THE GLOBAL CITIZEN - Wilbraham & Monson Academy

EDITOR 

Rita D. Carey 

COMMENCEMENT 

ADVISORY BOARD 

Brian Chatterley 

Brian Easler 

Robin Farrington Cook 

Rodney LaBrecque 

Glenn LaChapelle 

Don Nicholson 

DESIGN 

Jan Reynolds Design 

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP 

6 Advancement of a Flat and Fragile World 

7 An Interview with Andrew Bazarian ’86 

8 Sustaining Marine Ecosystems 

9 CEGS in Support of Global Citizenship 

10 Peace Studies: A Life-Changing Experience 

DEPARTMENTS 

Refl ections 

2 From the Hill 

4 Titans Victorious 

11 Admission Profi le 

25 Development Profi le 

26 Class Notes 

29 Passages 

PHOTO ESSAYS 

14 Prize Day & Commencement 

18 Reunion 

SPOTLIGHTS 

12 Trustees 

13 Faculty & Students 

ANNUAL REPORT 

PRINTING 

Marcus Bordeaux Printing 

PHOTOGRAPHY 

Paul Bloomfield 

Rita Carey 

Steve Gray ’70W 

Laura Mulcahy Mayhew ’86 

Kate Rakowski 

John Risley 

David Ryan 

David Silver 

Jan Reynolds Ziter 

FRONT COVER: Korean Ambassador to the 

United States Lee Tae-sik talks with 

Korean War veteran and 

parent Stanley Brzoska as 

Director of Development 

Don Nicholson looks on. 

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discriminate on the basis of race, religion, 

national origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation, 

or age. 

Wilbraham & Monson Academy is assigned 

to the National Register of Historic Places. 

The area named the Academy Historic 

District consists of thirty buildings, twentyfour 

of which 

belong to the 

school.

NEWS FROM THE HILL 

SINGING THEIR WAY ACROSS EUROPE 

Hye Young Chyun ’07 and Wilson Kao ’06 joined the United 

States Youth Ensembles Chorale for a 19-day six-country 

European tour in July. Hye Young says, "The tour was amazing, 

riding in gondolas in Venice with friends, experiencing 

cultural beauties of other countries, singing in the Cathedral 

of Notre Dame in Paris. The most touching concert was at 

Dachau. Because singing embodies feelings, there was a huge 

difference in the way we sang after experiencing the strong 

emotions that Dachau evokes." 

View of the 

gymnasium 

expansion from 

Faculty Street. 

GREENHALGH 

EXPANSION UPDATE 

Excitement mounts at the Faculty Street 

construction site as masonry exterior walls 

go up to form the perimeter of the new 

building extension, making it easy to see 

the dimensions and magnitude of the new 

structure. The goal of the construction personnel 

is to get the building “buttoned up” 

before the cold weather so that work on the 

interior can continue through the winter. 

Some of the work you can’t see is the following: 

all underground utilities have been 

set in their final resting places and the “slab” 

has been poured in its entirety; steel roofing 

materials are now “on site” and ready to go; decisions about 

interior finishes, color schemes, wood tones, tile patterns, 

locker configurations, and the like are in process. Sprinkler 

pipes have been hung and painted in the existing gymnasium 

for future tie-in to the new required fire protection system for 

the entire gymnasium. 

A NEW LOOK ON RICH II 

It’s remarkable how much difference paint and tasteful wallpaper 

can make. There is a distinctly welcoming and comfortable 

atmosphere on Rich II thanks to the superb craftsmanship and 

exacting efforts of members of our maintenance staff, William 

AUTHOR-PHOTOGRAPHER 

FELTON 

R. Todd Felton, a member of the WMA 

English department from 1995-2004, and 

its chair from 2000-2004, published his first 

book last spring through Roaring Forties 

Press as part of their ArtPlace Series. A study 

of the transcendentalists, their connections to 

one another and to New England, A Journey 

into the Transcendentalists’ New England, 

was well received. In his review of the book, 

Chris Bergeron of the Daily News Staff praised 

FPO 

Ciosek, Gary Provost, and Earl Racine. A big “Thanks!” from 

the boys on Rich II. 

LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR WMA 

STUDENTS 

Josh Binney ’07, Ian Carlin ’08, and Elizabeth Wright ’08 

attended two People to People Leadership Summits held this 

summer on college campuses. Elizabeth attended the theatre 

and the arts summit at the University of California at Los 

Angeles, while Josh and Ian spent the first half of the international 

diplomacy summit in Washington D.C. at George 

Washington University and the second half at Columbia 

University in New York. In each of the programs, students 

focus on developing their leadership skills and increasing their 

awareness of their leadership styles to become more effective 

in their present roles on campus and those they will undertake 

in the future. Josh and Ian are both Bicentennial Scholars and 

class representatives on the Student Senate this year. Elizabeth 

was president of her class last year and will continue to be a 

valuable committee member for class projects this year. Josh 

said of his summit, “The People to People Future Leadership 

program allowed me to interact and work with student leaders 

my age from all over the country; it was a stimulating and 

enjoyable experience.” 

LATIN TOUR DRAWS A CROWD 

From the radiant oculus inside Rome’s Pantheon, to Greece’s 

Argolid plains and mighty Mycenae, across the Aegean to 

ancient Ephesus in Turkey, our students were given the opportunity 

of a lifetime this past March. This tour was one of 

superlatives, as WMA was very well represented on the Latin 

it as “an essential Transcendental travelogue 

that explores connections between writers and 

the places where they lived and how that interaction 

shaped New England culture.” Todd, 

who also does much of the photography for 

his books, has two more in the works, one on 

Irish writers in Dublin during the Irish Literary 

Revival and another on writers in the British 

Lake District. Felton was on campus Saturday 

morning, October 21, Parents’ Weekend and 

Homecoming, for a book signing. 

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Hye Young (back row, left) and Wilson (front row, right) performing 

as members of Mosaic Harmony at the spring 2006 concert. 

Todd Felton signs copies 

of A Journey into the 

Transcendentalists’ New 

England for Liz Mitchell ’04 

and Andrew Lindberg ’04.

Latin students with their guide on the main street at 

Pompeii. 

program’s annual trip abroad: with thirty-one students and 

fi ve chaperones, this was one of the largest Academy groups 

ever to travel abroad. We visited three countries in thirteen 

days, logging thousands of miles on land and by sea. 

The positive impact of the tour was immeasurable. Students 

received constructive feedback from the chaperones on how 

to be better world travelers, and likewise we received the 

students’ comments on the tour. “It allowed me to see three 

amazing countries. It was truly an unforgettable experience,” 

says Chelsea Goldrick ’09. “There was always something fun 

happening,” says Liliana Galesi ’08. “We got to see some incredible 

places and things that people should try to see in their 

lifetimes,” says Tim Lindberg ’06. “It was a great opportunity 

to travel abroad with friends and teachers at a cheaper cost,” 

says Tae Kyung Ko ’06. “The trip was phenomenal, and I look 

forward to doing another one,” says Niko Konstantakos ’09. 

In March of 2007, the annual tour will include the wonders of 

Egypt, including Giza, Luxor, the Valley of the Kings, Alexandria, 

and a three-day Nile River cruise! 

RELAY FOR LIFE: A LIVING MEMORIAL 

Jonathon Mortensen ’06 Chair, 2006 Relay For Life 

One of the most remarkable events held on the Wilbraham 

& Monson Academy campus in the past two years has been 

the Relay for Life. Begun as a collaboration between Mrs. 

Jane Kelly and Carolyn Weeks ’05 with the American Cancer 

Society, the Relay became an all-school community service 

project, with all students, faculty, and staff taking part in some 

way. People joined teams and solicited pledges for support 

of their nightlong vigil, walking the track. Others helped 

behind the scenes, getting the word out, collecting donations 

of food and beverages for the walkers, and collecting 

and setting up the luminaria dedicated either to 

the memory of those who have succumbed to the 

disease or in honor of those who are survivors, 

either continuing to battle the disease or living 

cancer free. 

When I began to organize for the second Relay, 

Mrs. Kelly had just passed away, and I felt that 

this event would be a memorial for her, but I was 

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wrong. I realized as I worked through the year that the Relay 

for Life is a living memorial to all who fight cancer and to 

their families, friends, and caregivers. I do not know anyone 

who has not been touched by this terrible disease, and funding 

research to find a cure is of paramount importance. In 

the past two years, the Wilbraham & Monson Academy community 

has raised over $90,000 through the Relay for Life. I 

am proud of that statistic, and I am proud of everyone at the 

Academy who joined in this effort. 

Because of the gymnasium expansion, the Academy will not 

be able to hold a Relay this spring, but students look forward 

to its return in 2008. 

PAUL BLOOMFIELD 

THE SILHOUETTE: IDENTITIES 

& ARCHTYPES 

Lisa Amato www.stcc.edu 

Art New England 

August/September 2006 

[WMA Fine & Performing Arts Department 

Chair] Paul Bloomfield’s photograms capture 

human silhouettes in a mysterious, emotive, 

and alluring way. By applying the developer 

inconsistently and sometimes using multiple 

exposures, he pushes the medium to its limits, creating 

unique images of great depth and complexity. 

His oeuvre is divided into two bodies of work, distinctive in 

their process and product but entirely complementary. The 

first group consists of painterly, expressive images. Aware of 

the optical illusion of Rubin’s Goblet, in which a black-andwhite 

image appears as either a vase or two faces, Bloomfield 

creates equally elusive but vastly more organic compositions. 

Bloomfield’s other body of photograms is more minimal, with 

simpler forms that are equally complex in suggestiveness. 

Here, less recognizable, black or white images are centered 

within a contrasting background. Their soft edges define distorted, 

seemingly otherworldly human forms. Eyelashes or 

wisps of hair zoom into focus, but the remaining forms melt 

into abstraction. Seeming at once to emerge from and recede 

into an abyss, these ghostlike forms call to mind the polarities 

that inspire Bloomfield – darkness and lightness, positive and 

negative, presence and absence, and general and specific. 

REAL CONCERT 

The organization and promotion of the WMA REAL Concert, 

an eclectic gathering of musicians, was a labor of love for Sam 

Greene ’06. The concert grossed $15,000 with 268 tickets sold. 

Desmond Tutu, a longtime correspondent of Sam's, was enthusiastic 

in his praise of the effort. Proceeds from the concert 

were allocated for Tutu’s Tygerberg Children's Hospital in South 

Africa and Harry Connick Jr.’s Katrina Musicians’ Relief Fund. 

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TITANS VICTORIOUS 

VARSITY BASEBALL TAKES SHARE OF 

CONNATONIC TITLE 

The Titans Boys’ Varsity Baseball team fi nished the season as 

Co-Champions of the Connatonic Prep School Baseball League 

with a record of 10-1 and an overall record of 14-1. Their only 

loss was to Co-Champs Salisbury School, whom they defeated 

later in the season, giving Salisbury their only loss on the 

season. Four players were named to the league First Team All 

Star squad – Marc and Benjamin Hewett of Framingham, Ryan 

Molaghan of Florence, and Kyle Perry of Feeding Hills. Jacob 

Eddy of Rutland, Vermont, and Matthew Vincunas of Granville 

were named Second Team All Stars. Molaghan posted a season 

batting average of .511 with an on-base percentage of .623. 

Catcher Benjamin Hewett had a batting average of .346 and an 

on-base percentage of .507. Marc Hewett fi nished the season 

with a .451 batting average and an on-base percentage of .533 

while pitching 40 innings with an ERA of 1.80, striking out 

58 batters, and giving up only 8 earned runs. Perry pitched 

33 innings with an ERA of 2.45, struck out 41 batters, and 

gave up 9 earned runs. Vincunas and Eddy both helped the 

team with their fi elding abilities and their bats, building 

batting averages of .405 and .341 respectively. 

The Hewett brothers will be playing ball next 

year at Rollins College in Winter Park, 

Florida, and Perry has been offered a 

spot on the University of Hartford team. 

Ryan Molaghan, who 

Andre Roberson ’06 contributed to the season’s success with 

his speed on the base paths. 

was a walk on at the University of Tampa baseball tryouts, will 

play for the Spartans next spring. 

Both our varsity coaches have experience as players at both the 

high school and college level. Coach Kindblom played ball at 

Blair Academy in New Jersey and Hobart College in Geneva, 

New York. Coach Boozang played at Suffield Academy down 

the road in Connecticut and at Lafayette College in Easton, 

Pennsylvania. 

FROM THE CLASS OF 2003 

In other baseball news, Shawn Jiles ’03 played center 

field for the Wilbraham American Legion team 

sponsored by the Wilbraham funeral Home. 

Shawn played on the Legion team for three 

successful seasons. 

First Row: Matthew Vincunas ’07, Benjamin Hewett ’06, AJ Bakos ’06, Kyle Perry ’06, Young In Park ’06, Nicholas 

Dalton ’09. Second Row: Coach John Boozang, Manager Christoph Schneider ’07, Jacob Eddy ’06, Andre Roberson ’06, Ryan 

Molaghan ’06. Top Row: Jason Polek ’07, Marc Hewett ’06, Matthew Petrides ’06, Jack O’Leary ’06, Coach Erik Kindblom. 

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SOCCER NOTES 

When the Boys’ Varsity Soccer team won 

the Ray Brown trophy in 2005 for the 

third consecutive year, they made league 

history. They were also ranked first in 

the league entering postseason play for 

the first time since 1965. Here’s what 

some of last year’s players are up to this 

season: Mateo Escobar has played in every game this fall for 

University of Buffalo. Thomas Watson is on the soccer roster 

at American International College in Springfield. David Kreps 

is playing for the University of Maine, Orono (see photo below 

right). Terry O’Brien is playing at St. Lawrence University. 


Tyrell Burgess played on the national team this year for his 

native Bermuda. This fall, Tyrell is playing for Lynn University 

in Boca Raton, Florida, ranked #1 in the nation in Division 

II. Tap Sirikietsoon is playing at Endicott College in Beverly; 

his younger brother Tee is on the WMA Varsity. Ben Premo is 

tearing up the turf at Brandeis again this year; the forward was 

one of the top rookies in the University Athletic Association in 

2005, scoring 10 goals with four assists for 24 points to earn 

second-team All-Association honors. Premo’s tally included 

the second-fastest hat trick in Division 

III history against Wentworth Institute. 

Nicholas Clement is playing midfielder and 

forward at Trinity College in Hartford. Raul 

Escobar is the leading scorer at the Mass 

College of Liberal Studies. 


Colin Cook (at right), playing on the 

Springfield College Varsity Soccer team, 

was named Most Offensive Player in 

the Cardinal Classic, hosted by SUNY 

SWIM TEAM 

The Girls’ Swim team took the Class C New England Prep 

School Swim Association title for the fourth consecutive year, 

an outstanding accomplishment. 


Plattsburgh on 

September 9- 

10. Springfield 

fought 

Plattsburgh, 

nationally 

ranked #3 in 

Division III 

play, to a 0-0 

tie in the championship match of the 2006 Cardinal Classic. 

In the shoot out that followed, Plattsburgh prevailed 4-3. 

Patrick Phelan is on the field again this year as a defenseman 

for Wake Forest University. 

SUMMER HONORS 

Goalkeeper Lauren Brodeur ’08 and midfielder/forward 

Emily Vincunas ’08 play for the Oakwood Soccer Club, a 

premier team in northern Connecticut. The team were State 

Champions for 2006 in the Under-16 bracket. Both girls 

start on the Titans Girls’ Varsity Soccer team, finalists in the 

NEPSWSA postseason tournament in 2005. Photo upper left. 

SOCCER EXTREME STAFF 

WMA alumni Jessica Bramucci ’05, Vito Famiglietti ’05, and 

Anna Hart ’06 joined Boys’ Varsity Soccer Head Coach Gary 

Cook on the Soccer Extreme staff for two weeks this summer. 

Photo above. 

BLACK BEARS VISIT 

In August, the University 

of Maine Men’s Soccer team 

stopped by to practice on Hugh 

Harrell Field before a match with 

UMASS. Playing for the Black 

Bears this fall are Kyle Nicholson 

’03 and David Kreps ’06. 

LACROSSE 

Brigid Jurgens ’08 and Chelby Wakefield ’09 helped the 

Massachusetts West Lacrosse team, coached by Julie Duffy ’03 

to a gold medal win at the Baystate Games in July. Julie is a 

member of the 

UMass women’s 

lacrosse team. 

Matt Stafford 

'07 played 

on the Boys’ 

Massachusetts 

West team at the 

Baystate games, 

earning a silver 

medal.


ADVANCEMENT 

OF A FLAT AND 

FRAGILE WORLD 

Kim Hyun Chong ’77 

Kim Hyun Chong ’77 is Minister for Trade in the government 

of the Republic of Korea. He is also a current parent at the 

Academy, as his son Minsang entered the Class of 2010 this fall. 

The world is flat according to Thomas L. Friedman, a 

prominent columnist and journalist at The New York 

Times. Various barriers to international trade and 

politics have been obliterated by technological revolutions 

such as the rapid advancement of information technology 

and transportation, which has the power to connect billions 

of people in a digital community. This phenomenon of the 

flattening of the world is not a stagnant wonder but an unstoppable 

movement for advancement that will continue into the 

future, eventually connecting the whole planet tightly together. 

As the Minister for Trade of the Republic of Korea, I believe 

that I am playing a small part in bringing about a dramatic 

transformation which was unthinkable few years ago. Free 

Trade Agreements (FTA) that Korea is currently negotiating with 

several countries, including the United States, and the WTO 

Doha Development Agenda negotiations, which will strengthen 

the multilateral trading system, are important cornerstones to 

the flattening of the world. In this flat world, trade barriers will 

diminish significantly, fostering an environment of increased 

trade in goods and services among countries. However, 

eliminating barriers is more than about me, as the trade minister, 

providing a conducive environment to sell more Hyundai 

cars, Samsung mobile phones or LG televisions. A flat 

world will also help in the fight against terrorist 

organizations and encourage democracy to win 

over various forms of dictatorship. 

A flat world, however, may not be the kind 

of paradise we expect it to be. The rapidly 

transforming global economic landscape has also 

been associated with the problems of economic 

and social disparity. We must be cautious not to 

marginalize the people who will suffer in such a 

world. We must take extra measures to provide for 

those who may lose their means of living in both 

advanced societies and developing countries. This 

precaution is necessary because the world is not 

only flat, but also fragile. 

The Korean Delegation to Harvard Model UN with Minister Kim 

Katharine Klebes, Joe Martin, Sarah Richards, Advisor Gary Cook, Alex 

Williamson, Kyle Mensing, Victoria Duke, and Caitlin Flynn. 

“I am confident that this new generation of 

WMA students will use the knowledge they 

acquire during their time at the Academy to 

contribute to making the world a better place.” 

should not be seen as losers but as dignified human beings to be 

treated with the same decency given to those who are in more 

fortunate positions. The faculty members and my classmates at 

the Academy showed the great value of solid integrity that I still 

miss from time to time. They helped me – a teenager from Korea 

– to overcome personal difficulties and stirred in me a passion 

for learning. The late Mr. Francis Casey provided me with a 

sense of direction in life even after I left WMA; Roger Lincoln 

taught me the importance of perseverance in pursuing an 

objective through Captain Ahab when reading Moby Dick in AP 

English class; Hugh Harrell stressed the importance of a logical 

mind; Dean Don Kelly taught me Latin and decency; and Mrs. 

Marian DeMayo acted the part of college counselor and mother. 

One should never forget one’s roots, and it is for this reason that 

the enrollment at the Academy this fall of my son, Minsang, 

means so much and provides me with a feeling of returning 

home. 

As a son of a Korean diplomat, I had many chances to see the 

world – when it was not flat – and I can testify to all of you that 

a flat world is indeed a much better world. Undoubtedly, there 

will be many challenges to the flattening of the world; some 

may be reasonable objections to free trade while others may be 

myopic and parochial efforts to protect self-interest. However, 

we should not blame or ignore those who challenge a flat world. 

Instead, we should work to implement measures that will help 

them benefit from the new developments brought about by this 

forward movement. 

The flattening of the world, an inevitable result of progress, 

is not only desirable but also unstoppable. As an alumnus of 

Wilbraham & Monson Academy, I believe I am making a very 

important contribution to the world by striving to attain not 

only economic growth but also widespread well-being of all 

people. I am proud of my efforts to make a difference for the 

betterment of our global community, and I am confident that 

this new generation of WMA students will use the knowledge 

At Wilbraham & Monson Academy I learned that they acquire during their time at the Academy to contribute to 

the people who experience hardships and suffering making the world a better place. 


AN INTERVIEW 

WITH ANDREW 

BAZARIAN ’86 

Andrew Bazarian, who graduated from the Academy in 1986, 

is a portfolio manager with SAC Capital Advisors, a group of 

hedge funds with $6 billion in assets under management based 

in Stamford, Connecticut. SAC Capital is known to be one of the 

most successful hedge funds in the U.S. 

Academy World: Could you tell us a bit about your position 

at SAC and a little about how you got there. 

Andrew Bazarian: I started my career with Arnhold and S. 

Bleichroeder in 1994. I moved to First New York Securities 

in 2000, where I was a partner. I moved to SAC Capital 

Advisors in 2004. As a portfolio manager at SAC, I manage 

a portfolio of Asian stocks, investing in all Asian equity markets, 

including China, India, Korea, and Thailand. 

AW: Andrew, how have global markets changed, that is, 

why has it become more commonplace for investors to seek 

investments outside of their own country? 

From left, Director of CEGS Melissa Donohue, Alexander Corbett, Niti 

Lertsumitkul, Andrew Bazarian, Fernando Zavala, Jeff Nowak. 



AB: Three major trends – all intertwined – have resulted in 

significant change over my career. They are outsourcing, a 

maturation of the markets, and an increase in the standard 

of living all over the globe. The increase in outsourcing has 

caused a large amount of production to be moved out of 

high-cost developed markets into low-cost Asian markets, 

which has raised the standard of living for all Asian countries. 

Markets have matured and become less volatile as 

Asian corporate governance has improved. Local owners 

and management – including many WMA families – were 

hurt in the Asian Crisis in the late 1990s. Companies had 

incurred large amounts of debt, much of it from foreign 

lenders, during the 1990s expansion. They were hurt when 

business slowed, confidence waned, and currencies were 

devalued. Many couldn’t service the debt and lost all or 

parts of their businesses. Asian management has become 

much more cautious. They have very little debt and are 

much more prudent managers. The overall development 

of Asia, especially China, has put a huge strain on global 

resources such as oil, iron ore, and steel. 

AW: How is it that international events can impact markets 

all over the place, even in seemingly isolated areas? 

AB: Globalization has increased the interdependence of all 

countries. This is good both economically and politically. 

It helps to align everyone’s interests. China’s fortunes are 

tied to western economies. As a result, Beijing has a greater 

interest in helping resolve political crises like that in North 

Korea, which provides a greater chance for a peaceful resolution. 

AW: How has your Academy education helped refine your 

global perspective? 

AB: My WMA experience has been beneficial in several 

ways. First, it gave me a great base from which to explore 

various opportunities at the college level. Second, having 

made friends with Asian students at WMA removed simple 

barriers that might have existed through college. This 

familiarity with Asian students allowed me to understand 

more easily different Asian cultures, especially Korea, Japan, 

Thailand, and China, each of them unique. Finally, having 

friends overseas has made business more enjoyable. On a 

trip in May, I was able to reconnect in Seoul with my classmate 

Young Suk Kim, the highlight of that two-week trip.


SUSTAINING 

MARINE 

ECOSYSTEMS 

Timothy M. Hennessey, Ph.D. ’56W 

Professor Timothy M. Hennessey (Ph.D., University of North 

Carolina, 1968) taught at the University of North Carolina and 

Michigan State University before coming to the University of 

Rhode Island in 1976. At URI he served as acting director of the 

Center for Ocean Management Studies and as founding director 

of the Public Sector Management Development Institute, a training 

center for state government officials. He is a primary initiator 

of the cooperative Public Administration program between 

URI, Providence College and Rhode Island College, and is currently 

co-director of the program. Professor Hennessey is the 

author of The United States Fishing Industry and Regulatory 

Reform and co-author of Making Ocean Policy. 

The point of departure for my work at the University 

of Rhode Island’s Ecosystem Working Group is the 

recognition that the world’s coastal oceans continue 

to be degraded by unsustainable fishing practices, habitat 

degradation, eutrophication, and toxic pollution. There is a 

growing recognition among world leaders that positive actions 

are required on the part of governments and civil society to 

redress such environmental degradation. The World Summit on 

Sustainable Development, which convened in 2002, declared 

that countries should move to ecosystem-based assessments 

and management practices by 2015 in order to restore the 

world’s depleted fish stocks to maximum levels of sustainability. 

At present, 121 developing countries are moving toward these 

targets in joint international projects supported, in part, by 

The Global Environmental Facility with scientific and technical 

assistance from UN partner agencies. 

Toward this end the oceans have been divided 

for analytic purposes into 64 Large Marine 

Ecosystems, which produce 90% of the world’s 

annual marine fishery biomass. LME’s are regions of 

ocean space encompassing coastal areas from river 

basins and estuaries to seaward boundaries of continental 

shelves, and enclosed and semi-enclosed seas. They are 

relatively large regions on the order of 200,000 square 

kilometers characterized by distinct bathy- 


metry, hydrography, productivity, and trophically-dependent 

populations. 

Our research group has focused on 20 of these 64 Large 

Marine Ecosystems around the world, all of which are currently 

undergoing transboundary management efforts with their 

neighbors. Examples of these LME’s are the Humboldt Current 

(Chile and Peru), The Benguela Current (Angola, Namibia, and 

South Africa), The Yellow Sea (China and Korea), and The Gulf 

of Mexico (Cuba, Mexico, and the United States). Five aspects 

of these LME’s have been examined: productivity, fish and 

fisheries, pollution and ecosystem health, and socioeconomics 

and governance. This research follows from a new awareness 

by scientists, economists, and resource managers of the importance 

of strengthening linkages between science-based assessments 

of changing states of marine ecosystems and the human 

dimension of action taken to reverse the downward spiral of 

fisheries’ overexploitation, habitat loss, and coastal pollution. 

Our research demonstrates the importance of socioeconomic, 

governance, and policy perspectives in these efforts. Important 

policy issues are considered that acknowledge human needs 

for food, shelter, and livelihoods at risk from management and 

governance decisions on the use of marine resources that are 

made daily and that influence the nearly 50% of the world’s 

population who, since 2001, live within 200 kilometers of the 

coasts of these 64 Large Marine Ecosystems. 

Studying the operation of these joint management institutions 

is a major focus of my work. My goal is to contribute to 

improving institutional performance in restoring biomass and 

diversity to sustainable levels in order to meet the increasing 

needs of coastal populations, and to reverse the precipitous 

declines in ecosystem integrity currently being caused by overfishing, 

habitat loss and nitrogen overenrichment. This effort 

is important because at risk are renewable goods and services 

valued at 10.6 trillion dollars per year.

CEGS IN 

SUPPORT 

OF GLOBAL 

CITIZENSHIP 

Saranya “Joy” Lertsumitkul ’03 

Saranya Lertsumitkul is presently in her junior year at 

Babson College. She was among the first students to take 

courses in the Center For Entrepreneurial and Global Studies 

program. 

BABSON COLLEGE—A DIRECT 

CONNECTION TO WMA 

One of the factors that put Babson College at the 

top of my college list was the Introduction to 

Financial Markets class in the CEGS program 

at the Academy. First of all, through that class we got a 

chance to attend the Women’s Leadership Conference at 

Babson, the #1 school for entrepreneurship in the nation. 

At the conference, I told Ms. Donohue [Director, CEGS] 

that Babson was the college that I wanted to attend. When 

I started at Babson, I found that the expectations here were 

even higher than I had thought. 

I had to work hard and spend most of my time studying. 

If I had not taken classes in the CEGS program, I do not 

think that I would have survived my first semester. By taking 

classes for a year in the CEGS program, I learned most 

of the basic terminology that every business school uses. 

After I graduated, I advised my brother and my cousins at 

WMA to take classes in the CEGS program, and they liked 

the classes as much as I did. 

BABSON AND BEYOND 

Compared to my friends at other colleges and universities, 

Babson students move a lot faster. The presentation skills 

that I hated to learn at WMA became my strength in college. 

Because I had learned those skills, I did not have to start 

from the beginning like other international students did. 

After my first year at Babson, I applied for an internship at 

Standard Chartered Bank in Thailand. Asset Management is 

quite hard for people my age, especially as this was the first 

serious internship of my life. I managed to get through the 

internship using what I had learned from one year in the 


Joy introduces her friends to Thai ice cream. 


CEGS program and one year at Babson. The CEGS classes 

I took gave me a lot of real-life experience and knowledge 

beyond just books. All of the exams and quizzes tested 

our real understanding of markets, not just our ability to 

memorize terms and concepts. 

The first semester of my freshman year was the hardest 

time for me at Babson. There was so much we had to 

remember, plan, and do. We had to learn the basics of the 

business world, including setting up a profit-making company, 

and to learn from real experience. My sophomore 

year was a little easier; we just had to analyze a company, 

in my case, the Pepsi Bottling Company, and present our 

analysis. After the second semester of that second year, I 

knew what I wanted to concentrate on in college, entrepreneurship 

and information systems management. 

During summer and winter breaks, I attend conferences 

held by banks that invite the younger generation of their 

customers to attend. I have been to the HSBC conference in 

Singapore and the Credit Suisse Young Investor Conference 

in Bangkok. I also participated in the Student Internship 

Program at Bangkok Bank during the summer of 2006. As 

part of the Bangkok Bank internship, I wrote a 40-page 

business plan for my final project. It was very tiring, 

but it was a very interesting, meaningful experience 

as well.


PEACE STUDIES, 

A LIFE-CHANGING 

EXPERIENCE 

Eugeniu Miculet ’06 

Eugeniu Miculet attended Wilbraham & Monson Academy as 

an international Bicentennial Scholar in 2005-2006. A native of 

Moldova, he and his mother reside in Israel, where she serves as 

the Moldovan ambassador. 

Eugeniu Miculet with Carl Hobert, 

founder of Axis of Hope and workshop 

leader in Denmark. 

In July of this year, 

Rachel Sams ’07, 

Alex Corbett ’07, and 

myself, Eugeniu Miculet 

’06, were fortunate to 

join other students to 

participate in a unique 

study abroad program 

held in Denmark and 

Norway. The seminar, 

“Peace in the Modern 

World: Global Studies, 

Conflict Resolution, 

and Intercultural 

Understanding”, sponsored 

by the Independent 

School Study Abroad Consortium (ISSAC), introduced us to 

the world of global peace studies. During the course of seventeen 

days, eight highly qualified teachers helped us examine 

the history behind various international conflicts, their 

root causes and implications for international cooperation. 

Two of the conflicts that we studied very closely were the 

connected situation between the Israelis and Palestinians 

and the Israelis and Lebanese, followed by conflicts in 


Sudan and Congo. However, the core component of our 

seminar was an interactive activity led by Carl Hobert 

known as Rwanda: Reconciliation and Reconstruction -- or 

Renewed Conflict, which was very similar to the one held at 

the Academy in January of 2006. Divided into six groups, 

we applied our negotiation and communication skills in 

order to propose a resolution to the complex conflict in 

the country of Rwanda. Although conflict resolution was 

the predominant theme of the seminar, we also delved into 

finding various ways of promoting peace through art and 

high school curricula. 

It is important to state that our academic schedule was very 

well balanced with numerous trips and sightseeing. For 

instance, while in Denmark, we were privileged to have 

a one-day excursion to its capital of Copenhagen with its 

most charming architecture of a great historical importance. 

Among the most significant places that we visited were the 

Danish Jewish Museum and the Danish Parliament, as well 

as the Kronborg Castle – one of the most magnificent castles 

of Denmark – located in North Zealand. However, the culminant 

point of our experience was our final stop in Oslo, 

Norway, where we had a unique chance to visit the Nobel 

Prize Museum and the Nobel Institute. 

As one of the participants in this seminar, I can truly say 

that the experience was one of the turning points in my life. 

As I am writing this, I still keep a small piece of the ISSAC 

experience in my soul, and it will probably stay with me for 

the rest of my life. With that, I would like to recommend 

this program strongly to WMA students; I can assure you 

that once you experience it – it will be the one of the most 

remarkable events of your high school years. Not only will 

you make lifelong friends, but you will also have a chance 

to learn things that are not usually taught in high school 

but which are very useful for life beyond school. This trip 

honed my leadership, communication, and teamwork skills. 

Most important, it inspired me even more to contribute 

personally to world peace and to take responsibility for our 

common future of prosperity and peace.

ADMISSION DEPARTMENT PROFILE 

Brian K. Chatterley, Esq. joined Wilbraham & Monson 

Academy as Director of Admission & Financial Aid 

in August. Brian spent the last three years at Hawaii 

Preparatory Academy, where he restructured the admission 

department and created a new Web site, while substantially 

increasing enrollment. In addition, he served as Director of 

Advancement, overseeing the development and alumni relations 

department. Brian has both an M.B.A. and a J.D. and comes 

to the Academy with a wealth of experience, having directed 

admission departments at St. Andrew’s-Sewannee School in 

Tennessee, The Andrews School in Ohio, and The Leelanau 

School in Michigan. Brian has made some organizational changes 

in the Admission Office, including dividing responsibilities 

for day and boarding admission between Robyn Boyer and John 

Boozang. 

John Boozang has been a member of the Admission team 

since 2000. Before coming to WMA, he was a bond 

underwriter in the construction insurance business. 

John graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, 

Pennsylvania, and from Suffield Academy, but we’ve 

forgiven him for that. He played baseball for both 

schools, and he is one of the coaches of our championship 

Varsity Baseball team. In addition to his 

responsibilities for boarding admission, he is also 

aiding the Development Department as Director 

of International Advancement, boosting international 

parent and alumni support of the 

Annual Fund and the endowment. 

Robyn Boyer joined the Admission Office in 2004, 

coming from The Barrie School in Silver Spring, 

Maryland, where she was Director of Admission & 

Financial Aid. Robyn graduated from Washington 

College and Brooks School. As part of her charge to oversee 

day-student admission, Robyn works closely with 

Charlie D’Avanzo on the recruitment and admission of 

Blake Middle School students. She has also established 

the Tipster program, teaming up returning and new students 

to make the opening days of school comfortable 

for new students. Robyn coaches the Girls’ JV Lacrosse 

team, which last year was undefeated, and she’s the advisor 

to the Class of 2008. 

Ann Marie LaMontagne has served as Administrative 

Assistant for nine Directors of Admission & Financial 

Aid, having worked at the Academy since 1978. Both her son 

Glenn ’87 and her daughter Michele ’90 are graduates of the 

Academy. It is said that she predicts the number of students for 

the opening of school before anyone else, writes the number 

down, and tucks it away in her desk drawer. She has an amazing 

record for accuracy in the prognostication department. 


The newest member of the Admission team is Administrative 

Assistant Mariah Azarovitz, a graduate of the Governor’s 

Academy and 

the University of 

Massachusetts, 

Amherst, where she 

earned a B.F.A. in 

dance. Previous to 

coming to WMA, 

Mariah handled 

admissions to the 

dance program at 

UMASS and was 

on the faculty at 

Northfield Mount 

Hermon School, 

where she directed 

the dance 

program and taught humanities. She lives in 

Wilbraham and is the mother of two future 

Titans. 

Seated: Robyn Boyer, Associate Director for Day Admission; 

Ann Marie LaMontagne, Administrative Assistant; Mariah 

Azarovitz, Administrative Assistant. Standing: John Boozang, 

Associate Director for Boarding Admission and Director of 

International Advancement; Brian K. Chatterley, Esq., Director 

of Admission and Financial Aid.

Spotlights Trustees 

We welcome two new members to our Board of Trustees, 

Michael J. Flynn and Donald J. Stuart. Mike Flynn has been 

an active, involved parent since his daughter Caitlin entered 

the 6th Grade in the fall of 1999. Don Stuart has loyally 

maintained his connection to the Academy since graduating 

in 1973. 

MICHAEL J. FLYNN 

Mike Flynn graduated from Minnechaug Regional High 

School in 1978 and earned both 

a B.S. in management and an 

M.B.A. from Western New England 

College. 

Mike has spent his professional 

career at Hampden Engineering 

Corporation, rising from regional 

sales manager for the southwest 

United States to national sales 

manager in six years. In 1998 

he became an owner and Vice 

President of Sales at Hampden 

Engineering. His extensive experience 

and demonstrated leadership 

in the development, design, and 

refinement of Hampden’s products 

continue to strengthen the company’s 

position as 

the premier manufacturer of educational 

equipment. 

Mike is an intensely community-oriented person. 

In addition to being on the Wilbraham 

& Monson Academy Board of Trustees, 

he serves on the advisory boards of four 

area educational institutions – Chicopee 

Comprehensive, Dean Tech, Putnam 

Vocational Tech, and Springfield Technical 

Community College. He is the Minnechaug 

Regional High School Booster Club President 

and a member of the MRHS Building Committee. Mike is 

also the Chairman of the Massachusetts Municipal Electric 

Corporation, a state-owned utility. 

Over the past seven years, as a Current Parent at WMA, 

he has been a driving force behind the Parents’ Association 

annual fundraiser. Whether he served on the committee or 

worked behind the scenes, Mike was of invaluable assistance 

in the success of the event each year. 

DONALD J. STUART 

After graduating from Wilbraham 

& Monson Academy in 1973, Don 

earned his B.A. in economics from 

St. Lawrence University, and an 

M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of 

Business at Dartmouth College. 

Don is Managing Director and founding 

partner of Cannondale Associates, 

a leading Marketing & Sales Management Consulting firm. 

Cannondale Associates has offices in Wilton, Connecticut, 

and Evanston, Illinois, and is now part of WPP, a $10-billion, 

U.K.-based, global advertising and marketing services 

company. 

At Cannondale, Don leads major client initiatives and key 

strategic projects for food, health & beauty care, and general 

merchandise clients. Prior to founding Cannondale 

nearly 15 years ago, Don was in senior management with 

the Pillsbury Company and served as a consultant for 

Glendinning Associates. He has been frequently quoted in 

general business and industry publications, and is a soughtafter 

speaker at industry conferences. 

HEARTFELT THANKS FROM 

THE BOARD 

The Board of Trustees thanks Jonathan 

Sperling and Todd Masnicki for their 

hard work and contributions over the 

course of their terms on the Board. As 

an alumni representative on the Board, 

Todd’s input was carefully considered. 

Ron and Todd Masnicki are father-son 

Trustees who are constant 

in their support of 

the Academy, 

and both have 

served the 

Academy faithfully and well. 

Jon Sperling, at right, brought a 

depth of global understanding to 

the Board at a time when The Center 

for Global & Entrepreneurial Studies 

was opening new educational opportunities 

for students in just that area. 


Above: Marc, Symin, 

and Mr. Bloomfield. 

Right: Marc, Symin, 

and Chris. 

Sean and Kate Rakowski 

at Cango. 

From June 5 to June 13, three students 

traveled to Eton College with Chair of 

the Fine & Performing Arts department 

Paul Bloomfield, a native of England, to experience 

education in a British setting as well as 

to enjoy the more touristic sites of London, 

Windsor Castle, Stonehenge, and Bath. 

The Eton-Wilbraham & Monson exchange program 

has been made possible by Leverett M. 

Hubbard, whose father and grandfather were 

alumni and Trustees of Wesleyan Academy. Mr. 

Hubbard, who established the Hubbard Family 

Travel Fund to support international travel by 

faculty [See Kate & Sean Rakowski’s experience 

in South Africa, below.], has expanded his 

generosity to include student involvement in 

international travel by creating this exchange 

program with Eton College. 

Eton students will be hosted by 

WMA in the fall of 2006. Below, 

Marc Bourgeois ’08, Christopher 

Mortensen ’07, and Symin 

Charpentier ’07, comment briefly 

on their experiences. If you would 

like to read more of these young 

men’s impressions, you’ll find 

their complete remarks on our 

Web site at WMAcademy.org. 

Faculty & Students 

THREE TAKES ON THE ETON COLLEGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM 


A day at Eton was similar to a day at Wilbraham & Monson. 

There were, however, several differences. On a typical day, the 

students get three breaks from lessons to eat: lunch, chambers, 

and elevensies. Another thing that stood out at Eton was the 

school’s sense of history and tradition. Most of the buildings 

in the school are old and some, like the chapel, date back to 

the mid-fifteenth century. The school’s customs are also heavily 

based on tradition. The students still wear the traditional dress 

code, consisting of a black tailcoat, black pants, a white shirt, 

and a white bowtie or button. 

MARC BOURGEOIS ’08 

I especially enjoyed the abundance of street performers in 

many locations around the city [of London], particularly by the 

Thames and in some of the market areas. I wished I had had 

my violin to try it myself, as some of them were making quite a 

bit of money. It is something I would definitely like to go back 

and try someday. 

SYMIN CHARPENTIER ’07 

Living in student dormitories, called houses, and attending 

classes with the Etonians provided a fantastic insight 

in to the relationships students have with dorm parents, 

teachers, and fellow students. Observing these relationships 

while keeping in mind my own experiences 

as a boarding student here at WMA brings about one 

notable observation: Despite the differences between the 

two schools we attend and the demographics of these 

schools, students at Wilbraham & Monson Academy 

and Eton College act in much the same way. 

CHRISTOPHER MORTENSEN ’07 

LIONS AND TIGERS AND LEMURS, OH MY! 

M 

My wife, Kate, and I felt extremely fortunate to be able to take advantage of the 

Hubbard Family Grant to take a once-in-a-lifetime trip to South Africa in July. 

We arrived in Capetown via Amsterdam and, using the volunteer/travel agency I-to-I, 

explored some of the southern coast of South Africa, after which we volunteered to work 

at the Cango Wildlife Ranch and Cheetah Breeding Center in Oudtshoorn, South Africa. 

During the course of our trip we experienced wine tasting along the “Garden Route” at 

some of the oldest vineyards in the world – only those in Europe are older, and visited the 

Robben Island Museum in Capetown, the location of the notorious prison where political 

prisoners, including Nelson Mandela, were incarcerated during apartheid. The highlight 

of the trip was the time we spent at Cango, where we helped care for cheetahs, tigers, lion 

cubs, lemurs, wallabys, and numerous other animals that reside at the ranch. 

Without Mr. Hubbard’s foresight and generosity, we would never have 

been able to have this unique experience. We’re very grateful for the 

opportunity to express our love of animals in a setting so vastly different from our own. 

You can view a selection of our photos on Snapfish.com. Just go to: 

http://www1.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=56794230/a=61294612_61294612/t_=61294612

Commencement 2006 

Class of 2006 Vice President Chris Antonacci, Advisor 

Meg Lenihan Hutcheson, President Alex Debelov, Advisor 

Marjorie Weeks, Secretary/Treasurer Kyle Mensing. 

Cum Laude Members, inducted from the Class of 2006: 

Kristina Lyons, Katharine Klebes, Courtney Williams, 

Olivia Clement, Timothy Beck; from the Class of 2007: 

Symin Charpentier and Joshua Binney. 

“Wilbraham & Monson 

Academy has provided us with the 

opportunity of a lifetime. We are 

blessed to be a part of a community 

that encourages us to be the 

people we want to be, and the Class 

of 2006 has taken full advantage 

of this. Each one of us has been 

able to excel in our certain level of 

expertise, whether it be academics, 

leadership, athletics, music, art, or 

community service.” 

Laura Coderre 

Class of 2006 Speaker 

on the occasion of the 202nd 

Wilbraham & Monson Academy 

Commencement 


Commencement Prizes 

Harriet Jones Nelson Trust – Christopher C. Antonacci 

Dr. George E. Rogers Scholar Athlete Award – Olivia C. 

Clement 

Stephen D. Luckraft Memorial Award – Jeffrey R. 

Nowak and Courtney D. Williams 

Gift of the Class of 1965 – William H. Daly 

Dr. Joseph Cebula Memorial Award – Eugeniu V. 

Miculet 

Billy Lak Prize – Caitlin S. Flynn 

Berube Prize – Peter J. Jurgens 

Kyle E. Webb Award – Sophia O. Boswell 

Markell and Monson Class of 1898 Award/Owen David 

Dow Memorial Award – Jonathon W. Mortensen 

Pieria Prize – Kristina E. Lyons 

Head of School Award – Joseph Martin 

Frank Chapin Cushman Memorial Award – Charles L. 

Hood IV 

Chandler Award – Christopher C. Antonacci 

“Whatever path 

you choose, I hope you will always 

be proud of your culture and your heritage 

-- but stop short of becoming overly 

introspective and self-centered. In Asia, for 

example, countries are struggling with the 

legacy of past offenses and events, to the 

point where history is standing in the way of 

improving present day relationships.” 

Address of His Excellency Lee Tae-sik 

Ambassador to the United States 

from the Republic of South Korea 

Imagine the Future 

THE ACADEMY WORLD · FALL 2006 · WMA 15

Class of 2006 College Choices 

Tasmina Ahmed Cazenovia College 

Zamil Akhtar University of Connecticut 

Christopher Antonacci Duke University 

Alexander Bakos Boston University 

Timothy Beck Clark University 

Heather Blauvelt Kenyon College 

Sophia Boswell Savannah College of Art & Design 

Theodore Brackett University of New Hampshire 

Shellie Brzoska St. Lawrence University 

Alicia Chagnon Saint Anselm College 

Po-Jen Chen Michigan State University 

Chu Cheng Yuan University of Wisconsin-Madison 

Olivia Clement University of Pennsylvania 

Laura Coderre Connecticut College 

Matthew D’Amaddio Hofstra University 

Victoria D’Amato Merrimack College 

Stacy DaCruz Endicott College 

William Daly Stetson University 

Catherine Day Temple University 

Alexander Debelov Babson College 

Adam Demos Wheaton College 

Yannick Destouches Shephard University 

Victoria Duke Assumption College 

Jacob Eddy Merrimack College 

Taykun Erdal College in Great Britain 

Matthew Escobar State University of New York -Buffalo 

Thony Ferdinand Morehouse College 

David Flannery-Tellock Montgomery Community College 

Caitlin Flynn University of Notre Dame 

Claire Fratoni Mount Holyoke College 

Elizabeth Goldberg University of Massachusetts-Amherst 

Samuel Greene Wheaton College 

Anna Hart St. Lawrence University 

Yousuf Hazratji University of Massachusetts-Amherst 

Marissa Helstowski University of Massachusetts-Amherst 

Benjamin Hewett Rollins College 

Marc Hewett Rollins College 

Charles Hood University of San Francisco 

Hsin-Tzu Hsu Indiana University 

Hye Won Jang New York University 

Kafhi-Dee Jean-Baptiste Old Dominion University 

Jun Seong Jeong Bates College 

Jae Hoon Jung George Washington University 

Peter Jurgens University of New Hampshire 

Hye Ja Jwa University in Japan 

Pai-Fong Kao University of Rochester 

CEGS Barber Prize for a Senior – Niti Lertsumitkul, with (from left) 

Robin Farrington Cook, Walter Swanson, Erik Kindblom, & 

Melissa Donohue. 

Frank Chapin 

Cushman 

Memorial 

Award – 

Charles L. 

Hood IV. 

Chandler Award – 

Christopher C. Antonacci with 

Head of School Rodney LaBrecque. 

Commencement 2 


Barber Prize for Music – 

Samuel Greene with Sergio 

Castellanos and Amanda Powell.

Prize Day Awards 

Cum Laude Society Induction 

Class of 2007 

Joshua D. Binney Symin J. Charpentier 

Class of 2006 

Christopher C. Antonacci* Timothy C. Beck 

Olivia C. Clement Caitlin S. Flynn* 

Charles L. Hood IV* Katherine E. Klebes 

Kristina E. Lyons Timothy M. Rainey* 

Courtney D. Williams 

* Inducted in May 2005 

Trustee Book Award – Symin J. Charpentier 

Alumni Book Award – Christopher R. Mortensen 

Kyle E. Webb Award 

– Sophia O. Boswell 

with Kyle Webb and 

Assistant Head of 

School Brian Easler. 

Phil Shaw Award 

Laura E. Coderre Jacob R. Eddy 

David J. Kreps 

Class of 1977 Humanitarian Award – Emily A. Vincunas 

John L. Nepomuceno Prize – Andrew J. D’Avanzo 

Davison Prize – Christopher R. Mortensen 

2006 Prize Day 


Class of 2006 College Choices 

Jin-Man Kim University of Nevada-Las Vegas 

Yeon Jung Kim Parsons School of Design 

Katharine Klebes Mount Holyoke College 

Tae Kyung Ko Boston University 

Jeremy Korytoski Salem State College 

David Kreps University of Maine-Orono 

Megumi Kuroki University in Japan 

Seung-Min Lee Boston University 

Niti Lertsumitkul Northeastern University 

Ryan Lessard Saint Anselm College 

Fabienne Limage Guilford College 

Timothy Lindberg Guilford College 

Ming Liu Syracuse University 

Kristina Lyons Vanderbilt University 

Norah Marshall Union College 

Joseph Martin Bryant University 

Kyle Mensing Furman University 

Eugeniu Miculet Clark University 

Marshall Moini Worcester Polytechnic Institute 

Ryan Molaghan University of Tampa 

Jonathon Mortensen St. Lawrence University 

Jeffrey Nowak Catholic University of America 

Terrence O’Brien St. Lawrence University 

John O’Leary Eckerd College 

Young In Park University of Illinois-Urbana 

Kyle Perry University of Hartford 

Matthew Petrides Springfield College 

Pasquale Pio Nichols College 

Jeffrey Power Massachusetts College of Art 

Brian Race Virginia Military Institute 

Timothy Rainey Amherst College 

Joseph Ransom Wesley College 

Jose Rivera Assumption College 

Andre Roberson Brandeis University 

Supreecha Samansukumal Cornell University 

Alexander Shuster Champlain College 

Daichi Shuto Sacred Heart University 

Sean Simpson Southern Connecticut State 

University 

Noah Starr Roger Williams University 

Katelyn Stolpinski Endicott College 

Thomas Watson American International College 

Chad Willhite Willamette University 

Courtney Williams Wake Forest University 

Corey Wittenzellner Barry University

Reunion 2006 

Kerry Power ’07 and Alex Williamson ’07 welcome alumni 

and their families to campus. Below: The members of the 

Class of 1941 were up early for the festivities. 

It’s About Expansion! 


Above: Phil Cardone, Athletic Director Skip 

Jarocki, Trustee Mark Shenkman ’61M, 

Head of School Rodney LaBrecque, Trustee 

Ned Symes ’64W, Director of Finance & 

Operations Karen White, and Director of 

Alumni & Development Don Nicholson ’79 

put the shovel in the ground at the Greenhalgh 

Gymnasium ceremony Saturday 

morning. 

Left: Valerie Cardone and Archivist Coralie 

Gray join in the celebration of the groundbreaking. 

Andrew Bazarian ’86 with former history 

teacher and football, wrestling, and lacrosse 

coach Phil Cardone.

Monson Academy graduates Cliff Symington ’56 and Dave 

Benziger ’61, with Liliana Vogt, look on as Rodney LaBrecque 

speaks about the future of Wilbraham & Monson Academy and 

the pride of our athletic program. 

It’s About Remembering! 


Richard Morse ’61M is the third generation of 

photographers in his family. He graduated from 

Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T.) in 1967 

with a B.A. degree in photography. After practicing 

his craft at his family’s Boston studio, he moved to 

Los Angeles where he founded a television production 

company. 

It was not long before the wanderlust took over 

and he began a world adventure that continues 

today. For more than thirty years he has traveled 

the world pointing his camera into people’s faces. 

“I have never found as much joy in nature and 

architecture as I do in the people whom I meet. 

I seem to have a gift in communicating with different 

peoples, finding a special warmth in their 

unconditional friendship,” Morse says. 

Morse’s work demonstrates elegant contrasts of 

light and shadow – a formal element that heightens 

the intensity of his work. An incessant creator and 

producer of work for a hugely diverse audience, 

Morse’s great experience as a photographer, painter, 

explorer, and international entrepreneur informs 

his work with a great depth and appreciation for 

image making. 

The large room designed 

for the wrestling and dance 

programs takes shape. In 

addition to a sprung wood 

fl oor and a mirrored wall, 

the space has large windows 

with views of Corbin Fields 

to the west and Crystal 

Pond and the campus to 

the east.

Reunion 2006 

It’s About You! 

Bob Harding ’41W and his wife Joan enjoy the spring 

weather at the Friday reception. 

Class of 2001 

Front: Marika DuVal, Liz Wagoner, Juli Weeks. Back: Anthony Gomes, Dawn 

Augustus, David Smith, Justin Doss, Dave Pula, Rob Edmonds. 

Rodney LaBrecque brings John Duncan ’56W and Rosemarie 

Duncan up to date with the new programs at the Academy. 

1996 classmates Jen Hoffman, Courtney Tillson Paterna, John Guerin, 

Eric Topor, and Matt Risley remember “the good old days” with their 

class advisor, Paul Ekness. 


Jim Shea, Class of 1946, with Peggy.

At right: Trustee Ned Symes ’64W thanks the 

Academy after receiving the Service to the 

Community Award for his philanthrophic 

efforts in his home community of Chevy 

Chase, Maryland. 

Don Nicholson ’79 presents Bill Danforth 

’56W with the Service to the Academy Award 

at Reunion Luncheon as Rodney LaBrecque 

looks on. Bill was instrumental in rallying 

his class for an outstanding turnout for their 

50th Reunion. 

It’s About 

Tradition 


“Good afternoon and welcome to all alumni, 

faculty, and friends of Monson, Wilbraham, and 

Wilbraham & Monson Academy; most especially 

to the members of the Monson and Wilbraham 

Classes of 1956, who are celebrating the fi ftieth 

anniversary of their commencement. You have 

traveled here to your alma mater to remember 

times past and old friends; to refresh your 

reminiscence of the school that had a profound 

impact on the development of your character.” 

Joshua Binney ’07

Reunion 2006 

It’s About Fun! 

Girls’ Soccer 

Back: Stephanie Fenner ’07, Jess Bramucci ’05, Ashley Augusto ’03, Nicole Nicholson 

’03, Arlene Goodman ’96, Molly Hohman Russo ’84, Ann-Marie Lane Lawlor ’84, 

Lauren Broder ’08. Front: Sara Antonacci ’07, Courtney Petrone ’07, Chelby Wakefi 

eld ’09, Brittany Batterton ’08, Emily Petrone ’09, Nicole Grenier ’09. 

Boys’ Soccer 

Back: Graeme Bazarian ’87, Coach Gary Cook, Rob Balicki ’04, Thai Bui ’99, Mike Brenneman ’98, 

Adam Perron ’02, Vincent Alfano ’00, John Guerin ’96, faculty member Paul Ekness, Chuck Bridge ’01. 

Front: Nick Clement ’05, Jon Kalamakis ’04, Greg Balicki ’07, Josh Wurthele ’04, Jack Duncan ’56W, 

Vito Famiglietti ’05, Alex Gillett ’00, Dennis Gomes ’95, Kyle Nicholson ’03. 


Boys’ Lacrosse 

Back: James Hsiao, son of former faculty member Alan Hsiao, Jason Robinson ’91, 

Dan Scyocurka ’04, Mike Alfano ’04, Ian McEwen ’05, Pete Weeks ’99, Thai Bui ’99, 

Pete Cohen ’04. Front: Tony Axtmann, Matt Perry, Sean Rohan ’98, Trevor McEwen 

’05, Alan Hubbard ’98, Karl Jorda ’82, Andrew Nepomuceno ’01, Rico Vota ’00. 

Girls’ Lacrosse 

Ashley Costanzo ’08, Megan McCarthy ’07, Arlene Goodman ’96, Kristin 

Coderre ’07, Julie Duffy ’03, Chelby Wakefi eld ’09, Kerry Power ’07, Molly 

Hohman Russo ’84, Brigid Jurgens ’08, Brittany Batterton ’08, Suzanne Trusz 

’08, Kellsey Wuerthele ’08. 


It’s About 

Returning! 

Michael Baraudo ’81 rode all the way from El 

Paso, Texas, on his motorcycle to attend his 

25th Reunion. The sweatshirt he’s wearing was 

a prize for coming the farthest and Michael was 

happy to have it, the weather in Texas being 

signifi cantly warmer in June.

Reunion 2006 

Members of the Class of 1956 

attending Reunion, most of 

whom are in the photo at 

right, were as follows: Loriston 

Amsden, Douglas Blampied, 

Robert Crowell, William 

Danforth, Donald Davis, John 

Duncan, Philip Grandchamp, 

Timothy Hennessey, Phillip 

Holt, Craig McEwan, Frank 

Morgan, Charles Murphy, 

James O’Keefe, Roger Pearson, 

Clifford Syminton, and Warren 

Webber. 

Class of 1941 

Back: Bill Beamish, Spencer Gowrie. Front: Sid Law, Bob Harding, 

Allan Bath. 

It’s About 

People! 

Class of 1986 & Families 

Front Row (l-r): Patrick Mulcahy, Craig Mayhew, 

Rory Mayhew (on shoulders), Kurt Grabner, Peter 

Grabner, Laurie Erickson Grabner (1986), Kate 

Grabner, and Nathan Sokol. 

Back Row (l-r): Heather Fleury, Tony Fleury 

(1986), Charles Klofas (1986), Alex Klofas, Laura 

Mulcahy Mayhew (1986), Andrea Silverman 

Hazen (1986), Ceylin Kolsal Sarper (1986), Rich 

Thompson (1986), and Mike Sokol (1986). 


Whether you’re young or mature, you’ll have a great time 

at Reunion. Make plans to attend next year’s festivities on 

June 8-10.

DEVELOPMENT 

DEPARTMENT 

PROFILE 

Glenn LaChapelle is the Academy’s new Director of 

Alumni & Parent Relations, having joined WMA July 

17. Glenn comes to the Academy after working in 

both the golf course industry as a golf course superintendent, 

most recently at the Orchards Golf Club in South Hadley, 

Massachusetts, and as a public affairs specialist for the 104th 

Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard in 

Westfield, Massachusetts. He recently retired from the Air 

Force after 21 years of service. 

Glenn is a native of Wilbraham and attended Wilbraham 

public schools. He earned a B.A. in journalism from the 

University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an A.S. in turf 

management from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture. He 

has also had extensive United States Air Force training in journalism, 

public affairs, media relations and communications. 

Glenn is married to Gina Langone LaChapelle ’82; they have 

one daughter Giavana. 

WHO DO YOU CALL? 

If you have a question for the Development Office and 

you’re not sure SPOTLIGHT who to speak with, here are some guidelines. 

Call 413.596.6811; for information about the 

Annual Fund, ask for Sarah. If you’d like to be a Reunion 

Giving Agent or join the Heritage Society, contact Chris. 

There are still a few opportunities to purchase a bench, a plaque, 

or a brick to commemmorate your time at the Academy or to 

honor someone important in your life at the Academy. 

For further information, contact Director of Alumni & 

Development Don Nicholson ’79 at 413.596.6811 or 

dnicholson@WMAnet.org. 

HERITAGE COURTYARD DONATIONS 

$10,000 Granite Bench 

$ 5,000 Garden Plaque 

$ 1,000 Memorial Brick 


From left: Don Nicholson ’79, Director of Alumni & Development, 

Administrative Assistants Tina Girhiny and Barbara 

Moran, Director of Annual Giving Sarah Wakelin, Director of 

Major Gifts & Reunion Giving Christina Cronin, Director of 

Alumni & Parent Relations Glenn LaChapelle. 

To submit a class note or inquire about classmates, talk to 

Glenn. If you’d like to update your contact information or 

inquire about events, speak with Tina or Barbara. 

Anyone who would like information about the direction of 

development at the Academy or who has a multi-milliondollar 

gift to give, call Don Nicholson – right away! 

BE A PART OF THE HERITAGE COURTYARD

Class 

Notes 

1937 WILBRAHAM 

Bob Hess says that he is fine and 

would like to visit again sometime. 

He hopes that the rain has not 

washed you away. 

1940 MONSON 

John Auchter is enjoying 

retirement. He still serves on the 

board of Goodwill Industries and 

his church financial board. 

1941 MONSON 

Charles Adams lost many large 

trees in hurricanes Katrina and 

Wilma. He is still repairing 

damage, but it’s not as bad as the 

1992 hurricane. He sold his big 

motor yacht two days before the 

storm. 


John Maynard is happy to report 

that he and his wife are fully 

recovered from rotator cuff (for 

him) and knee replacement 

surgery (for her). 

Keith Martin ’47W Tuscon, AZ 


Richard S. Mosher said that his 

memories and experiences of 

Wilbraham are such that he’ll 

remember them for the rest of his 

life. The school reshaped his life. 


The indomitable members of the 

Class of ’52 are off again. Helen 

and Dwight Gammons and Jan 

and Dick Brigham are organizing 

an eleven-day River Boat Cruise 

from Eastern Europe to The 

Black Sea on June 24, 2007, 

for classmates. Dick writes, “It 

will be an exciting trip to travel 

together down the Danube with 

Grand Circle Travel and enjoy a 

relaxing fun-filled adventure. It 

is possible up to ten couples will 

be joining us. For those of you 

who have taken a River Boat 

cruise this will be even more fun 

because you will be with friends. 

And for those of you who are 

concerned about cost, I can only 

assure you this is priced right and 

you are not getting any younger. 

For details please contact me. I 

prefer e-mail but I do answer 

the phone. If ten people sign up 

a contribution will be made to 

Wilbraham & Monson Academy.” 

The following notes are excerpts 

from Dick’s newsletter: 

Don Roy is still active and 

employed in Springfield. 

Jan and Dick Brigham went 

to dinner with Martha and 

Ted Schwerdtle at Ann and 

Dick Von Hoorn’s Bed and 

Breakfast establishment on Lake 

Waramaug, Connecticut. Ted 

announced he was moving to 

Idaho to be nearer his children. 

The Von Hoorns have bought 

property near Moorehead City, 

North Carolina. 

In May Ray Walke had coronary 

bypass surgery, and in June he 

was in scenic Utah where his 

teaching duties called him. 

Dave Olsen won the mixed 

doubles tennis tournament at 

the Field Club in Longmeadow 

but complains most of his 

money goes to sport and racquet 

injuries. 

Get the word out! Send your news for the spring Academy World to 

Glenn LaChapelle, 423 Main Street, Wilbraham, MA 10195 or at 

glachapelle@WMAnet.org by February 15. 

Richard on his Texas longhorn steer, 

Tex, at Blue Mountain Peak Ranch 

in Mason, Texas. 

Phil Erlenbach is now using a 

cane after having his right knee 

replaced but well enough to go 

on a barge trip in Europe this fall. 

Beth and Nat Bond, Jan and 

Dick Brigham, and Ingrid and Al 

Wegand all celebrated their 50th 

Wedding Anniversary this year. 

Marcia and Russ Williams invite 

classmates to visit them if you 

are ever in Ogunquit, the premier 

resort town on the Coast of 

Maine. 


Paul Kinsbury shared a great 

dinner and a wonderful evening 

with Florence Shaw, Jack ’64W 

and Carol Shaw, Wiley Shaw 

and cousin, Dorothy Macchi, in 

Bonita Springs, Florida. 

1956 MONSON 

Michael Sokolov has moved 

to Stuart, Florida, and is now 

a member of Martin Downs 

Country Club. 

David Whitehouse ’56W Phoenix 


1962 

WILBRAHAM 

Richard Taylor had a 

great visit with Director of 

Alumni & Development 

Don Nicholson ’79 during 

his visit to Texas. Richard 

and his wife Sally enjoyed 

hearing about the expansion 

of the gymnasium. 


David Scott retired from the 

State of Ohio in 1999 and has 

set up a software LLC called 

Dave Scott, LTD. The business is 

designing and maintaining Web 

sites, computer training, and 

network administration jobs. His 

new e-mail address is dscott91@ 

columbus.rr.com. 


Brian Randall and his wife Evelyn 

had a nice visit with Elaine and 

Dick Slosek last November in 

Southern California. They drove 

up to the Reagan Library in Simi 

Valley and shared memories over 

a great dinner in Marina Del Ray. 

1961 MONSON 

John Brockway retired in 2004 

after 37 years of teaching. He is 

enjoying volunteer work, Habitat 

for Humanity, church, historical 

society, travel, and yard work. 


Ewoud Doyer is now working as 

a part-time advisor and interim 

manager in the Netherlands, 

focusing on the food business. 

His assignments have been in 

managing candy factories and 

being a personal coach. 


David Hoxeng’s classic country 

radio station WYCT in Pensacola, 

Florida, garnered small-market 

station of the year honors at 

the Academy of Country Music 

Awards held in May at the MGM 

Grand in Las Vegas.

0511 

Rodney LaBrecque, Richard Kruger ’71W, Don Nicholson ’79 

1977 

Edwin Conway, General Manager 

of the Sedona Rouge Hotel & 

Spa, said that there is special 

pricing for alumni visiting the 

resort in Arizona. Send email to: 

econway@sedonarouge.com. 

1986 

Tony Fleury had a good time with 

those who attended their 20th 

reunion. Send an e-mail when 

you can to fleury@gmail.com. 

Ceylin Kolsal Sarper, above 

left with Andrea Hazen and 

Rory Mayhew, says hello to 

everybody. After a very, very, 

long time – twenty years to be 

exact – she made the trip back to 

Wilbraham for Reunion, thanks 

to Andrea. She had a wonderful 

time catching up with everyone. 

She lives in Dublin and has two 

children, Tara and Alp. 

Rich Thompson wanted to say 

it was a great 20th Reunion. He 

wants to thank Laura Mulcahy 

Mayhew for all her hard work in 

rallying the class. It was great to 

see everyone who attended. If 

any classmates are heading down 

to Cape Cod, just let him know. 

1987 

Jeff Fialky wrote that after a 

decade in the fast-paced world 

of big business, he is pleased 

to enjoy the quality of life in 

the Pioneer Valley. He is now 

working with his father, Former 

WMA Trustee Gary Fialky, at 

Bacon & Wilson, PC. 

1989 

Mike Harrington is working 

at The Hartford in Simsbury, 

Connecticut, and is pictured with 

his wife Debbie, and children, 

Bethany and Jacob. 

1990 

Rich Harrington recently 

returned from Iraq where he 

received a Bronze star and was 

promoted to Major. He will be 

stationed at the US Naval Base 

in Monterey, California, and is 

studying for his MBA. He is 

pictured with his wife Marina 

and children Emma and Daniel. 

Metzger-Holuk Nuptuals at Alumni Memorial Chapel 

Classmates William Metzger and 

Natalie Holuk were married at 

Alumni Memorial Chapel on 

June 24, 2006. All the members 

of their wedding party were WMA 

alumni except Will’s brother 

Brian. Will has begun law school 

at Western New England College 

and continues his work as aide to 

Gail Candaras. Natalie is teaching 

English to 9th graders at Quabbin 

Regional High School, as well as 

teaching technical writing and ESL 

writing to advanced students at 

Springfield Technical Community 

1992 

Katherine Alois has been hired 

to join the fourth grade teaching 

team at The Foote School in New 

Haven, Connecticut. 

1993 

Josh Fialky is living in Ashland, 

Massachusetts, with his wife of 

two years. They are both very 

successful in the world of Internet 

advertising, otherwise known as 

search engine optimization. 

1994 

Ian MacDonald is living in 

Hoboken, New Jersey, and 

working for Bloomberg in New 

York City. 

Melissa Kressler Meyer and 

her husband Mike moved to 

Minneapolis, Minnesota, last 

spring, where Mike is a member 

of the management team for the 


College. She is also pursuing 

a second master’s degree in 

clinical psychology at American 

International College. Her first 

master’s, also from AIC, is in 

Public Administration. 

Back Row: Ben Grant ’97, Jamie 

Gruber ’96, John Sampson ’00, 

Brian Metzger, Keith Holuk ’02. 

Front Row: Teresa Holuk ’99, 

Frank Bruno ’98, Natalie Holuk 

’96, Will Metzger ’97, Kristina 

Sampson ’98, Colleen Holuk ’97, 

Becky Clay ’97. 

Timberwolves, and Melissa is 

temporarily “retired”, as Mike 

says. 

Kevin Ryan is living in Hartford, 

Connecticut, and works for 

Aetna, Inc. as a National Account 

Pharmacy manager. 

1995 

Hunter Marosits married Tiffany 

Paige Gauthier in February at 

the Old South Church in Boston. 

Hunter is vice president of H&R 

Homes Remodeling Inc. in 

Ludlow. He and Tiffany are living 

in Sturbridge. 

Jasmin Rojas started Western 

New England School of Law 

this fall. She has two children, 

Rinaldo, who is 3 and Ayna 1. 

She would like to know if anyone 

has heard from Jenn Webb or 

Evan Gallivan.

Class 

Notes 

Chris Sparks, his wife Leah, 

and son Keenan have moved to 

Philadelphia, where he has joined 

the University of Pennsylvania 

basketball coaching staff as 

an assistant coach. He goes to 

Penn after coaching at Central 

Connecticut and Brown, where he 

also worked for Glen Miller, now 

head coach at Penn. 

1997 

Jacob Dyer-Speigel has begun his 

doctoral studies in English at the 

University of Massachusetts. He 

was on hand at Amherst Books 

to congratulate former English 

Department Chair Todd Felton on 

the publication of his new book. 

Where Are 

They Now? 

John G. Becker, Jr. 1966 – 1968 

continues to teach part-time in 

the Washington, DC area, at 

St. Albans/National Cathedral 

Schools. He also has some 

additional private students, for 

the most part adults. Adding in 

occasional vacation visits to his 

sister, her Swiss husband, and 

their family overseas, it's perhaps 

not all that bad a way to start 

qualifying for Medicare. 

Rebecca Bouchard 1992 – 2003 

is currently an associate in the law 

firm of Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury 

and Murphy in Springfield, 

Massachusetts. On June 24, Becky 

was married to David Cahillane; 

they live in Hatfield. Photo above 

Stanley Fri 1975 – 1980 is 

currently tutoring everything 

from fractions to calculus and 

statistics in the “math lab” at the 

local community college, and 

he’s loving it. He lives in an old 

1998 

Stacy Jagodowski reports the last 

two years have been quite busy 

since she moved back to Western 

Massachusetts after living in Los 

Angeles for a year. She has been 

working at The MacDuffie School 

in Springfield in admissions 

and communications. She also 

completed her master's degree in 

communication and information 

management at Bay Path College 

in October 2005, graduating 

officially in May 2006. Now she 

has moved to Virginia, where she 

began as Associate Director of 

Admissions at Chatham Hall, a 

private boarding school for girls, 

in July 2006. 

1999 

Ed Han-Burgess is back in 

New York working as a senior 

research associate in equity 

capital markets at Raymond 

James. He gave us a heads up on 

a mention of the Academy in a 

“Planning for College” blurb in 

farmhouse on a wooded lot and 

enjoys the seclusion and peace. 

He extends his best wishes to any 

faculty and former students who 

remember him. 

David Roderick, Blake Middle 

School humanities teacher from 

1995 – 1997, is currently the 

Denan Visiting Writer at the 

University of North Carolina 

at Chapel Hill. His collection 

of poetry, Blue Colonial, has 

Bloomberg Markets magazine. 

He credited Ian MacDonald ’94, 

at Bloomberg, for creating the 

search. 

2000 

Lindsey Leduc is dancing and 

teaching dance in Chicago and 

loving it. She was home for a 

day or two with her family and 

stopped by to check out her stone 

and visit with Mr. Easler. 

John Sampson earned his degree 

from Briarwood College in 

Southington, Connecticut, this 

spring. 

been awarded the ninth annual 

American Poetry Review/ 

Honickman First Book Prize, 

judged by Robert Pinsky. In his 

introduction to the book, Pinsky 

says, “Such a descent into the 

world of the lost is a poetic 

tradition and a New England 

tradition, and David Roderick is a 

worthy inheritor and extender of 

both.” Reviewer James Tate notes, 

“David Roderick’s poems are 


2001 

Joshua Clauss graduated in May 

2006 from Lynn University in Boca 

Raton, Florida, with a major in 

biology. 

Anthony Gomes was named to the 

dean’s list at Rensselaer Polytechnic 

Institute for the spring semester. 

Titi Paris received her bachelor’s 

degree from the University of 

Miami. 

2002 

Andrew Mancini received his B.A. 

in philosophy and religion from 

Bucknell University. 

Joe Salvador graduated from Keene 

State College in June. 

2003 

Pritesh Patel earned a place on the 

dean’s list at Bates College last fall. 

Jeffrey D. Berselli is attending 

Merrimack College and is on the 

honor roll. 

Guests at Bouchard-Cahillane wedding Front: David Cahillane, Rebecca Bouchard, Elizabeth Kelly, Kathleen Kelly, 

Gary Cook. Row Two: Stephanie Easler, Ann Kindblom, Julie and Charlie D’Avanzo, Mike Thompson, Anne Lytle, 

Deb Manning, Rita Carey. Row Three: Chris Felton, Erik Kindblom, Deb Cook, Carolyn Weeks, Marjorie Weeks, 

Cindy & Jim Lagomarsino, Tony Carey, Brinley Hall. Back Rows: Todd Felton, Deb Axtel, Don Kelly, Deborah Barnes 

Hardaker, Maureen Kelly ’02, Phil Chesky, Mark Fischer, Jude Kallok, Claire Thompson. 

exquisitely made with language 

that is rich and precise.” 

Longtime Academy receptionist 

Mary-Ellen Jamroz keeps busy in 

retirement as a world traveler and 

a volunteer. She’s been working 

with first graders to improve their 

reading skills and was named 

Volunteer of the Year by Quota 

International. In the early summer, 

she traveled to Poland, the Czech 

Republic, and Hungary.

Francis Michael Casey 

English Teacher, Director of Studies 1972-1973 

Head of School 1973-1988 

Mike Casey had a long career in education beginning in 

1942, when at the age of 16, and in his junior year of 

high school, he was admitted to Notre Dame University in 

South Bend, Indiana, in a program for advanced high school 

students. In 1944, when he turned 18, and at the height of 

World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He enrolled in 

Officer Candidate School and then, because of his aptitude 

for foreign languages, he was sent to Japanese language 

school in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to prepare to be a translator 

in the expected U.S. invasion of Japan. 

Following the end of the war, he enrolled in Williams 

College, from which he received a bachelor’s degree. He 

received his master’s degree from the University of North 

Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mike was the recipient of one of the 

first Fulbright Scholarships awarded in 1947. He traveled 

to London, England, to study stage directing at the Old Vic 

Theatre, and later became the assistant to the theatre’s director, 

Tyrone Guthrie. He carried his love of the theatre and his 

flair for the dramatic into the classroom as a teacher. 

Returning to the U.S. in the early 1950s, Mike taught in the 

Great Books program at Notre Dame. He was an instructor 

in English at Williams College, Bennington College, the 

Solebury School, and the Dalton School in Manhattan, where 

he was also the dean of the middle school. 

In 1972, Mike accepted positions as a teacher of English 

and the director of studies here at Wilbraham & Monson 

Academy. A year later, he was appointed headmaster, a position 

he held for the next 15 years. While he was known as a 

tireless advocate for his school, his strongest attribute was his 

ability to connect to people, both adults and students. 

Above all Mike was truly a man of letters and art. Even 

while attending to his duties as headmaster, Mike continued 

to teach, and his students were often taken by the scope of 

his knowledge. He was instrumental in having 24 Academy 

buildings named to the National Register of Historic Places. 

NECROLOGY 

John Colleton ’35M 

John R. Barrett ’35W 

Roger W. Newberry ’37M 

W. David Keith ’40W 

Dr. Robert H. Bessom ’41W 

John Norton ’41W 

Donald E. Peck, VMD ’43W 

Herman D. Kendrick ’45W 

Warren E. Hill ’46W 

James E. O’Brien ’47M 

Barry D. Smith ’47M 

Howard F. Fairweather ’48M 

Peter Gage ’48M 

John G. “Jack” Hoyt ’48M 

James Holland ’49W 

Edward Mentzer ’49W 

James Coligan ’50W 

Frank C. Morgan '56W 

Passages 

Lyman C. Harrington ’53M 

George H. Davison ’67W 

Dennis Ferry ’76 

Francis Michael Casey 

Headmaster 1973-1988 

Raoul E. “Red” Boucher 

Maintenance 


Mike Casey with some of his favorite people at the Springfi eld reception in 

2004: Sandra Schoppe, Marian DeMayo, Sue Craven, and Barbara Moran. 

His love of the arts and support of those programs at the 

Academy led the Zalkan family to create the Francis Michael 

Casey Fund for the Fine & Performing Arts in memory of 

Barbara Zalkan and in Mike’s honor. This fund has provided 

the wherewithal to bring a variety of performers to the school 

to educate and entertain the community. 

I taught under Mike during the 1970s and eventually left to 

teach at The Hotchkiss School and two universities. Recently, 

after learning that he was ill and in hospital, I made it a point 

to call Mike and to let him know just what many thought of 

him and his life of service; for service it was, and good service 

at that. 

John Perry, English department 1975-1980 

Of the four classmates to whom I spoke, every one of them 

remembered him with fondness and a deep, abiding respect. 

His gift for language, both human and the silent language 

of the stern glance, was absolutely remarkable. A sharp look 

over his reading glasses could instantly snap a crew of scruffy 

youngsters into stern attention. 

Dr. Brett Zalkan ’83 

Margaret S. Downey 

Trustee 1975 – 1990 

Most of the obituaries we receive 

come through our clipping service. 

If you know of a friend or classmate 

who has passed away, please notify 

the Alumni Office. As space allows, 

we publish remembrances at the 

families' request.

John V. Colleton Jr. ’35M 

A remembrance by his grandson, Bicentennial Scholar Ian 

Carlin ’08, from an essay written when he was in the 9th grade 

In the waning days of the summer of 2004 I was given an 

opportunity that would change my life, although I did not 

know it then. I was asked to work at my grandparents’ house 

every morning for two weeks to rebuild a stone wall. My 

grandfather had been meaning to fix a part of the wall that had 

collapsed, due to erosion and human use, but he was not able 

to do it by himself, so he needed my help. I would be paid five 

dollars an hour; however, by the end of the job the money did 

not matter to me. It was a great experience, and I learned many 

things about myself. 

My grandfather is an eighty-six-year-old cancer survivor. He 

is tall and athletic. I always picture him dressed in his pants, 

button-down long-sleeve shirt, and suspenders. He likes crosscountry 

skiing, bike riding, painting, and doing carpentry 

between his many doctors’ appointments. I always remember 

him as one of the most hardworking people I have ever met. 

When I would get to his house at six thirty every morning, 

he would always be outside waiting for me. If one word 

were to describe my grandfather’s life, it would be dedication. 

Everything he starts, he finishes. My grandfather is also 

a Homeresque story-teller. Whenever I am with him, I always 

hear a new and interesting story about life at Monson Academy, 

a war story, or an amazing sports story. 

It took the whole first day to remove a couple of tree stumps 

that would prevent the wall from being built. At the end of the 

day, I exclaimed, “We did it!” 

Passages John Colleton, here with his grandson Ian. The photo was 

taken at about the same time that they built the wall together. 


“Thanks, son,” my grandfather responded. 

“It felt good to take down those stumps.” 

“I couldn’t have done it without you.” 

The next day we began to work on the wall. First he showed 

me how to mix cement. I went over to the sand pile and took 

enough sand to start the base. Then my grandfather showed 

me how much dry cement to put in. After the cement was put 

in I began to mix it with water. Little did I know that mixing 

cement was no easy feat! I had no idea how to mix the 

cement or how much water to put in. Luckily, my grandfather 

was an expert at mixing cement. He showed me the proper 

techniques and how to fix mistakes. Mixing cement was boring 

and time consuming but it was essential to building the 

stonewall. In the process of mixing the cement, my hands 

would get very dirty and I would have to make numerous 

trips over to the sandpit. However, in the long run, I realized 

that the cement made our job much easier and it kept the wall 

together. 

When the first batch of cement was mixed we started working 

on the wall. Most of the rocks we had did not fit into the 

spaces that we needed them to work into. That meant that we 

had to dig up other rocks and carve them to fit. The easiest 

part of building the stone wall was putting the large bottom 

rocks into place. The most overlooked part of a stonewall is 

the work that is put into the inside of the wall. 

My grandfather showed me how to fill in large holes in the 

wall that are unseen from the outside. My first choice would 

have been to fill it full of cement and wait for it to dry. 

However, my grandfather showed me the proper way to do it. 

Finally, the hardest job was finding the rocks to finish off the 

wall. Smooth, flat rocks need to be on the top. They have to 

be able to withstand the elements as well as people walking 

on the wall. These rocks had to fit together like a puzzle so as 

little cement as possible was used for it to be appealing to the 

eye. Although it took a long time, by the end of the process, I 

was making the top of the wall look just like my grandfather’s 

sections. 

My grandfather built the house that he still lives in and all the 

stonework around it. Four generations have worked on the 

walls – my great-grandfather, my grandfather, my uncle, and 

me. The wall supports his house and adds to the beauty of the 

land. After working on the wall for two weeks and completing 

seventy-five feet of wall, I gained a sense of pride that I had 

worked on the same wall that my grandfather worked on, and 

I had worked just as hard.

Howard F. Fairweather ’48M 

Howard F. Fairweather ’48M was born July 21, 1926, in 

Hartford, Connecticut. After graduating from Manchester 

High School, Howard served in the United States Army as 

a tech. sergeant in the 81st Infantry Division. He was part 

of the Philippine Liberation and head of finance at General 

MacArthur’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Honorably discharged 

from the army in 1947, he graduated from Monson 

Academy in 1948. 

Howard worked in the roofing industry his entire professional 

life. He started out in his family’s business, Southern 

New England Roofing in Hartford before working for Eagle 

Sheet Metal of Connecticut and Dynamit Nobel in New Jersey. 

After Howard retired from Hill’s in 1992, he ran his own business, 

Fairweather Enterprises, and he worked part time for 

Columbia Ford. 

Howard died in Hartford on April 4, 2006, after a long illness. 

John G. “Jack” Hoyt ’48M 

An excerpt from a memorial written by Virginia Lucier “Luce” 

Hoyt 

As I sat the past few days and watched Jack pass away, I 

often asked myself, “How may people knew the real John 

G. Hoyt?” Some people saw him as an ultra-conservative individual 

who wouldn’t spend a dime unless he got a hundred 

dollars worth of value. Some knew him as a man who would 

never throw anything away because he wouldn’t spend the 

money to replace it. Others saw him as the number-one person 

who took advantage of every sale and senior citizen rate. Some 

knew him as a person who liked to give his two-cents worth of 

advice. 

The above were only the things you saw on the outside. Look 

into the true John G. Hoyt, and you find the most sharing, 

kind, and giving person in the world. Jack was never generous 

to himself; why, he wouldn’t pay more than ten bucks for 

a pair of shoes, and he was proud to say that in the year 2001, 

when Jack and I were married, he wore a suit that had been 

purchased in 1974. However, his generosity and his knack for 

giving to his family, friends, and to thousands of young people 

who needed financial help for college was unprecedented. 

For the hundreds of young children who received free tickets 

to the Shrine Circus, Jack was there to help financially. By his 

generous contributions to the Shrine Children’s Hospital, he 

helped meet sick children’s needs. The Boy Scouts, the Girl 

Scouts, and hundreds of other volunteer groups also saw his 

generosity at work. Jack believed everybody came before his 

own personal needs. Even on his deathbed, he made sure that 

contributions to colleges and other organizations, including 

Passages 


Wilbraham & Monson Academy, would go on perpetually. 

Jack’s legacy was to give many young kids a chance to go on 

to college. As for giving a piece of advice, he would just say he 

was sharing the knowledge he had gained over the years. 

Jack was very proud of his country. He felt it a privilege to 

serve in the Navy during World War II. Even though he was 

seasick while aboard ship for most of the time, he often said, 

“I wished I had turned 17 sooner so I could have served my 

country longer during the war.” 

Jack spent 37 happy and productive years as an electrical engineer 

at General Electric. If you didn’t have GE appliances or 

GE light bulbs, you got a five-minute lecture and a gift of GE 

bulbs. 

With his second wife Luce, Jack enjoyed traveling about the 

country in his much loved Roadtrek RV. They loved visiting 

relatives and friends all over the United States, having Saturday 

coffee with the neighbors, sharing meals at restaurants, He 

enjoyed his new family of relatives and soon found a spot in 

their hearts. 

When Jack found out he had pancreatic cancer, he faced it 

with courage and determination and never felt sorry for himself. 

He proudly accepted being involved in a chemical trial to 

promote cancer care research. 

Luce and Jack Hoyt on a visit to the Academy, here with former 

Director of Alumni & Parent Relations Marjorie Weeks.

more 

NEWS FROM THE HILL 

continued from page 3 

ACADEMY WORLD SURVEY 

Thank you to all who took the time to complete and return the 

readership survey that was included in the Spring 2006 issue of 

The Academy magazine. Here is some of the information gleaned 

from your answers. Many thanks to Patrick Agahigian ’09 for 

compiling the responses and calculating the percentages. The 

survey results were presented to the Board of Trustees at their 

summer retreat. 

WHO RESPONDED? 

■ 81.5% of you are alumni and 18.5% parents. 

■ 63% of you have been back on campus in the last 5 years. 

■ By decade, you fell into the following groups: 

1940s or before - 4.6% 

1950s - 22.7% 

1960s - 37.9% 

1970s - 12.1% 

1980s - 12.1% 

1990s - 7.6% 

2000s - 3% 

WHAT DO YOU READ? 

■ 74.1% always read Class Notes, no surprise there, followed 

by features (67.9%), and the Head’s Reflections column 

(55.6%), followed closely by Spotlights (55.5%). 

HOW DO YOU REGARD THE ACADEMY? 

■ More than half of you responded that you rated your alumni 

magazine excellent in all categories, and a further 25% rated 

it good. 84% of you always read the magazine, and nearly 25% 

of you believe it to be better than your college publication. 

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF? 

■ Articles about alumni, faculty, and students - 40.7% 

■ Current academic and extracurricular programs - 22.2% 

■ Historic pieces - 19.8% 

WHAT WE’D LIKE YOU TO KNOW – 

■ We have an exciting and informative source of information 

about Wilbraham & Monson Academy that’s available to you 

every day, 24/7. It’s our Web site: WMAcademy.org, and we 

discovered through the survey that nearly half of the respondents 

never visit the site. There is news about athletic teams 

and current programs and student achievements, as well as a 

section where alumni can post class notes or view an e-mail 

directory, not to mention being able to buy neat stuff from the 

Campus Store. By the end of the year we will offer even more 

for all of our visitors when we go live with the site currently 

being developed by FinalSite. 

SEARCHING FOR SAMARITANS 

Christina Cronin 

Director of Major Gifts & Reunion Giving 

At the May 2006 meeting of the Western Massachusetts 

Association of Fundraising Professionals, Dallas Briney, Director 

of The Fund for Miss Halls School and Alumnae Relations, 

handed me a check for $50 saying “Here is a little something for 

WMA’s Annual Fund.” Why would someone with no direct connection 

to the school make an Annual Fund gift out of the blue 

like this? What follows is a 

very interesting story: 

More than 40 years ago, a 

group of young ladies from 

the Springside School in 

Philadelphia were on a trip 

to New York City. One of 

those girls was Dallas Briney, 

nee Collingwood. The girls 


“It was all very innocent, 

and the boys 

were so kind to offer 

to help us out. They 

lent us about $80.” 

squeezed into one hotel room for a weekend of fun and shopping 

in the city. After spending their money like there was no 

tomorrow, the girls realized that they didn’t have enough cash 

among them to cover their stay at the Barclay Hotel. In the 

days before credit cards and ATMs, what would they do? 

During their visit, they had met some young men staying down 

the hall who were from Wilbraham Academy and were a class 

or two younger than the Springside girls. The girls asked them 

to help them out, promising to repay the money. “It was all very 

innocent,” said Ms. Briney, “and the boys were so kind to agree 

to help us out. They lent us about $80.” 

Although the girls promised to pay back what they had borrowed, 

Ms. Briney is sure that none of them fulfilled their vow. 

For more than 40 years, the memory of the young men from 

Wilbraham Academy and their kindness has stayed with Ms. 

Briney. When she discovered that I was from Wilbraham & 

Monson Academy, she decided to make things right. She made 

her gift to the Annual Fund as a way to pay back her part of the 

debt that she owed those chivalrous boys. “It has been weighing 

on my mind for forty years and I am happy to do it,” said Ms. 

Briney. 

Such an extraordinary tale needs an even happier ending. We 

hope that the boys from the Academy who acted so generously 

on their trip to New York more than forty years ago 

will let us know who they are so that Ms. Briney can thank 

them personally. If you are one of those boys, probably in the 

Class of 1963 or 1964, or know who they are, please contact 

Christina Cronin, Director of Major Gifts & Reunion Giving 

in the Alumni & Development Office at 413.596.6811 x189 

or at ccronin@WMAnet.org. We know that the late former 

Headmaster Gray Mattern would have been proud of the kindness 

of these Wilbraham gentleman. Let’s just hope that they 

had permission to be off campus!

THE GLOBAL CITIZEN - Wilbraham & Monson Academy

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