Mpact - Spring 2012

S p r i n g 2 0 1 2 S h a r i n g t h e i m pa c t o f ph i l a n t h r o p y a t M e r c e r s bu r g

On a DeceMber night in 2010, authOr JaMeS

Mcbride and his jazz ensemble held students and

faculty spellbound with a multimedia presentation that

featured Mcbride reading from his work, interspersed

with musical interludes.

the following day, Mcbride held a writing workshop for a packed

house in irvine hall and led a master class with his ensemble for

the academy Jazz band. “the only person who sounds like you is

you,” Mcbride told the student musicians. “be prepared to take years

working on your own sound.”

Mcbride came to campus as part of the Jacobs residency, made

possible by funding from the Morefield Family endowment. Visits

from prominent writers, social activists, inventors, filmmakers, and

historians are made possible each year thanks to endowed funds that

cover the cost of bringing these speakers to campus.

in addition to learning about issues such as the arab Spring

and renewable resources, students are inspired by the passionate

commitment, creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, and leadership that

campus visitors embody.

endowed Lectures bring the World to campus

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Endowed lectures also provide experiential learning opportunities, a

core tenet of the Mercersburg Plan. Most guest speakers come to campus

for two-day visits so they can lead informal workshops for students and

faculty in addition to presenting their lecture.

“Working with James McBride was a magical experience for the

students,” says Academic Dean Julia Stojak Maurer ’90. “They gained

so much confidence from what he taught them. Our visitors to campus

challenge the thinking of students while engaging them in fun and

exciting ways.”

Best-selling author Reza Aslan

delivered this year’s Schaff Lecture

on Ethics and Morals. Author of No

god but God: The Origins, Evolution,

and Future of Islam, Aslan spoke

on “America 10 Years after 9/11 and

the Future of the Middle East.” He

followed his riveting talk with a

workshop for ninth graders studying

Middle Eastern conflicts and an open

forum for students and faculty. Funded

by the Schaff Family Endowment, this lecture features an annual

speaker on topics related to fundamental human values.

Building endowment funds

for programs, facilities, and

initiatives such as our speaker

series is a key component of

the Mercersburg Plan. Because

endowed gift principal is

protected and grows from

investment income over time,

an endowed gift has a lasting

impact.

Last fall, Nicole Krauss, author

of the international bestseller The

History of Love, came to Mercersburg

as this year’s Ammerman Family

Lecturer. Another recent guest

was poet Edward Hirsch, winner

of a MacArthur Fellowship.

Upcoming speakers are former

U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins and

environmentalist Jonny Dubowsky

of the Rock ’n Renew Foundation.

While Mercersburg is fortunate

to have a strong series of endowed

lectures, endowment funds don’t

always cover the full cost of bringing

nationally renowned speakers to campus. Your gifts to True Blue:

The Mercersburg Annual Fund help ensure that this important part

of the Mercersburg experience is made available each year.

Endowed lectures—and annual fund gifts that support lectures—

introduce students to men and women making a difference in a range

of fields. With your continued support, Mercersburg students will learn

from leading thinkers of our time.

If you are interested in supporting campus speakers, please contact

Gail Reeder, director of development, at [email protected] or

717-328-6323.Reza Aslan

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ENDOWED LECTURES (continued from page 1)

SUPPORTING MERCERSBURG

Nicole Krauss

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE

“’tiS better tO giVe than tO receiVe.”

Who hasn’t heard that adage many times?

but what may be even better is to give and to

receive. and that is exactly what’s possible with

a planned gift to Mercersburg.

While the economy has been sluggish

for some time now, a charitable giving plan

can actually flourish in times of uncertainty,

allowing donors to simultaneously achieve

their philanthropic goals, economic goals,

and tax goals.

One of the best and most popular planned

giving vehicles is the charitable trust. the two

main types of charitable trusts are the charitable

remainder trust and the charitable lead trust.

in a charitable remainder trust, the donor

transfers assets into a trust that then provides

a tax-advantaged stream of income for a period

of years or for life to the donor and the donor’s

spouse. When the trust terminates, it passes to

Mercersburg to fulfill the donor’s philanthropic

wishes. the donor receives an immediate

charitable income tax deduction and reduced

capital gains and estate taxes, at the same time

providing a degree of financial security for his

or her family.

in a charitable lead trust, the trust provides

a stream of income to Mercersburg for a set

number of years. When the trust ends, the

remaining assets are distributed to the donor’s

designated family members. the assets may

even remain in a trust if the donor wishes.

the same significant tax advantages are enjoyed.

not only is this a good time to establish a

charitable trust because of the economy, it’s a

good time because Mercersburg can now act

as trustee of the trust if the donor chooses. the

assets are managed professionally to achieve

the best possible results, and if Mercersburg

is named as trustee and irrevocable charitable

beneficiary, the trust documents are prepared by

Mercersburg’s advisors at no charge to the donor.

recently, torrence harder ’61 established a

charitable remainder unitrust with Mercersburg

as the trustee and remainder beneficiary. his

gift will help the school continue to fulfill its

mission of preparing young men and women

for college and for life in a global community.

another exceptional planned gift was created

by hank Spire ’60. he named Mercersburg

academy as a beneficiary of a charitable lead

trust that is—and has been—providing funds

to Mercersburg each year for financial aid to

talented students.

the impact of planned giving on

Mercersburg through wills, life insurance

policies, and charitable trusts has been

remarkable. the entire Mercersburg community

has benefited from the generosity of alumni and

friends who have chosen to remember

the school in such a special and lasting way.

if you have included Mercersburg as

part of your estate plan or are considering

doing so, please let us know by contacting

bruce rosengrant, director of gift

planning, at [email protected]

or 717-328-6210. We stand ready to help

you strengthen Mercersburg’s future

while you receive considerable benefits

for yourself and your loved ones.

Leaving aLasting Legacy

The Marshall & Irving Alliance was

established in 1993 to recognize donors

who have chosen to support Mercersburg’s

mission through bequests, trusts, life

income arrangements, or estate gifts. The

alliance unites the names of the school’s

competing John Marshall and Washington

Irving literary societies.

Pennsylvania Businesses Proudly Support MercersburgSince 2002, When MercerSburg began

participating in the educational improvement tax

credit program, the school has received $2.2 million

in funding for current use financial aid. established

by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania for businesses

paying taxes to the state, the program offers a unique

means of supporting educational opportunities for

gifted young people.

eligible businesses committing to the eitc

program for two consecutive years may receive a

tax credit of 90 percent of their contribution to a

charitable organization providing educational services

and scholarships. the tax credit for a single year of

participation in the program is as high as 75 percent.

More than a dozen businesses take advantage of the tax credit each year by making a gift to

Mercersburg. their support has made a difference to talented students who might not have been able

to attend Mercersburg without scholarship aid. the school is proud to acknowledge a wide range of

businesses paying Pennsylvania taxes—from local banks to construction companies—and to thank

them for making the dreams of Mercersburg students possible.

In the 2011-2012 school year, the following

businesses took advantage of the Educational

Improvement Tax Credit program by

supporting scholarships at Mercersburg.

• Ace Distributing

• APR Supply Co.

• Eastern Alliance Insurance Company/ Employers Alliance Inc.

• First National Bank of Mercersburg

• FMA Advisory Inc.

• In & Out Beverage Inc.

• John M. Tice Inc.

• Nitterhouse Masonry Products LLC

• Reading Anthracite Company

• Rockwell Construction Inc.

• Sage Dining Services Inc.

• Utz Quality Foods Inc.

• Vulcan Spring & Mfg. Co.

• Waste Management

Head of School Douglas Hale accepts a check from Cheryl Shields of Waste Management for use toward scholarship aid.

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Paige SuMMerS ’11 FirSt caMe

to Mercersburg at the age of eight,

when she took part in Mercersburg

adventure camp. “i fell in love with

the school,” Paige says of her experience. “i

loved the campus and knew i wanted to return.”

Paige’s dream was realized when she

received a scholarship to attend Mercersburg in

2007. now in her freshman year at Shepherd

university, where she is majoring in nursing,

Paige says her family wouldn’t have been able

to afford Mercersburg without the scholarship

support she received.

Making a Mercersburg education possible for

promising young men and women like Paige

is a central goal of the Mercersburg Plan, and

raising endowment support for financial aid is

key to this effort.

half of Mercersburg’s current students

receive some form of need- or merit-based

aid. For the 2011-2012 school year, $5.6 million

was awarded. Over the past five years, more

than $24.5 million in financial aid has been

distributed.

Mercersburg has adopted a policy of raising

tuition only with a proportional increase in

the funding pool available for financial aid.

Meanwhile, the Mercersburg Plan has set a

fundraising goal of $21 million for student

scholarships to ensure that the extraordinary

Mercersburg experience is affordable for the

best and brightest students.

For some donors, like robert Kurtz ’52,

supporting financial aid means opening

doors to a life-shaping education for

deserving students whose families may not

have the financial resources to send them to

Mercersburg. bob and his wife Marilyn have

endowed the Marilyn & robert M. Kurtz Jr. ’52

Scholarship Fund primarily for students from

rural communities.

“the scholarship means that someone,

probably like myself, has had a chance to go

to Mercersburg,” says bob. “the academy

was more of a factor in my life than my

college. i feel that there’s a value in going

to Mercersburg during what are really your

formative years.”

For Paige, her time at Mercersburg supplied

invaluable experiences that expanded her

worldview and bolstered her confidence. She

served as a prefect and tour guide and earned 12

varsity letters in field hockey and track & field.

She also traveled outside the country for the first

time on a one-month exchange to chile and a

spring break trip to ireland, where a visit to the

grave of William butler Yeats was a highlight.

When she reflects on her time at

Mercersburg, Paige recalls outstanding

teachers and challenging classes. “i felt i was

more prepared than anyone else here my first

semester in college,” she says. “i will always

be looking for another Mercersburg. the

connections with students and faculty were

so precious, and i learned so much.”

through their support of the scholarship

program with an endowment gift and with gifts

to true blue: the Mercersburg annual Fund,

donors have an impact on the lives of students

and on the communities where Mercersburg

graduates make their mark. We are grateful to

alumni, parents, and friends of the school for

their support of this truly important effort!

investing in the Futurewith Scholarship Aid

Paige Summers ’11

Marilyn and Robert Kurtz ’52

Half of Mercersburg’s students receive some form of need- or merit-based scholarship aid. For the 2011-2012 school year, more than $5 million was awarded.

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RECOGNITION

A named scholarship can be endowed at Mercersburg for $100,000. Endowed funds generate more than $1 million in financial aid for our students each year. Below is a list of Mercersburg’s endowed scholarships.

John W. Allen ’57 Scholarship Fund

Carol Amorocho Class of ’81 Scholarship Fund

Preston F. Amspacher Scholarship Fund for Math

Arce Scholars Endowed Fund

Area Student Scholarship Fund

Rosemary & Donald W. Ash ’31 Scholarship Fund

George W. Baxter ’36 Scholarship Fund

T. Edmund Beck ’22 Scholarship Fund

Lansing H. Bennett ’44 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Douglas O. Blaney ’66 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Douglas S. Brown ’41 Scholarship Fund

Wilbur F. Brown 1911 Scholarship Fund

Bouldin G. Burbank Scholarship Fund

Linda and Thomas P. Cahalan ’65 Scholarship Fund

S. Erin Carey ’91 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Central Pennsylvania Minority Scholarship Fund

H. Ward Christopher ’43 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Class of ’49 Scholarship Fund





















Class of ‘95 Scholarship Fund



Thomas C. Cochran Jr. Class of 1938 Educational Fund

James B. Crawford II ’38 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Anne Ford & C. Benjamin Crisman ’32 Scholarship Fund

John H. Culbertson ’24 Scholarship Fund

Davenport Family Scholarship Fund

William E. Davis ’49 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Diane T. Decker Memorial Scholarship Fund

Ashley “Ned” DeWolf ’23 Scholarship Fund

Bayard C. Dickinson Scholarship Fund

Robert W. ’37 and Lucy Donehower Endowed Scholarship Fund

Peyton and Tod Duncanson ’41 Scholarship Fund

Margaret C. & Charles E. Elting ’34 Scholarship Fund

Helen L. & John H. Eves ’44 Scholarship Fund

Faculty Scholarship Fund

David L. Fillman ’56 Scholarship Fund

Esther C. & Thomas M. Flanagan ’38 Scholarship Fund

Lena Manley Flanagan Scholarship Fund

Roger G. Flynn Jr. ’68 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Donald B. Freedman, M.D., Scholarship Fund

Leonard S. & Lucille E. Fry Scholarship Fund

General Scholarship Fund

Eugene P. Gillespie ’36 Scholarship Fund

Goodyear International Foundation Trust

Norris W. & Thelma V. Grabill Scholarship Fund

Graham Family Scholarship Fund

Cora I. and John L. Grove Scholarship Fund

Andrew W. Hall ’88 Scholarship Fund

Lester & Carl Hamburg Foundation Scholarship

Mary J. Hanks & George R. Hanks 1911 Scholarship

Eric E. Harris Scholarship Fund

Henry M. Hartman ’34 Scholarship Fund

Finley B. Hess ’24 Scholarship Fund

Donald D. Hill Scholarship Fund

Samuel S. Hill Jr. ’18 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Dorothea & Lewis Hitzrot Scholarship Fund

Ralph Erdman Holben ’35 Scholarship Fund

William W. Howard Scholarship Fund

Earle S. Hurd ’47 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Margaret L. Imler Memorial Scholarship Fund

William R. Jewett ’65 Scholarship Fund

John E. Jones ’44 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Erdman Keeler Scholarship Fund

Keizler Family Scholarship Fund

Ralph E. Kirkpatrick 1908 Scholarship Fund

Fred R. Kuhn Scholarship Fund

Marilyn & Robert M. Kurtz Jr. ’52 Scholarship Fund

Marilyn S. Larson Memorial Scholarship Fund

Leisure Family Scholarship Fund

H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest ’49 Legacy Scholarship

George ’13 & Esther Manley Scholarship Fund

Edgar M. Masinter Class of ’48 Scholarship Fund

Frank M. Masters 1904 and Frank M. Masters Jr. ’44 Scholarship Fund

Richard J. Mauthe ’43 Scholarship Fund

Gerald R. McCulloh ’56 Scholarship Fund

McDowell Family Scholarship Fund

Richard N. McKee ’45 Scholarship Fund

T.C. Meiselman ’66 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Mendham Family Scholarship

Mercersburg Academy Woman’s Club Scholarship

Coach John M. Miller Swimming Scholarship Fund

Jack H. Millstein Memorial Scholarship Fund

Betsy Mitchell ’83 Scholarship Fund

William Moonan ’35 Memorial Scholarship Fund

W. Thomas Morris ’44 Scholarship Fund

George B. Motheral II ’36 Scholarship Fund

Robert B. ’30 and Elinor Murray Scholarship

Raymon K. Nelson ’75 Scholarship Fund

Allan Neustadt ’46 Scholarship Fund

Palmer Family Scholarship Fund

Megan Peffer Scholarship Fund

Charles W. ’29 & Robert S. ’58 Perry Scholarship Fund

Leonard Plantz Scholarship Fund

Medary A. Prentiss ’14 Scholarship Fund

Prentiss Family Scholarship Fund

John C. & Sallie E. Pyper Scholarship Fund

John L. “Jay” Quinn Scholarship Fund

Reader’s Digest Endowed Scholarship Fund

W.S. Red ’16 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Martha J. and Harold F. Reed Jr. ’44 Scholarship Fund

Dr. Frank E. Reeder 1902 Medical Scholarship Fund

Virginia B. & Daniel M. Ricker Jr. ’28 Scholarship Fund

Donald and Sylvia Robinson Scholarship Fund

Tim O. Rockwell Scholarship Fund

Barbara and G. Frederick Roll ’30 Scholarship Fund

Richard R. Schellenberger ’42 Scholarship Fund

Walter A. Schiffer Jr. ’65 Scholarship Fund

Lilian K. & John R. Schley 1915 Memorial Scholarship Fund

S. Spencer Scott 1910 Scholarship Fund

Ruth K. & Thomas H. Shartle 1926 Endowed Scholarship

Alan P. Shepard ’61 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Stephen A. Signorile ’67 Scholarship Fund

Carol & James W. Smith Scholarship Fund

F. Perry Smith Jr. ’35 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Soars Family Scholarship Fund

Stackpole-Hall Foundation Scholarship Fund

Paul M. Suerken Scholarship Fund

Stephen J. Szekely Memorial Scholarship Fund

Jenny and Nicholas F. Taubman ’53 Scholarship Fund

Ida Hildebrand & Arthur H. Torrence Scholarship Fund

Robert W. Tunnell ’32 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Craig D. Vail ’38 Scholarship Fund

Ruth T. and E. Morrison Webb 1911 Scholarship Fund

Jeanne & George H. Weiler Jr. ’34 Scholarship Fund

Gayle J. Wells Scholarship Fund

Donald Campbell Willard Scholarship Fund

Joan C. & Wirt S. Winebrenner ’54 Scholarship Fund

Witmer Family Scholar Endowed Fund

Clarence R. Wolf 1906 Scholarship Fund

Captain Edwin E. Woods Jr. ’44 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Jonathan K. ’46 and Elizabeth G. Woods Scholarship Fund

Zimmerman Family Scholarship Fund

A current use scholarship can be provided for a minimum of $12,500 a year for four years. Current use funds go to True Blue: The Mercersburg Annual Fund and are designated for financial aid. Below is a list of Mercersburg’s current use scholarship benefactors.

Anonymous

Class of 1982

Diana Flanagan

Richard P. Klopp ’39

Scholarships Make the Mercersburg Experience Possible

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the LOYaLtY cLub taSK grOuP OF the aLuMni cOunciL

continues its efforts to raise $40,000 for restoration of the Saint Michael

Slaying the Dragon window in irvine Memorial chapel.

the window was originally given in loving memory of ralph talbot,

class of 1916, by The Mercersburg News. the first Marine corps aviator to

receive the congressional Medal of honor, talbot was killed in France

during World War i. he is one of Mercersburg’s three Medal of honor

recipients.

the Loyalty club task group is encouraging Loyalty club members

and military veterans or active duty service members to support this

restoration project. to learn more, contact bruce rosengrant, director

of gift planning, at [email protected] or 717-328-6210.

Efforts Progressing for Saint Michael Window

Military Alums: We Want a Record of Your Service!As part of this year’s Alumni Weekend

(October 26-28, 2012), Mercersburg is

planning a military service homecoming for

alumni who have served in the armed forces

of the United States or any other country.

If you are a veteran or an active duty

service member, please answer a few

questions at www.mercersburg.edu/military.

You can also complete the paper

survey below and return it in

the envelope provided to:

Mercersburg Academy

Alumni & Development Office

300 East Seminary Street

Mercersburg, PA 17236

Thank you for your service!

__________________________________________________________ 1. Name 2. Class Year

__________________________________________________________ 3. Street Address

__________________________________________________________ 4. City 5. State/Province 6. Postal / ZIP code

__________________________________________________________ 7. Country (if different from United States)

__________________________________________________________ 8. Preferred Phone Number (Circle one: Home, Cell, Business)

__________________________________________________________ 9. Email Address

10. In which branch of the military did you serve?

Army Air Force

Army Reserve Air Force Reserve

Army National Guard Air National Guard

Navy Coast Guard

Navy Reserve Coast Guard Reserve

Marine Corps Other (Please Specify) ______________

Marine Corps Reserve __________________________

11. If the country for whose armed forces you serve was/is not the

United States, please indicate the country here.

__________________________________________________________

12. What were/are your rank and title (current or at the time of your

retirement/discharge)?

__________________________________________________________

13. Would you like this rank or title to be your official salutation when

the school corresponds with you? Yes No

14. What was/is your term of service? ___________________________

Please continue on the reverse side.

WhAt’s NeWin Your Life?

www.mercersburg.edu/classnotesSubmit your own note and photo to

[email protected]

Browse the online alumni directory!Visit www.mercersburg.edu and click on “myBurg.”

If you need help signing in, contact the Alumni & Development Office at 800-588-2550.

Class of 1961 Makes Milestone GiftMeMBers Of the ClAss Of 1961 returneD tO

Mercersburg last summer to celebrate their 50th anniversary

reunion. to recognize this milestone, the class raised $316,200.

forty-two members of the class made restricted or unrestricted gifts,

estate gifts, and gifts to the Class of ’61 scholarship fund.

“Mercersburg Academy—and the wonderful experiences we had

there—played a significant role in making us who we are today,” says

William thompson ’61, who led the class’s fundraising efforts. “As

alumni of the school, we hope to ensure that the transformational

experiences we had as students continue to be available as each new

class follows in the footsteps of previous graduates.”

Congratulations and sincere thanks to the Class of 1961 for its

generosity!

Octet Alumni Lead Support for Suerken Spotlight

OCtet AluMnI AnD frIenDs Of MerCersBurg stIll hAve

an opportunity to help raise $200,000 for the suerken spotlight—a

space in the new simon student Center at ford hall named in memory

of the late Paul suerken, longtime director of the Octet. Construction on

the student center will begin this summer. for more information, please

visit www.mercersburg.edu/octetchallenge or contact gail reeder at

[email protected] or 717-328-6323.

Military Alumni survey (continued from page 7)

15. If you were/are an officer, what was/is your commissioning source?

ROTC Service Academy

OCS Air Force Reserve

OTS Other (Please Specify)______________

__________________________

16. Please list any colleges, universities, or service academies

from which you graduated.

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

17. Please list any wars or military operations in which you

participated/are participating and the role(s) you were assigned.

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

18. Please list any professional military education courses

you have attended.

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

19. Please list any awards or honors you have received for your

military service. (This information is for Mercersburg’s record-keeping

and not for publication.)

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

20. Some of this survey information will be published as part of a

Mercersburg alumni military registry for Alumni Weekend 2012.

Would you like your name, class year, and title to be included in the

directory? Yes No

21. Would you be interested in working with other alumni veterans

and active duty service members to help plan Mercersburg’s military

homecoming for Alumni Weekend, October 26-28, 2012?

Yes, please contact me No

If you have a military biography, we encourage you to submit it as

part of this survey. Please send a copy to Tyler Miller in the Alumni &

Development Office at [email protected] or 300 East Seminary

Street, Mercersburg, PA 17236.

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generatiOnS OF MercerSburg

alumni remember the excitement of irving-Marshall

Week and the thrill of Declamation. this year’s irving-

Marshall Week—the 118th in the school’s history—began

February 19 and culminated with Declamation on February 22.

alumni were invited to participate in this much loved Mercersburg

tradition by making a gift to true blue: the Mercersburg annual Fund in honor of their society in the

month leading up to Declamation. Parents of current students were invited to join in, too, and show

support for their son’s or daughter’s society by making a gift.

by the night of Declamation, the Marshall Society had eclipsed irving with 183 gifts compared to

160 gifts. thanks to all the alumni and parents who showed their true blue spirit by joining our

students in celebrating irving-Marshall Week!

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FrOM nOVeMber 1 tO DeceMber 31, 2011, aLuMni,

current parents, and friends of Mercersburg responded to a

challenge from h.F. “gerry” Lenfest ’49 to join the William

Mann irvine Society or upgrade their gift to the next society

membership level. For each participant, gerry would

contribute $1,000 to Mercersburg.

When the challenge ended,

a total of 148 supporters had

been tallied, far exceeding the

challenge’s goal of 100. among

them were 56 new society

members. a special thanks to all participants for their generous

support of Mercersburg!

alumni and Parents Participate in Irving-Marshall Week

WMIS Lenfest Challenge Surpasses Goal

to learn more about the William Mann Irvine society,

visit www.mercersburg.edu/wmis or contact Will Waldron at

[email protected] or 717-328-6159.

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CALENDAR OF EvENTS

Washington, D.C., Regional Event April 14, 2012

Chicago Regional Event April 21, 2012

Denver Regional Event May 19, 2012

Reunion Weekend For class years ending in 2 and 7

and the Loyalty Club June 8-10, 2012

Alumni Weekend October 26-28, 2012

For complete details, visit www.mercersburg.edu/events

Alumni Council Corner

rePreSentatiVeS OF MercerSburg’S aLuMni cOunciL hOSteD a

school meeting in February to welcome all current students into the Mercersburg

alumni community. this special celebration acknowledged students who have

completed a full term at the school and, as a result, are considered alumni.

alumni council President ann Quinn ’84 spoke about the role of the alumni

council and its work to support the alumni & Development program. ann was

joined by several fellow council members who shared about the ways they are

true blue and what Mercersburg means to them.

after the meeting, each student was presented with a personalized set of

Mercersburg photo books. the gift of the books commemorates the students

joining a body of more than 12,000 Mercersburg alumni across the country

and around the world.

MercerSburg WiLL WeLcOMe a

new assistant head of school for

advancement in June with the arrival of

brian hargrove, currently the director

of development for St. Mark’s School of

texas in Dallas. an alumnus of St. Mark’s,

brian received his bachelor’s degree from

gettysburg college and his Mba from

texas State university.

brian succeeds Mary carrasco, who has

planned to relocate outside the Mercersburg

area with her husband, Phil. Mary has been

part of the Mercersburg family since 1999,

when she joined the academy as director of development and led the Mightily

Onward campaign.

brian, his wife Linda, and their children—Lois, Faith, Mac, and Mary claire

—will relocate to Mercersburg this summer. We look forward to their arrival in

the ’burg and extend our best wishes to Mary and Phil!

Mercersburg Announces New Assistant Head of School

Event Invitations... Photo Galleries...Networking Opportunities...Stay up to date on Facebook!www.facebook.com/mercersburgalumni

Students Welcomed into alumni community

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The Mercersburg Community

Out & AboutEmail photos and captions to [email protected]

The Board of Regents met with young alumni for a reception at the Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia in January. Top left are Board president emeritus H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest ’49, current Board president Denise Dupré ’76, Head of School Douglas Hale, Peggy Hale, Marguerite Lenfest, Margery Masinter, and Board president emeritus Edgar Masinter ’48. At left are Regent Phil Dunmire ’64 P ’01 and Ian Thompson ’02. Below are Immy Byrd ’97 and Jenn Flanagan Bradley ’99.

Mpact is published by the Mercersburg Academy Alumni & Development Office. We welcome your questions and comments. Please email [email protected] or call 800-588-2550.

Mercersburg Academy abides by both the spirit and the letter of the law in all its employment and admission policies. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.

C To minimize its impact on the environment, this publication is printed on paper made with 30% process chlorine-free post-consumer recycled fiber. The inks contain a high proportion of renewable vegetable-based ingredients.

Clayton Young ’08, faculty member Chip Vink ’73, and Aidan Crofton ’07 pose at the U.S. Naval Academy’s Bancroft Hall squash courts in Annapolis, Maryland.

Alumni gathered at the Boston home of Laura Ulvestad and Ron Stetler ’67 for a regional event

in November. Above are Ryan Ma ’11, Magdalena Kala ’09, and Matthew Timoney ’11.

Alumni and friends celebrated the holiday season by attending Mercersburg’s annual Christmas Candlelight Service and reception in December. Above are Spencer Fleming ’06 and his father, Grant ’65.

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2012To explore how your giving can have an impact on Mercersburg, visit www.mercersburg.edu/giving

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Reunion WeekendJune 8-10

Alumni WeekendOctober 26-28

Reunions for class years ending in 2 and 7 and the Loyalty Club. Reconnect with former classmates and faculty!

Enjoy the traditional Step Songs, bonfire, and all-school picnic, plus a homecoming

for military service members.

NON-PROFITORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE

PAIDMILFORD, CT

PERMIT NO. 80

Documents

Mpact - Spring 2012