams she led were national winners
and twelve teams claimed regional and honorable
mention recognition. The savings bonds students
have received as prizes total nearly $150,000.
A leader within the professional community,
Harris has authored 16 papers published in peer-reviewed journals such as The Science Teacher, Science
Scope and the Journal of Chemical Education. As a
Polymer Ambassador since 1996, she has presented
hundreds
of polymer
workshops for
teachers. She
contributed to
several national curricula on
polymers, and
she chaired
the writing
committee
that produced
the Hands On
Plastics Kits for
the American
Mary Harris
John Burroughs Reporter
May 2010
So sorry to see you go Continued from page 2.
Chemistry Council. She edited a newsletter for
middle level science teachers for ten years, and she
and her husband worked to improve science education in the St. Louis and Bayless Public Schools.
Harris, who earned her bachelor’s degree in
science education from Cornell and a master’s in
teaching physical science from Michigan State
University, boasts a list of teaching honors an armlength long. They include five national awards, including the 2002 Presidential Award for Excellence
in High School Science Teaching and three local
and regional teaching awards. She is the current
holder of the Sibley Chair in Science at JBS.
Mary and Hal are the parents of two Burroughs
alumni, Matthew ’88 and Jill Harris Martino ’90.
Hazel Jensen, 16 years
With the enthusiasm of a cheerleader, the precision of a drill sergeant and the mind set of a scientist, Hazel Jensen—Missouri’s 2004 Middle School
Science Teacher of the Year—has launched hundreds of seventh and eighth graders on the path to
academic success.
Jensen holds an undergraduate degree in botany
with a minor in zoology, and a master’s degree with
concentration in earth science. That background
pretty well covers the topics taught in the middle
and high school science curriculum. She wrote several curricula in the early ’90s and has taught three
of the semester-long middle school courses—life
science, astronomy/meteorology and earth science.
“In seventh and eighth grade we are big into
teaching skills that are supported by science,” she
says. So in science classes, students learn skills
(note taking, maintaining assignment books, using
computers, etc.) that have applications in every
discipline. Her legacy at Burroughs will be several
signature initiatives such as the Environmental
Impact Statements that nudged environmental
science into the eighth grade curriculum and the
eighth grade geology field trip, a 250-mile road
trip spanning 1.5 billion years of geologic history.
She also started the optional summer trip to the
Grand Canyon during which rising ninth graders
may expand on
their geologic
knowledge by
exploring the
rim and canyon.
Though
Jensen also
teaches ninth
grade biology,
she says she
especially loves
teaching at the
middle school
level. She runs
a tight ship in
Hazel Jensen
her classroom,
but kids soon
learn that “if they behave, we can have so much
fun.”
Through the years, Jensen has honed her own
skills and given back to her profession by mentoring other teachers. She has packed her summers
with graduate level courses and workshops on
everything from forensic osteology to modern
genetics. She conducted astronomy research in
Tucson and biology research at the University of
Missouri-St. Louis. She piloted programs for the
Missouri Botanical Garden Education Outreach,
and she has presented papers at National Science
Teacher Association conferences. The list goes on.
In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Jensen has engaged in school life beyond the traditional
classroom. She has served as an eighth grade class
sponsor, a mentor for new teachers, and master of
ceremonies for the annual auction, to name a few.
A former cheerleader at Roxanna High School,
Jensen served as faculty sponsor of the C squad
cheerleaders for five years and of the varsity cheerleaders for four years.
Jensen and her husband, Mark, are the parents
of two Burroughs alumni—Ryan ’98 and Jonathon
’02.
Abbott names seven new department chairs
Next school year Burroughs will have new faces
in leadership positions due to retirements and the
usual rotation of department chairs.
Head of School Andy Abbott named Peter
Tasker as the school’s next athletic director (AD).
He will succeed Jim Lemen, who announced his
plans to spend his last year at Burroughs teaching
physical education to seventh and eighth graders
and helping with fund-raising.
Tasker joined the Burroughs faculty six years ago.
He teaches
Spanish 7,
Spanish I and
geometry and
is one of only
a handful of
teachers to
teach across
disciplines.
Tasker became
the head coach
of girls varsity
lacrosse in the
2005-06 school
year, and within one year, he
was named the
Peter Tasker
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Athletics
The winter season
• The girls swimming team took swimmers to
compete in two relay events at the state
meet. Maggie Chapman ’11, Libby Cornwell
’11, Maddi Hicks ’12 and Tess Yost ’12 swam
the 200 Free Relay. Maggie, Libby, Maddi
and Madison Qualy ’12 swam in the 400
Free Relay. In addition, Madison swam two
individual events, finishing eighth in the
breast and sixteenth in the 200 IM and
breaking her own record in both events.
• The Burroughs wrestling team finished sixth
in state as a team—the highest finish in
the state tournament in the history of the
Bombers. Cory Lester ’12 was state champion
at his weight class (112 pounds); Adam
Datema ’11 finished third (205 pounds);
and Kyle Feldmann ’11 finished sixth (145
pounds). Rounding out what was the school’s
largest contingent to qualify for state were
Matt McDonald ’10 (135 pounds), Oliver
Reed ’10 (145 pounds), Henry Schmidt ’10
(152 pounds), Winston Boldt (171 pounds)
and Ryan Torno ’11 (heavyweight).
Andrew Jansen photograph. Photo courtesy of STLHighSchoolSports.com
Wrestler Cory Lester ’12 claimed the state title in his
weight class (112 pounds).
• Athletic Director Jim Lemen was honored by
the ABC League with the McConnell Award,
which is presented annually to the team or
individual whose performance best promotes
the interest of the league.
Missouri State Lacrosse Coach of the Year. Within
three years, he elevated the Bomber squad to state
champions, and he has extended lacrosse offerings
to boys and younger girls as well. In addition to
the AD responsibilities, Tasker plans to continue
coaching lacrosse and teaching one Spanish class.
But Tasker is not the only new department head.
In the usual rotation of department chair appointments, Abbott named new chairs in six disciplines
(five of them effective July 1, 2010):
• In mathematics, Julie Harris will replace Anne
Rossi.
• In history, Dr. Mark Smith will replace
Christopher Hinshaw.
• In fine arts, Anne Martin will replace Howard
Jones.
• In English, Dr. Ellie DesPrez will replace Dr.
Rick Sandler.
• In modern languages, Allégra Clément-Bayard
will replace cochairs Susan Carleton and Emily
Younger.
• In science, Sandi Mueller will replace Margaret
Bahe (beginning in 2011).
Jennifer Hatfield ’10 (holding trophy) received the
2010 Skippy Keefer Award, which is presented
annually to a senior female athlete in the MWAA
League who exemplifies the qualities of athletic participation and excellence in sportsmanship. Above,
Jennifer poses with three of her field hockey coaches,
Beth Kinsella, Nancy Keefer Schmer ’83 and
Meridith Thorpe ’95.
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John Burroughs Reporter
May 2010
Eighth graders craftsmanship benefits the community
Several years ago, after eighth grade industrial technology students crafted
sewing tables for the Home Economics Department, teachers Dan Barton and
Brian Connor realized they were onto something. In building those tables students had gained hands-on woodworking experience. They had learned about
cooperation and teamwork. They had served their Burroughs community. And
they had a sense of pride in the legacy they would leave their school. More
projects followed, and the idea has spawned a tradition of each year’s eighth
graders building something that would benefit the school.
Twelve sewing tables were the first in the string of furniture projects built by industrial
technology students and funded by the Parents Council.
During the 2004-05 school year, students Four dining tables replicate the design of
crafted a handy perch for the soup options the school’s original furniture with a few
offered at every lunch.
modifications to improve strength and
flexibility.
The museum benches that eighth graders built last semester now reside in the
Bonsack and Kuehner galleries.
This year’s seniors will leave behind two drafting tables that they built when they were
eighth graders (2005-06). The tables replicated existing tables with the addition of a
skirt. The students dedicated the tables to former shop teachers Bill Crabtree and the
late Paul Koprivica.
Two trophy cabinets, built during the
2008-09 school year, display Science
Department honors, from students’
ExploraVision recognitions to a teacher’s
Cornerstone Mentor Award.
A display case showcases the Classics
Department’s collection. Built in 2008, it
features double locks, fluted column legs,
lighting and a mirrored back.
A new table with benches gives the Drey
Land lodge adequate seating for large
groups.
Students in this year’s second semester class crafted an oak layout table, which is now
in use in the home economics classroom. Next school year’s projects will be bookshelves for the head of school’s office and the library.
May 2010
John Burroughs Reporter
Science Olympians take third in first appearance at State
The newbies gave the perennial superpowers cause
for concern.
In fact, the Burroughs team accomplished what
no Missouri team had done before. It qualified
for the high school division of the State Science
Olympiad in its first year to participate. It not only
qualified for State, but it advanced to the number
three spot, behind three-time state champ Ladue
and Pembroke Hill (which took the top spot four
years ago). The team placed in the top five State
contenders on 11 of 23 events, and it took top
honors in the cell biology and ornithology
competitions.
Physics teacher Ike Irby, who competed in Science Olympiad when he was growing up in Colorado, brought the activity to Burroughs. “Science
Olympiad was something I loved,” says the fourtime contender at Nationals. Something like an
Maggie Chapman ’11 (on left) and Sandra Yamada ’12
academic track meet, Science Olympiad provides
rigorous challenges to more than 5,700 teams in 48 show their surviving eggs after competing in the Egg-Ostates. In a line-up that changes each year, students Naut event at the state Science Olympiad competition.
Despite sudden, harsh winds, both of their rockets had
compete in 23 events. Some of them take tests in
successful launches (meaning their recovery systems—a
disciplines ranging from anatomy to cell biology
parachute with the egg in it—deployed). The winning
to remote sensing. Others compete in lab events.
team was the team whose egg survived the ride after the
Still others design bridges, trajectories and wind
longest flight time. Maggie and Sandra finished fourth.
turbines.
Irby, a recent Bowdoin grad
who came to Burroughs as a
teaching intern in the fall, knew
he was getting a late start when
he announced his plans to field
a team in December. Students
tried out for a spot on the team
in January, and Irby and his cosponsor, Dr. Scott Deken, assigned students to specific roles
soon after. Depending on their
role, the students prepared for
the event by building and testing their devices, taking sample
tests and working on sample labs.
They met with their partners
before and after school and during free periods, and they came
Members of the Science Olympiad team that competed in State were from
together as a group for weekly
left (row 1) Supriya Hobbs ’10, Jake Simpher ’12, Nil Patel ’11, Kyle
meetings, Saturday practices and
two weekend tournaments. Much Feldman ’11, Michael Lublin ’11 and Xavier Bledsoe ’13; (row two)
Najja Marshall ’10, Joe Roddy ’13 , Andy Zhou ’12, George Li ’12,
was involved, but the competiSandra Yamada ’12, Karlos Bledsoe ’11 and Ike Irby (Science); and (row
tion was fun, and the outcome
three) Dr. Scott Deken (Science), Nick Goel ’12, Jacob Mulcahy ’11, Eli
got the superpowers’ attention.
Levin ’11 and Maggie Chapman ’11. Other members of the team include
Maddie Brandt ’11, John Krupela ’11 and Trisha Bhat ’12.
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Our Students
December 16 & 17
The traditional holiday program culminated with
the unveiling of the tableau, designed by Vicky Liu
’13. Seniors selected classmates Devon Camp and
Cameron Smith as Mary and Joseph (seated), and
a faculty committee selected seventh grader Katie
Alpert (seated, on left), ninth grader Ruth Barry
(standing, on left) and sophomore Liz Wilkins
(standing, on right).
January 22 & 23
The dance show featured 50 dancers performing
tap, pointe, lyrical, modern, hip-hop, jazz, ballet, Irish and Indian dances, all choreographed by
students and recent alumnae. Below, Julia Meyer
’10 (in foreground) performs in “Bars and Tones,”
which was choreographed by Becca Katzman ’10.
Two ExploraVision teams named finalists
Burroughs claimed two of the 24 teams to
advance as regional finalists in the 2010 ExploraVision competition sponsored by Toshiba and the
National Science Teachers Association. The JBS
teams competed with 4,550 teams (and 13,947
students) to create a vision of a future technology.
The ninth grade team envisioned Metaredds (metabolic reduction devices), which are wristbands
that detect serious bodily injury in the wearer and
inject a substance that induces a state of suspended
animation, helping keep the patient alive while it
automatically alerts emergency services via a GPS
signal. Mary Harris (Science) was their faculty
advisor.
The twefth grade team envisioned an ElectroBoot, a portable power-generating device that allows wearers to harness energy they expend with
every step they take. The boots use magnets and
solenoids to generate a magnetic flux and charge a
built-in battery. Jim Roble (Science) was the faculty advisor to that team.
January 25-29
Members of the Burroughs delegation at The Hague
International Model United Nations (THIMUN)
served on two delegations. One group (below,
from left, Philip Dearing ’11, Russell Browning
’10, Hayes Beyersdorfer ’10, David Franks ’10,
Spencer Marston ’10 and Margaret Schnuck ’11)
represented Norway. Another group served on The
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (a
non-governmental organization of the UN that helps
and advocates for refugees worldwide). Burroughs
also sent a student who worked as a staff member of
MUNITY, THIMUN’s daily newspaper.
A ninth grade team and a twelfth grade team achieved
regional finalist status in the 2010 ExploraVision
competition. From left in front are Xavier Bledsoe ’13,
Vicky Liu ’13, Melissa Zhang ’13 and Marvin Mack
’10, and in back are Carolina Ramos ’10, Supriya
Hobbs ’10 and Adam Hotaling ’13.
On Campus
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Our Students
February 5, 2010
More than 300 students from across the grades were
still going strong when the Dance Marathon party
ended at midnight. Student Congress broke up the
12-hour endurance dance with hula hoop, pie eating
and costume competitions; hourly dance themes
dedicated to dance from around the world; food;
more food; and other distractions. The event raised
more than $15,000, most of which went to Aim
High.
February 19, 2010
In addition to a buffet dinner that respresented cuisine from several cultures, this year’s International
Dinner featured entertainment provided by students.
Radhika Jain ’10 performed an Indian dance and JJ
Liu ’10 performed tai chi (below).
May 2010
Pat Wolff’s Medika Mamba for starving Haitian children
Dr. Pat Wolff, parent of alumni (Andy ’92 and
Ben ’96), was on the ground in Cap-Haitian within
days of the magnitude 7.0 quake that shook Haiti
on January 12. But it wasn’t her first trip.
Wolff, a pediatrician in private practice and a
clinical professor of pediatrics at Washington University, spends about half of her time in Cap-Haitian, located about 150 miles north of the quake’s
epicenter. In 2003, she founded a nonprofit organization, Meds and Food for Kids (MFK). MFK fights
the malnutrition problem in Haitian children by
producing ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF)
in Haiti.
A mixture of peanuts, sugar, oil, vitamins, minerals and powdered milk, Medika Mamba (translation, peanut butter medicine) provides a complete
food product that is energy dense and highly nutritious. MFK distributes Medika Mamba in plastic
pouches for families to feed their malnourished
children (ages 6 months to 5 years) at home. With
a long shelf life and no need for cooking, Medika
Mamba is powerful medicine, reversing the effects
of malnutrition in more than 75 percent of cases
within a matter of weeks. After a full six-week
course, children have more energy, and they are
able to maintain their health and weight on Haiti’s
standard diet of rice, corn and beans.
Despite obstacles—erratic electricity, unreliable
communication, poor roads and uneducated workers—Dr. Wolff insists on manufacturing Medika
Mamba in Haiti. MFK acquires many of the ingredients locally and then manufactures the peanut
butter paste out of a rented house turned factory in
Cap-Haitian. Six years ago, when MFK first started
producing Medika Mamba, it made about 100 kg of
the peanut paste each month, according to Steve
Taviner, MFK’s operations officer. By the end of
2009, it was producing 10,000 kg per month. (One
kilogram feeds a 20-pound child for about three
days.)
But the demand is great. Just before the quake,
MFK embarked on a capital campaign to build a
$1.5 million factory in Haiti. A new factory would
not only enable MFK to ramp up Medika Mamba
production, but it would promote self-reliance by
using local workers who would learn how to grow,
produce and distribute nutritious foods.
Understandably, in the immediate aftermath
of the quake, the focus shifted slightly, and MFK
February 25-27
Photo courtesy of Meds and Food for Kids
Dr. Pat Wolff with one of the Haitian children she
serves.
was in the thick of life-saving efforts, delivering
its Medika Mamba by the truckload to orphanages
and hospitals in Port-au-Prince. But now as efforts
move to life-sustaining operations, Dr. Wolff advocates for an approach that focuses more on longterm development that would address the systemic
problems that make malnutrition the leading cause
of death among children.
MFK has its work cut out for it. It was working
in Haiti before the quake, and it will continue to be
there. But Dr. Wolff insists that the future of Haiti
is not in rescue. “The future is in development, and
development is expensive.”
In response to the events in Haiti, the Montgomery
Plan, at the behest of faculty sponsor Susan Dee, sent
half of the money raised at its annual Empty Bowls
event (a soup dinner that raises money for food for
hungry people) to MFK. The $500 donated to MFK
purchased Medika Mamba, which a group of volunteers
picked up in Port-au-Prince in April, and delivered directly to doctors in the medical clinic in Baudin, Haiti,
where Donya Allison (Fine Arts) volunteers each
summer. In addition, the volunteers delivered regular
peanut butter (which Allison and French teacher Odile
Tompkins purchased using money collected from faculty) and infant caps crafted by members of the Knits
for Needs club. In separate efforts, Sixth Man Club,
as part of the Dance Marathon event, raised $600 for
MFK and Amnesty International sponsored a Bake
Sale that raised about $1,000 for MFK.
The JBS Players presented Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me
Kate,” a play-within-a-play in which a musical
version of Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew”
runs parallel to the offstage conflicts of a divorced,
but still-in-love couple. The cast of 35 was led by
Whitney Weisman ’11 as Kate, Alex Prakken ’11
as Fred, Alex Petrullo ’10 as Lois Lane and Jordan
Gudmestad ’10 as Bill. Below (from left) Nate
Shelton ’11, Scott Steinhouse ’11, Keaton Wetzel
’11, Robert Beckles ’13, Alex Prakken ’11, Ian
Fletcher ’12, Jordan Gudmestad ’10 and Sean
McLemore ’10.
A one-kilogram package of Medika Mamba feeds a
20-pound malnourished child for about three days.
Before the earthquake an estimated 250,000 Haitian
children suffered from malnutrition. That number is
expected to spike in the aftermath of the quake. Dr.
Wolff’s Medika Mamba effectvely treats the condition
without lengthy hospital stays.
May 2010
John Burroughs Reporter
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Our Students
Building a place for children to get better
Since coming to Ranken Jordan in 2000, Dr. Nick
Holekamp ’78 has been instrumental in transforming what had been a sleepy little pediatric nursing
home in St. Louis County into a state-of-the-art
rehabilitation center that serves children from
across the Midwest.
His job, part-time at first, has evolved into something much bigger. As chief medical officer, Dr.
Holekamp has worked in many capacities—physician, fund-raiser, hospital planner, spokesperson.
He has overseen the dramatic transformation from
a convalescent home to a pediatric specialty hospital, one of only five in the country. Ranken Jordan
provides a place where children with complex
medical conditions—brain injuries, burns, complications due to prematurity, neuromuscular diseases
and oxygen or ventilator dependency­—come to get
better. The average stay is six weeks.
With Dr. Holekamp’s arrival, Ranken Jordan
got its first staff physician. Today Dr. Holekamp
coordinates a team of health professionals who attend to the child’s complex medical, nutritional,
social and rehabilitation needs. They include five
pediatricians, two pediatric physiatrists (physicians
with additional training in rehab medicine), six
pediatric nurse practitioners, 60 registered nurses,
three dietitians and a cadre of therapists (physical,
occupational, respiratory, speech and recreational).
Social workers and a chaplain prepare the family
for the demands of raising a special-needs child.
Ranken Jordan employs almost 300 people.
Central to the hospital’s ability to function at
this level was the construction of a 60,000-squarefoot facility in Maryland Heights in 2004. In addition to 34 inpatient beds, the facility accommodates intensive day treatment therapy and comprehensive orthopedic/rehabilitation clinic services.
Operating at near-full capacity for almost a year,
Ranken Jordan is in the initial planning stages for
a new patient wing that would increase its capacity
by 26 beds.
“Almost everything about my job is positive,”
says Dr. Holekamp. Each child has a remarkable
story of injury and illness and a long and difficult
road to recovery. About half of the kids are cured at
Ranken Jordan, and virtually all of the kids get to
a better place, as do their families. Ranken Jordan
provides “the best possible chance for injured families to heal, return home and thrive together.”
March 11
The principals and head of school accepted the challenge presented by Student Congress. If students
participating in the Dance Marathon raised more
than $6,000 through active solicitation of pledges,
the administrative team would perform the jerk at
a morning assembly. They did. . . and they did.
From left are Head of School Andy Abbott, Macon
Paine Finley ’73 (principal, grades 7 and 8), Scott
Heinzel (principal, grades 11 and 12) and Elaine
Childress (principal, grades 9 and 10). The money
raised from the marathon (more than $15,000)
went to Aim High and Whole Kids Outreach.
March 29
The St. Louis Business Journal recognized Dr.
Holekamp’s role in transforming Ranken Jordan into a
state-of-the-art pediatric specialty hospital by naming
him a Health Care Hero in 2007.
Seventh graders researched, designed, built and
installed bluebird houses to attract Missouri’s state
bird to the JBS campus.The service project was a
cross-curricular effort between the History and Industrial Technology Departments. Students built 16
birdhouses over the winter and installed them right
after spring break. They will monitor the houses to
reserve them for bluebirds.
April 4
Thirty choral students in grades 9 through 12 made
their Carnegie Hall debut in a Sunday afternoon
concert. They joined with students in choirs from
Texas, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania for a performance of John Rutter’s “Magnificat” for choir and
orchestra. Maestro Rutter conducted the choir with
the New England Symphonic Orchestra.
Ranken Jordan designed its hospital around what kids
need and like. A playful environment—expansive
spaces, high ceilings, natural lighting and bright colors—
maximizes normal socialization. A wide array of developmentally stimulating programs mean children spend
little time in their rooms. They are interacting with
each other, the staff and the volunteers in cheerful open
spaces. They eat their meals in a dining room, and they
have fun in the playground at the hub of the complex.
Kids and therapists attend to the hard work of getting
better in the rehabilitation area, which accommodates
St. Louis’ only pediatric aquatherapy pool.
Every inpatient has a pediatrician, a pediatric nurse
practioner and a physiatrist (a rehab doc) to oversee his
medical management and functional recovery.
A third of Ranken Jordan’s patients are infants and toddlers, many of whom are suffering the effects of severe
prematurity or congenital defects of various organ systems. Above, several volunteers and Dr. Nick interact
with a baby in Ranken Jordan’s nursery.
John Burroughs Reporter
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On Giving
Alumni News and Notes
Don’t see your note?
Planned gifts—bequests, trusts, annuities,
insurance, real estate, IRAs and other ways
to give—may be established during a donor’s
lifetime or through a donor’s will or estate
plan. There are many ways to
support Burroughs.
The notes, marriages, births and condolences on these
alumni pages were received before April 15. If you do
not see your submission, please check the next issue.
1930
Jim Phelps writes, “My wife, Marian, and I celebrated our
70th wedding anniversary in July with a trip to Ephraim, WI,
our favorite vacation spot for many years. Our entire family:
children (Jim Jr. and Judy Little), three granddaughters
and four great-grandchildren joined us for a week of
fun activities. A wonderful celebration and an affair to
remember.”
New Opportunity for 2010
1932
Convert Your IRA
Dick Horner writes, “Just so proud of our school, and of all
the family members who have had the JBS experience over
the years—1932 to 2001!”
The year 2010 offers a great opportunity if you
have an IRA. IRAs can now be turned into
Roth IRAs regardless of your income. Prior to
this year, you could only do this if your adjusted
gross income was $100,000 or less.
Any amount you withdraw from an IRA is
typically taxable income to you, so being able
to have a Roth IRA that you can access taxfree is a great advantage to you. A Roth IRA
allows you to take funds from the plan income
tax–free if you meet certain conditions, and you
never have to take mandatory withdrawals during your lifetime.
When converting, you’ll have to pay income
tax on the IRA amount you convert, but you
can pay half the taxes in 2011 and half in 2012.
If your IRA is currently worth less than what it
used to be, perhaps due to a market decline, it
may be an opportune time to convert to a Roth.
If it is worth less when you convert it, you’ll pay
tax on a smaller amount.
Before doing a Roth IRA conversion, consult
your tax or financial advisor.
— Jim Kemp
Director of Advancement
Ext. 256 at 314/993-4040
or 800/264-4045
[email protected]
For information about how smart tax and estate
planning can benefit Burroughs, or to discuss
designating your bequest as a memorial, tribute or
scholarship, contact Jim Kemp at 314/993-4040,
ext. 256, or [email protected]. For more
information about gift and estate planning, go to
Support Burroughs at www.jburroughs.org.

Language which can be used in a will:
“I give to John Burroughs School, a non-profit
educational institution located at 755 South
Price Road, St. Louis, Missouri, 63124 and
incorporated under the laws of the State of
Missouri, the sum of $______________ (or the
following described property or a designated
percentage of my estate), to be used for its general educational purposes.”
May 2010
1944
Pat Aloe Haight reports that she traveled to Egypt last
fall. “I spent three weeks in Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor and
cruising the Nile. It was almost worth missing our 65th
reunion.”
1947
Irvin J. Buxell and his wife, Carole, took their two Yorkies
and their parrot on a four-month vacation in their motor
home, visiting the back roads of Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan. “All were beautiful states, however, we were glad
to return to the warm weather and sunshine of our Florida
Everglades paradise. The fish are jumping; the birds are
flying; and the gators and manatees are swimming.”
Tom W. Day writes, “I lift barbells in Gold’s Gym, read
children and seven grandchildren, the Arizona desert and
the Arizona mountains. We are very content.”
Peter Leach reports seeing Ray ’52 and Jean Potter, Jim
Woods ’54 and John Zentay ’49 at Peter Zentay’s ’52
memorial service. “Recall Peter getting up a gang of us to
play ice hockey in Forest Park on the two or three days that
were cold enough each year.”
1953
Alex Weissenborn reports “feeling re-energized after
receiving a pacemaker.”
1956
Pete Stocker recently moved from Bozeman, MT, to Cape
Coral, FL.
1958
Terrence Lee Croft writes, “I have joined JAMS, the
Resolution Experts, as a mediator and arbitrator in their
Atlanta Resolution Center. JAMS is the world’s largest,
private provider of alternative dispute resolution services. I
continue as a senior partner in my law firm, King & Croft,
in Atlanta.”
Julia Foote reports the birth of her fourth grandchild, Peter
Shaw Hagen, on November 15. “Healthy and happy is an
understatement. Everyone is robust and thrilled.”
Judy Lorenz Tisdale writes, “I flunked retirement and am
back at Community School teaching science to first, third
and nursery students. I missed teaching and missed the kids!
Granddaughter Maggie Gosnell is in the nursery, our third
generation at the school.”
1959
books and The New Yorker, garden, think about the past,
play with grandchildren and cook delicious food.”
Jud Calkins’ 7-year-old son is involved in the arts, playing
Fleur Barngrove Hampton reports that she has three
grandchildren at the University of Colorado, one at
Colorado State University and two at
the University of New Mexico. Her
eldest granddaughter will soon marry a
Navy corpsman, who recently returned
from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
1960
the violin, painting and excelling in ballroom dance.
1948
Warren Bruce writes, “All ten
grandkids doin’ ok. Still flying for the
Coast Guard, but it gets harder each
year to pass the swim test.”
1949
Sharlee Staten Guster writes, “Had
a great time at the reunion. Played
golf, went to St. Louis Zoo, even saw
the (2009 season’s) final game of the
Cardinals.”
Barry Mendle Kayes writes,
“Still living in Duluth. It’s my first
experience in a small town, and it’s
different! I don’t seem to mind the
weather. I have enough to do, and
in my spare time, I paint. It’s a good
summer destination! Come visit.”
Barbara O’Neil Ross writes, “Two
memorable trips to Colorado this
year: a family reunion near my sister
(Patricia O’Neil Fender ’46) and a
Fender wedding. I’m happily organizing
art shows and painting in Palo Alto.”
1950
Abigail Eades Peck writes, “We are both retired and
receiving home health care in our former bed and breakfast.
The solar greenhouse is a favorite place to resort to. We can
nurture a few plants there.”
1951
Kathryn Wedemeyer Winans reports that her only
grandchild, Larkin Cooper, turned four in January.
1952
Ginny Thym Clements writes, “In our 53rd year of
marriage, Neil and I are in the midst of four wonderful
Twenty-nine alumni from the class of 1960 met aboard
the Celebrity Century bound for Key West and
Cozumel to celebrate their fiftieth reunion. From left
are (row one) Ginny Edwards Castro, Marget Breckner Lippincott, Marcia Hirth Murphy, Lucy Costen
Daley, Carol Robins Von Arx and Lynn Hopewell
Bitting; (row two) Amelia Helmholz Williams, Mary
Ruhoff, Mary Bierman Harris, Sally Spencer Capra,
Betsy Goodson Van Winkle, Christy Wider Proost and
Ann Knight Schaper; (row three) Bob Willis, Rebecca
Silverman Howard, Julie Scholz Proctor, Judy Sutter
Hinrichs-Meckfessel and Sandy Rederer; (row four)
Jay Hopkins, Brad Stocker, Frank Proctor and John
Mabry; (row five) Bill Wulfing, Chuck Mill and John
Stamper; and (row six) Harry Lesser, Stuart Johnson
and Bill Elbring. (Eric Lemon attended, but is not in
the photo.)
John Burroughs Reporter
May 2010
Our Alumni
Alumni continued
Stuart Johnson has four grandchildren. The youngest one,
his first granddaughter, was born in October.
Betsy Goodson Van Winkle writes, “Our fiftieth reunion
on the cruise ship was fantastic. We talked for four days
nonstop. We have not changed one bit.”
Peter Wood writes, “In October I delivered the Nathan
I. Huggins Lectures at Harvard, focusing on the artist,
Winslow Homer. The lectures will be published this fall
in a book from Harvard University Press entitled Near
Andersonville: Winslow Homer’s Civil War.”
1961
Bill Schoening writes, “Nothing like work to get you out of
the house—China, Australia, New Zealand. Driving on the
left with a turn signal that activates the windshield wipers
remains a challenge.”
1964
1974
Mary Shifrin Bloch writes, “I’ve been doing food and
travel writing for the past few years. Check out my blog,
‘Around the Block,’ at marybloch.wordpress.com.”
David Busse reports that he drove past two “John
Burroughs Schools,” one in Los Angeles and one in
Burbank, CA, on the same day.
Tammy Christel writes, “I’m at work on a book about the
arts in the Jackson Hole/Greater Yellowstone Region; had
an essay on the same subject published by Jackson Hole
Chamber of Commerce. And I loved our class reunion.
So happy to reconnect with old and great friends and
classmates!”
Steve and Julie Mathes celebrated their 31st wedding
anniversary in November 2009.
Ed Schmid writes, “Many thanks to Mark Schnuck and
Jacqueline Burst Golemon retired from running Wau-
Schnuck’s Markets for the kind contributions to the Class of
’74 reunion party in October.”
Ban-See Ranch in 2009. “Now I live here, and my parents
live here also. Life is good, and all are well.”
Robin Winfield writes, “My husband, Ron, and I bought
Scott and Jane Heineman Molden report that all three
of their boys are now in Chicago. Dan ’93 is a professor of psychology at Northwestern; Jeff ’97 works in brand
management for Laughing Cow Cheese; and Rob ’02 works 1975
with whales at Shedd Aquarium.
Bob Schoening reports that in July 2009 he joined Total
Wine and More as senior vice president, chief information
officer.
1970
Kimberlee Shelton is completing a documentary
about a healing retreat for returning veterans and their
family members. For more about the project, visit www.
thewelcomehomproject.org.
Mary Wood Cissel Suttell reports that her husband, Paul
A. Suttell, became Chief Justice of Rhode Island Supreme
Court. Tyler ’91 and Amy Greenwood Dunaway
’92, Bill ’58 and Melanie Bascom, Charlie Cissel ’74,
Sarah Greenwood ’89, Perry Bascom ’54, Sally Cissel
Greenwood, John Cissel ’73 and family, and Ed ’46 and
Jane DeBevoise Cissel ’46 attended the swearing in on
July 16, 2009.
1971
Joan Powers writes, “After 25 plus years, I have retired
as assistant general counsel of the International Monetary
Fund in Washington, D.C. I am spending some extended
time in New Zealand with my long-time partner, David
Cutler, where we are using Wellington as a base for hiking
and cycling around the country.”
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an old house in Monterey, which we are fixing up. (It had
been stripped of everything.) I also opened a gallery/studio
in Carmel and love going to work every day!”
Kathy Bussmann works in residential real estate at Janet
McAfee, Inc. Her daughter, Lauren, lives in Atlanta and
works for a St. Louis company, AMDOCS, as a project
manager. Her son, Tyler, is a sophomore at Rhodes College
in Memphis.
1976
Steve Duncker and his wife, Melinda, and their children,
Haley and Teddy, are enjoying their move to Palm Beach.
Sallie Samuels teaches middle school math and is
department chair at Davis Academy in Atlanta.
1978
Katie Brucker writes, “Am enjoying living and working
in Leipzig, Germany. I had a nice visit in July 2009 with
Katrina von Gontard Fredrickson, who was touring
Europe with her son. Colleagues in Berlin include Dierdre
Berger, sister of classmate Rhonda Berger Abrams, and
Bob Pollard, brother of Patricia Pollard Mosko ’73.”
Jay Saddler has lived in Mountain View, CA, since 2005.
He married Ryanne in 2006. Jay has two grandchildren,
Aiden (age 2) and Addison (age six months), and expects
another grandchild in May.
Never too late
Nurse Huette on duty
When Rob Huette ’64 retired from a long
career in business, he went back to nursing
school.
Huette had always been interested in a career in medicine, but that was not how things
worked out for him as a young man. After
serving in the Navy following graduation from
Washington University, Huette joined Brown
Shoe Company in 1973, rising to a position as
senior vice president of merchandising. He left
Brown in 1995 and moved to Connecticut for
a job in consulting management with JD Edwards, an enterprise software company which
was acquired by Oracle Corp.
Huette retired from Oracle in 2007 and
immediately enrolled in Norwalk (CT) Community College to begin pre-requisite course
work in anatomy, physiology, organic chemistry,
microbiology, etc. Two semesters later, he applied and was accepted to St. Louis University’s
accelerated program in nursing. “Frankly, I was
very apprehensive about going back to school in
a competitive and intensive program at age 63,
but it worked out wonderfully. It was great to be
back in St. Louis! Training was indeed intense
and demanding, but I enjoyed it immensely.”
Huette graduated summa cum laude in May of
2009 with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. He
passed his boards in July and became a registered nurse.
Huette currently works the night shift (11
p.m. to 7 a.m.) in the cardiac care unit of Danbury (CT) Hospital. He says, “I hope to switch
to a different shift when there is an opening,
but nights have provided a great number of
unique experiences and much autonomy with
respect to critical care delivery. Our patients
often have multiple problems, in addition to
the presenting issue, which makes the planning
and delivery of care fascinating, especially in
a night-time setting where there is a minimal
level of support.”
“I am trying to take advantage of every opportunity to grow and learn in this wonderful
profession,” says Huette. “This has truly been
the adventure of a lifetime. It is indeed, never
too late to grow and learn.”
Ebeth Oliver Scatchard writes, “Thank you my dear
JBS family for helping me build such a strong foundation.
In 2009 Cinda Mefferd, Lisa Piatt, Nancy Sato and
I gathered in California. I visited Jeff Dreyer and Lou
Shapleigh in St. Louis. I’m just beginning to catch up with
others on Facebook. Come visit!”
1972
Mark Haimann reports that his oldest child, Alex, will
begin work toward an MBA at Washington University next
fall. “I anticipate many visits to see him and St. Louis,”
writes Mark. “I also hope to connect with my JBS classmates
and teachers. Lastly, I’m looking forward to our 40th (ouch!)
reunion. I’d be happy to hear from anyone at mhhai@aol.
com.”
1973
John Cissel is into his third year as head of school at
Dutchess Day School in Millbrook, NY. He says, “I’m
enjoying life surrounded by 3- to 14-year-old boys and girls.”
Katie Grossman McVay, who lives on Whidbey Island in
Washington state, recently visited St. Louis and met some
classmates for dinner. From left in the front are Katie, Lisa
Holekamp Yost and Jeannette Huey; and in back are
Julie Sincoff, Kris Samuels Holmes and Mary Jones
Otto.
Rob Huette ’64 returned to nursing school after a
long and successful career in business. He currently
works full-time as a nurse in the cardiac care unit of
Danbury (CT) Hospital.
Ellen Witscher Trovillion was named Theta of the Year
by the St. Louis Alumnae Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta
sorority.
John Burroughs School publishes the Reporter
for distribution to alumni, parents,
past parents, grandparents, faculty,
staff and friends of the school.
Editor: Lynn Phelps
Photographer: Andrew Newman ’87
Director of Communications and Public Relations:
Ellen Leschen Bremner ’67
John Burroughs Reporter
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Our Alumni
Recruiting spies and stealing secrets
For years,
Jonathan
Kayes’ ’75 relatives just shut
up when asked
what Jonathan
was doing.
Kayes had
told a few of
his nearest
and dearest
where he really Jonathan Kayes ’75
worked, but
to everybody else, his job was something else.
The authorized response: Jonathan works for a
government agency (the cover agency can’t be
revealed here).
Jonathan Kayes was a CIA officer. Before
joining the CIA in the early 1980s, he majored
in political science at Columbia University, with
a focus on Sino-Soviet relations. He studied
Chinese in Taiwan and continued in Columbia’s
international relations master’s program with
an emphasis on East Asia and economics. After
working at a bank for a few years, Kayes took a
job with the CIA. He met his wife, also a CIA
officer. The couple has two daughters.
As an operations officer, Kayes worked all
over the world gaining access to people who
did things that the U.S. government wanted
to know about. He can’t reveal the specifics—
where he was and exactly what he did­—but
to use the phrase coined by one of his former
bosses, Kayes’ job was to recruit spies and steal
secrets. The CIA moved Kayes and his family
every two or three years. At each new location
he learned about a new country, a new culture
and topics that the U.S. was interested in at the
time.
In the early 2000s, Kayes moved back to the
Washington, D.C. area, where he held a number
of executive jobs at headquarters and got interested in giving something back to the agency.
In 2006, when a newly created position as chief
learning officer was announced, he applied and
got the job.
The measure of Kayes’ success in that role is
how well he trained others to recruit spies and
steal secrets. He will not reveal exactly how
many agents he trained, but he does suggest a
spike of new hires since 2001, with half of the
CIA workforce being hired since 9/11. That
suggests a young workforce of linguists, economists, social scientists, accountants, nurses,
psychiatrists—people with pretty much any skill
you can think of. But as Kayes points out, “You
do not pick up most of the skills needed to be a
CIA officer in college.” As chief learning officer,
Kayes oversaw a CIA curriculum ranging from
two-day courses on leadership to 88-week courses in Korean, Chinese, Arabic and Japanese. He
aggressively moved to make much of the training available online, pointing out that with a
workforce that is deployed all over the world, it’s
a matter of efficiency.
Kayes recently retired from his job at the
CIA and plans to embark on a second career
in corporate education. The move to the corporate world has obvious overlap in terms of
function—learning in support of a mission, but
the mission no doubt will be very different.
May 2010
Alumni continued
1980
1993
Christine Caralis-Wallier lives in London with her
husband, Ghislain Wallier, and their son, Aris, who is 11/2
years old. Christine works for a hedge fund that focuses on
cleantech/clean energy.
Gabriel Kram, his wife and their daughter live in San
Rafael, CA. Gabriel recently opened an intervention
design, training and consulting firm, Applied Mindfulness,
in Berkeley, CA. The firm specializes in the application
of evidence-based mindfulness, somatics, and emotional
intelligence modalities for performance enhancement, selfcare, wellness and organizational development in nonprofit
and for-profit contexts. For more about his work, visit www.
applied-mindfulness.org and preview his forthcoming book,
Transformation Through Feeling: Escaping the Prison of the
Mind to Reclaim the Wisdom of the Heart.
Andy Cornwell (on right) and a group of JBS teachers met
on Sunday evenings during the winter for pick-up games
of ice hockey at the Clayton Ice Rink. Above, he is shown
with Athletic Director-elect Peter Tasker (on left), who
“organized” the group, and Bill Gilbert (Modern Languages).
Other faculty members who played regularly with the
group included Scott Heinzel (principal of grades 11 and
12), Kevin McKone (Math) and Ned Wood (Modern
Languages).
Shaila Mehra is a graduate student at the University of
Rochester. She recently married Andrew Wadowski, first
in a Hindu ceremony in India in December and then in a
Jewish ceremony in St. Louis on March 20.
Patty Rojanasathit-Gur and her husband, Saar Gur, and
their son live in Palo Alto, CA.
1994
1981
Emily Sitrin Mason writes, “We are having so much fun
Rebecca Morrissey Miller is an attorney in Illinois. She
with our little guy (born on November 30, 2009) and are
just enamored with him. We are still living in New York,
and I am working at Pfizer as a marketing director on the
Lipitor business.”
and her husband, Jeff, have two boys (ages 12 and 9).
1982
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. recently announced that Gentry
Sayad had been hired to oversee the firm’s Shanghai office.
Gentry formerly was a member of Armstrong Teasdale, LLP,
where he was managing partner of the firm’s Shanghai office.
1983
Matt Estill writes, “Becoming a full-time hockey and
lacrosse Dad spending most of my time watching my
children—Caroline (15), Charlie (13) and Peter (9)—on
the field and at the ice rink.”
Cindy Teasdale McGowan is thrilled to announce the
launch of her new business, Makaboo Personalized Gifts
(www.makaboo.com). “Makaboo allows you to design your
own embroidered baby gifts and see exactly what they’ll
look like before you purchase,” says Cindy. “We’ve had a
bunch of JBS orders so far. I wanted to broaden our reach, so
through July use coupon code JBS for 15 percent off of your
first purchase!”
1995
Megin Wehmueller Wolfman and her husband, Adam,
litigation firm of Kralike & Jacobs LLP in Pasadena, CA.
and their two children—Eliana (age 21/2) and Noah (born
December 27, 2009)—reside in Pound Ridge, NY.
Julie Proffer Seidel reports that life is good in San
1996
Stasia Bessey Gotovac is still practicing at the business
Francisco. Julie focuses on business development within
the mobile/wireless ecosystem. Her husband, Kevin, spends
his professional time as a freelance creative director, and
six-year-old Kai is in kindergarten at San Francisco Friends
School, where one of his classmates is the daughter of Dan
Newman ’87. The Seidels recently returned from a twoweek holiday in Paris and Barcelona.
1991
Katie Galie reports that classmate Jenny Edwards
Willingham was the maid of honor in her August wedding
at Mount Pleasant Winery in Augusta, MO.
The arrival of Matt Kelly’s son, Hank, came “right between
D.C.’s two epic snowstorms.”
1992
Sarah Burke lives in San Francisco and is busy with
interior design projects. She and classmate, Amy Ryan,
also an interior designer in the Bay Area, have started
collaborating on projects.
Emily Hickey writes, “I recently joined Tracked.com, a new
business news and networking site based out of New York
City. I look forward to spamming everyone with ‘Connect
with me on Tracked’ e-mails soon!”
Lindsay Rogers Hogan reports that Finley Addison joined
big brother, Matthew, on March 12, 2010. The Hogans will
be moving to Darien, CT, this summer.
Peter Kappus writes, “I left St. Louis (and Burroughs) in
1994 for Denver, and I graduated from Smoky Hill High
School in 1996. I went on to attend University of Colorado
where I earned a degree in environmental design in 1999
and then moved to New York City for a few years before
moving to Seattle. I became a managing partner at a small
interactive design studio, and I’m now writing music in
London and doing independent strategic consulting for the
medical device industry.”
Nicholas Weil, a staff attorney for the U.S. House of
Representatives, writes, “I’m enjoying life and work in
Washington. In my down time, I’m still acting a bit,
traveling and satisfying my addiction to hot peppers.”
1997
Bob Clark reports that he left Morgan Stanley in 2008
to join a hedge fund. He is a partner at DW Investment
Management, which manages $1.4 billion of assets for focus
on credit markets.
Caleb Weaver is press secretary for the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
Leon Pridgen reports that since moving from England
on Memorial Day 2009, he and his family are enjoying
the warm sunshine of South Florida. Leon is busy working
on Haiti Earthquake Support at US Southern Command
in Miami. His son, Ian, is in pre-kindergarten and loving
school. His daughter, Liliana Rose, was born on December
31, which means that both of his children have December
birthdays, only two days apart.
1998
Melissa Barton reports that several Burroughs folks
attended her wedding at Mad Art Gallery in Soulard last June. Among them were Alicia Donald Chipman ’98,
Dan Schwartz ’98, John Pierson (English), and Melissa’s
four brothers—Todd ’88, Kevin ’96, Jeff ’00 and Grant ’03
Barton. Melissa writes, “It was nearly 100˚F in the shade
at the outdoor ceremony. Fortunately, the reception was
indoors! We still live in Chicago, and I’m still working on
my doctorate in English at the University of Chicago.”
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May 2010
Our Alumni
Alumni continued
“This year has been eventful,” writes Ross Rochat. “My
wife and I were married on June 13, 2009 (which I will
remember). On September 1, I learned that I passed the
Illinois Bar; on November 5, I was sworn in; and on October
15, my wife and I closed on our first home. Thank you to
Burroughs and this wonderful country.”
John Rossi currently works as the navigation officer on the
NOAA ship, Ronald H. Brown. “Our next project will take
us through the Panama Canal, around the Cape of Good
Hope and across the Atlantic Ocean to Capetown, South
Africa. I will transfer to aviation next spring.”
1999
Brink, the online magazine, that Charlie Gershman and a
couple of college friends started in 2007 recently produced
its twelfth issue. According to the magazine’s web site,
Brink’s goal is to promote and publish writing and art. “We
like short stories, creative nonfiction, interviews and poetry
that is moving and provocative (or evocative); and writing
that makes the reader think, see, hear, taste, smell and feel.
We also like photography and visual art.”
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Robbie Molden works at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago,
where he observes the newborn baby Beluga whale. Robbie
writes, “Baby whales are very fragile so we monitor them
24 hours a day to ensure that they are nursing and bonding
with their mothers.”
2003
Thank you Phonathon callers
Sixty-two alumni came back to the dining
room during the month of February to support
the Alumni Annual Giving Program. They
raised more than $40,000 in gifts and pledges.
Elizabeth Boatman completed her master’s degree in
material science engineering at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley. She is now pursuing a doctorate in the UCBerkeley program and backpacking through New Zealand in
her spare time.
Heidi Fisher Pieroni lives in St. Louis with her husband,
Mike, and their daughter, Isabel.
Jeanne Trulaske is president of the Robert J. Trulaske,
Jr. Foundation, which supports St. Louis Life, a residential
home for adults with disabilities, as well as the protection of
the environment and historic preservation. She also serves
on two local nonprofit boards including St. Louis Life and
The Green Center.
2000
2004
Becky Murphy Christensen reports that Andy Murphy
’98, Katie Murphy LeDoux ’96, Missy Hermann ’00,
Katherine MacArthur ’00, Eleanor Pessin Correa ’00,
Jerome Kim ’00, Margaret Scavotto ’98 and Mark
Schwarz ’99 attended her wedding at Graham Chapel
Kim Kennedy serves as Grassroot Soccer’s national
Above are Courtney Docter Gable ’96 and Zach
Fay ’96.
coordinator and the Baylor-Abbott Fellow in Malawi.
Grassroot Soccer uses soccer as a tool in the effort to
educate young people about reducing AIDS and HIV in
African nations.
(Washington University) in January.
Sara Jones is in the final year of her doctoral program in
biophysical chemistry at Harvard. She was the recipient of
Nature Methods’ Nature Method of the Year in 2009. Nature
Methods is a sub journal of Nature.
2001
Lauren Brophy has been named manager of
communications for Major League Soccer (MLS) and
Soccer United Marketing (SUM). Lauren joins the League
office from the Chicago Fire, where she was responsible
for the day-to-day soccer media relations efforts including
press announcements, press conferences and events, as well
as local and national, and international media outreach.
Lauren, who is fluent in Spanish, spearheaded the Fire’s
Spanish-language media outreach and provided public
relations support for MLS and SUM events and initiatives.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in sports communications
and broadcasting from Indiana University in 2007.
Haliday Douglas is a sixth grade teacher and placement
Elizabeth Yoselevsky lives in New York City, teaching
at the East Harlem School. She will attend The Medical
College of Virginia in August 2010.
2005
After earning her bachelor’s of music degree from Eastman
in 2009, Julia Bullock went on to Dawn Upshaw’s
Graduate Vocal Arts program at Bard College Conservatory
in upstate New York. On February 26 she performed the
title role in Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortilèges (The Child and
the Magic Spells) composed in an opera triple bill presented
by the Bard College Conservatory of Music in the Frank
Gehry-designed Fisher Performing Arts Center.
After earning her bachelor’s degree in history and literature,
Leslie Nightingale is teaching ninth and tenth grade
history and creative writing at an international school
in Korea. She was married to Harvard classmate Daniel
Rinehart in June 2009, and she plans to attend graduate
school next year.
administrator at City Academy in St. Louis. He also serves
on the advisory board of Prison Performing Arts, chairs the
Bowdoin Alumni Student Interviewing Committee and is a
JBS Board Diversity Committee member.
Rubyn Wasserman graduated from Washington University
David Lee was the first member of the New York Knicks
since 2001 to play in the All-Star Game.
2006
Meredith Horner McCall and her husband, Ryan, live in
From left are John Esserman ’54 and Glenn
Johnson Sheffield ’54.
last May and is interning at the International Rescue
Committee (IRC) in New York. The IRC is dedicated to
immigrants, refugees and humanitarian aid.
Sam Fowle is in his final year in the undergraduate
From left are Steve Mathes ’74, Jamey Alverson
’74 and Ed Schmid ’74.
mechanical engineering program at University of Michigan.
Fort Collins, CO, where they own McCall Family Dental.
Lilly Connett works for The Charles Darwin Foundation in
the Galapagos. She is studying the effects of invasive birds
on the island’s ecosystem.
Chris Perkins’ name will be listed in the record books as
the number one tackler on the Brown University football
team for the 2009 season. Chris received several honors
including first team, All-Ivy; fall All-Ivy Academic honoree;
and the Frederick “Fritz” Pollard Award. After graduation in
May, Chris will work with Accenture in Atlanta, GA.
Capt. Charlie Felker recently received his second Bronze
Star Medal for meritorious achievement as a rifle platoon
leader for a joint task force in support of Operation
Enduring Freedom. Charlie will soon be leaving for his third
overseas deployment.
David Truetzel is in his last semester at the University of
Virginia. “Since April 2009 I’ve served as the chair of the
Honors Committee at UVA. Over the summer I interned in
New York at Greenhill & Co, a boutique investment bank. I
will be returning there in June 2010.”
2002
Lillian Forsyth, who talked at morning assembly last fall
about her experiences teaching English in Vietnam, recently
relocated to Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Eric Hirsh writes, “I am currently the director of instrument
research at Zenph Sound Innovations, a music technology
company dedicated to understanding and recreating
precisely how musicians perform. I am in a progressive hip
hop quartet called The Beast and codirect a 12-member
salsa ensemble called Orquesta GarDel. Hopefully I can
bring both groups on tour to assembly one day!”
Geoff King is a research associate at the National
Endowment for Democracy (NED) in Washington, D.C.
2007
Jake Fisher is traveling through much of Europe while
From left are John Martin ’75, Bill Lemp ’75, Jim
Hershey ’75 and Rebecca Stith ’75.
completing his junior year at St. Louis University’s Madrid
campus.
Cady Macon was named to the New England Small
College Athletic Conference’s Winter All-Academic Team.
Lori Murphy has been elected student body president for
the 2010-11 school year at Vanderbilt University.
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News
More China trips for Schandorff
Retirement has opened up Peter Schandorff’s
calendar. The former JBS history teacher, who
has logged more than a half million miles
(including 12 trips to The Hague with Burroughs students, 26 trips to China and a trip
around the world) has renewed his passport
and is expanding his group travel offerings into
Southeast Asia’s peak travel months of September, October, April and May. Following are
several trips that he is planning well into 2012.
For details, contact Schandorff at 314/773-3808
or [email protected].
To the Silk Road and the World’s Expo
Schandorff is putting together a small group
for a trip to China in late September and early
October. This group of travelers will follow the
Silk Road out west to the desert frontier before
returning to the World’s Expo in Shanghai. The
group will fly to Beijing and on to Xian and
then go out to the end of the Great Wall, to the
Buddhist caves in Dunhuang, to Urumqi and
Turpan, and then fly back to Shanghai for the
sights and sounds of Expo 2010.
Alumni continued
Supriya Shah spent her winter semester studying abroad
in India. “It is an amazing place. It is completely different
from anything I have experienced, and I am learning a lot
about myself and this country in the process! My blog is:
supriyanamaste.blogspot.com, and there is a link to my flickr
page right below the title and picture of my blog.”
2008
Alyssa Mizell is completing her second year at George
Washington University. She is studying international
business and finance with a minor in Chinese.
2009
Katie Holmes is enjoying her freshman year at Williams.
Rob Poeppelmeier writes, “I have been called to serve a
two-year mission in Buenos Aires, Argentina.”
Marriages
• Southeast Asia (January/February 2011):
Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand
and Yunnan Province in China
Brian Burkhardt and Katie Galie ’91 on August 22, 2009.
Shaila Mehra ’93 and Andrew Wadoski on December 16,
2009.
Blair Lee Fortner and Margaret Pundmann ’97 on
October 17, 2009.
Chris Gackenheimer and Melissa Barton ’98 on June 27,
2009.
Joel Christensen and Becky Murphy ’00 on January 9,
2010.
Eric Hirsh ’02 and Lauren Ann Schlenger on October 3,
2009.
Daniel Rinehart and Leslie Nightingale ’05 on June 6,
2009.
• The Yangtze Delta (autumn of 2011):
Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou
Births
Trips in the early planning stages
• South and North Korea (date to be
determined)
• Japan from Sapporo to Okinawa plus Taiwan)
(date to be determined)
• The Malay Peninsula and Indonesia (date to
be determined)
• Xian to Lhasa via the Vacuum Train (2011 or
2012): The Vacuum Train alters air pressure
as it ascends and descends the Himalayas,
helping minimize the effects of altitude
sickness.
Below, most of the 30 travelers to participate in
Peter Schandorff’s spring break trip to China had a
connection to JBS—students, parents, alumni, parents of alumni and a former head of school. From
left, are (seated) Estelle Ballinger, Katie Link ’13,
Shannon Scharff, Capri Scharff ’15, Mary Koykka,
Emily Koykka ’15 and Jack (the group’s Beijing
guide); (row 2) Marcia Williamson Shahan ’62,
Mary Roediger, Nancy Birge-Osborne ’57, Emma
Birge-Osborne ’04, Karen Lister, Beth Nuhill and
Jeanne Kempthorne; (row 3) Keith Shahan ’62,
Maddie Brandt ’11, Mackenzie Brandt ’13, Susan
Humble, David Humble, Doug Cannon, Clayton
Scharff and Peter Schandorff; and (row 4) Jeff
Baker, Sima Baker, Isabel Brandt ’77, Rick Brandt,
R. Nuhill, Barb Doyle, Ginna Doyle ’13, and
Zhang Ming (the group’s national guide).
May 2010
To Steve ’76 and Melinda Duncker, a daughter, Haley Elle
Duncker, on March 24, 2009.
To Bill Dubinsky ’83 and Elizabeth Moss, twin daughters,
Caroline Jane and Julia Kate Dubinsky, on January 5,
2010.
To Curt Wolf ’83 and Catherine Foster, a son, Charles
Spencer Wolf, on November 1, 2009.
To Greg and Noelle Brown ’86, a daughter, Camilla Rose
Brown, on June 18, 2009.
To Jonathan Lethem and Amy Barrett ’89, a son, Desmond
Brown Lethem, on March 6, 2010.
To Bryan Knapp and Katie Silberman ’89, a son, Haven
Elijah Silberman Knapp, on March 28, 2010.
To August and Betsy Newman Dennig ’91, a daughter,
Olivia Apsel Dennig, on April 2, 2010.
To Anthony ’91 and Elise Frisella, a son, William
Theodore Frisella, on March 5, 2010.
To Matt ’91 and Jess Kelly, a son, Liam Hancock “Hank”
Kelly, on February 9, 2010.
To Michael ’92 and Christine Brown, twin daughters,
Alexis and Samantha Brown, on January 8, 2009.
To Michael Waesche and Elizabeth Philpott ’92, a son,
Isaac Gordon Waesche, on January 5, 2010.
To Leon ’92 and Gillian Pridgen, a daughter, Liliana Rose,
on December 31, 2009.
To Matija and Stasia Bessey Gotovac ’93, a daughter, Iva
Elizabeth Gotovac, in June, 2009.
To Gabriel Kram ’93 and Lea Wood, a daughter, Tallula
Azul Kram, on August 25, 2009.
To Saar Gur and Patty Rojansasathit-Gur ’93, a son, Evan
Zev Gur, on September 17, 2009.
To Alec Denes ’94 and Whitney Black, a son, Theodore
Rocheford Denes, on September 19, 2009.
To Rob and Emily Sitrin Mason ’94, a son, William Robert
Mason, on November 30, 2009.
To Jon ’95 and Jill Wiswall, a son, Edward James Wiswall,
on February 24, 2010.
To Adam and Megin Wehmueller
Wolfman ’95, a son, Noah
Campbell Wolfman, on December
27, 2009.
To Kevin and Katie McCarthy Frank
’96, a daughter, Stella McCarthy
Frank, on March 1, 2010.
To Matt and Lindsey Rogers Hogan
’96, a daughter, Finley Addison
Hogan, on March 12, 2010.
To John and Erica Leskovsky
Messina ’97, a daughter, Gabriella
Claire, on November 8, 2009.
To Jeff ’98 and Kristin Goran, a
daughter, Elise Claire Goran, on
March 11, 2010.
To Ryan and Meredith Horner
McCall ’01, a son, Ryan Douglass
McCall, on February 26, 2010.
Condolences
Condolences are offered to:
Mary Ann MacCarthy Lee ’43, Gayle Lee ’64, Gary Lee
’65, Christy Lee Pope ’70, Elizabeth Lee Johnson ’96,
David Lee ’01, Andy Taylor ’66, JoAnn Taylor Kindle
’68, Kelly Taylor ’91, Patty Taylor Paquette ’94,
Carolyn Kindle ’95 and Alison Kindle ’99 on the death
of their husband, father, grandfather, stepfather and stepgrandfather, E. Desmond Lee, on January 12, 2010.
Eddie Rosenheim ’43, Jeff Rosenheim ’70, Jean
Lange ’70, Edward Samuels ’41, Ted Samuels ’73,
Sally Samuels ’76, Kris Holmes ’78, Peggy Samuels
’89, Katie Holmes ’09 and Davey Holmes ’12 on the
death of their mother, grandmother, stepmother, stepgrandmother and step great-grandmother, Edna Steiner,
on January 25, 2010.
James Heineman ’60, Tom Heineman ’63, Jane
Heineman Molden ’64, Lori Heineman Kilkelly ’90,
Julie Heineman McGinley ’93, Dan Molden ’93, Jeff
Molden ’07 and Robbie Molden ’02 on the death of
their mother and grandmother, Lois Simcoke Heineman,
on December 20, 2009.
Susan Horner Rehnquist ’60 and Carol Rehnquist
Jackson ’81 on the death of their husband and father,
Alden Rehnquist, on March 20, 2010.
William Scott, Jr. ’61 and Anne Love Scott ’65 on the
death of their stepmother, Margaret Johnston Scott, on
January 3, 2010.
Dick Rogers ’62, Carol Rogers Withers ’65, Andrew
Rogers ’90 and Rob Rogers ’92 on the death of their
mother and grandmother, Ruth Donnell Rogers, on
March 10, 2010. The school thanks the Rogers family for
suggesting that memorial donations be made to John Burroughs
School.
George Simmons ’62 and Susie Simmons
Ganzenmuller ’65 on the death of their mother, Ann
Simmons, on January 26, 2010.
Eloise Hirsh ’62, I. Richard Hirsh ’64 and Donald Hirsh
’74 on the death of their father, Ira D. Hirsh, on January
12, 2010.
Sally Tucker Elson ’63 and Jane Tucker Vasiliou ’68
on the death of their mother, Jean Sapin Tucker, on
December 15, 2009.
Mary Lea Dohrmann ’67 on the death of her father,
Russell H. Dohrmann, on December 4, 2009.
Jeffrey Morgan ’70, Caitlin Morgan ’02, Michael
Donahue ’01 and Carter Morgan ’07 on the death of
their mother and grandmother, Carol Betsy Morgan, on
February 1, 2010.
Richard Braznell ’72 on the death of his father, Gerald
Braznell, on December 7, 2009.
Debbie Fordyce ’72, Fiona Fordyce ’03, Rachel Fordyce
’05 and Sam Fordyce ’08 on the death of their mother
and grandmother, Zoe Desloge Lippman, on February 2,
2010.
Steven Feit ’74 on the death of his father, Gerald S. Feit,
on January 9, 2010.
Leslie Lam ’74 on the death of her mother, Wanda Lamb,
on February 28, 2010.
Peggy Forsyth ’74, James Forsyth ’76, Katy Forsyth
Harvey ’86, Gordon Forsyth ’04 and Rosemary
Forsyth ’06 on the death of their mother and
grandmother, Nancy Forsyth Brossard, on December 11,
2009.
Thad Holekamp ’75, Lisa Holekamp Yost ’78, Andy
Yost ’10, Libby Yost ’12, Tess Yost ’12 and Jennie
Holekamp Burst ’36 on the death of their father,
grandfather and brother, John Henry Holekamp, on
January 17, 2010. The school thanks the family for suggesting
that memorial donations be made to Burroughs.
Caroline Tamm ’77 and Ira Sandperl ’41 on the death of
their mother and sister, Betty S. Tamm, on December 2,
2009.
Bill Fausek ’78, Tom Fausek ’81 and Amy Bohigian ’91
on the death of their mother and grandmother, Jeanne
Fausek, on December 29, 2009.
Marjorie Chorlins ’79 on the death of her mother, Joy
Chorlins, on January 13, 2010.
Greg Fisher ’81 and Alison Fisher Pass ’84 on the death
of their mother, Mary Baer Fisher, on December 31, 2009.
Scott Marvel ’81 and Chris Marvel ’84 on the death of
their father, John “Jack” Marvel, on February 27, 2010.
Sally Lyon Pfeiffer ’82 on the death of her sister, Mary
Lyon, on December 2, 2009.
Molly Crawford Schneider ’84 on the death of her
mother, Virginia Cooban Crawford, on February 14, 2010.
Erin Walsh ’95 on the death of her mother, Ruth Alice
Walsh, on December 3, 2009.
Seema Mukhi Dahlheimer ’98 on the death of her
mother, Sonia Raju Mukhi, on November 17, 2009.
John Burroughs Reporter
May 2010
Memorials & Tributes
Alumni continued
Obituaries
The Reporter includes alumni death notices as
soon as possible after notification has been received.
Though we make every effort to ensure the accuracy
of obituaries, we often must rely on outdated school
records. Survivors and friends of the deceased can
help by sending information to Nancy Cusanelli, John
Burroughs School, 755 South Price Road, St. Louis,
MO 63124 or to [email protected].
1930
died on December 12, 2009.
Mrs. Charter earned her bachelor’s degree from
Wells College. She married Boyd Carter in 1942 in
Jackson, WY. The couple later moved to Montana
and became equal partners in the running of their
ranch north of Billings.
Mrs. Charter was a devoted environmental activist involved in preserving the family ranch from
the rages of strip mining. In the process, she was a
founding member of Bull Mountain Landowners,
Northern Plains Resource Council, Alternative
Energy Resource Organization, as well as a lifetime
member of the Methodist Church in Billings.
In 1999 Mrs. Charter wrote an autobiographical
book, Cowboys Don’t Walk, which tells about life
on the ranch and the struggles with the land, animals, weather, wildfire, coal companies and
politicians.
Mrs. Charter is survived by a daughter, two sons,
six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; another
son; a sister, Louis Goddard Rodormer ’28; and two
brothers, Joseph W. Goddard ’32 and George A. Goddard ’38.
Anne Goddard Charter
1935
George Leighton Bridge, Jr. died on August 18,
2009. He was 93 years old.
After graduating from Kemper Military Academy, Mr. Bridge attended Walt Disney School and
then served in the Army Air Corps as a navigator
during World War II. He married Betty Martin FitzGerald in 1940 and moved with his family from St.
Louis to Walpole, NY, in 1948.
Mr. Bridge owned the Bridge Fuel and Grain
Company in Walpole and served as an active member of the community until his move to Keene,
MA in 1993. He served on the St. John’s Episcopal Church Vestry, as a Boy Scout leader and as a
member of the Lion’s Club and the Bridge-Wilson
Veterans Post. Mr. Bridge also volunteered at the
Bridge Memorial Library, served in the 1970s on
the newly formed Walpole Ambulance Corps and
Walpole Recycling.
Mr. Bridge enjoyed gardening and outdoor activities including golf, tennis and skiing.
He is survived by a daughter; a son; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters; and
a brother, Gardiner Bridge ’38. He was preceded in
death by his wife; another son; a sister, Sally Bridge
Weeks ’34; and a brother, Eliot Bridge III ’36.
1938
Courtney Heineman
died on October 15, 2009. He
was 89 years old.
Mr. Heineman graduated from Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in English and history. He served in the Army from 1942 to 1945 and
was in the Army Reserve until 1955.
Mr. Heineman’s career included several years as
a reporter with KMOX Radio in St. Louis. He also
worked in public relations and sales.
Mr. Heineman and his first wife, Marguerite,
were married 35 years. Marguerite died in the late
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1970s, and Mr. Heineman remarried in the early
1980s.
After moving to Carlsbad, CA, shortly after his
second marriage, he served on the Open Space
Committee, Carlsbad Parks and Recreation Commission and eventually was named to the city’s
Planning Commission, on which he served for 11
years. He also was active in the Hosp Woods Home
Owners Association in Carlsbad and served as a
manager of the association. He also enjoyed golf,
skeet shooting, watercolor painting and gourmet
cooking.
Mr. Heineman is survived by his wife; a daughter, Mary Heineman ’71; two stepdaughters; and
four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a
brother, Paul V. Heineman ’31.
1938
Elzey Meacham Roberts, Jr.,
died on January 15,
2010. He was 89 years old.
Mr. Roberts served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II. He was former president of KXOK
Broadcasting and Public Relations Director for St.
Louis University. He and his wife, Rachel Lee
Anderson Roberts ’41, were actively involved in
farming and agriculture in the Bootheel, both serving on the Board of Directors of the land management firm, Anderson Farms, Inc., and as honorary
life members of the Board of the Episcopal City
Mission.
Mr. Roberts is survived by Rachel, his wife of 64
years; a daughter; a son; and a sister.
In Honor of Clara Abbott ’14
Susan and Tony Abbott
In Memory of Linsey ’42 and
Elizabeth Crossen Ashley ’42
Walt and Joan Weir Stradal ’48
In Memory of James “Skip” Alverson (Doran)
Patrick Osborne and Nancy Birge-Osborne ’57
Class of 1974
Clinical Research Unit at Saint Louis University
Carol and Dave Daniel
Quint ’71 and Cicely Jordan Drennan ’73
Jeff Dreyer ’71
Elizabeth J. Gordon ’72 Jacques N. Gordon ’74
Mrs. Richard S. Gordon
John J. Hamilton III ’74
David A. Hardy, M.D. ’56
Pattie and Ron James
Ann Lever and Carmileta Matheney
Rosalyn and Charles A. Lowenhaupt ’65
Kim Dent Markuns ’87
Jay and Sue Marshall
Barry M. Massie, M.D. ’62
Tom ’62 and Molly Herbst McConnell ’62
Jane Lowell Montgomery ’82
Nancy Sato ’71
Ed Schmid ’74
Anne Love Scott ’65
William Shearburn ’79
Bob and Mary Jo Sortland
Ellen Walz Svenson ’63
Ashley Tessmer
Barbara and Richard Tessmer
Bill Thomas and Kathy Standley
Bill and Pat Vibert
Robin and Dan Wald
Robert L. Walker
Jeff Wells ’74
Bruce and Ester Westling
Marie Witscher
Tom and Carolyn Yager
In Memory of Jeanne Felker Bland ’40
1940
Judith “Jaye” Edna Fischel Morgan
December 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010
died on January
11, 2010. She was 87 years old.
Mrs. Morgan had a long secretarial/administrative career, working first for the Veterans Administration, then for Washington University Medical
School, and subsequently for several industrial
organizations.
In retirement, Mrs. Morgan enjoyed supporting liberal political causes, gardening, cooking and
reading. In 1974, she moved from St. Louis to San
Diego, where she assumed a leadership role with
the Juniper-Front Community Garden for 17 years.
Mrs. Morgan is survived by two daughters, a
son, her former husband, two grandsons, two greatgrandchildren, a great-great-granddaughter, and her
sister, Susan Fischel Nelson ’43.
Janet Long Salisbury ’48 In Memory of Fred Broeg
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar P. Hampton III ’51
In Memory of Nancy Forsyth Brossard
Bill and Peggy Gissendanner
Debi and Peter Miller ’75
In Memory of Richard W. Burke ’45
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Cornwell, Jr. ’45
Ted and Etta Lubke Taylor ’51
To The Eddie Cissel Scholarship Fund
In Memory of Edward W. Cissel, Jr. ’74
Robert J. and Mary N. Ciapciak
Mary W. Cissel Suttell ’70
In Honor of the Class of 2009
James Chleboun
In Memory of Frances Sisler Drochelman ’41
Eve and Dick Horner ’32
In Memory of Josephine Fusz Connett ’35
Hord and Ann Albers Hardin ’57
To The Lt. Tom Costen Scholarship Fund
In Memory of W. Tom Costen ’81
1941
died on March 14 after a
brief illness. She was 87 years old.
After graduating from JBS she attended MacMurray College in Jacksonville, IL, until WWII
broke out. She left college to work in various jobs
to help with the war effort. Frances married William Drochelman in 1943, and from that point on,
her passion was raising a family and being involved
in her children’s activities.
Mrs. Drochelman was the daughter of George
Sisler, the Baseball Hall of Fame First baseman
who played for the St. Louis Browns. In 2004 she
represented her father in Seattle, Washington
when Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners broke a
record her father had held for 84 years (most hits in
a season). She handled herself with such grace and
kindness that ESPN listed her in one of the Top
10 lists for 2004. (She was #10, “Classiest Move in
Sports” for so graciously congratulating Ichiro for
his achievement.)
Mrs. Drochelman is survived by two sons, one of
whom is William “Bo” Drochelman, Jr. ’65; a daughter; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren;
and her brother, Dave Sisler ’49. She was preceded
in death by her husband, William Drochelman; and
two brothers, George Sisler ’35 and Richard Sisler ’38.
Frances Sisler Drochelman
J. Clark Costen ’76 and Sarah Forbes Orwig ’75
In Memory of Charles P. Duncker ’52
Myra and Don Shelby Pruett ’52
In Memory of Mary Baer Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar P. Hampton III ’51
Peter and Kelly Corbett McLoughlin ’80
In Memory of Antonio Glassberg ’96
Matt Crystal ’96
In Memory of Barbara Grace ’43
Patricia Yocum Pollock ’44
In Memory of Dr. Neville Grant ’46
Janet Long Salisbury ’48
In Honor of Jason Gusdorf ’12
Walter and Ruth Gusdorf
In Memory of Elizabeth Rogers Hayes ’59
Lynn Adams Bodicky
In Memory of Courtney E. Heineman ’38
Charles H. Bland
In Honor of Scott Heinzel
David and Lelia Farr
In Memory of F. Roger Hemker ’51
Edwin M. Johnston, Jr. ’51
In Memory of John H. Holekamp
John L. Brown ’42
JBS Development Office
Jay Divine and Kim Cerny
Julie and Steve Mathes ’74
John W. Minton, Jr. ’46
David and Sally Molho
Jim Dille and Laura Placio
Jay and Sally Wallace Shinkle ’79
Todd and Sarah Taylor
Continued on page 14.
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Memorials & Tributes
December 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010
Continued
In Memory of Kent Heitholt ’71
Nancy Sato ’71
In Honor of Harold and
Sonny Wotka Helmkampf ’54
Joe and Barbara Megginson McKinney ’54
In Memory of Douglass Horner ’65
Emily Horner ’97
To the Chris Jacobsen Scholarship Fund
In Memory of J. Chris Jacobsen ’79
Jonathan and Cynthia Jacobsen Rill ’85
In Honor of Jeffrey ’68 and
Janet Miller Jones ’76
Meagan Miller ’03
In Honor of Andrew R. Katzman ’85
David and Lelia Farr
In Memory of William L. Kline ’60
Evelyn Hopewell Bitting ’60
Lucy Costen Daley ’60
In Memory of Paul Koprivica
Liz and John Morrison ’61
Robert L. Walker
Bruce and Ester Westling
In Memory of Joseph (Bo) Koster ’83
Ann Koster Antoniou ’87
In Memory of John Krettek ’99
Brent Bowers ’99
Jeff ’96 and Carrie Rogers Burgess ’99
Daniel J. Burke, Jr. ’99
Megan Crane ’99
Thomas Daake, Jr. ’99
John W. Fries III ’99
Jeff Gaskin ’99
Alicia Clermont Hays ’99
Kim Wehmueller Heffner ’99
Alison Kindle ’99
Matt A. Kraft ’99
Elizabeth Little ’99
Jan, Johnny ’02 and Janie Mackey ’99
Andy Mathes ’99
Carolyn E. Schnuck ’99
Kurt Schuchman ’99
Douglas Scherrer ’99
Kristen Schonwald ’99
Krista Seymour ’99
Andy Shapiro ’99
Robert G. Watel III ’99
Belinda Waltman ’99
Jae Yoon ’99
Jamie Zuckerman ’99
In Memory of E. Desmond Lee, Jr.
Chris and Nancy Leyhe Allen ’66
Cooky and Bob Flynn ’61
Susan and Jack Musgrave
In Honor of Jim Lemen
Monica and Daron Greene, Jr. ’97
In Honor of Ann Lemp ’71
Nancy Sato ’71
In Honor of Jack Linshi ’10
Dr. Zulin Shi and Kathy Lin
To The Jason Lohr Scholarship Fund
In Memory of Jason K. Lohr ’91
Todd and Judy Small
In Honor of Beth Adams Louis ’72
John and Anita Drosten O’Connell ’72
To The Lt. Tom Costen Scholarship Fund
In Memory of Carolyn Costen Martin ’48
Janet Long Salisbury ’48
Walt and Joan Weir Stradal ’48
To the John Sykes Martin Scholarship Fund
In Memory of Mary Catherine Martin ’76
John S. Martin, Jr. ’75
In Memory of Thomas M. McConnell
Christopher A. Mill ’62
In Memory of David B. McDonald ’55
Thomas Howes and Beverly Black Keith-Howes ’42
In Memory of Kent J. McGinley ’51
Virgil R. Day ’51
Alumni continued
1942
Elizabeth Crossen Ashley died on March 26, 2010,
just 30 minutes before her husband, Capt. Linsey
Simpson Ashley ’42. She was 85 years old.
Mrs. Ashley met her future husband while both
were students at Burroughs. She was editor of The
World, and he was a member of her staff. They
played opposite each other in two JBS theatrical
productions, and in both productions Elizabeth’s
character declined on marriage proposals from Linsey’s character. Elizabeth went on from Burroughs to
graduate from Wellesley College; Linsey to the U.S.
Naval Academy.
After accepting Linsey’s third proposal, Mrs.
Ashley was a devoted wife for 65 years, a mother,
grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her life as
homemaker and wife of a Naval captain led her to
Boston, MA; San Diego, CA; Pearl Harbor, HI;
Charleston, SC; Norfolk, VA; McLean, VA; and
finally to Greensboro, NC. In each new city, she
established a home for her family and became involved in politics and charitable causes.
Mrs. Ashley is survived by a daughter, Lucy Ashley Mischen; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Carolyn Crossen McMillan ’49.
She was preceded in death by a son and a brother,
Philip S. Crossen ’46.
1942
died on March 26,
2010, just 30 minutes after his wife, Elizabeth Crossen Ashley ’42. He was 85 years old.
Capt. Ashley was a member of the class of 1946
at the U.S. Naval Academy and pursued graduate
studies at MIT. After beginning his 30-year Naval
career as a Surface Warfare Officer and receiving
the Bronze Star for valor during the invasion of
Inchon in the Korean War, Capt. Ashley served as
a Naval Engineering Officer and Assistant Inspector General and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. His life as a Naval captain led him to
Bremerton, WA; Fargo, ND; Peoria, IL; Sioux City,
IA; Chicago, IL; St. Louis, MO; Boston, MA; San
Diego, CA; Pearl Harbor, HI; Charleston, SC; Norfolk, VA; McLean, VA; and finally to Greensboro,
NC.
Capt. Ashley was devoted to his family. He loved
history, crossword puzzles and all things nautical.
He is survived by a daughter, Lucy Ashley Mischen, two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren
and a brother. He was preceded in death by a son
and his wife of 65 years.
Capt. Linsey Simpson Ashley
1942
died on March 25, 2010. He was
86 years old.
Mr. Curlee attended several airline schools to
earn the rating of airline transport pilot. He was
a corporate pilot for several companies, including
Malcolm Jacobs Aviation, from which he retired.
Mr. Curlee is survived by his wife of 52 years,
Frances; two daughters; two grandchildren; five
stepchildren and 10 step-grandchildren.
Shelby H. Curlee III
In Memory of Charles D. Mill ’32
1942
In Honor of Daniel W. Miller ’68
Elizabeth Rickey Wolfe
Christopher A. Mill ’62
Meagan Miller ’03
In Honor of Dr. Jeffrey W. Miller ’73
Meagan Miller ’03
In Honor of David Molho
Kurt and Patty Held
In Memory of Mrs. Charles W. Morgan
Vicki and Steve LeResche
Julie and Steve Mathes ’74
In Memory of Judith Fischel Morgan ’40
Betsy Stockstrom Van Dyke ’40
In Memory of Patricia Carr Morris ’46
John W. Minton, Jr. ’46
Continued on page 15.
May 2010
died on September 7, 2009.
She was 85 years old.
Mrs. Wolfe was the youngest child of Jane
Moulton and Baseball Hall of Famer Branch Rickey. After graduating from Burroughs, she went on to
college at Colorado College, Pembroke College in
Rhode Island and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine
Art to study sculpture.
Mrs. Wolfe, a resident of Swarthmore, PA, for almost 60 years, was active as a parent at The School
in Rose Valley, at Swarthmore Friends Meeting, the
Philadelphia Art Alliance, the Scott Foundation at
Swarthmore College, the Barnes Foundation where
she studied landscape design, and most notably, the
Wallingford Potters Guild.
After being introduced to pottery by Paulus Berenson, Mrs. Wolfe pursued a passion for clay work
and maintained a studio adjacent to her home. Her
Raku teapots, fans, dragons and stoneware were recognized and original, but it was her teaching that
touched many adults and children for more than
35 years. She mentored students who went on to
professional and acclaimed positions in the ceramic
art world.
Mrs. Wolfe also enjoyed cooking and gardening.
She is survived by three daughters, a son, eight
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by four sisters, Mary Rickey
Eckler ’31, Jane Rickey Jones ’34, Alice Rickey Jakle
’35 and Sue Rickey Adams ’40; and a brother, Branch
Rickey ’31.
1943
Fred Czufin
died on November 17, 2009. He was 84
years old.
Mr. Czufin graduated from Washington University with a fine arts degree. During World War II
he served in the Army, where he was assigned to
the Office of Strategic Services on a team creating
strategic maps for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the
President.
His successful career in advertising included designs for the original label for Busch Bavarian Beer
(now Busch Beer) and the original logo for Duncan
Hines mixes. He later became creative director of
Avery Hand, in Westport, CT, and then formed an
advertising consulting firm with his wife in Redding, CT.
Upon his retirement in 1989, Mr. Czufin moved
to Williamsburg VA, where he cofounded the
Christopher Wren Association for Lifelong Learning at the College of William and Mary and taught
23 six-week courses. He also was the first artistic
director of Twentieth Century Gallery, president of
the Colonial Capital Kiwanis Club, vice president
of the Williamsburg Symphonia and secretary of
Williamsburg AIDS Network. He was a member of
the Emerson Society, Friends of the Reves Center
Steering Committee and the Middle Plantation
Club.
Mr. Czufin is survived by his wife, Peg; five children from his first marriage; and nine grandchildren.
1943
Dr. Thomas D. Sachs died on December 19, 2009.
He was 84 years old.
After serving in the Navy during World War
II, Dr. Sachs earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley
and a doctorate in physics and mathematics from
the University of Innsbruck, Austria. Following a
postdoctoral fellowship in chemistry at Western
Reserve University in Cleveland, he began his
30-year academic career on the physics faculty at
the University of Vermont. His research was at the
interface of physics and biomedical engineering and
resulted in the development of innovative medical
diagnostic instrumentation. Dr. Sachs subsequently
founded and directed the nonprofit Institute of Applied Sciences.
Dr. Sachs, an avid skier, was a member of the
Over the Hill Club. He also enjoyed singing and
participated in several local musical ensembles.
Dr. Sachs is survived by his wife, Betsy Burroughs ’44; two sons; two daughters; four grandsons;
a great-grandson; five step-children and 11 stepgrandchildren.
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Memorials & Tributes
Alumni continued
1945
Richard W. Burke
died on November 28, 2009. He
was 81 years old.
After graduating from Burroughs, Mr. Burke
served in the Navy toward the end of World War
II. He attended Harvard, St. Louis University and
Washington University, where he received his
bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in art and
archeology in 1951.
Mr. Burke taught at Taylor School for two years,
followed by a 30-year teaching and coaching career
at Ladue Horton Watkins High School. He had
an on-going fascination with archaeology, visiting
sites in Mexico and Greece, where he resided for a
time. He was an untiring family historian and wrote
numerous biographies detailing ancestors’ lives and
times.
Mr. Burke is survived by two sons, two daughters, seven grandchildren, and a brother, William C.
Burke ’50. He was preceded in death by two wives.
1946
died on January 9, 2010. She
was 81 years old.
Mrs. Morris attended Bradford Junior College
in Haverhill, MA, and later studied botany at the
University of Michigan. She delighted in gardening, sailing, the study of art, travel and her family.
When her children were of school age, Mrs.
Morris was a tireless volunteer for Fairfield’s Timothy Dwight School, where she was an advocate
for the Junior League of Eastern Fairfield’s Art
Goes to School and Great Books programs. A
former president of the Fairfield Garden Club and
the Connecticut Chapter of the Herb Society of
America, Mrs. Morris was also deeply committed to
the Fairfield Historical Society, Pequot Yacht Club,
Pequot Library Association, Country Club of Fairfield and the English Literary Club. She designed
kitchen herb gardens and wrote and lectured on the
topic. She may be especially remembered for her
work researching and recreating an authentic early
colonial kitchen garden for The Historical Society’s
Ogden House, and as coauthor of Cooking with Fire,
a historically accurate cookbook for hearth cooking.
Mrs. Morris is survived by her husband of 56
years, Lewis Morris; one son, two daughters, seven
grandchildren; two sisters, Ann Carr Sheehan ’49
and Susan Carr Hinton ’53; and a step-brother.
Patricia Carr Morris
1954
died on January 8, 2010.
Mr. Allen attended Burroughs until his senior
year and then graduated from Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa, OK. He attended Notre Dame
University and graduated from Washington University, where he was trained as an architect. Mr.
Allen resided in Clayton, MO, until he retired in
1998, and he and his wife moved to Temecula, CA.
Mr. Allen was an avid fisherman and loved canoeing on the rivers of Missouri.
He is survived by his wife, Susan; a daughter;
three grandchildren; and a sister. He was preceded
in death by two brothers, The Rev. Richard Allen ’54
and Dr. Duff S. Allen, Jr. ’45, and another sister.
Robert Burns Allen
1955
Dorcas Carr Burroughs died on December 22, 2009.
She was 72 years old.
Mrs. Burroughs earned bachelor’s degrees in
library science and in horticulture from Colorado
State University. Mrs. Burroughs worked as a librarian at D’Arcy MacManus and Masius Advertising,
as a citrus inspector for Florida’s Department of
Agriculture, and in the garden center at Home Depot in Columbia, Mo.
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She was an avid horticulturist and volunteered
at several botanical gardens, including the Missouri
Botanical Garden, Denver Botanical Garden, Shelby Garden (Florida) and Rockford Park (Columbia,
MO). She also enjoyed painting, drawing, sports,
books, friends and family.
Mrs. Burroughs is survived by two daughters and
her twin sister, Laura Burroughs Lee ’55.
1960
died unexpectedly on February
1, 2009. He was 66 years old.
After graduating from Colgate University, Mr.
Kline moved to Nashville, where he maintained a
financial planning and asset management business
for 40 years. He was an active member and elder of
Westminster Presbyterian Church, where he initiated the first Habitat for Humanity project, and
most recently launched The Living Waters for the
World Mission. He was a cofounder of Buddies of
Nashville, and he delivered meals on wheels for 30
years for the Martha O’Bryan Community Center.
Mr. Kline was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed
hiking, flying, sailing, farming, fishing, waterskiing,
mountain climbing and backpacking.
He is survived by his wife, Beth; a son; a daughter; three step-children; and ten grandchildren.
William Leathe Kline
1968
The school has received word that Stephen Demoff
died on December 10, 2009. No further information is available.
1970
The school apologizes to the Peltason family for
an error in Charles M. Peltason’s obituary in the
January issue. Mr. Peltason was not married. He is
survived by his mother, a brother; and a sister.
December 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010
Continued
In Honor of Sandra Mueller
David and Lelia Farr
To the Jack Orchard Fund
In Memory of Jack Orchard ’85
Jackie Straub Dowell
John and Susan Roudebush Rava ’57
In Memory of Dr. Franklin E. Perkins
Jane Lowell Montgomery ’82
Bruce and Ester Westling
In Memory of Alexander B. Permutt ’01
Sally E. Barker
Dr. M. Alan Permutt
In Memory of Herbert C. Phillips, Jr. ’46
Janet Long Salisbury ’48
In Memory of Donnis Pollok
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Mathes ’74 and Family
In Memory of Elzey Meacham Roberts, Jr. ’38
Charles H. Bland ’38
To the Ebet Rogers Hayes Fund
In Memory of Mrs. Boyd (Ruth) Rogers
Neil and Cheryl Bartnett
Lynn Adams Bodicky
Edward ’46 and Jane DeBevoise Cissel ’46
Beverly Wilson Clarkson ’59
Carolyn and Bob Cranston ’61
Clay and Terry Dunagan
Susan and Steve Felker ’70
Emily and C.B. Gebhard
The Goodloe Family
Dick and Suzy Wetzel Grote ’67
Jim and Janet Meyer Knight ’47
Jane S. Mackey
Mary Galt Pettus ’39
Mr. William R. Piper
Crystal and Nelson Spencer ’62
Carol and John Spencer ’65
John H. Stevenson, III
Mrs. H. Frederick Walz, Ellen Walz Svenson ’63,
Cathy Walz Rundle & Alice Walz Galt
In Memory of Elizabeth Wohl Rothschild ’38
Charles H. Bland ’38
In Memory of Dorothy Roudebush
Jeffrey and Judy Oliver Lovelace ’64
In Memory of Charles “Happy” Salisbury ’47
Jim ’47 and Joan Singer Schiele ’52
In Honor of Rick and Simon Sandler ’12
Roberta and Alex Solowey
1983
died suddenly on February 23,
2010. He was 45 years old.
Dr. Koster graduated from Colorado College and
Washington University School of Medicine, where
he earned his doctorate.
Dr. Koster was a research assistant professor in
the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
at Washington University. He discovered one of
the fundamental causes of a rare form of diabetes
known as neonatal diabetes. His discovery led to
significant advances in the treatment of the disease.
Dr. Koster loved animals and was an avid birdwatcher, traveling to Africa and Costa Rica to pursue his hobby. He was a committed runner, running
almost daily in Forest Park and competing in half
marathons.
Dr. Koster is survived by his brother, R. Stribling
Koster ’79, and a sister, Ann Koster Antoniou ’87.
Joseph “Bo” Koster
Former Faculty
died on January 7, 2010.
Mr. Koprivica joined the JBS faculty in 1956 after teaching industrial education at his alma mater,
Northeast Missouri State College in Kirksville.
At Burroughs he expanded the industrial arts curriculum and started the wrestling team, which he
coached at the “C” level.
Mr. Koprivica’s handiwork was evident in a
number of physical improvements to the school. He
was largely responsible for converting a classroom
into the Bonsack Gallery, and he spent several summers moving walls and making alterations in the
main building and in Haertter Hall. He retired in
1982.
Mr. Koprivica is survived by his wife, Mary, and
a son.
Paul Koprivica
In Memory of 1st Lt. Roslyn Schulte ’02
Stephen C. Felker ’70 Family
Todd and Judy Small
To The Shahan Scholars Fund
In Honor of Keith ’62 and
Marcia Williamson Shahan ’62
Mrs. John Anderson
Lynne and Scott Johnson ’65
Barry M. Massie, M.D. ’62
Janet Long Salisbury ’48
Bruce and Ester Westling
In Memory of Mary Wilson Skinner ’37
Louise K. Leyhe
In Honor of Mark A. Smith
David and Lelia Farr
In Honor of Robert A. Sortland
Nan Simril Spencer ’66
In Honor of Peter Tasker
David and Lelia Farr
In Honor of Charles Taylor ’10
Mrs. Anna Mae Dolan
In Memory of John W. Wesley
Daniel S. Bomze ’92
To The Tim Wnuk Fund
In Memory of Timothy R. Wnuk ’00
Anonymous
Mr. Alexander P. Carota
Charles P. Derleth, Jr.
In Memory of Elizabeth Rickey Wolfe ’42
Thomas Howes and Beverly Black Keith-Howes ’42
DATED MATTER
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
ST. LOUIS, MO
PERMIT NO. 672
Richard K. Kauffman, Jr. ’27 (World War II)
David R. Connole ’30 (World War II)
Stratford Lee Morton, Jr. ’30 (World War II)
Richard Marx ’35 (World War II)
Hudson Eliot Bridge III ’36 (World War II)
F. Maury Matthews ’36 (World War II)
Parker J. Matthews ’37 (World War II)
Charles K. Harrison ’39 (World War II)
Oliver Mutrux ’39 (World War II)
Douglas T. Allen, Jr. ’40 (World War II) Herbert S. Kiddoo ’42 (World War II)
James E. Townsend ’42 (World War II)
W. Tom Costen ’81 (Persian Gulf War)
Roslyn L. Schulte ’02
(Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan)
in Afghanistan last spring. Though presented to the Schulte
family, the honor extends to all Burroughs alumni who have
died in the line of duty. The names and photos of those
alumni (when available) were read at the assembly:
Alumni Association
Alumni Association
Alumni Award honors fallen soldiers
During assembly on Monday, April 26, the Alumni Association posthumously presented the 2010 Outstanding
Alumna Award to 1st Lt. Roz Schulte ’02, who was killed
The Schulte family—from left Susie Littmann Schulte ’69,
Robert Schulte and Todd Schulte ’00—accepted the Outstanding
Alumna Award on behalf of 1st Lt. Roz Schulte, who was killed
in Afghanistan last spring.
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
JOHN BURROUGHS
May 2010
REPORTER
Published by John Burroughs School for Alumni, Parents and Friends
Outstanding Alumna Award
The Alumni Association’s posthumous presentation of
the 2010 Outstanding Alumna Award to 1st Lt. Roz
Schulte ’02 was a solemn contrast to the usual mood
at morning assembly. A Color Guard proceeded from
the back of the auditorium to present the colors on
stage. The Air Force flag was dipped and the National
Anthem was played. Though the award was presented
to the family of Roz, who was killed in Afghanistan last
spring, it honored all Burroughs alumni who have died
in the line of duty. Their names and photographs (when
available) were shown on screen as Ellen Sheffield Pace
’83, president of the Alumni Board, read their names.
The reading of a letter from Roz’s Burroughs classmate,
Charlie Felker, who is currently serving in Afghanistan,
and comments from Roz’s brother, Todd ’00, followed.
For the content of the letter and Todd’s remarks, visit
www.jburroughs.org. For a complete list of alumni who
have been killed in action, see the back cover.