A NEW DAY DAWNS - Boston Latin School

Boston Latin schooL 

F a l l 2 0 0 7 B u l l e t i n 

a new Day 

Dawns 

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America’s oldest school welcomes 

a new head master 

Donors Making a 

Difference pg 54 

Honor Roll 2006–2007

BLSA Mission Statement: 

the Boston latin School association (BlSa) exists to preserve and support the mission 

and excellence of the Boston latin School; to build and maintain relationships among its 

alumni and friends; to raise funds for both school and association activities; and to serve 

as an effective model of a successful public school–private association partnership. 

CrEDITS 

Editor 

Kim Deely emery ’87 

Associate Editor 

april l. Paffrath 

Design 

Bluerae Creative 

Contributors 

Maria Blackburn ’86 

Jeanne Greeley 

lory Hough 

Hale Mcanulty ’07 

elaine Mcardle 

Jacob Meister ’09 

Yvonne Ruggles P’07,’11 

Richard Salit 

Mary tamer ’85 

Photography 

lisa Berg 

FaYFOtO/Boston 

Jean Hangarter 

Mark Morelli 

Stanley Rowin 

Michael Russo ’93 

tanit Sakakini 

Ke Zhang ’06 

Illustration 

Molly lawless ’94 

Denise nguyen ’09 

Special Thanks 

BlSa Staff 

BlS Staff 

BLSA Editorial Board 

Maria Blackburn ’86 

Peter Kadzis ’71, P’12 

Rory Keohane ’92 

Michael Mulhern ’76 

Jerry Murphy ’69 

Dan Rea ’66 

Mary tamer ’85 

lynne Mooney teta ’86 

Bill Wright ’69

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contents 

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Letter from the head master 

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Brevia 

Boston Latin Goes Wireless 

News From The School 

Author, Author 

The Dream Team 

The Complete Prize 

Una Schola, Unus Liber 

375 Years 

Student Spotlight: Albano Berberi ’08 

Grab a Partner 

12 

aLumni ProfiLes 

Francis Chin ’65 

Narda Robinson ’78 

Daniel Linskey ’85 

Kelly Gushue ’95 

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Cover story: A New Day Dawns 

Lynne Mooney Teta ’86 is named 

the 27th head master—and 

the first female graduate—to lead 

America’s oldest school. 

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aLumni awards 

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reunion 2007 

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aLumni news 

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CLass notes 

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in memoriam 

Boston Latin School faLL BuLLetin 2007 

annual 

report 

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President’s message 

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Board of trustees 

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Chair’s Letter 

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annuaL fund Q+a 

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aLLoCations 

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deveLoPment news 

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honor roLL of donors 

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PhoToGRAPhY: MARK MoReLLi 

Letter from the heAD mASter 

2 Bulletin fall 2007 

Dear Boston Latin School Alumni and Friends, 

As a proud member of the class of 1986, I am honored to have been selected as the 27th 

head master of Boston Latin School. I am thrilled to be in a position of leadership in 

the institution that has made such a difference in my life. It was at Boston Latin School, 

inspired by my teachers, that I decided to pursue a career in education. 

Each September, we at Boston Latin School receive the gift of the 400 most academically 

talented students in the city. It is our privilege and obligation to provide them with the 

supports and challenges they need to meet their full potential. As our mission states: Boston 

Latin School seeks to ground its students in a contemporary classical education as preparation for successful college 

studies, responsible and engaged citizenship and a rewarding life. 

I have always appreciated the role that alumni play in supporting this mission. As I have 

assumed the role of head master, however, it has become clear to me that without alumni 

support for the school and its programs, we would in no way be able to realize our mission 

to the extent we do today. 

Our overarching goal is for students to achieve a high degree of success in the arena of 

higher education. We prepare students for this goal from the time they arrive as sixies. 

Families of students in classes VI–IV who feel their children need more support have the 

opportunity to enroll them in the Saturday Success School or after-school tutoring, provided 

for by volunteers and the McCarthy Institute for Transition and Support. As students 

in classes II–I move closer to the application process, Michael Giordano ’84, director of 

the McCarthy Institute, provides structured support such as the identification of potential 

colleges, preparation for standardized test requirements, résumé and essay support as well 

as practice interviews through the Schwabel College Resource Center. Advancements in 

technologies, made possible by our alumni like Andrew Viterbi ’52 and Richard Clarke 

’68, will continue to change the way we teach at BLS and the way students learn so that they 

can be well prepared for the college curriculum of the next decade and beyond. 

We also expect our students to contribute as members of the Boston Latin School 

community, as well as the greater Boston community. Alumni have provided opportunities 

for student learning through experiences such as The Ward Fellowship program, visits to 

our American Government and Foreign Policy classes to share real-life experiences of 

public sector leadership and the science mentor program that enables aspiring scientists to 

have valuable laboratory and research experiences not offered at other public schools. 

The outstanding faculty and staff at BLS do their part every day to ensure that our 

students leave us with a well-rounded experience, discovering interests and passions that 

will serve them throughout their lives. Students excel on the athletic field and develop 

habits here that will contribute to life-long wellness. Without the coaches, uniforms, 

transportation, etc. provided by the generosity of alumni, we would not have a competitive 

athletic program in 14 sports for both young men and women. Today, more than half of 

the student body participates in the fine and performing arts program. Again, without 

the resources that BLSA provides through your gifts, the students would not have this 

opportunity to develop their talents in the varied visual art, drama and music areas. 

It is the ultimate privilege for me to serve the students, families, faculty and alumni of this 

unique institution. Thank you for helping us sustain the Boston Latin School mission for 

each and every member of the student body. As head master, I will make sure that your 

support continues to make a real difference in the lives of our students. 

Sincerely, 

Lynne Mooney Teta ’86 

Head Master

When former Chief Counter-terrorism Adviser Richard A. Clarke 

learned of Boston Latin’s desire to go wireless, he responded in 

typical no-nonsense style: “i want to make this happen.” 

With lightning speed, the 1968 Latin School graduate made a 

$60,000 gift to upgrade the school from its traditional technology 

to a system that will soon be state of the art. 

“Because of what he was given, he is extremely committed to 

making sure that he pays back and that he gives to the kids 

here,” says Cathy Meany, the director of technology at Boston 

Latin whose position is made possible by Andrew Viterbi ’52. 

Currently, the school operates on a wired network consisting of 

about 700 computers, located in classrooms, offices and in the 

library. Though sufficient for now, Meany notes that the system is 

fast becoming outdated. 

“in order for us to move technology into education, the next step 

is for students to have their own tools, their own laptops, their 

own technology that they carry around with them,” says Meany, 

“so that all of their resources are available to them all the time.” 

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Boston Latin Goes 

“To compete in the global environment, Latin School needs to keep 

its technology current. And that means alumni need to step up and 

provide some of it. ” —RichARd A. cLARke ’68 

Clarke’s gift couldn’t be more timely, explains Meany, noting 

that the school department recently received a grant to provide 

wireless laptops for faculty and staff. The school can now try to 

broker deals with potential vendors to get affordable hardware for 

students as well. An alumni task force is also being consulted to 

ensure that every public school student has access to affordable 

equipment, a goal that fits with Clarke’s overall philosophy. 

“To compete in the global environment, Latin School needs to 

keep its technology current,” says Clarke. “And that means 

alumni need to step up and provide some of it, because if we wait 

for the city, BLS will not be able to provide the kind of education 

being offered in China and elsewhere.” 

—J.G. 

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PhoToGRAPhY: STANLeY RoWiN

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news from the 

school 

the 2006–2007 school year was remarkable. there is much to be proud of, due in no small part to 

the talented administrators, faculty and students who continue to embody the mission and honor the 

legacy of academic excellence at our nation’s oldest school. 

[ aCademiC honors ] 

Head Master Cornelia A. Kelley H’44’s 

leadership of the Latin School ended with 

a truly gracious moment. For the first 

time in the history of the school, every 

graduating senior received an award at 

Prize Night. This momentous occasion 

represents nearly $870,000 of financial 

assistance to the class of 2007. 

The 2007 National Achievement 

Scholarship finalists were: Jennica Allen, 

Nicole Bush, Francheska Dominique and 

Christopher La Fortune. 

Semi-finalists in the Merit Scholar 

Competition were: Jake Edelman, Louis 

Gao, Kathreen Harrison, Tim Lu, 

Author, 

Author 

The authors in our ranks continue to 

entertain and inform. Three new books 

from graduates of Alma Mater have hit 

the shelves. 

John F. Dobbyn ’55 has published a 

new novel called Neon Dragon, which 

brings to life the legal detective team of 

Michael Knight and Lex Devlin, who have 

been featured in a dozen short stories in 

such publications as Alfred Hitchcock’s 

Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen’s 

Mystery Magazine. Dobbyn is a professor 

of law at Villanova University and author of 

numerous legal books and short fiction. 

Look What I Found Underneath the Bed, a 

new novel by Kamaul (Reid) David ’91, 

chronicles the escapades of a young black 


Shuo Qi, Kathryn Roth, Colin Santangelo, 

RN Tharu, Shuang Wu, Cheng Xing and 

Linda Zheng. Fifty-four students from 

the class of 2008 have been invited to 

participate in the National Merit Program’s 

College Plans Reporting Service. 

The harvard Prize Book Award recipients 

were Alexander Souroufis and Claudia 

Tenen. The Prize Book is awarded to 

an outstanding student who combines 

excellence in scholarship and high 

character with achievement in other fields. 

A recent College Board 

analysis has determined that 

male coming of age 

in Boston. Based on 

his own experiences 

in the moving 

industry, he shares life 

lessons through stories of perseverance. 

Jon Merz ’88 has authored a new 

book with former Ultimate Fighting 

Championship middleweight champion, 

Rich Franklin, titled, The Complete Idiot’s 

Guide to Ultimate Fighting. it is a primer 

for anyone interested in the combat sport 

of mixed martial arts. 

BLS leads the nation in both participation 

and performance in AP italian Language 

among large-size schools. Kudos to 

Ms. Silvana Myette and the italian 

department, who were commended for 

enabling the broadest segment of overall 

student body to earn a score of three or 

higher. 

[ arts ] 

Susan Shian is one of three BPS 

recipients of a $1000 Grace Aznive Art 

Scholarship, awarded by judges Laura 

Ziman of the Museum of Fine Arts, 

Boston, and Roger Dell of the harvard 

Graduate School of education. Shian 

also received a Rollins Griffith memorial 

scholarship. Both awards are for students 

who plan to study creative arts in college. 

once again the BLS Big Band wowed 

audiences at the State Finals, taking home 

another gold medal, with outstanding 

Musicianship awards going to Kyle Miles, 

Jake Sherman and Galen MacDonald. 

Not to be outdone by their Big Band 

peers, BLS musicians also impressed 

at the Massachusetts instrumental and 

Choral Conductors Association Concert 

Band Festival. The Concert String 

orchestra won a gold medal and 

performed in the annual showcase 

at Symphony hall, while the Senior 

Band won a silver medal. 

Jake Sherman received an 

“essentially ellington” certificate of 

merit in recognition of his dedication 

and musical achievement in an 

outstanding performance of the music of 

edward Kennedy “Duke” ellington at the 

Lincoln Center program. Sherman also 

received the Most Valuable Player award 

for Division i in the state of Massachusetts 

for his work on the piano. 

Accomplished thespian Emily Mayer was 

cast as the teen host and roving reporter 

of NPR’s From the Top, the nationally 

broadcast show that is housed locally at 

the New england Conservatory. 

The BLS production of “Kid Simple” 

advanced to the semi-final round of the 

state drama festival, with Robert Ramirez 

and Brittany Halls winning acting awards. 

The sound design award went to Saul 

Slezas and Megan Gianniny. 

Denise Nguyen designed the winning 

poster in the english department’s “Una

the dream team 

Three new assistant head masters, along with a trusted 

veteran, bring energy and experience to Head Master 

Mooney Teta’s direction. 

When new head Master Lynne Mooney Teta ’86 was ushered in, it was a celebration 

worthy of a rock star by all accounts. if Mooney Teta is the front woman, her three new 

assistant head masters and a 42-year veteran comprise the band that make this BLS unit 

a smashing success. 

The new assistant head masters—Sherry Lewis-daPonte ’88, Beth McCoy and Alexandra 

Montes McNeil P’10—join veteran Assistant head Master Malcolm Flynn to create a 

powerhouse of academic experience, charged with everything from disciplinary matters 

to grading to ensuring a rigorous curriculum at Latin School. 

Lewis-daPonte, who received her undergraduate degree in classics from the University 

of Massachusetts at Amherst and a master’s in education and certificate of advanced 

graduate study from UMass Boston taught Latin at BLS for 13 years prior to this 

appointment. She stewards 8th grade students through a crucial transition when they 

often have a difficult time balancing academic and social obligations. She also oversees 

the interdisciplinary Connections Program and nurtures collaborative relationships with 

institutions like the isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. 

For McCoy, her new role means exposure to a larger and more diverse student body, with 

an intense focus on academic requirements. Prior to BLS, McCoy received her B.A. in 

education and psychology from Colgate University and a master’s in school leadership 

from the harvard Graduate School of education. She met Mooney Teta while McCoy was 

a middle school science teacher in Needham, and most recently she served as assistant 

principal for two years at Cohasset Middle-high School. 

Montes McNeil, former physics master/program director of the Latin School science 

department for 11 years, holds degrees from MiT and Boston College, and is responsible 

for Class Vi. She oversees the Praefecture, a group of about 100 seniors who volunteer as 

school monitors, in addition to coordinating parent conferences and academic cluster areas. 

Flynn served as an english master for 34 years prior to moving into his administrative 

role nine years ago. he’s a graduate of Boston College with a master’s degree from 

Columbia University and a master’s of education administration from UMass Boston. he 

oversees disciplinary matters, acts as program director of health and Physical education, 

serves as extracurricular advisor to groups like the Argo and Register. he bears the 

moniker of “school historian” and is often the source of questions for the BLS Points of 

Pride history contest. 

As a collaborative unit, Lewis-daPonte says the assistant headmasters are excited about 

the school’s growth and about helping to make Latin School’s “future even more brilliant 

than its past.” 

—J.G. 

Schola, Unus Liber” contest, which has 

been posted around the school to promote 

summer reading. 

Twenty-two music students were accepted 

to Senior District and 23 students were 

accepted to Junior District. Twelve BLS 

music department students were accepted 

to All-State. These represent record 

numbers in all three categories. 

The Un-Common Theatre’s summer 

production of “Rent,” directed by Ms. 

Crista Crewdson, with musical direction 

by Mr. Christopher Charig and Mr. Ryan 

Snyder on percussion in the pit, has 

won this year’s New england Theatre 

Conference Moss hart Award, youth 

theatre division. BLS students involved 

in the production were Brittany Halls, 

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FRoM ToP: Beth McCoy, Alexandra 

Montes McNeil P’10 and Sherry 

Lewis-daPonte ’88 join veteran 

Malcolm Flynn to form the assistant 

head master team. 

Kathleen Pierre, Tori Coyne, Billy 

Thompson, Megan Gianniny and Korey 

McIsaac. Congratulations to all! 

[ CLassiCs ] 

Thirteen students took awards in this 

year’s Medusa Mythology exam—which 

was unusually difficult to prepare for— 

making their achievement even more 

rewarding. Jacob Meister and Anna 

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Finkel won gold medals and Kathryn 

Roth brought home a silver medal. 

Megan Gianniny and Denise Nguyen 

earned Corona Laurea certificates. Rachel 

Bograd, Nicole Finn, Josh Mascoop, 

Dianna Willard, Phillip Lee, Meg Kerr, 

Lydia Souroufis and John Wall received 

Corona olivae certificates. 

Hitomi Abiko and Nicole Bush have 

won a gold medal on the National Latin 

exam four years in a row; they will receive 

a special book award from the NLe 

committee. Perfect scores were earned by 

Matthew Williams in the Latin ii NLe, as 

well as the following students who took the 

intro exam: Sreeja Kalapurakkel, Shi An, 

Hannah Pullen-Blasnik, Gabriella Coyne 

and Caitlin Tompkins. 

The Junior Classical League came 

in fourth place overall in this year’s 

competition. The Upper Level Certamen 

team of Jacob Meister, Sierra Tilton, 


The class of ’07 achieved something extraordinary last June—100 

percent of the seniors received a prize or award in recognition of 

their hard work, talent and discipline at Boston Latin School. This 

event marked the first time in BLS history that everyone in the class 

received an award. in addition, the amount of money dispersed to 

the seniors reached a record high of nearly $870,000. 

These awards will stay with the students forever, as will every prize 

given out during this record-making evening. The support on prize 

night comes from generous donors to the BLSA funds, in addition 

to the home and School organization of parents, who hold events 

throughout the year to raise money. 

Both merit- and need-based, the prizes offer students a reward for 

their diligence and passion, as well as an incentive for their future. 

Best of all, college tuitions and the associated costs are eased by 

virtue of the students’ own hard work. 

During head Master Cornelia A. Kelley h’44’s tenure, the percentage 

of award recipients was steadily rising into the high 90s. This class, 

though, according to Dr. William “Bill” Carroll, modern language 

department chair and scholarship committee chair, “was an 

exceptional class, with lovely students.” The group showed how they 

valued themselves and Latin School through their energy and 

efforts. every single student came away from Prize Night a winner. 

Lidiya Petrova and Enid Franco 

brought home a gold medal. Lower level 

teammates olivia Schwob and Freeman 

Fisher took the silver. Meister also won 

individual Academic Champion and 

olivia took first overall in the graphic arts 

competition. 

[ eConomiCs ] 

Yiling Ma, Tim Lu, Xiaojian Kevin Lu 

and Norman Yu bested 29 competitors in 

the boardroom and were named Junior 

Achievement’s “Titans of Business.” JA’s 

innovative online program helps students 

act as virtual Ceos and CFos, exercising 

critical economic and management 

decisions by using an interactive webbased 

simulation of companies competing 

in a global marketplace. 

economics Master Wendy Holm worked 

with the Boston District Council of the 

Urban Land institute to bring a three- 

the Complete Prize 

Prize Night 2007 spreads joy— 

to the entire senior class. 

Assistant Head Master Richard Fulton congratulates 

Senior Class President Michael Baskin ’07. 

week urban-planning simulation to her 

economics classes in March/April of 

2007. in small groups, students had 

to propose a redevelopment plan for 

a six-block urban area, construct site 

plans, justify their designs to Land Use 

professionals who visited the classroom 

twice for consultation and then presented 

their plans to a “city council” played by 

Urban Land institute members. Students 

termed the experience a highlight of their 

year-long economics course. 

[ engLish ] 

An exceptional group of students 

participated in this year’s prize reading 

competition. Gardner Medals for 

excellence in Reading were awarded to 

Connie Choi (first prize), Monique Symes 

(second prize) and oliver Anderson 

(third prize). Special medal winners were 

Anne osborn (Class iii–iV) and Maria 

Laposta (Class V–Vi). Sarah Minahan,

Helen Henderson, Hannah Sears and 

Kyle Flattery will receive certificates of 

honorable mention. 

Aiden DiLanni-Morton won second prize 

in the Chinese Bridge–US high School 

Student Chinese Speech Contest, hosted 

by the University of Massachusetts 

Confucius institute. The institute also 

recognized Chinese Master Son-Mey 

Chiu’s contribution through her 

commitment to teaching and promoting 

Chinese language and culture. 

Writing a compelling essay on “Making 

Democracy Work,” Samantha Nam-Krane 

tied for second place in the 8th Annual 

online essay Contest sponsored by the 

League of Women Voters. Ruolin He, 

Michelle Howard, Marina 

Napoletano and Stephen 

Tarantino received honorable 

Mentions, making this the 

second consecutive strong 

showing by Connections 

students. 

Class V was also represented 

by Nayab Ahmad and Andres 

Simpson, who won first 

and second prize in the Will 

McDonough Sports essay 

Contest. 

Carlos Rojas and Madeline 

Fitzgerald both won honorable 

mentions for their creative 

essays in the Letters About 

Literature contest sponsored by the 

Massachusetts Center for the Book, and 

were recognized in a ceremony at the 

State house. 

Meredith Richmond was named an 

outstanding delegate at the Boston Model 

UN competition. BLS participants William 

Poff-Webster and Caitlin Walsh received 

verbal commendations. 

The Register was awarded highest 

achievement honors in editing and 

publishing by the New england Scholastic 

Press Association. 

Amy Sun’s piece, Chinese Cucumbers, 

which celebrates her grandmother’s 

legacy, was published in Teen Ink in 

February 2007. 

[ faCuLty and staff ] 

Assistant Head Master Malcolm Flynn 

received the harvard Club of Boston’s 

Prize Book for excellence in teaching. 

he was honored for his special ability to 

inspire creativity and excellence in his 

students. 

[ sCienCe ] 

Michelle Howard designed her science 

fair project, “The effect of Surfactant on 

efficiency of Nutrient Use in White Proso 

Millet,” hoping to solve world hunger. 

it didn’t work, but after placing at the 

citywide science fair, howard was chosen 

as a semifinalist in the Discovery Channel 

Young Scientist Challenge. 

A BLS/Brookline high School Team 

took top honors at the FIRST Robotics 

Competition, and formed an alliance 

with Clinton and Quincy high Schools to 

compete in the national competition. 

[ sPorts ] 

The Wolfpack cheerleading squad 

placed second overall at the Battle of the 

Cheerleaders Competition, and received 

the award for best synchronized squad. 

For the first time in 17 years (since 

BLS joined the Dual County League) 

the boys’ varsity soccer team won a 

game—congratulations to the coaches and 

players! 

The BLS wrestling team won its sectional 

championship. 

Una Schola, 

Unus Liber 

in an effort to encourage unified class 

discussions and a deeper reflection of 

summer reading experiences, the BLS 

english department decided, last spring, to 

amend the traditional summer reading program. in years past, teachers have 

experienced difficulty when preparing summer reading discussions, as the reading list 

offers a vast assortment of books for students to choose from. This modified format 

attempts to emphasize the analysis of the texts rather than summarization. 

Reading one book as a community fosters a sense of unity and also facilitates 

classroom discussion and collective examination. “The primary goal of summer reading 

is to sustain reading skills in the transition from one academic year to another, but really 

its objective is to enjoy the act of reading itself,” said Susan Moran, program director for 

the english department. 

Last summer, all students enrolling in grades seven through 12 were required to read 

The Little Prince by Antoine de St. exupéry, as part of the new summer reading 

assignment. it is a fantasy that takes place in the midst of war. The main character, 

a pilot who crashes in the middle of the Saharan Desert, encounters a little boy from 

another world. This experience changes the pilot’s outlook on life. 

“it was just what we needed: a work that is both charming and philosophical in nature,” 

said Moran. “every student and teacher will be able to partake in a common intellectual 

experience—something that is very rare.” 

Moran hopes to continue this tradition in the years to come, expanding the ideals of 

unity to encompass other departments. There are many directions for growth, and 

hopefully interdisciplinary connections can be made. 

Adapted from an article written by Jacob Meister ’09 in the Boston Latin School Argo. 

iLLUSTRATioN BY DeNiSe NGUYeN ’09 

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The nine-person lightweight crew 

team qualified for the Youth National 

Championship. 

The girls’ hockey team won a DCL 

Championship, as did the boys’ basketball 

team. 

BLS teams produced five All-Scholastic 

athletes: Rafael Santos (boys’ soccer), 

Kathleen Roche (girls’ hockey), Annmarie 

Elvin (girls’ hockey), Caroline o’Loughlin 

(cross country) and Alan Mui (boys’ 

volleyball). 

Alan Mui of boys’ volleyball and Julianne 

Chan of girls’ volleyball were each named 

MVPs in the Dual County League. 

student sPotLight: 

Talent & Perseverance 

if you didn’t know better, you’d think the accomplishments of 

Albano Berberi ’08 were being rattled off the C.V. of a man three 

times his age: multi-lingual, author of two works of fiction, violin 

virtuoso and composer at the New england Conservatory and 

mentor to students at the Perkins School for the Blind. 

They are, instead, the unimaginable feats of a 17-year-old visually 

impaired student who arrived in this country knowing not a word 

of the language he would soon be reading by hand. Under the 

guidance of teachers and support staff at Latin School, Berberi 

has flourished creatively and academically, earning a spot in 

coveted Advanced Placement classes as well as a seat in the 

honor Symphony orchestra. 

having assisted Berberi throughout his tenure at Latin, Theresa 

Maggiore, a teacher for the visually impaired with BPS Unified 

Services, was overwhelmed by the academic zeal of her student, 

who devours books—sometimes faster than she could obtain 

Braille versions of them—and excels in science and math, 

despite the difficulties these subjects normally present to the 

visually impaired. 

Guidance counselor Megan Moylan says Berberi has been an 

inspiration to other BLS students with his strength, humility and 

perseverance. 


375 

YEARS 

We need You 

in conjunction with the school’s 375th 

anniversary in 2010, the Association 

will publish a book commemorating 

the school’s history since its 300th 

anniversary in 1935. This book will be 

anything but a dry history. it will be full 

of the stories and memories that have 

filled its students’ minds and hearts in the past 75 years. 

in conjunction with this book we want to list all the teams, clubs, musical 

organizations and other activities of the school that garnered local, regional, 

state or national recognition. if you were a member of such an organization, 

please let us know more about those accomplishments. We don’t want to leave 

anyone out, so please take a moment and tell us about your group. Send your 

remembrances to blsa@blsa.org. 

Now a senior at Boston Latin School, Berberi is preparing for 

independent college life through the Youth in Transition program 

at the Carroll Center for the Blind in Newton. he hopes to 

combine the love of music and computers that he has fostered at 

BLS by majoring in sound design and computer science in college. 

—J.G. 

PhoToGRAPhY: MARK MoReLLi

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Art Smarts 

imagine having an entire museum to 

yourself. No waiting in line, no packed 

exhibition rooms. eighth graders in the 

BLS Connections Program don’t have to 

imagine, thanks to a partnership the school 

has had with the isabella Stewart Gardner 

Museum for more than a dozen years led by former 

Assistant head Master/Program Director Ruthann Russell and 

now coordinated by Assistant head Master Sherry Lewis-daPonte 

’88. What started out as an informal connection—classes going 

on occasional tours—has turned into a formal one with the 

museum’s School Partnership Program that includes exclusive 

access to the museum during off hours. 

“The majority of student visits take place early in the morning, 

before the museum is open, without the distraction of other 

visitors,” says Michelle Grohe, the museum’s director of school 

and teacher programs. She says this luxury is more than just a 

nice perk, however. it’s a critical part of the learning experience. 

“There’s something to be said for just sitting on the floor and 

looking at something for 20 or 30 minutes. it’s a great opportunity 

for students to slow down,” she says. “They don’t need to rush. 

Looking takes time.” 

in fact, learning how to look is one of the program’s main goals. 

BLS teachers meet each summer with the museum’s education 

staff to brainstorm ways to weave what’s available at the museum 

into the Connections interdisciplinary curriculum, which includes, 

among other subjects, U.S. history, Latin and visual arts. once 

the school year begins, students regularly explore the museum, 

work with the artists-in-residence and analyze objects and 

paintings. Students express their findings through discussions, 

writings and art making. each student is also given a free 

membership for the year to visit the museum with family and 

friends. 

Grohe says that rather than “telling” students what they should 

know about art, the idea behind the program is for a student to 

look at a piece of art—Botticelli’s Lucretia, for example—and ask 

his or her own questions. “This approach, called visual thinking 

strategies, allows students to create their own meaning,” she 

says. 

“Never before have i been asked to analyze a picture on the 

computer and then later visit it,” says Megan Duckworth, a 

student who had never been to the Gardner before joining the 

Connections Program. “Projects, like the Lucretia project, are 

fuller with more life in them. i will remember visiting the museum 

to see Botticelli’s work and other pieces of art because i actually 

saw them in person, and not just a copy of them.” 

eureka! 

if you’re thinking about a future career in science, what could be 

better than sitting side-by-side a professional scientist every week 

for a few hours, working together on a project? 

That’s what students in the Science Project Mentor Program 

experience. Created as a way to help students take a look at 

science as a possible career path, the program partners students 

with a local scientist to work for 10 weeks on a project. 

“Students who participate in the program are interested in 

science, but they have a limited knowledge of technology and real 

life applications,” explains Science Program Director Kathleen 

(Rama) Bateman ’93. “Throughout the 10 weeks, the students 

are encouraged by their mentors to explore all of their ideas 

and use the most current technology to create experiments that 

generate meaningful results.” 

Newly appointed Assistant head Master Alexandra Montes 

McNeil P’10, a former physics teacher and program director 

who founded the partnership, says, “even if they don’t go on to 

become scientists, they have more of an appreciation of science 

and what scientists are about.” 

What’s unique about the program is that although students often 

do work offsite in real labs, they don’t help scientists with their 

existing research—the students design projects of their own and 

all are entered in the school’s annual Science Fair in February. 

“We have students building robots that will deliver medication 

to patients’ bedsides and other students determining if the 

materials in our reusable water bottles are affecting our bodies as 

environmental estrogens,” says Bateman. “it gives them a chance 

to meet working scientists and see what they’re really like.” 

Currently, about half of the mentors come from harvard’s 

Longwood campus, says Meg Andrews, a harvard doctoral 

student who focuses on mentor recruiting. A quarter are staff 

scientists from Merck, which is located across the street from 

Latin School. The remainder are from Tufts Medical School. 

Karina Meiri P’06, ’10, an 

independent scientist who 

has been running the 

program with Montes 

McNeil, Bateman and 

Andrews, says being 

with real scientists 

makes learning 

more intriguing for 

students.

tech 

match 

Businesses replace outdated 

computers every three or four 

years. Without the same kinds of budgets, schools, especially 

public ones, hang on to them as long as they can. 

“our oldest machines are probably nine years old,” says Cathy 

Meany, BLS’s director of technology. 

Luckily, thanks to iBM’s K–12 Matching Grants Program, not all 

of the school’s computers are quite so antiquated. For the past 

10 years, BLS alumni who are employees or retirees of iBM or a 

wholly owned subsidiary of the company (or on the board) have 

been able to donate money to Boston Latin that iBM matches 

4-to-1 with equipment that is offered at a huge savings—about 

20 percent of list price. A $1,000 laptop, for instance, can be 

purchased with $200 in donations. 

Steve Corman ’54, who retired from iBM 17 years ago after 

nearly three decades with the company, began coordinating the 

efforts: he fills out all the paperwork and pools the money. “This 

allows those who want to donate smaller amounts, $25 or $50, to 

be counted, too,” he says. 

Meany says she doesn’t know what the school would do without 

Corman, the other alumni and iBM. 

“This program has been critical in keeping us supplied with upto-date 

equipment. We’ve been using it to implement systematic 

upgrades,” she says. As of this spring, about 30 percent of the 

school’s computers are from the iBM program. 

Corman says seeing the appreciation for the equipment makes it 

a labor of love. 

“Several years after i had been doing this, Cathy offered me a 

tour of the school. She took us to one class, a computer lab, 

and introduced us to the kids,” he says. “The instructor 

recognized my name, gave me a hug and told the kids that ‘it’s 

because of the work of people like this that we have a lab.’ To see 

the reaction of the kids! You want to talk about warm and fuzzy.” 

De-Stress 

BreviA 

one of the most important things that Karen Capraro, a social 

worker for Children’s hospital, can do for Boston Latin students 

is make sure they have an outlet when things aren’t going right, 

especially when they’re feeling frazzled. 

“Stress is a big factor at this school,” she says, “so i want to make 

sure they have someone they can go to—a guidance counselor, a 

friend or a grandparent, for example.” 

At the beginning of the school year, Capraro visited every seventh 

grade homeroom, as well as some of the tenth grade health 

classes, to talk about stress management. it’s also one of the 

main reasons she spends two days a week at the school, every 

week, as part of the Children’s hospital Neighborhood Partnership 

program that was started about five years ago. 

The partnership grew from a conversation among head Master 

emeritus Michael Contompasis ’57, then head Master Cornelia 

Kelley h’44 and BLSA President David Weiner ’59, who was at 

the time the president of Children’s hospital. The BLSA also 

formed an ad hoc health Committee made up of alumni and 

school health personnel chaired by Chuck Longfield ’74. The 

school community had just suffered a loss of one of its own due 

to a suicide. 

in addition to one-on-one counseling, Capraro also holds group 

discussions on issues that students are interested in, such as 

transitioning into the school and empowering girls to find their 

voice. Last February, just as students were coming back from 

winter vacation, she worked with seventh graders on anti-violence 

and anti-bullying concerns. 

Although the school’s guidance department is pretty well staffed, 

Jim Montague, head of the department, says that the ongoing 

partnership with Children’s has been critical. “i know of a number 

of students who are now healthy, successful college students and/ 

or graduates who experienced significant 

troubles while enrolled here and were 

well-served by this partnership,” he 

says. “We also have a number of 

currently enrolled students whose 

needs are being met by the services 

Karen provides. We have also dealt 

with a number of serious crises 

during my seven years on staff and 

could not have been as effective in 

meeting the needs of the BLS community 

without the support and assistance of 

Children’s hospital.” 


ProfiLeS 

profiles 

charting a 

LegaL 

Path 

Francis Chin ’65 Tackles 

Immigration Law 

BY RICHARD SALIT 

Ask Francis Chin ’65 where he’s from and 

he’ll tell you he’s a “local boy,” born and 

raised in Charlestown. But even though 

he lives and works just several miles 

from where he grew up, his education 

and career have taken him far from the 

Chinese laundry his poor immigrant 

parents owned and where he and his eight 

siblings toiled as children. 

“The school really 

fosters achievement 

and excellence. i was 

surrounded by very bright, 

capable, high-achieving 

people.What i learned 

still has relevance to what 

i am doing now.” 

Today, Chin is the managing partner 

of Chin & Curtis, a Boston law firm he 

founded and which now employs 13 

lawyers. For more than 10 years annually, 

he has been named in the Best Lawyers in 

America for his work in immigration and in 

the International Who’s Who of Business 

Lawyers. he was also designated a 


“Massachusetts Super Lawyer” by Boston 

Magazine. Another publication, Chambers 

Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for 

Business, says Chin is “an extremely 

intelligent immigration lawyer with a skyhigh-level 

practice.” 

The prominence in the legal community 

of both Chin and his firm wouldn’t be 

what it is today if Chin hadn’t given up 

a promising career path to strike out on 

his own. he says his days at Boston Latin 

School helped put him on the path to the 

success he enjoys today. 

“The school really fosters achievement 

and excellence. i was surrounded by very 

bright, capable, high-achieving people,” 

he says. “What i learned still has relevance 

to what i am doing now.” Chin says he 

sees himself as an erudite person and 

says that Boston Latin helped inspire his 

intellectual aspirations. 

From Boston Latin, Chin went to 

Middlebury College, where he majored in 

German literature and studied a semester 

in Germany. he joined AmeriCorps*ViSTA, 

a national service organization, and 

assisted migrant farm workers in upstate 

New York. Chin was one of the first 50 

people in the country to win a Thomas J. 

Watson Foundation Fellowship, which took 

him to numerous Southeast Asian nations 

to study the relationship between native 

populations and Chinese immigrants. 

“having grown up as an ethnic Chinese 

in America…i was very interested in the 

academic issue that was so topical about 

these Chinese communities,” he said, 

referring to the 1970s when Southeast 

Asian nations were wary of China’s 

emerging economy and improved relations 

with the United States. 

After returning from abroad, he earned 

a law degree from New York University. 

his specialty in corporate law landed 

him a job at a now defunct Boston firm, 

Grabill & Ley. But it was his coursework 

in immigration law that would make his 

career. These types of cases were referred 

to him so frequently that he developed an 

expertise, so much so that he decided to 

start his own firm in 1986. 

PhoToGRAPhY: TANiT SAKAKiNi FoR WGBh

“Some of the partners said to me, you are 

not thinking straight if you are leaving this 

firm, where you could become a partner in 

charge of one of the firm’s biggest clients 

in banking law,” says Chin. “And going 

to this unknown and unpraised area of 

immigration law, it was not deemed by 

some to be a wise move. But i thought the 

practice had a solid future.” 

he was more right than he had ever 

imagined. 

Chin’s firm doesn’t handle what he calls 

“Statue of Liberty–type cases,” immigrants 

seeking to become residents. his clients 

are corporations that need help obtaining 

visas to hire foreign workers. 

“We deal with a very narrow piece of the 

spectrum of immigration to the U.S., 

people who are coming here principally 

as skilled contributors to our economy,” 

he says. “We represent corporations and 

entities such as research institutions, 

academic institutions, and nonprofits.” 

These people include the chief officer 

of a U.S. bank, a new director of a local 

museum, a top executive in a biotech firm 

and the head of the U.S. equestrian team. 

“it’s an area that has grown, and, by being 

excellent at it, we have grown from two 

to 13 lawyers, and 16 paralegals. We are 

the largest immigration law firm in Boston, 

and, indeed, in New england,” Chin says. 

“i thought we would grow to be a few 

[lawyers]. i never had as my goal, and still 

do not have as my goal, being the largest. 

i want to be one of the best.” 

The national immigration debate doesn’t 

directly affect his business, he says, but 

it has had the unfortunate side effect of 

freezing legislation to smooth legalized 

immigration. That, he says, has had a 

“huge impact on our clients.” 

Chin, 60, lives in the Waban section of 

Newton with his wife, Wai Jit Chow Chin, 

who is an accountant for his law firm. They 

have a 19-year-old son who attends Cornell 

University, in New York. 

acupuncture for 

animalsDr. Narda Robinson ’78 Charts 

New Course for Pets 

BY ELAInE MCARDLE 

ProfiLeS 

Where do you turn when a beloved pet bison—all 600 pounds of him—runs into a 

fence and is paralyzed? or your aging but adored Golden Retriever has back problems 

and can’t walk or urinate? 

You could euthanize the animal. or you could call Dr. Narda Robinson ’78, one of a 

growing group of veterinarians in the United States who practice animal acupuncture. 

hers, however, is a decidedly different medical approach that doesn’t always endear 

her to the New Age crowd and its mystical view of the centuries-old Chinese treatment. 

Robinson was able to get the bison back on his feet after several acupuncture sessions, 

in which she inserted very thin needles under his hide to stimulate his nervous system 

and restore muscle function. it was a remarkable but rather dangerous result since the 

beast had horns and an attitude. 

“You have to have large animals in stocks and under control,” says Robinson, who 

graduated from harvard in 1982 before going on to become a physician and then a 

veterinarian. She prefers treating smaller critters like dogs, cats and reptiles. “i’m not a 

large-animal person. i don’t want to get my fingers crushed or head kicked.” 

Acupuncture is one of the fastest-growing and most-accepted alternative treatments in 

the Western world. in the past decade, since she became a veterinary acupuncturist in 

Fort Collins, Co, Robinson has helped numerous non-human patients. 


ProfiLeS 

“ You have to have large animals in stocks and under 

control. i’m not a large-animal person. i don’t want 

to get my fingers crushed or head kicked.” 


“if an animal can’t get up or go outside to urinate, then they’ll be euthanized, which is 

not a problem with humans,” says Robinson. “So it becomes this life or death thing, and 

the stakes are higher.” 

Robinson’s unusual specialty was launched when one of her human acupuncture 

patients mentioned that her dog received treatments, too. At the time, Robinson, who 

graduated from the Texas College of osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, TX, where 

she combined an interest in holistic practices with a fellowship in neurosurgery, had 

been practicing acupuncture for six years. (Knowing her interest in holistic medicine, 

her brother, Lawrence Robinson ’74, a physician, had convinced her to become an 

osteopathic doctor rather than an M.D. her father, Leonard Robinson ’46, is a retired 

pharmacist.) 

The veterinarian who did the canine work convinced Robinson to enroll in veterinary 

school. While a student at the Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine 

and Biomedical Sciences in Fort Collins, she founded the Medical Acupuncture for 

Veterinarians Program, which has since trained hundreds of vets. 

There is fierce debate in the acupuncture world over how it works. Robinson used to 

be among those with a metaphysical viewpoint: invisible meridians of energy—which 

practitioners call qi—run through the body and, by inserting needles into points under 

the skin along a meridian where the qi is stuck, the body can heal itself. eight years ago, 

Robinson changed to a scientific approach and believes acupuncture promotes healthy 

nerve function through a process called “neuromodulation.” 

“When you insert a needle into an acupuncture point, you’re causing the nerves to fire 

differently and more appropriately, rather than moving energy along an unseen channel,” 

she says. “it’s a lot more satisfying teaching from an evidence-based and factual-based 

point rather than repeating a storybook interpretation of acupuncture.” 

Why does the interpretation matter if the results are the same? it’s a matter of intellectual 

honesty—and clinical accuracy. “if you can identify the nervous system imbalance or 

dysfunction that led to the problem the patient is having, you can more accurately and 

effectively treat them by knowing which nerve structure to stimulate,” she says. 

Today Robinson, who also holds a master’s degree in biomedical sciences, teaches 

a number of complementary courses at CSU vet school and writes a column on 

complementary medicine for Veterinary Practice News. She is developing the first 

complete, neuroanatomically accurate system of acupuncture point locations for dogs, 

and she is also researching whether acupuncture affects blood flow to tumors. 

Robinson, who has three cats and a rabbit at home, continues her involvement in human 

acupuncture as vice-chair of the board of trustees of the American Board of Medical 

Acupuncture, which certifies physicians in acupuncture. And, as director of the Center 

for Comparative and integrative Pain Medicine at CSU, she is studying optimal ways to 

relieve pain across all species.

Daniel Linskey ’85 Takes Charge in the 

Boston Police Department 

he’s the third-highest ranking officer in 

one of the largest police departments in 

the country, in charge of everything from 

patrol forces—on land, in the air and in 

the harbor—to such special operations as 

the bomb squad, the SWAT team and the 

hazardous materials team. 

But Daniel Linskey ’85, who was recently 

promoted as one of the youngest ever to 

be named superintendent of field services 

for the Boston Police Department, still likes 

to tell tales from his days as a street cop. 

There was the time he and other officers 

responded to a house where shots had 

been fired. When they arrived, there was 

no one inside. But they did find $200,000 

worth of drugs on a table. Linskey left 

his officers at the house while he went 

to obtain a search warrant. Just as he 

returned, he saw a man approaching the 

house. he was brandishing a weapon. 

“he fired rounds at my officers who 

were guarding the house,” Linskey says. 

“Unfortunately for him,” he added coyly, 

“he ran right into the path of my cruiser. 

BLS to BOSTOn’S 

FInEST 

BY RICHARD SALIT 

The car struck him slightly. he fell and ran 

off. Myself and my partners chased him 

and tackled him.” 

Another time, a large group of protesters 

were rallying on Boston Common for the 

legalization of marijuana. Linskey busted 

one man for smoking the drug in public 

and, while arresting him, learned he was 

wanted on a warrant for drug dealing. 

Suddenly, the suspect pulled out a loaded 

gun and aimed it at his own chest. Then 

he thought better. 

“‘i’m not going to go this way,’” Linskey 

recalls the man saying. “Then he stuck 

the gun toward me. Somehow i wound 

up putting my finger behind the trigger of 

ProfiLeS 

“i came from a community which was mostly white and 

middle class, and i went to Latin and it was diverse 

cultures and races and religions and types of people. it 

gave me an appreciation for the world. it helped at an 

early age to see that.” 

the gun. he squeezed and it pretty much 

broke the knuckles of my finger. A couple 

of cops jumped on him” and took the gun 

from him. 

“i have this unique knack,” Linskey says, for 

landing in violent situations. “My guys call 

it a black cloud that follows me around.” 

So do medals and commendations. Linskey 

has earned quite a few of them, including 

the hannah Medal of Valor. The seeds of 

his desire to become a police officer were 

sowed right in his hyde Park neighborhood. 

his best friend’s dad was bomb squad 

member Jeremiah J. hurley Jr. 

But it was while he was attending Boston 

Latin and working a part-time job that he 


ProfiLeS 

had the kind of moment you read about 

in stories or comic books—ones about 

people who rise from moments of almost 

embarrassing vulnerability to heights of 

undisputed greatness. he was 15 and 

riding the T back from the Charles River, 

where he was a sailing instructor and 

snack bar worker. Suddenly, two guys 

robbed him. 

“i didn’t like the feeling, the fear. i let them 

take the money,” he says. “i vowed i was 

never going to be afraid again. i wanted 

to go after people who would bully people 

like that.” 

At Latin School, where he enrolled in the 

seventh grade, Linskey didn’t consider 

himself much of an academic. “You had to 

study so hard,” he admits. he recalls being 

terrified of the school, thinking, ‘Will i ever 

make it? … There’s so much work every 

night.’ But he did and went on to 

Northeastern University and the Marine 

Corps (serving during the first Gulf War in 

iraq, but not shipped overseas). “Latin 

School prepared me for all of that. i’ve 

topped the promotion exams [at the Police 

Department].” 

Linskey says his Alma Mater also helped 

prepare him for the many cultures he has 

encountered in law enforcement. 

“i came from a community which was mostly 

white and middle class,” he says, “and i 

went to Latin and it was diverse cultures 

and races and religions and types of 

people. it gave me an appreciation for the 

world. it helped at an early age to see that.” 

one irony, he says, is that as a top 

administrator in the Police Department, 

he maintained relations with former 

Boston Schools Superintendent Michael 

Contompasis ’57, who was head master 

at Latin when he was a student. “We’d 

be at meetings and i’d say, ‘Yes, Mr. 

Contompasis,’” he says. 

Linskey is just a few rungs down from the 

commissioner’s position, the top ranking 

job at the Boston Police Department. But 

his only aspirations, he says, are “to be a 

good husband to my wife and father to my 

children. i’m amazed and overwhelmed by 

where i am at in my career.” 


To china 

and Back Again 

BY MARIA BLACkBuRn ’86 

Kelly Gushue ’95 expanded Her 

Career—Globally 

Pig brains. Chicken feet. Fried scorpions. The array of exotic dishes presented to Kelly 

Gushue ’95 at the banquets she attended in China, where she worked in finance from 

2003 to 2005, never failed to surprise her. As the guest of honor, she was expected to 

take the first helping of food. But at a banquet in Shandong province one evening, she 

looked down at the 40 or so fried scorpions sitting before her on a platter and Gushue 

knew she had to do something. 

So she made a joke out the situation. “i mentioned that in the U.S. we have a TV 

show called ‘Fear Factor’ where there’s a $100,000 reward for eating different things,” 

Gushue says. “i said that if there’s a $100,000 reward i would be happy to try these 

fried scorpions. otherwise maybe my colleague would like to try them first.” everyone at 

the table laughed. 

Gushue, who works as a wealth advisor for Citigroup Smith Barney in San Francisco, 

has never been the type of person who sits around waiting for things to happen. As the 

youngest of four children growing up in Dorchester, her family didn’t have the money to 

take vacations, so she went to the library and read about far-off places in books like The 

Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Passage to India. 

At Latin School, she learned about the world in history Master Gregory Turpin’s Global 

issues class and realized she wanted to see it for herself. “i became interested in Asia 

because my history book in my junior year ended in 1950 with Japan a devastated 

country,” she says. “But i knew that in the 1980s there was a threat of Japan taking 

over the world. if Japan could do that in less than 40 years, why couldn’t another 

country? Mr. Turpin’s class served as the cornerstone of my international exploration.” 

After graduating from Latin School, Gushue went to harvard where she majored in east 

Asian studies, interned in London and studied abroad in Australia. She knew a career in 

finance would allow her to work around the world and she wanted to work for an Asiabased 

company. So, after three years at J.P. Morgan in San Francisco, she decided to 

move to Shanghai, China. “it was one of the easiest decisions i’ve had to make,” says 

Gushue, 30. “i wanted to go and witness the dramatic economic growth in Asia—why 

not be there and be a part of it?” 

Gushue arrived in China without a job and unable to speak the language. She wasn’t 

worried. “When you have to eat you learn fast.” Within four months she was the 

first non-Chinese employee hired at XiangCai Securities, the eighth largest Chinese 

investment firm. Gushue was brought in to help improve the research division and 

market the company to international banks. She also coordinated the production of the 

company’s first english report. After a year, Gushue was recruited to start a research 

division for a U.S. firm based in China. She lived in China for more than two years 

before returning to the United States in 2005.

“ i was grateful that the faculty 

and the staff at Latin were so 

supportive of my ideas. i never felt 

limited in my possibilities.” 

Gushue credits her mother, a single parent who worked as a security officer for the state, 

with instilling in her a strong sense of independence and the courage to pursue her 

dreams. “The family joke is that when i was growing up and i misbehaved, my mother 

would threaten to send me away to the farthest place on the planet she could think of: 

China. The day i called her and told her i was moving to China, she laughed and didn’t 

try to talk me out of it.” 

her teachers at Latin School were also an important part of who she is today. A week 

before the start of her senior year, Gushue proposed the idea of having an extracurricular 

activities fair so that students could discover what the school offered. “head Master 

Kelley told me to go ahead and do it on my own,” she says. “it was a huge job and i had 

only a week to organize it, but when the day came we had full representation of over 50 

clubs. i was grateful that the faculty and the staff at Latin were so supportive of my ideas. 

i never felt limited in my possibilities.” 

outside of work, Gushue is involved with microfinance organizations, which grant small 

loans to low-income people in developing countries. Next year she plans to visit a variety 

of microfinance institutions in Kenya. She loves to travel and watch movies and she’s 

a huge Red Sox fan. in october 2004 she flew back to the United States from China 

to watch the team win the World Series. No, she didn’t have a ticket to the game. She 

watched it in a bar on TV. in San Francisco. “i didn’t want to see the game in China on a 

13-inch screen in the morning while drinking oJ,” she explains. “i wanted to be at a bar 

drinking beer with Red Sox fans.” 

ProfiLeS 

“The family joke is that 

when i was growing up 

and i misbehaved, my 

mother would threaten 

to send me away to the 

farthest place on the 

planet she could think of: 

china. The day i called 

her and told her i was 

moving to china, she 

laughed and didn’t try to 

talk me out of it.” 


feAtUre 

a new day 

dawns 


PHoToGRAPHy By MARK MoReLLI 

BY MARY TAMER ’85 

at Boston Latin sChooL 

Lynne Mooney Teta ’86 is named 

the 27th head master—and the 

first female graduate—to lead 

America’s oldest school.

feAtUre 

for LyNNe mooNey tetA ’86, JUNe 21 mAy iNDeeD hAve BeeN the LoNGeSt DAy of her yeAr. 

It was the last day of school for Boston’s public school students, yet the lights at 78 Avenue Louis Pasteur were still brightly burning after 

the official summer solstice at 6:06 p.m. Outgoing Head Master Cornelia A. kelley H’44 was being fêted that night in the dining hall for 

27 years of devoted service, including the last nine years spent as the first woman to helm the 372-year-old school. 

A replacement had not yet been named, but an announcement from Boston Schools Superintendent—and Head Master Emeritus— 

Michael G. Contompasis ’57 was imminent, scheduled to occur four days later on Monday, June 25. Of the many candidates who 

applied, the field was now whittled to three, and Assistant Head Master Mooney Teta was among them. 

But June 21 was a night to celebrate. Hundreds of alumni, faculty and friends had gathered, and at least a dozen spoke in tribute, though 

the coveted last spot on the dais was reserved for Contompasis, a longtime colleague and friend of kelley’s. 


feAtUre 

“i’m mS. mooNey tetA AND i Am the heAD mASter,” She teLLS them. “AND JUSt AS it iS yoUr firSt DAy AND yoU miGht 

hAve A few BUtterfLieS iN yoUr StomACh, it iS my firSt DAy AS heAD mASter AND i miGht hAve A few BUtterfLieS 

iN my StomACh. i kNow thAt yoU’ve eArNeD yoUr SeAt here AND yoU’ve Come weLL PrePAreD. if yoU Do whAt iS 

exPeCteD of yoU, GreAt thiNGS Lie AheAD.” 

After some expected good-natured ribbing, Contompasis 

announced that he had a special parting gift for the woman who 

had shepherded Latin School in the decade after his departure. 

“One of the greatest gifts I could give you,” he said, “was a 

guarantee that our work would continue into the future.” 

He unexpectedly called Mooney Teta to the stage, announcing 

that the next head master of Boston Latin School had finally been 

chosen. The roar from the crowd was deafening, as faculty and 

parents hugged, alumni cheered and Mooney Teta stood along with 

her two predecessors in a moment that will not soon be forgotten 

by anyone present. 

“I thought a rock star had walked into the room,” said Chuck 

McAfee P’04, head master of Madison Park. 

For the multitude who had lobbied for this appointment—via 

phone calls and e-mails and outreach—this was far more rewarding 

than a passing glimpse of a rock star. Alumna Lynne Mooney Teta 

would become the 27th head master of Boston Latin School, a 

role she had unknowingly worked toward since her senior year at 

Harvard. 


Per ASPerA AD AStrA 

By the fall of 1984, then Head Master Contompasis let it be 

known that the class of 1986, in his estimation, was perhaps the 

“smartest” class to graduate in many, many years. While this was 

not music to the ears of the seniors in the ceremonious 350th 

class of 1985, the numbers—particularly for those who follow the 

Harvard admissions—speak for themselves. The class of 1985 had 

20-something students admitted to what the Boston Globe facetiously 

refers to as “the world’s greatest university,” while 1986 had a total 

of 30. Among them was Lynne Mooney, the oldest of three sisters 

(Michelle ’88 and Suzanne ’90) who lived in West Roxbury and 

excelled in both the classroom and on the school’s swim team. 

Despite the fact that Latin School competed against top-notch and 

finely tuned Dual County League swimmers who weight-trained 

all summer to maintain their 5’8”, 120-pound frames, Mooney 

was always a team player—and a team leader—inside and outside the 

pool. She could swim the butterfly like it was nobody’s business, 

yet she still kept her rank near the top of the class while serving on 

class committee, on the prom committee, as a tutor, as a national 

Honor Society member and more.

Once at Harvard, Mooney decided that education was the route 

she wanted to follow, taking a course on the history of American 

education taught by Vito Perrone at the Graduate School of 

Education in her senior year to prepare for a career in teaching. 

When she graduated, cum laude, in 1990, it was her time spent at 

the Ed School that resonated most. 

“It was such a different feeling,” she recalls, “to sit there with one 

of the gurus of American education. That class was a gift.” 

Six years of teaching middle school and high school in Belmont— 

with one of those years simultaneously spent earning a master’s 

degree from Harvard’s Ed School in 1995—combined with two 

years with the Steppingstone Foundation ultimately led her to 

needham and her role as assistant principal at the Pollard Middle 

School. Along the way, she also gained a longer moniker when she 

married Anthony Teta in 1996, whom she had met during their 

years together at Harvard. 

When Mooney Teta was tapped by Head Master kelley to 

return to her Alma Mater as an assistant head master in 2004, 

needham teachers and administrators alike mourned the loss 

of its rising educational star. As longtime BLS volunteer John 

Daley ’57 relayed to BLSA President David S. Weiner ’59 during 

the unofficial lobbying period for Mooney Teta’s hire as head 

master, Daley’s wife, Marion, is one of her most ardent needham 

supporters. 

“Marion has taught for a number of years at the Pollard Middle 

School in needham,” wrote Daley, “where she came to know 

and admire Lynne Mooney Teta both personally and observing 

her strong administrative skills. Marion told me at the time of 

Lynne’s departure for Boston Latin School what an absolutely rare 

feAtUre 

send-off there was for Lynne—absolutely everyone at Pollard had 

nothing but the highest praise for her as a person and an educator. 

As Marion says, that is indeed a rare feat—give three teachers a 

chance to look out the window at the rain and the gale, and one 

will see a ferocious storm, another would point out the bright 

horizon to the west, and the third will have no opinion at all.” 

Mooney Teta’s return to BLS, however, was a positive sign for 

many alumni that an important educational legacy could indeed 

continue. One of our own was in the wings unofficially preparing 

for the role of a lifetime, should it ever come to pass. Mooney Teta 

is the first to admit that she did not graduate from Latin School 

with the thought, or dream, of becoming its head master, but then 

again, neither did Contompasis, who held the job for more than 

20 years. 

“The skill set that I learned here, and my love of learning, of 

service and of commitment to others…was inspired by the teachers 

here,” says Mooney Teta as she walks the corridors of BLS. “Before 

the sixie orientation, I went to the auditorium and sat there for 

a minute, and I tried to put myself back to that time and to that 

feeling I had. I remembered the first time I walked in…saw the 

names on the frieze and contemplated the school’s history. 

“I know that one of the things I don’t want to lose touch with is 

what it feels like to be a sixie, or a freshman. That will inform 

everything I do.” 

As does the quote from her 1986 yearbook, per aspera ad astra, 

“through adversity to the stars.” 


feAtUre 

“we reCeive the Gift of the moSt ACADemiCALLy tALeNteD kiDS from ACroSS the City, reGArDLeSS of iNCome, 

reGArDLeSS of rACe,” SAyS mooNey tetA. “it iS oUr DUty to eDUCAte them to their fULL PoteNtiAL…AND if we Do 

thAt, we Are fULfiLLiNG oUr miSSioN. if we PUt forwArD oUr BeSt effort AND oUr BeSt thiNkiNG AS teACherS AND 

PAreNtS, i kNow we wiLL SUCCeeD.” 

the roLe of A Lifetime 

It is the first day of school and the new head master has entered 

her large corner office. It is 6:45 a.m. and Mooney Teta is dressed 

in a plum-colored skirted suit that would delight her predecessor, 

the always impeccably-dressed head master emerita, to no end. On 

her desk is an immense arrangement of flowers from Winston’s, 

sent by her mother during her first pre-opening day on August 28. 

They are somewhat passed peak by September 6, yet still a sight to 

behold as they remain on her desk in their faded purple glory. 

The card reads, “Head Master Lynne Mooney Teta … To an 

inspirational year. All my love, Mum.” 

Mooney Teta is now a mother as well, to second-grader Amelia 

and first-grader Michael, both of whom attend the Boston Public 

Schools. Before heading outside to greet the arriving students, she 

checks in at home to make sure all is well there as her two youngest 

pupils prepare for their own “first day.” Earlier that morning, 

Amelia had informed her mother that she had slept all night with 

a smile on her face as she anticipated being back in class again. 

There is no doubt that she is indeed her mother’s daughter. 

Mooney Teta takes her own smile outside, as she stands in the 

breezy, 50-degree weather as the first students begin to arrive. 

“Good morning,” she says to the young passersby. “Is everybody 

awake yet? Ready to go?” 

It is clear that she is ready, even if her still sleepy students are not. 

Mooney Teta has put a good team in place, with three new assistant 

head masters—former Science Department Chair Alexandra 

Montes Mcneil P’10, Classics faculty Sherry Lewis-daPonte ’88 

and Elizabeth McCoy, a former colleague of Teta’s from needham 

—as well as returning veteran assistant head master and invaluable 

institutional-memory man Malcolm Flynn. 

“She has an excellent vision for the future of the school and 

where it should be,” says Flynn, who has been at Boston Latin 

for 43 years. “The emphasis is going to be on what happens in 

the classroom, as well as communication with parents and the 


community. She has already told us, ‘A few years ago, we developed 

a great mission statement for the school and our job is fulfilling 

that statement.’ If areas are not perfect, we will work on them.” 

Mooney Teta does hold the school’s mission—to ground its 

students in a contemporary classical education as preparation for 

successful college studies, responsible and engaged citizenship, and 

a rewarding life—as sacrosanct, and as a beacon to be followed. 

“We receive the gift of the most academically talented kids 

from across the city, regardless of income, regardless of race,” 

says Mooney Teta. “It is our duty to educate them to their full 

potential…and if we do that, we are fulfilling our mission. If we 

put forward our best effort and our best thinking as teachers and 

parents, I know we will succeed.” 

It is among the many thoughts that race through her head on this 

first day of school, as her 2,400 charges continue to arrive, some 

in the wrong place—“is this the Academy?”—some with the wrong 

schedule and some who appear far too small to be entering the 

hallowed halls of Latin School. 

Mooney Teta makes a point to visit the two homerooms of the 

B-sies (first-year ninth graders) as well as the 15 sixie homerooms, 

where the first quiz of the day is offered. 

“Do you know who I am?” she asks the seventh graders, all of whom 

seem to have that deer-in-the-headlights look as she speaks. 

“You’re the head master,” replies one brave youngster, who admits 

that an older sibling clued him in. 

“I’m Ms. Mooney Teta and I am the head master,” she tells them. 

“And just as it is your first day and you might have a few butterflies 

in your stomach, it is my first day as head master and I might have a 

few butterflies in my stomach. I know that you’ve earned your seat 

here and you’ve come well prepared. If you do what is expected of 

you, great things lie ahead.” 

Mooney Teta would know this better than anyone.

“I could not be more pleased than to leave the 

Latin School in the capable hands of Lynne 

Mooney Teta. She is an educator of the highest 

quality and dedication, as well as an alumna 

who understands the school’s rich history and 

traditions. There is much to look forward to 

in the years ahead under her strong, capable 

leadership.” 

Cornelia A. Kelley H’44 

Head Master Emerita 

“We are really excited about the possibilities 

that lie ahead, and we could not be off to a 

better start.” 

Jim Montague 

Director, Guidance and Support Services 

“We are very excited as we enter this new era. 

We will sincerely miss Ms. Kelley’s presence, but 

we look forward to working under the tutelage 

of Ms. Mooney Teta.” 

Michael Giordano ’84 

Director, McCarthy Institute for 

Transition & Support 

“We have a good year ahead … it’s outstanding. 

I think the kids will be inspired that one of our 

own is leading them.” 

Rashaun Martin ’97 

Program Director, History 

“Lynne’s style is going to be different. She is 

certainly going to carry the school forward.” 

Malcolm Flynn 

Assistant Head Master 

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word on the street.... 

On and off of Avenue Louis Pasteur, there are high hopes for the new head master. 

“At a time when there is so much uncertainty 

in this world about so many things, one of 

the clearest benefits she brings is a sense of 

continuity with the past—a not unimportant 

point—and a sense that the future will 

be bright.” 

Peter Kadzis ’71, P’12 

Executive Editor, Phoenix Media/ 

Communications Group 


ALUmNi AwArD wiNNerS 

Alumni Awards & 

Nominations 

each year the BLSA Board of Trustees 

solicits the nomination of individuals to 

recognize and reward for their outstanding 

accomplishment and service to their 

community and/or Alma Mater. Those 

names are reviewed by the Awards 

Committee and are considered for a 

Graduate Award, given out during the 

Alumni Dinner each November. 

The Distinguished Graduate 

of the Year Award 

Boston Latin School’s highest honor, the 

award (formerly the Graduate of the Year 

Award) is given each year to an individual 

exemplifying the motto sumus primi. 

Nominees are evaluated based on several 

criteria, including: 

• Significant contribution to the community 

in which he or she lives 

• Substantial life achievement in career or 

community 

• Engagement in activities engendering 

pride on the part of alumni of BLS 

The Outstanding Recent Graduate 

of the Year Award 

Created in 1995, the outstanding Recent 

Graduate Award recognizes achievement 

by alumni of the past 20 years, highlighting 

one individual whose actions have served 

as an inspiration and motivation to others. 

Candidates for this award should meet the 

following criteria: 

• Contributed selflessly to the local, 

national, international community and/or 

Boston Latin School 

• Served as a positive role model for alumni 

and students of the Boston Latin School 

• Inspired action on the part of others 

Volunteer Awards & Nominations 

Nominations are also encouraged for 

BLSA’s volunteer awards, given each fall. 

The Joseph Desmond ’44 Award recognizes 

outstanding volunteerism, while the edward 

Lambert ’39 Class Leadership Award 

focuses on class committee members. 

For more information about the nomination 

process or to view a list of past recipients, 

please visit www.blsa.org. 


distinguished graduate of the year award 

Daniel G. Yankelovich ’42 

Like the 52 Distinguished Graduate 

awardees that came before him, Daniel G. 

Yankelovich ’42 has brought honor and 

pride to Alma Mater with his contributions 

to society. If you’ve ever wondered what 

other people are really thinking, then 

you’ve got something in common with 

this year’s recipient. Yankelovich has 

made a long and influential career based 

on people’s opinions. His more than 40 

years as a leading social science researcher 

has meant that countless people across the 

country and the world have read and relied 

upon the results of his polls and analysis. 

After his time at Alma Mater, Yankelovich 

went to Harvard, for both undergraduate 

and graduate studies. He followed that up 

with post-graduate work at the Sorbonne. 

He went on to teach at prominent schools, 

such as Harvard’s kennedy School of 

Government, Tufts, nYu, the new School 

for Social Research, uC Irvine and uC 

San Diego, where he is currently a visiting 

scholar in the social sciences. 

The roster of companies that he has 

founded or directed is just as impressive. 

In 1958, Yankelovich founded the research 

firm Yankelovich, Skelly and White. It 

was his creation of the new York Times/ 

Yankelovich Poll in the 1970s, a regular 

staple in the newspaper which ultimately 

became the new York Times/CBS Poll, 

that brought national name recognition. 

He also founded Public Agenda in 1975, a 

public policy think tank in new York that 

recently introduced the “Anxiety Index,” 

which reflects the public’s comfort level 

with the u.S. position in the rest of the 

world. Yankelovich founded his most 

recent firm, Viewpoint Learning, in 1999. 

It focuses on business and public policy 

and conducts dialogues on corporate 

trust equity, health care, environmental 

sustainability, federal budget priorities 

and more. He currently contributes as 

a member of the advisory board to the 

Blackstone Group/Toyota and as a trustee 

of the uCSD Foundation and the Concord 

Coalition. He is a long-standing member 

of the Council on Foreign Relations, 

and many people the world over have read 

his byline on a number of articles in 

Foreign Affairs. 

named by PR Week as one of the 10 most 

influential people of the past century in the 

arena of public affairs, communications 

and public relations, Yankelovich is the 

director emeritus of CBS, uSWEST, the 

Meredith Corporation, Loral Space and 

Communications, Diversified Energies and 

ARkLA, and trustee emeritus of Brown 

university, the kettering Foundation and 

the Educational Testing Service (ETS), 

where he also served as chairman. 

He has credited his BLS education with 

providing him the solid foundation 

for rigorous study that he has relied on 

through so many achievements. This 

Dorchester/Mattapan native has made 

a noticeable mark by reflecting and

interpreting the voice of the populace— 

and figuring out how that intersects with 

business and government policy. 

“Digging into everybody’s business is the 

best and the worst part at the same time,” 

Yankelovich has said of his more than 

40 years spent as one of the country’s 

top social science researchers. “You find 

that you develop a point of view that is 

different from everyone else’s. Most 

policy makers think in terms of money 

and power and status…. If you look at 

things like a social scientist, you just look 

at them, and you see different things, such 

as the importance of social norms, and 

the way institutions function.” 

His eleven books delve into opinion 

and policy and how they connect, and 

how dialogue and practices affect the 

relationship. His most recent book Profit 

with honor: The New Stage of Market capitalism 

came out in 2006 and joins other titles 

such as New Rules, coming to Public Judgment and 

The Magic of dialogue. 

outstanding recent graduate of the year award 

John Fitzgerald ’91 & 

Ailbe Glynn ’91 


The legacy of a Boston Latin School education includes top-notch academics, demanding 

studies and realized potential—on the stage for declamation, in the athletic arenas or in 

the orchestra pit. John Fitzgerald ’91 and Ailbe Glynn ’91, co-recipients of this year’s 

Outstanding Recent Graduate Award, remind us there’s something extra that shouldn’t 

be overlooked: lifelong friendships and connections to Alma Mater. Going back to the 

“look to your left” speech that all students hear, it is the forging of bonds within the Latin 

community that ushers in a lifetime of reliable and valued relationships. 

Fitzgerald, a Boston police officer, reflects that “not everyone graduates at the top of their 

class. Ailbe and I are perfect examples.” However, he notes, it’s the alliances formed that 

continue to help them make a difference in the lives of so many. 

In 2001, Fitzgerald and Glynn, who owns the restaurant An Tain in Boston, decided to 

create a golf tournament for a bit of good food and good fun. While everyone enjoyed the 

sport and the company, they would also raise a bit of money to help others. That was the 

birth of the An Tain charity, named for Glynn’s restaurant. These two young friends, who 

spent a fair share of their time on Avenue Louis Pasteur socializing, knew that the event 

could be much more than “just a social event.” Raising money for worthy causes, many 

of them for the extended BLS family, was paramount. That first year, when they were 

still learning the details involved in a charity golf tournament, they raised an impressive 

$20,000. That first tournament honored John Yessayan ’04, who died suddenly on the 

practice fields at BLS in 2001. Since then, the charity has raised more than $250,000— 

already exceeding their own expectations. Recent BLSA benefactors include the Imette 

Saint Guillen ’99 Scholarship and Julius Babbitt ’87 Memorial Fund. 

They are both quick to say that this isn’t the work of one, rather the work of many. Each 

year, the participant list is heavy with eager Boston Latin alumni, who feel the bonds 

created back at Alma Mater and strengthened through the years. Also represented well is 

the Boston Police—Fitzgerald and five of his fellow ’91 graduates are members of the force. 

These two dedicated alumni have created a festive event that honors the memories of those 

held dear and lost too soon. Their behind-the-scenes support of BLSA’s Young Alumni 

programs and networking night, as well as philanthropic work in the community as a 

whole, serve as an inspiration to us all. 



volunteer recognition 

The Desmond Award was established by the Boston Latin School Association in 

memory of Dr. Joseph Desmond ’44, teacher, acting head master and loyal alumnus, 

and is presented annually to a BLS alumnus/a whose contributions to the school 

typify the spirit of dedication and generosity that Desmond exemplified. 

This year, the Desmond Award honors Duncan o’Brien ’78. Few alumni have done so 

much behind the scenes to build BLSA. his accomplishments aren’t the glamorous ones 

that receive much notice, but his commitment and quiet enthusiasm have made BLSA 

intrinsically stronger. 

o’Brien grew up in Brighton and put his best efforts into several BLS teams—the band, 

the sailing team, the math team and the chess team. he graduated from harvard 

College, where he concentrated in economics, and harvard Law School. After working 

briefly for a federal appeals court judge in Macon, GA, he worked in New York City 

law firms for a dozen years. he participated in the New York chapter of the BLSA and 

he continued his involvement when he moved to Boston nine years ago to work in the 

Boston office of Sullivan & Worcester LLP, where he is a partner. 

he served as a member of the board of trustees of BLSA from 1999 to 2006. Duncan 

wrote the Association’s conflict of interest and whistle-blower policies. With a keen 

understanding of the changing face of charitable organizations, he launched the firstever 

BLSA audit committee and worked with external auditors to ensure compliance. he 

lives in Wellesley with his wife, Marlene Rehkamp, and three children and he continues 

to serve as the “voice of reason” on the finance and audit committees of the BLSA. 

Lee J. dunn ’24 award 

John Page ’55 


dr. Joseph desmond ’44 award 

Duncan 

O’Brien ’78 

The Dunn Award was established by the family and friends of Lee J. Dunn ’24, 

librarian of the school and executive secretary of the Association, whose diligence 

and thoughtful actions enabled many Latin students to go to college. It is given 

annually to a BLS alumnus/a who has shown dedication, commitment and industry 

in furthering the efforts of the school and its alumni. 

John Page ’55 has seen BLS from all sides. As a student, he was inspired by his 

masters, who instilled in him an interest in math that led to his career as a math master 

at BLS. he guided students, encouraging them in their math studies from 1959 until 

his retirement in 1999. For 20 of those years he also served as faculty advisor for 

the National honor Society and senior class. Although retired, his love of Alma Mater 

goes on; he continues to play a role in the life of the school and the Association as a 

continuing member of the Prize Committee and a volunteer for his class. it is the legacy 

of complete devotion he applied to his work as a leader of the Prize Committee that 

earned a unanimous stamp of approval from the Dunn Committee. 

Page truly respects the impact that scholarships can have on a student’s life. he is 

known as much for his quiet grace as his fairness and unassuming style. For decades, 

he devoted much of his time getting to know the students at BLS and matching 

their strengths and interests with the wishes of the donor families. As his retirement 

approached he went the extra mile and invested time in training his successor, leaving 

meticulous files and records for the benefit of the committee and, ultimately, the 

students. he and his wife, Bonnie, residents of Dover, have been married since 1962. 

They have two children and three grandchildren who are a great source of pride.

The Lambert Award, named in honor of a stellar class leader, longtime coach and 

faculty member, as well as an inductee to the Varsity Club Hall of Fame, recognizes 

outstanding effort from a class leader or leaders. 

The 20th reunion celebration for the class of 1987 was indeed a special one—it capped 

off a year of fundraising to establish the Julius e. Babbitt 1987 Memorial Fund and 

brought together more than 100 classmates (a turnout five times greater than their last 

reunion.) This accomplishment was thanks to the leadership of reunion chair Lou izzi ’87. 

izzi accepted the Lambert award “on behalf of the members of the class of 1987 reunion 

committee,” he says, “whose tireless efforts have raised approximately $30,000 for the 

JeB Fund.” The fund was established in memory of their class president, Julius Babbitt, 

the first African-American to be elected class president in the history of Latin School. it 

honors Babbitt’s dedication to Alma Mater, community service and political activism by 

providing a paid internship to BLS students who exemplify his spirit. izzi’s leadership is 

familiar to his former classmates—he was captain of the 1987 football team. his energy, 

combined with that of the committee members, has served Alma Mater well in their 

ability to reach out to classmates and Latin School friends. izzi’s work to keep the reunion 

and fund committees focused, as well as his efforts to maintain an open dialogue, meant 

that the class of 1987 had fun while remembering someone special to them all. A 

member of various local and state professional organizations, he is engaged in the 

general practice of law with his firm, Bell & izzi, LLC and volunteers much of his time in 

support of the Melrose Public Schools, local youth sports, as well as other civic and 

religious organizations. izzi resides in Melrose with his wife, Kim, and their three children. 

vOlunteer SPOtliGht: 

cherry Lee Fenton ’77 balances dedication to family and Alma Mater 

As every parent knows, juggling the 

needs of two young children can be 

challenging enough. But Cherry Lee 

Fenton ’77 also found the time to chair 

her 30th class reunion last spring. “i 

like to manage projects,” she explains, 

describing her previous career as a senior 

software development manager at Fidelity 

investments, as well as her life at home 

in holliston with son, Sean, 6, daughter, 

Kaylee, 5, and husband, Kip. 

The oldest of four children to attend 

BLS—sisters Carol ’79 and Virginia ’83 

followed, as did brother, Raymond ’81— 

Fenton describes her high school self as 

very quiet. “i wasn’t on class committee, 

i didn’t run for office, i didn’t do sports, 

but i really enjoyed it.” As a member of 

just the second co-ed class, she always 

felt very connected to the women in her 

year. When one of her sisters got involved 

in an alumnae celebration at the school, 

she volunteered as well. her activity 

continued, “in fits and starts,” until her 

last class reunion, when she offered to 

head up the effort. 

“our class has lots of really nice people,” 

Fenton explained. “We don’t talk for years 

and then you just fall back into it. As time 

goes on, i treasure those friendships and 

appreciate the time people give back to 

their community.” As reunion chair, her 

efforts focused on organizing the 

committee’s projects, communicating with 

other members on a regular basis and 

keeping everyone motivated. With more 

than $60,000 raised during the reunion 

year—a 30th reunion record—she was 


edward Lambert ’39 cLass 

Leadership award 

lou izzi ’87 

particularly grateful for the leadership of 

gift chair Bob Tedesco ’77. 

“The best part about planning the reunion 

was the night itself—seeing my classmates 

and hearing from everyone that s/he had 

a great time,” explained Fenton. “Knowing 

that our class donation had exceeded our 

goals was also extremely satisfying.” 


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reunion 2007 

The sun shone brightly for Reunion Weekend 2007, as nearly 600 alumni and guests 

descended on Avenue Louis Pasteur. The class of 1957 kicked off its golden anniversary 

celebrations on Thursday, May 10, with a cocktail reception, followed by an early arrival 

at Alma Mater for breakfast with the head master. During the morning session, the class 

heard from Senior Class President Michael Baskin ’07 and unveiled a second classroom 

plaque, celebrating yet another milestone class gift effort. Just five years ago, this 

same class became the first to raise more than $100,000 for a 45th reunion celebration; 

in 2007, led by John Ganick ’57, Jim hegarty ’57 and Ron Kramer ’57, the illustrious 

class of 1957 raised more than $300,000 to support Alma Mater and two named 

scholarship funds. A stellar Prize Declamation was followed by a memorial service led 

by the most reverend Bishop William Murphy ’57, bishop of Rockville Center, NY. 

in the afternoon, the other classes joined in the fun and took part in a “Latin for Former 

Sixies” refresher course and school tours before heading to the Assembly hall for a 

preview of the spring musical, “Fame.” Then, with all the pomp and circumstance 

befitting a 50th anniversary class, nearly 70 members of the class of 1957 marched 

across the stage to receive their golden diplomas. With golden alumni pin in hand, the 

gentlemen and their guests then joined the other alumni and friends in the dining hall 

for the BLSA Welcome Reception. 

As the shadows grew outside, many alumni headed off to hear the Boston Pops at 

Symphony hall, while members of the 20th, 30th and 50th reunion classes headed off 

to still more parties. 

Saturday offered family-friendly activities, as some revelers took in a Duck Tour of Boston, 

others explored the Big Dig and old ironsides and still more toured the collections at the 

isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Then the action moved to the Boston Park Plaza 

hotel for the much-anticipated reunion banquets. From the serenades of the class of 

1957 to 1987’s overflow crowd and commissioned artwork, from sharing the class song 

with 1947 and family photos and a love of trivia with 1977, each celebration was as 

unique as the classes themselves. As befitting a silver anniversary class, 1982 made short 

work of the ceremonial class picture, eager to get back to reconnecting on their own. 

The class of 1972 chair cut an impressive rug on the dance floor as the class of 1967 

CLoCKWISE FRoM ToP LEFT: Robert yanover ’57, with his wife, Paula, proudly displays his 50th 

reunion golden diploma. a Several members of the 50th and 25th reunions served as judges 

during Prize Declamation on Friday, May 9, 2007. From left to right: Paul Rooney ’82, Louis 

Corsini ’57, Kelly Lenz Carr ’82, Head Master emeritus Michael Contompasis ’57, John Daley 

’57, Head Master Cornelia A. Kelley H’44, Ronald Kramer ’57, Richard wulf ’57, Frank George 

’57, Richard Slifka ’57, John Ganick ’57, Rev. william Murphy ’57, Rosemary Macedo ’82. a 

Monique Symes ’07 (on left), Andrea Martin, BLS guidance counselor, and Rashaun Martin ’97, 

history program director, are all smiles during Friday’s reunion festivities at the school. a 

walter Mayo ’67 (on left) and Howard Zibel ’67 enjoying their 40th reunion banquet on Saturday 

at the Boston Park Plaza. a John Higgins ’57 (on left) and Vincent Gilarde ’57 see the 

transformation at the school with tour guides Rashanna Roach ’07 (on left) and Jennica Allen 

’07 who, along with their classmates, were gracious hosts for the 50th reunion class during 

Friday’s reunion activities. a Romano Formichella ’57 (on left), his wife, Nancy, and Jim 

Hegarty ’57 enjoyed themselves at the Boston Park Plaza during their Saturday evening reunion 

banquet. a Liz Siegel ’87, along with her husband, Gregory, share a laugh over liber actorum. 


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“having had suCh a wonderfuL time with so many 

good friends, it seems as if it were yesterday that 

we were together at BLs.” —romano formichella ’57 


eUNioNS 

50 TH 

class of 1957 

25 TH 

class of 1982 


REuNIoN ATTENDEES: James w. Blase, Alan B. Brams, John J. Breen, Stephen J. Camer, Stanley Cheren, Daniel S. 

Cohen, Michael G. Contompasis, edward David, ernest A. DiMattia, David I. Driscoll, Robert Fishman, Romano M. 

Formichella, David N. Furash, Charles P. Gamer, John G. Ganick, Carmen L. Gentile, Francis J. George, Vincent C. 

Gilarde, Robert H. Golden, Robert A. Goldstein, Philip R. Goodman, Howard R. Gray, Bradford T. Greene, Curtis P. 

Hartwig, Arthur C. Hasiotis, James w. Hegarty, John J. Higgins, Kenneth R. Hootnick, Harry L. Hunter, william G. 

Kanter, edward M. Kaplan, Christos Karimbakas, Robert T. Karp, John F. Kehoe, Robert J. Kimtis, Richard A. 

Kowalski, David e. Kozodoy, James B. Krasnoo, George M. Lehner, edward H. London, Robert J. McCool, James A. 

McLaughlin, Joseph P. McNamara, James A. McNamee, Thomas H. Mealey, Arrigo P. Mongini, Aare onton, Burton 

Peltz, Robert J. Powers, Ronald B. Preman, Robert S. Rosengard, Martin S. Rutstein, Frederick P. Salvucci, Donald 

S. Samuels, william F. Scanlon, Joseph Scarpato, Gerald Slavet, Richard B. Slifka, James H. Slovin, Stephen R. 

Syat, Gregory G. Tallas, James J. Tirrell, edward L. Tucker, Robert J. underwood, Robert A. wine, Richard wulf, 

Robert I. yanover 

REuNIoN ATTENDEES: elizabeth Aguilo, Nancy T. Andrea, Dina B. Browne, Sabino Coscia, Stephen R. Dasuta, 

ellen Davidson, Andrew D. Devlin, Anita DiPrizio, Deborah B. Dong, Paul M. english, Stephen Fahey, Patrick 

J. Fitzpatrick, Keith L. Freeman, Alice C. Garner, Seth A. Grady, Diane P. Gray, Daniel P. Harrington, David C. 

Harrison, Andrew J. Hern, Rose Kazan, Nina Kelley, Rosemary Macedo, Valerie C. Mavrikis, Patrick McCormack, 

Patrick S. McDonnell, Maura H. Messinger, Helen e. Morgan walsh, Mary Moskofides, Joanne M. Norman, John R. 

Padula, Daniel G. Rico, Paul J. Rooney, Rudy K. Rubenis, Mary M. Sheehan, Debra G. Skinner, Jennifer Staples, 

Paula Tibert, Matthew Tierney, Michael J. Tobin, Vivian Tomasi, Christopher Tomasini, Frederick Ziegler

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held court in the stately hancock Room. hardly outdone, 1952 and 1962’s small, but 

loyal crowds are already making plans for the next milestone. When the class of 1987 

gathered to begin planning their 20th reunion, it was their first alumni celebration 

without Class President Julius Babbitt ’87. More than 100 classmates came together 

over reunion weekend to celebrate the creation of the Julius e. Babbitt 1987 Memorial 

Fund to honor the first African-American class president in Latin School history and 

his legacy of community service, civic engagement and political activism. Their efforts 

have raised more than $30,000 in support of this endowment. 

The weekend was a treasured opportunity to renew and enhance the amazing bonds 

between Latin School alumni from all classes—many of whom are busy planning their 

next get-together. 

Golden Alumni Luncheon 

Frederic Sternburg ’44 (left to right), James Guilford ’28 and David Rosen ’38 

reminisced with classmates and friends from the classes of 1928 to 1951 during the 

Golden Alumni Luncheon at the Stockyard Restaurant in Brighton on Saturday, May 

10, 2007. BLSA President David S. Weiner ’59 shared news from the Association and 

head Master Cornelia A. Kelley h’44 provided updates from the school along with 

Rashanna Roach ’07, senior class vice president. 

ReuNiON WeekeND 2008 

Alumni whose class years end in 3 or 8, mark your calendars! Starting with the 

class of 1958 through 1988, as well as everyone who graduated prior to 1958, 

plan to join fellow classmates on Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10, 2008. 

If you would like to serve on your reunion committee, please contact Alumni 

Relations Director Linda Glennon at (617) 450-0004, ext. 27 or glennon@blsa.org. 

Visit ww.blsa.org for more information. 

Class Committees 

Class of 1947 

Bob Corcoran 

Dick Curran 

Class of 1952 

Dave herlihy 

ed Rosenthal 

Class of 1957 

Daniel Cohen 

Lou Corsini 

John Daley 

eddie Drachman 

David Furash 

John Ganick 

Frank George 

Vincent Gilarde 

Jim hegarty 

John higgins 

Connie holland 

William hopkinson 

John Kehoe 

Ron Kramer 

Stephen Syat 

James Tirrell 

Dick Wulf 

Class of 1967 

Joe Ackerstein 

David Butler 

Stephen Carey 

Lee Daniels 

Bob DeLeo 

Lawrence S. DiCara 

Kevin Kirrane 

Gerald Motejunas 

David Neville 

John Ryan 

Lester Sheehan 

Fred Siegel 

Arnie Waters 

Mel Weiner 

S.G. Weiner 

Class of 1972 

Kevin McCluskey 

Class of 1977 

George Barrett 

Joe Beggan 

Joe Callahan 

Cherry Lee Fenton 

Janice Foley 

Fred Geyer 

Mark Michalowski 

Bob Tedesco 

Steve Wool 

Class of 1982 

Kelly Lenz Carr 

reUNioNS 

Kudos to the class committees who gave so 

much of their time and energy to make the 

festivities memorable for one and all: 

Class of 1987 

Michael Bakas 

Anne-Marie 

Bardzilowski 

Michael Bowers 

Charlie Cardillo 

Audrey Cooke 

John Costello 

Bill Cronin 

Allison Daly 

Michael Driscoll 

Kim Deely emery 

Maryanne Kilroy 

Fitzgerald 

Patrick Goonan 

Charmane higgins 

Lou izzi 

Joe King 

heather Lewis 

Justin Maiona 

Jen Smith Mirabella 

Jeanine Mitchell 

Dana Moscardelli 

Cecilia Wu Tanaka 

Carla Victum 


ALUmNi NewS 

new trustees 

rOn Bell ’81 

Ron Bell ’81 has been a voting rights 

advocate and community organizer 

for more than 20 years. in 1992, he 

founded Dunk the Vote, a Boston-based 

non-partisan, non-profit organization 

dedicated to increasing civic participation 

and promoting social change. over the 

past 14 years, Dunk the Vote has been 

responsible for the registration of 35,000 

new voters, and has helped Boston 

maintain an upward trend of voter turnouts 

consecutively for the last five years. A 

social justice and civil rights advocate, he 

served as project director for “The Selma 

Re-enactment March: Retracing the 

Struggle” in october 2005. Bell, who is a 

graduate of Bentley College, has worked 

in the city of Boston to help counter the 

increasing crime rate and gang violence. 

in his many endeavors, he has strived to 

build a more just and unified community. 

Bell was recently appointed director of 

the governor’s new Public Liaison office. 

he was recently honored with the Boston 

Celtics “heroes Among Us” award and 

the first “Rosa’s Sparks” award from the 

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under 

the Law. he resides in Milton with his wife, 

Michelle. 


PAul tOOmeY ’86 

Paul Toomey ’86, the new Board of 

Trustees treasurer, was born and raised 

in Roslindale. After high school, Toomey 

helped manage his family’s business and 

attended the University of Massachusetts 

Boston, majoring in economics and 

finance. he began his financial career as 

a stockbroker at Bear Stearns in 1991. 

he is now a vice president at AG edwards 

& Sons, where he helps individuals and 

corporations manage their wealth. he is an 

Accredited Asset Management Specialist 

(AAMS) and is a Ne Chapter Member of 

the National Association of Stock Plan 

Professionals. This former phon-a-thon 

volunteer, campaign ambassador and 

associates committee chair ’00–’01 has 

always maintained close ties with Alma 

Mater. A highly respected member of 

the investment Committee and his class 

committee, Toomey also makes time 

to serve as chair of both the Graduate 

Awards Committee and South Shore 

Chapter. he lives in Pembroke with his 

wife, Kirsten, and two daughters, Madison 

and Jillian. in his free time, Toomey enjoys 

spending time with his family, attempting 

to coach youth soccer, as well as playing 

rugby and squash. 

reBeccA GAleOtA ’92 

Rebecca Galeota ’92, a graduate of the 

College of the holy Cross and Boston 

University Law School, began her 

involvement with Alma Mater soon after 

she returned to the east Coast from a stint 

working in Los Angeles. She’s an active 

member of the committee on trustees, 

the immediate past chair of the annual 

fund, a proud leader of the class of 

1992 and, most recently, a panelist for a 

young alumni networking event. Galeota 

is a director of brokerage at Cushman & 

Wakefield and has been named one of the 

industry’s “Power Brokers.” She began 

her commercial real estate career in 1999, 

and the Commercial Brokers Association 

named her their “Rookie of the Year” in 

2000, setting the stage for her ascent into 

Boston’s commercial real estate elite. in 

2005, she and her partner brokered the 

largest lease transaction in Boston of the 

last five years. Known for her work ethic 

as much as the deals she closes, Galeota 

also makes time to sit on the board of 

the Dorchester educational enrichment 

Program and volunteer for the boards of 

Champions for Children’s hospital and the 

Children’s Trust Fund.

1930 

CLASS AGeNt: Bert mArtiNSoN 

Raymond Yesner writes, “At the age of 93, 

i am still active as professor of Pathology 

Amenities at Yale. i have been awarded 

the Lifetime Achievement Award of the 

Preliminary Pathology Society, which was 

presented in San Diego on March 24, 

2007. We celebrated our 60th wedding 

anniversary on February 16, 2007.” 

1931 

CLASS AGeNt: oPeN PoSitioN 

Sumner Rodman shares, “My wife, 

helen, and i celebrated our 65th wedding 

anniversary on July 2.” it is with sadness 

that we note Paul F. Lawler’s passing last 

summer; a loyal and enthusiastic class 

agent as well as a member of the Fidelis 

Society, he will be missed. 

1937 

CLASS AGeNt: Joe GAviN 

Sumner Z. Kaplan writes that he still 

sees Al Silverman and “at age 87, i’m 

involved in pro bono activity called Bedside 

Advocates recruiting retired medical people 

to assist those in need.” 

1938 

CLASS AGeNt: wiLLiAm o. m. hUrLey 

Robert L. Krichmar writes, “i’m still getting 

around.” Alvan J. Loewenberg reports, 

“Gene Reilly once again is chairman of his 

harvard College Reunion Class of 1942— 

65th Reunion in June. hope to attend with 

my wife headquartered at the Doubletree in 

Cambridge. Trying to stay active in choral 

group and play reading—‘having’ it up just 

in time for easter.” 

1939 

CLASS Committee: erNie fiSher, herB SterN, 

GeorGe ZAhkA 

Edward Aptaker recalls, “i had the pleasure 

of attending Ernie Fisher’s 85th birthday 

party on June 10, along with about a dozen 

’39 classmates and a horde of Fisher kin 

and friends. The occasion brought back 

fond memories of some of the happiest 

days of my life, and is affirmation of the 

indisputable fact that BLS alumni are the 

greatest!!” 

1941 

CLASS AGeNt: BertrAm GrAND 

Irving H. Berkovitz writes, “i’m still carrying 

on, despite less energy i still see some 

patients for therapy, go to concerts and 

family events.” Reed Kay writes, “My 

painting ‘The Audience’ was acquired by 

the Danforth Museum and is on view in 

their permanent collection galleries. My 

painting ‘Waterfront Late Afternoon’ was 

shown shown at the National Academy 

in New York City Annual exhibition of 

Contemporary Art, May 16–June 24, 2007.” 

1943 

CLASS Committee: PAUL C. keLLy, myroN S. 

SimoN, BeNJAmiN D. SoBLe 

George Epstein writes, “i have been invited 

to write the ‘Seniors Life’ Column for the 

Westside Chronicle (Los Angeles). i am also 

the columnist for the ‘Seniors Scene’ in 

The Poker Player Newspaper. Since retiring 

from the aerospace industry in 1991, i have 

a second career: poker. i have published 

two poker books and lecture widely with 

proceeds helping to fund the irene epstein 

Memorial Scholarship in honor of my wife 

(helps financially needy kids to attend 

college to study engineering, science or 

medicine). on April 14, i presented a poker 

seminar at hilton hotel/LAX for a Chinese- 

American group anniversary celebration. 

i teach poker classes and conduct poker 

labs at local senior citizen’s center. i will 

present a series of poker seminars and 

workshops, and organize a major poker 

conference later this year to be held at the 

hollywood Park Casino (inglewood, CA) as 

part of National Poker Championships.” 

Dr. William L. Nyhan’s work with inherited 

metabolic diseases including the discovery 

and treatment of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, 

a rare condition that causes an individual 

to self-mutilate was the topic of a New 

Yorker article last summer, An Error in the 

Code. Pediatrician, research scientist and 

author, Nyhan is professor of pediatrics at 

University of California San Diego School of 

Medicine. 

1944 

CLASS Committee: eLi Dow, freD SterNBUrG, 

DiCk StewArt 

Bob Snyder recently celebrated his 80th 

birthday and writes, “i wish i were 70 again.” 

1945 

CLASS NoteS 

class notes 

Bob Snyder ’44 celebrated his 80th at the 

el Adobe Restaurant. 

CLASS AGeNt: Leo e. weSNer 

Thomas W. Buckley writes, “The Most 

Reverend Robert F. Hennessey ’70 was 

consecrated an auxiliary bishop to Sean 

Cardinal o’Malley, oFM Cap., at the 

Cathedral of the holy Cross in Boston on 

December 12, 2006. he will oversee the 

central region of the archdiocese of Boston. 

Assisting the bishop at the cathedral rites 

were Rev. Alexander J. Keenan ’68 and 

myself. Prior to his episcopal ordination, 

Bishop hennessey was for several years 


CLASS NoteS 

pastor of the Most holy Redeemer parish in 

east Boston and previous to that, he served 

in Bolivia as a member of the Society of St. 

James the Apostle.” Theodore C. McCarthy 

reports, “Since graduation, many things 

have happened in my life, which might be 

of interest to my classmates. i attended 

Boston College and graduated in 1949 

(BA); worked for Commercial Credit Corp, 

Boston 1952–1958 during Korea; Narcotic 

Agent Federal Bureau of Narcotics (now 

DeA) N.Y.C.; student at Georgetown Law 

School 1958–1960 (JD); Venice, Carthusian 

order (Catholic Contemplative Religious 

order) Arlington, VT, and horsham, england 

1960–1961; Civil Rights officer/attorney 

for U.S. Government from 1962–1987 

at Kansas City, Mo, Washington, D.C., 

and San Francisco, CA, where i retired. 

Since then, i have been active with Novato 

Sunrise Rotary international, Benevolent 

and Protective order of ellis, Veterans of 

Foreign Wars, the American Legion and 

other volunteer organizations. As a dream 

and desire of mine since 1975, i plan to live 

and work at the Leper Colony, Kalaupapa, 

Molokai, for at least one year starting in 

May 2007. i have been there many times 

since 1975. i will help to paint and repair 

St. Francis Catholic Church, the convent, 

hospital, and work at the cemetery and 

other jobs besides leading a silent spiritual 

life. i have not attended a reunion at Boston 

Latin but hope to do so for my 65th reunion 

and 375th birthday of the school in 2010.” 

Alfred Spivack writes, “As a Stanford 

emeritus Clinical Professor of Medicine 

(Cardiology) in a ‘new career’ of learning 

and expression, the February 2007 issue of 

Ceramics Monthly describes my work in the 

method of fusing of clay and dichotic glass, 

a new technique in clay and glass art.” 

1946 

CLASS Committee: roBert m. LeveroNe, 

LAwreNCe miNtZ, roBert riCLeS 

Leo Karas reports, “After 50 years in our 

home in Newton, we will be moving to 500 

Atlantic Avenue, Unit 21B, in Boston this 

May.” Martin Katz is “enjoying living on 

waterfront, volunteering at the New england 

Aquarium and is looking forward towards a 

family reunion in Key West this winter with 

my daughter, her husband and two darling 

grandchildren from Saint Petersburg, 

Russia, and my New hampshire daughter 

and grandchild.” Brother Alphonsus-Maria 

MacGovern writes, “PAX VoBiSCUM! 

VeNiTe eT ViDeTe eT GUSTATe!” Leonard 


B. Robinson writes, “As our class becomes 

more senior, i recommend that you do as 

many things that you really want to do, that 

you are able to do, but less strenuously.” 

Alan Stone authored a new book titled 

Movies and the Moral Adventure of Life, 

filled with essays on art films as well as 

blockbuster hits and the life lessons we can 

learn from them. Stone is the Touroff-Glueck 

professor of law and psychiatry at harvard 

University. 

1947 

CLASS Committee: roBert J. CorCorAN, 

riChArD CUrrAN 

Eliot H. Cohen writes, “Congratulations to 

the ‘survivors,’ including myself! i remember 

the names Robert Corcoran and Richard 

Curran, even though 60 years have passed. 

For the past 10 years i have been living in 

Fort Lauderdale, FL, for more than seven 

iN memoriAm: 

sheldon seevak ’46 

A mAN WhO ChANGeD The WORLD, 

sTARTiNG WiTh his beLOVeD bLs 

Sheldon Seevak ’46, whom former 

classmates and current BlS students 

alike claimed as their own, died 

Saturday, august 18. after his military 

service in Korea and his work as a lawyer for the IRS, Seevak became a 

business pioneer and partner at Goldman Sachs, founding its Real Estate 

Department. More meaningful to the BlS community, though, was 

his commitment and involvement in the facing History and Ourselves 

program, where students intensively trace patterns of discrimination, 

prejudice and the escalation to war, violence and genocide in a yearlong 

course during junior or senior year. Seevak, who was recognized in 2000 

as the recipient of the Distinguished Graduate award, prompted latin 

School’s involvement with the program, and he and his wife sponsored 

a first-of-its-kind chair for a facing History teacher at latin. Seevak’s 

legacy also includes an annual website competition, during which teams 

of students create and present websites that highlight those who have 

made major contributions to tolerance, the advancement of justice and 

the protection of human rights or democracy. a frequent visitor to BlS, 

Seevak enjoyed spending time at alma Mater, sitting in on classes and 

interacting with current students and recent alumni. He transformed 

lives because he passionately believed in the potential of young people 

to make a profound difference in righting the world. 

months of the year and the remaining time 

in Milton, MA. has anyone ever heard from 

Rudy Antonelli or Michael Bowab?” Robert 

J. Corcoran writes, “i had the privilege of 

attending on 3/24/07 the Massachusetts 

Music educators Association All-State 

Concert at Symphony hall in Boston. 

The students participated in a series of 

competitions to be selected for this honor. i 

was present to hear my grandson, Matthew 

Corcoran, ipswich high, a tenor, sing in the 

2007 Mass All-State Chorus. Participating 

from Boston Latin were: Katherine Padula 

’07, alto, and David Whitaker ’07, tenor. 

in the All-State Jazz ensemble representing 

BLS were: Kyle Miles ’07, string bass, and 

Jake Sherman ’08, piano. in the All-State 

orchestra, playing the violin from BLS were 

Shuang Wu ’07, Sherry Wu ’10, Katherine 

Zhao and Albano Berberi ’08. Theresa 

Cleary ’07 played the viola and Joseph 

Higgins ’07 and Gloria ojimba ’10 played 

the string bass. in the 2007 All-State Band 

PhoToGRAPhY: Ke ZhANG ’06

Julia Gallogly ’08 from BLS played the B b 

clarinet. i was delighted to see the outcome 

of the BLS Alumni Annual Fund being spent 

on the development of these outstanding 

student musicians. They made me proud to 

be a Boston Latin School alumnus.” 

1948 REunIOn 

CLASS AGeNt: GerALD eSkiN 

Manley Witten ’72 writes, “it is with 

sadness that we share news of Stanley 

E. Tobin’s passing in June 2007. he was 

president of the BLS Alumni Association of 

Western States 1969–70, was their Man of 

the Year in 1981 and outstanding Alumnus 

in 1985.” Mark Aronson ’51, president of 

the Los Angeles Chapter, shares, “What 

can anyone say, what stories can anyone 

tell, when our story-teller passes away? 

Stan Tobin was our West Coast connection 

to Latin School and to our roots in Boston. 

he was always prepared with a story. A 

founding member of one of the original 

‘colonies’ of BLS, Stan will always be fondly 

remembered as a gracious host who could 

declaim with the best.” 

1950 

CLASS Committee: roBert GrAhAm, 

hArry JAmeSoN 

James P. Toyias writes, “i am semi-retired 

but still practice dentistry three and a 

half days a week—a great joy attending 

Thanksgiving football supper and meeting 

my old classmates and my teammates of 

our undefeated 1950 football year.” 

1951 

CLASS Committee: freDeriCk rABiN, 

roBert ritteNBUrG 

Paul H. Ephross shares that as of 12/31/07, 

“i shall be retiring after 39 and a half years 

on the faculty of the University of Maryland, 

Baltimore. All of it on the faculty of the VM 

School of Social Work, and some of it as 

clinical professor of psychiatry in the School 

of Medicine. i’ll be continuing my private 

practice of individual, couples and group 

psychotherapy.” 

1952 

CLASS AGeNt: eD roSeNthAL 

Sheldon C. Binder asks, “Would my class 

consider establishing a scholarship fund to 

honor the memory of our departed classmate, 

Bob Gargill? he was certainly the star 

of our class of 1952 and we all loved him.” 

1955 

CLASS Committee: DAviD S. roSeNthAL, 

roBert wAtkiNS 

George H. Bresnick writes, “i’m living 

part-time in New York City where we are 

running a telemedicine program for the 

early detection of diabetic eye disease in 

the medically underserved community of 

Washington heights. our nonprofit public 

health organization, Vision for All, is working 

with Columbia University on this project and 

running similar programs in the West indies 

and Mexico. i would enjoy connecting with 

BLS alumni in the NYC area.” 

1956 

CLASS Committee: myroN ALLUkiAN, rALPh A. 

BUoNoPANe, Peter v. CoNLey, emiLe P. CoULoN, 

riChArD J. CUrrAN, viNCeNt A. DiGANGi, GerALD 

A. LeveNSoN, freDeriC C. mArkey, JoNAthAN 

A. NooNAN, JoSePh h. Porter, keNNeth J. 

roBiNSoN, StANLey G. Strom, Leo D. toPJiAN 

Domenic M. Sica writes, “50th Reunion 

was a wonderful experience—what a 

pleasure it was to visit with so many old 

friends. No one should miss his or her 

Reunion.” 

1957 

CLASS Committee: DANieL CoheN, LoU CorSiNi, 

JohN DALey, eDDie DrAChmAN, DAviD fUrASh, 

JohN GANiCk, frANk GeorGe, viNCeNt GiLArDe, 

Jim heGArty, JohN hiGGiNS, CoNNie hoLLAND, 

wiLLiAm hoPkiNSoN, JohN kehoe, roN 

krAmer, StePheN SyAt, 

JAmeS tirreLL, DiCk wULf 

Gerald C. Davison writes, 

“i have a new job at an 

advanced age: William 

& Sylvia Kugel Dean’s 

Chair, Professor 

of Gerontology 

and Psychology, 

Dean, Leonard 

Davis School 

of Gerontology 

executive Director, 

ethel Percy 

wanted 

E-mail addresses are needed 

so that we can save trees and 

increase our electronic 

communications. Visit us at 

www.blsa.org, submit a classnote 

with your current e-mail address 

or update your alumni profile 

in the online Community. If you 

have any questions, call the 

Association at (617) 450-0004 

or e-mail us at blsa@blsa.org. 

CLASS NoteS 

Andrus Gerontology Center University of 

Southern California Los Angeles, CA.” 

Romano M. Formichella writes, “After 

celebrating with the class of 1957 at 

the 50th reunion, and having had such 

a wonderful time with so many good 

friends, it seems as if it were yesterday 

that we were together at BLS. Since Latin 

School and MiT, i have lived in many 

countries (principally in italy and the USA), 

working primarily in Computer Science 

and information Technology, crossing the 

bridge internationally with mergers and 

acquisitions as well. Recently, my focus has 

shifted to Alternative Renewable energy 

and we are currently working on a project 

involving Biomass-to-energy Technology 

in which we are trying to bring to italy the 

latest applications from the USA. i have 

been blessed with five wonderful children: 

Annamaria (a professor in American 

Literature at Buena Vista University in 

iowa), Michael (an engineer with the 

Mass. Department of Public Works), Lisa 

(whom we tragically lost to leukemia at six 

years old), John (in the TV/film industry 

in L.A.) and Marc (finishing his Ph.D. in 

mathematics at Colorado University in 

Boulder). My wife, Nancy, and i live in 

Rome, italy, and often travel to all four time 

zones in the U.S.A. to visit the children, 

their families and especially our four 

wonderful grandchildren, Luke, Grace, 

Gabriel and Ariana. i look forward to seeing 

all of you again in 2010 to celebrate BLS’ 

375th birthday.” Cornelius J. Holland 

writes, “My Boston Latin School experience 

may be divided into three phases. in 

grades 7 & 8, i was obedient, followed 

directions, played sports, paid attention in 

class, studied, did my homework, and was 

awarded the Approbation Prize, the Fidelity 

Prize and the Modern Prize. in grades 9 & 

10, i discovered girls, cars, friends in other 

schools who didn’t have to study that much 

to get good grades, and the sport of acting 

up in school. in grades 11 & 12, i learned 

to forge a compromise, to “survive” Latin 

School, “realize my potential,” 

make my parents 

proud, and broaden 

and deepen my 

friendships. My 

professional work 

years were spent 

mostly in the Boston 

Public Schools, as a 

teacher, administrator, 

and counselor, and 

several years in central 

administrations, as the 


CLASS NoteS 

director of student support 

services of all the schools. 

i then happily worked 

my way ‘down the career 

ladder’ to be able to spend 

more time in child rearing 

with my son and daughter; 

probably my very best life 

decision! My last 18 years 

were spent as a counselor at 

Latin, where i worked daily with 

Mike Contompasis. how many 

in G.B. Cleary’s h.R. would have 

predicted that educational duo? 

Upon retirement in 2001, i accepted 

a position as a counselor at Catholic 

Memorial h.S., a commute of seven 

minutes from the family home of the ’50s 

(same telephone number). My present 

employment in the private sector provides 

a personal and interpersonal, value-based, 

model of family caring and support for 

each other that foster the loyalty we seek.” 

Thomas H. Laird writes, “i regret that i was 

not able to attend the 50th reunion of the 

class of 1957. My wife is currently receiving 

chemotherapy for cancer and her condition 

will not permit me to be away from home. 

Best wishes to all of my classmates.” 

1958 REunIOn 

CLASS AGeNt: DoNALD friAry 

Michael S. Ashman writes, “i retired 

from Medicine (dermatology) in March 

2006, due to illness. Am fine now with a 

host of interests! i would like to hear from 

classmates, as well as fellow Dudley house 

harvard classmates. i am living in beautiful 

upstate N.Y.; currently studying italian; 

wife studying art and drawing.” Joseph 

F. McLean writes, “i am a past Boston 

Public School teacher. i spent nearly 25 

years at the Phillis Wheatley Middle School 

in Roxbury as chair of the Social Studies 

Department, with specialties in Black 

history, Women’s history and immigration 

history. Along with the education 

Development Center and the Museum 

of Afro-American heritage, we published 

the “Roxbury heritage Trail” for visitors to 

Boston. i have, during my active teaching 

career, received the John F. Kennedy 

Library Fellowship, a Radcliffe College 

Fellowship, a Summer Traveling Fulbright 

Fellowship, and a National endowment for 

the humanities Fellowship. i represented 

the U.S. at an international conference on 

“The U.S. Constitution and europe,” in 

Freiburg, Germany, and i was chosen by 


my peers of the 

MA Council on the 

Social Studies as 

secondary Social 

Studies Teacher 

of the Year. 

i graduated 

harvard 

College (class 

of 1962), 

received an 

M.ed. from 

the State 

College 

at Boston, and 

received a Certificate of Advanced 

Graduate Studies (C.A.G.S.) from the 

harvard Graduate School of education. 

i would avail myself of any opportunity 

to share my experiences in music, and/ 

or education with BLS students.” S. Ilan 

Troen writes, “i have taken early retirement 

from Ben-Gurion University of the Negeu 

in israel to undertake for the next five years 

the development of israel studies as the 

Stoll Family Professor of israel Studies at 

Brandeis. My 11th book was published in 

2007: Jews and Muslims in the Arab World: 

Haunted by Vasts Real and Imagined.” 

1959 

keep in touch 

We want to hear from you! Please 

contact us via the following 

methods to send in class notes, 

update your address, business or 

e-mail information or to ask about 

upcoming events. 

PHoNE: (617) 450-0004 

FAX: (617) 450-0284 

E-MAIL: blsa@blsa.org 

WEB: www.blsa.org 

CLASS AGeNt: theoDore GerBer 

Sadly, Anthony “Tony” Puopolo passed 

away on March 16, 2007. 

1961 

CLASS Committee: BiLL BArry, PhiL BrykmAN, 

JoSePh ComPetieLLo, Lee DUNN, roBert 

hUtChiSoN, roBert morriS, teD weLBUrN 

Paul Manning writes, “Mad Frank for 

english—that was an experience like 

no other! ‘Close the hatches fore and 

aft!!’ Callahan for Greek and homeroom 

was another shaper to say the least. 

Subterranean card games in the subbasement, 

rowing the Charles in whaling 

dories, popcorn with peanut oil, football 

Fridays, ancient science labs, running in the 

hot basement with the ramps up, Copley 

Square library, the old Corner bookstore, 

and countless other memories.” 

1962 

CLASS AGeNt: PAUL e. PArtriDGe 

William A. McQuillen writes, “i have 

completed a history trip through 

Pennsylvania, ohio, indiana, illinois, 

Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee and then 

back through Virginia to New england. The 

next trip will be down through the Southeast 

and back. Retirement is not so bad.” 

1963 REunIOn 

CLASS AGeNt: BriAN miLLer 

Paul J. L. Hughes writes, “After 37 years 

in a history classroom, i am looking forward 

to retirement on May ’08, as Paul Pearson 

might say, ‘and so forth.’” 

1964 

CLASS AGeNt: thomAS f. mAffei 

William C. o’Mahoney writes, “Semiretirement 

from being a contractor is 

looming near. Golf, fishing, boating and a 

little work looks like fun. Any classmates are 

welcome to contact me.” 

1965 

CLASS Committee: Steve BrowN, JACk 

fitZGerALD 

Paul F. DiMattia writes, “Dick Egan, 

Jack Fitzgerald, Arthur Kanavos, Bill 

McDonald, Frank Tirella, Rich Traiger and 

i got together at various times in 2007 to 

‘celebrate’ our 60th birthdays ‘o Tempora o 

Mores.’” Gary Katz writes, “hi guys, i hope 

you are all well and doing fine.” Francis J. 

Tirella writes, “Daniel G. Puopolo ’75, of 

24 Productions, and i—along with several 

BLS and harvard grads—are developing a 

film based on the life and times of Andrew 

P. Puopolo ’73 (harvard ’77). This will be 

either a studio or independent film.” Any 

comments can be forwarded to: ftirello@ 

comcast.net. 

1967 

CLASS Committee: Joe ACkerSteiN, DAviD 

BUtLer, StePheN CArey, Lee DANieLS, BoB 

DeLeo, keviN kirrANe GerALD moteJUNAS, 

DAviD NeviLLe, Jim roSe, JohN ryAN, freD 

SieGeL, LeSter SheehAN, ArNie wAterS, meL 

weiNer, S.G. weiNer, 

George P. Field writes, “BLS ’67 will 

be well-represented on the dais of the 

Boston Bar Association’s Annual Meeting 

in Boston on September 25, 2007. More

than 1,300 BBA members will gather to 

honor award recipients, including Robert 

DeLeo (chairman of the Mass. house Ways 

& Means Committee), named Legislator 

of the Year for his work in support of legal 

aid funding. i will be chairing the Annual 

Meeting. i also head the Public Service 

Committee and high School Summer Jobs 

Program for the BBA. We will be joined 

to honor our classmate chairman, Robert 

DeLeo, by Lawrence DiCara, chair of the 

BBA’s Legislative Advisory Committee 

(and also 2007 chair of the Boston Bar 

Foundation’s signature fundraiser, the John 

& Abigail Adams Ball).” 

1968 REunIOn 

CLASS AGeNt: GeorGe e. mAStABy 

Russell Nelson writes, “i have been 

experiencing in recent years something 

which the great Frank ‘Pinky’ Lonergan 

should find interesting (since he’s into Zen 

Buddhism). it is a thing known in eastern 

religion as ‘Samadhi,’ which can be defined 

as the highest state of mind possible for a 

person to reach or attain. it’s beyond any 

kind of personal status, such as getting to 

the top of a company ladder. it’s usually the 

result of some religious practice, such as 

meditation, etc.” 

1969 

CLASS Committee: LeoNArD J. mACkoUL, 

wiLLiAm h. wriGht 

Richard E. Newman writes, “Since 1995, 

my wife, Flo Newman, and i have released 

several CDs as the band TagYerit. 2007 

sees the release of the 3rd studio release 

‘Gazing Globe.’ The band has taken a 

slightly different approach this time: Six 

songs...cool cardboard case (way less 

plastic). Limited printing. The songs are 

full of melodic stories populated by a silent 

spooky gardener, a zombie-like cowgirl 

aimlessly wandering the plains, a tormented 

tomboy quaking at the prospect of having to 

attend the dreaded ‘Charm School.’ www. 

tagyerit.com/music.htm. Meanwhile 2006 

saw the release of the video game ‘Marc 

ecko’s Getting Up’ with a song originally 

inspired by a ride on the Boston subways. 

MTV bought the movie rights to the video 

game story. Flo and i actually went to 

NYC for the video game release party—TV 

cameras, long lines, etc ... We got to meet 

Rakim. When we introduced ourselves, 

Rakim looked me straight in the face and 

said, “Respect.” And then graciously said 

if it weren’t for TagYerit’s music he couldn’t 

have rapped that way. ours was one of 

five songs nominated in the 2005 Spike 

TV Video Game Awards—it lost to 50cent. 

Then the soundtrack to ‘Getting Up,’ which 

includes the band’s song, won the 2006 

MTV video game award for best video game 

soundtrack.” 

1970 

CLASS Committee: DeNNiS CUrrAN, 

roBert DePAUw 

Paul F. Foley writes, “i am currently 

president and chief executive officer of 

MAiR holdings inc. i am a member of 

the Board of Directors and serve on the 

executive and Safety Committees. i was 

appointed to this position in September 

1999. From September 1999 until october 

2002 i also served as president and chief 

executive officer of Mesaba Aviation. MAiR 

holdings is currently the sole shareholder of 

Mesaba Aviation and Big Sky Transportation 

Co. i began my career in June of 1974 

with American Airlines. i held a number 

of executive level positions in airline and 

airline-related industries. My broad and 

successful background includes a variety 

of assignments including acquisitions and 

start-ups, throughout the United States, 

europe, South America, and Southeast 

Asia. i hold a bachelor of science degree 

from Cornell University and an (MBA) 

from The edwin L. Cox Graduate School of 

Business at Southern Methodist University, 

Dallas, Texas. i am a member of the Board 

of Directors and serve on the executive, 

human Resource and Development 

committees at The Courage Center—a 

CLASS NoteS 

nationally recognized, rehabilitation and 

resource center for people with physical 

disabilities. i have been married for 32 

years to my wife, Maureen, and have three 

adult daughters.” Barry W. Miller writes, 

“i recently moved to eugene, oregon, to 

become president of a medium-size printing 

company. My three daughters have all 

graduated college and live in Nashville, 

Washington D.C., and Providence. i 

have also been blessed with five healthy 

grandchildren who i adore. i love the quality 

of life that oregon has to offer with great 

skiing in the winter and many delightful 

motorcycle routes for summer enjoyment. i 

welcome alumni traveling through the area 

to contact me.” 

1971 

CLASS AGeNt: teSSiL J. CoLLiNS 

Peter Ioannilli writes, “i had a nice visit 

and dinner with Bill Black in Washington 

D.C. this past February. i was visiting my 

daughter, Lisa, (BLS ’02, Wellesley College 

’06), who’s studying at GWU School of Law 

in D.C. hope all you Boston-based guys 

enjoyed my TV commercials. Get ready. i’m 

shooting another one in the spring.” Ralph 

L. Walker writes, “it sure looks good from 

the outside, but my lips are sealed—it’s time 

to unseal our lips and let the truth be told.” 

1975 

CLASS AGeNt: JohN GrAy 

Russ Carney, Mike Drummy, George Grega, 

Bill Mulhern ’74, Barry Regan, Jay 

Scarborough ’82 and John Yelmokas ’74 

FRoM L. To R.: Bill Mulhern ’74, George Grega ’75, Jay Scarborough ’82, Barry Regan ’75, 

Russ Carney ’75, Kevin Carney (class of 2019?), John yelmokas ’74 and Mike Drummy ’75 

at the 18th Annual Joan McDade Carney Golf Tournament. 


CLASS NoteS 

recently took part in the 18th Annual Joan 

McDade Carney Golf Tournament. Nearly 

$64,000 has been raised for the Cancer 

Center at Boston University Medical Center 

and the Neonatal intensive Care Unit at 

Massachusetts General hospital. BLS grads 

Jim o’Sullivan, Kevin McCann and John 

Morgan were kind enough to sponsor holes 

on the championship Bayberry hills Golf 

Course this year. For info on hole 

sponsorships for next year, contact Russ 

Carney at: rcarney@ 

nhpolicepipesanddrums.com 

1976 

CLASS Committee: ANN o’CoNNor GeAry, Joe 

GreeLey, miChAeL LyNCh, ChArLie mANeikiS, 

Peter miLANo, mAUreeN DAvoreN miLANo 

John G. Chin writes, “i recently accepted 

a position within Ford Motor Company, 

relocating to Thailand as Director of iT. 

Picked up the whole family and am now 

leading iT activities for Ford out of Bangkok. 

it’s a new developing area for us and 

it’s great to be at the start of something 

potentially very big for us. The family is 

having a blast being exposed firsthand to 

Asian cultures!” Brian F. King writes, “i am 

a graduate of Providence College ’80. i am 

currently working with U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection in the United Kingdom. 

Joined Federal Law enforcement in 1980, 

U.S. Capitol Police in Washington, D.C., 

then served U.S. Customs in Toronto; 

Canada; Charleston, SC; orlando, FL; 

and now as Team Leader in Felixstowe, 

United Kingdom, for the Container Security 

initiative. The effort is an anti-terrorist 

mission to deter and detect terrorists 

and weapons of mass destruction, and 

keep them from entering global maritime 

container traffic. officers are currently 

deployed around the world in strategic ports 

to screen maritime cargo destined to arrive 

in a U.S. port. More information can be 

found at cbp.gov.” 

1978 REunIOn 

CLASS Committee: GerALD f. DevLiN, 

DUNCAN t. o’BrieN 

Grace T. o’Donnell writes, “i have returned 

to my first love, career-wise, as the 

Coordinator of Age Well West Roxbury. This 

project is sponsored by ethos, the local 

Aging Services Access Point with the goal of 

supporting an elder-friendly West Roxbury. 

i am visiting residents aged 60 and older 


ed Sheehy ’78 

and their caregivers to ensure that they 

are aware of all the services available to 

them from ethos and other resources in the 

city and state. in addition, i hope to elicit 

suggestions and ideas about what might be 

missing from the current array of services. 

A key piece of the project is building 

partnerships among elected officials, 

local businesses, religious organizations 

and individuals to respond to the gaps in 

programs and services identified during 

the visits. i encourage anyone in West 

Roxbury to contact me about this effort to 

connect the community and seniors: (617) 

522-6700, ext 316 or godonnell@ethocare. 

org.” Ed Sheehy has been promoted to 

senior vice president and assistant general 

manager of Southeast Toyota Distributors, 

LLC, a subsidiary of $11.1 billion diversified 

automotive company JM Family enterprises, 

inc. he lives in Delray Beach, FL, with his 

wife, Sandy, and their two children. ed is 

an active supporter of the Youth Automotive 

Training Center and Spanish River Christian 

School. he also coaches for Boca Raton 

Youth Baseball and the Soccer Association 

of Boca Raton. 

1979 

CLASS AGeNt: PoSitioN oPeN 

Victoria W. Lee writes, “My husband 

and i just celebrated our silver wedding 

anniversary in March. Also, we’re the 

proud parents of Melissa and Jeffrey, both 

of whom i’ve coached for competition at 

the National Spelling Bee in Washington, 

D.C., three times. My e-mail address is 

wutshapnin@hotmail.com; drop me a line 

sometime!” Frank L. Mungeam writes, “i 

am enjoying the beautiful Pacific Northwest, 

managing the news website of SGW-TV 

(NBC) and cheering on my 13-year old son 

at his lacrosse games. Drop a line if you’re 

in Portland.” Paula Ryan writes, “i am 

married with two boys aged 6 and 4. i would 

love to hear from anyone.” 

1980 

CLASS Committee: ChriStoPher A. PerrUZZi, 

JoSePh J. ShAmoN, BeNSoN woNG 

Stuart A. Kirsch writes, “i was recently 

named Vice President for MiS of Bay Colony 

Baseball & Athletics, LLC, the parent of 

a new professional independent baseball 

team, the Plymouth River eels. We plan to 

break ground on a stadium in Plymouth 

this spring, and start play in May 2008. it 

is very exciting to be involved at the ground 

level of a professional sports franchise. 

Please feel free to check our progress at 

www.plymouthrivereels.com or e-mail me at 

skirsch@plymouthrivereels.com.” 

1982 

CLASS AGeNt: keLLy LeNZ CArr 

Brian C. Alston writes, “i just published 

my first book…and i want you to know!” 

Linda M. Barone writes, “i have lived with 

my husband in Wayland, MA, for 20 years. i 

have two wonderful children—Michael who 

is 14 and Natalie who is 12. i work part-time 

at a fitness club.” Deborah B. Dong writes, 

“The Boston Globe feature article on April 

1st in the City Weekly section (http://www. 

boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/04/01/ 

that_their_ancestors_may_be_satisfied/) 

says about my work: ‘For the past several 

years, Debbie Dong has volunteered for 

the Chinese historical Society of New 

england, including co-chairing a project 

to build a memorial for Boston’s original 

Chinese immigrants who are buried in 

Mount hope Cemetery in Boston. After 

nine very long years of grant-writing, 

organizing and hosting fund-raising events, 

project management and coordination with 

city officials, architects and contractors, 

donations of her legal services to negotiate 

contracts, numerous presentations to city 

boards and commissions and to community 

organizations, etc., the Memorial has 

finally been built and was dedicated last 

month.’” Sharon Saverse writes, “Due to 

a job transfer for my husband, Atom, we 

moved our family to hoover, AL, in August

2006. i am getting used to Southern living 

and completing the process to transfer my 

teaching certificate to AL. We’re busy with 

our four children: Jordan (17), ian (15), 

Madden (14) and Ailsa (10).” 

1983 REunIOn 

CLASS AGeNt: PoSitioN oPeN 

Mary Norton Rothman writes, “i have 

recently joined hawthorn Publications of 

New hampshire as National Sales Director. i 

recently launched Gala Weddings Magazine 

which can be found on newsstands as well 

as distributed over the diamond counter at 

New england’s finest jewelers. i would love 

to be able to publish real-life wedding stories 

of BLS grads. Please check out our website 

at www.elegala.com or submit photos and 

details to mrothman@galaweddings.com.” 

1985 

CLASS Committee: DAwNA CeLLUCCi, BreNDA 

JoNeS, LiNDA JoNeS, triCiA keNNeDy, DiANe 

mAimoNiS, CArL mortoN, miChAeL o’LoUGhLiN, 

mAry tAmer, DAve terry, Peter woNG 

Lynnette H. Harris writes, “i am pleased 

to announce my marriage to hugh Scott 

in April 2006. Shortly thereafter we 

moved to the Philadelphia area for me to 

work on my doctorate at the University 

of Pennsylvania. i missed you all at 20, 

looking forward to 25!!!” Michael Kambouris 

writes, “i graduated law school in 1997; 

presently Managing Partner at Dane 

Shulman Associates, LLC.” Daniel Linskey 

was promoted to superintendent for 

patrol operations with the Boston Police 

Department. 

1986 

CLASS Committee: DAwN CArNey, GeNie 

CArriS, ANNe tAmer hAJJAr, LyNNe mooNey 

tetA, mAUreeN SteiNBerG, PAUL toomey, tom 

trUoNG, rAffi yeSSAyAN 

Lynne Mooney Teta, who recently served 

as an assistant head master at BLS, has 

been named the school’s 27th head master. 

The announcement came during Head 

Master Cornelia A. Kelley H’44’s farewell 

tribute on Thursday, June 21, from Boston 

Public Schools’ Superintendent Michael 

Contompasis ’57. She began her new role 

effective July 1. Gerald E. Libby writes, 

“After seven years as a lawyer, i placed 

my bar registration in ‘retirement’ status 

last month. Not retiring to warmer climes 

though. instead, i am nearing the end of 

the Master of Divinity program at Andover 

Newton Theological School and hope to be 

ordained as a Unitarian Universalist minister 

by the spring of next year, following in the 

footsteps of distinguished BLS alum Ralph 

Waldo Emerson ’17. hopefully my ministry 

will be more successful than his though!” 

1987 

CLASS Committee: miChAeL BAkAS, ANNe-mArie 

BArDZiLowSki, miChAeL BowerS, ChArLie 

CArDiLLo, AUDrey Cooke, JohN CoSteLLo, BiLL 

CroNiN, ALLiSoN DALy, miChAeL DriSCoLL, kim 

DeeLy emery, mAryANN (kiLroy) fitZGerALD, 

PAtriCk GooNAN, ChArmANe hiGGiNS, LoU iZZi, 

Joe kiNG, heAther LewiS, JUStiN mAioNA, JeN 

(Smith) mirABeLLA, JeANiNe mitCheLL, DANA 

moSCArDeLLi, CeCiLiA wU tANAkA, 

CArLA viCtUm 

John o’Brien had an article published 

in the May 2007 issue of The Magazine 

Antiques. The article titled, “A New Bedford 

Masterpiece,” sheds light on the late 

18th century work of brothers Cornelius 

and ebenezer Allen, talented furniture 

makers from New Bedford, whose work 

and craftsmanship closely resemble that 

of Newport. They were the nephews of the 

renowned Newport cabinetmaker John 

Goddard. Chinyere onyeagoro ubamadu 

writes, “After graduation, i worked for a 

while at various organizations in town, 

then, after a few years, went back to 

school. i then worked part time at Rothman 

Partners (architectural firm on healthcare) 

while i attended emerson College. i 

graduated in 1996 cum laude with a B.S. 

degree in Broadcast Journalism: Mass 

Communication. After college, i spent 

some time behind the scenes as a writer 

for an NBC affiliate in Detroit (WDiV) and 

then worked as a TV reporter at the Fox 

affiliate in Albany, GA, and later 

at the CBS 

find missing 

alumni 

Help us to find our missing alumni! 

Please visit www.blsa.org and click on 

“Keeping in Touch” and then on 

“Missing Classmates” to review the list 

for your decade. If you have contact 

information for any of the names on the 

list, please send it to us at blsa@blsa.org 

so we can update our database and 

include previously missing alumni for 

reunions, BLSA publications and more. 

CLASS NoteS 

station in Lansing, Mi. Somewhere in my 

time as a journalist, i got married and had 

two children (now age 4 and 2). i worked 

for four years as a healthcare marketer. We 

recently moved to Chattanooga after about 

nine years in Detroit. i currently work as 

a Marketing and PR Manager for Ronald 

McDonald house Charities in Chattanooga. 

My BLS education was a great foundation 

for my current career accomplishments. 

i would love to hear about my fellow 

classmates.” 

1988 REunIOn 

CLASS AGeNt: erik f. mUrrAy-kNox 

Michael Chan writes, “hello Class of 1988. 

i have relocated to Chicago from Southern 

California this summer, working for W.R. 

Grace as Director of Global operations for 

the Discovery Sciences business. My wife, 

Pauline, and my two children, Anna (8) and 

Andrew (6), are having a great time 

exploring yet another new city. i have 

traveled extensively this past year in this 

role—from varied regions in the U.S., 

Germany, Belgium, France, UK, italy, Spain, 

Shanghai, hong Kong, and all over india. 

Sydney and Melbourne are next on the list. i 

am hoping to catch up with former 

classmates in the Chicago region.” Marjut 

Turner Herzog writes, “My excellent BLS 

French and Latin skills led to marriage to 

Venezuelan/Belgian husband, Jonathan, in 

’99. We have two multilingual daughters 

eliana, 3 years, and Alexandra, born in 

February 2007. We live in Fort Lauderdale 

area and get to Boston at least 1 to 2 times 

a year!” John Merz reports, “Just a quick 

note to let you all know that my latest book, 

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Ultimate 

Fighting, has hit stores everywhere (it’s also 

on Amazon and everywhere else). Coauthored 

with former UFC middleweight 

champion Rich Franklin. Also, my next 

novel, Rogue Angel: Warrior Spirit goes on 

sale in November under the 

pseudonym Alex Archer. enjoy!” 

Edward K. Parks writes, “i currently 

live and work in Los Angeles as a 

film producer. My latest film, 

SPECIAL, starring Michael 

Rapaport premiered at Sundance 

2006 and will be in theatres later 

this year. i am sending a big 

ThANK YoU to Mr. Regan....all 

those classes reading 

Shakespeare has really paid off 

for me in spades!” 


CLASS NoteS 

1989 

CLASS AGeNt: mAtthew kLeiN 

Timothy L. o’Rourke reports, “My wife, 

Casey, and i are proud to announce the 

birth of a baby girl, Abigail Jean. She was 

born on March 7, 2007, in Providence, Ri, 

and weighed 7 lbs., 7 oz. older brothers, 

Ryan (4) and Rowan (2), are enamored 

with their new little sister.” Kevin So was 

composer and lyricist for the musical “Victor 

Woo—The Average Asian American” that 

was part of last summer’s NYC Fringe 

Festival at the Village Theatre, NY. Darius 

McCroey, along with fellow organizers, 

hosted the Boston Soul Music Festival on 

June 21 at UMass Boston. 

1990 

CLASS Committee: LyNDA koNG, SUZANNe 

mooNey mCDermott, JoeL oSter, miChAeL 

Pierre, JorGe SUN, DiANA UBiNAS 

Suezette Clinkscales writes, “i would 

love to hear from anyone that knew 

me!” Jennifer Swales Dooher shares, 

“Congratulations to Beverly (Burke) Dunn 

and her hyannis restaurant, The island 

Merchant, for being voted Best of Boston 

2007 by Boston Magazine, in the category 

of Best Caribbean-Fusion Food for the 

Cape-islands!” Nigel Furlonge has been 

appointed as the new academic dean of 

The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. 

Furlonge is responsible for the curricular 

and other academic aspects of the school. 

Katherine M. Holliday reflects, “every 

year i appreciate more and more what 

Latin School provided for me.” Desmond 

R. Lovell writes, “Time flies, here’s an 

update. 1994 graduated from howard U; 

1994–1999: Worked on Wall Street as an 

investment banker; 1999–2001: Worked in 

venture capital; 2001–2003: Attended and 

graduated from harvard Business School; 

2003: Moved to San Francisco doing 

investment banking; 2004: Got married 

and had a son; 2006: Moved back to New 

York working on Wall Street. Doing well 

and enjoying life.” Christine Humphries 

reports, “hubbie and i are thrilled to 

announce the arrival of our new littlest one: 

Cecilia evangeline (May 4, 2007). She 

joins Nicholas Constantine (10), Veronica 

Anastasia (6) and Maximilian Xavier (3). 

i’m still home schooling and my husband’s 

business is going well. We are thanking 

God for all his blessings as we search for 


It was a mini-reunion at Ann (Fenton) Forde ’92’s wedding. FRoNT (L. To R.): Kristin (Delahanty) 

Foley ’92, Nora (Colbert) McGowan ’82, Annmarie Colbert ’97, Jill (emerson) o’Brien ’92, 

Ann (Fenton) Forde ’92, elizabeth Golden ’93, Maria (Fenton) Cole ’83, Anthony Garofalo ’92, 

Patty (Lydon) Soule ’84; BACK (L. To R.): Terrie (Lydon) Lewis ’87, Sheila (Lydon) Gonzalez ’83, 

eileen (Lydon) Spall ’80, Jenn Burns ’92, Chuck Hipp ’92, Dave Jackson ’85, wally Cole ’83, 

Michael Lydon ’93. 

a bigger house for our growing family.” 

Michael Pierre writes, “Just wanted to share 

with the BLS community that my wife and 

i had another successful ebony Fashion 

Fair fundraiser at the Park Plaza hotel on 

Sunday, September 30. This is our 5th year 

doing the show in Boston. it is a charity 

fashion show previewing designers such as 

Givenchy, Valentino, Carolina herrera, Yves 

Saint Laurent and more. The benefits go 

toward the Millat educational Consortium 

scholarships and educational programs for 

youth, a 501c3 we founded several years 

ago. More information can be found at 

www.bostonfashionshow.com. Take care!” 

Phuc Truong writes, “i married longtime 

sweetheart, Jessica Yang, on September 30 

down on the Cape. We currently reside in 

the South end.” Christopher Wertz writes, 

“i got married to Dr. Brooke hodes on 

September 29 in a beautiful ceremony on 

Long Beach island, NJ. in attendance were 

Kevin Fitzgerald and Richard Daniels, and 

Best Man Matthew Wertz ’95. We currently 

live in Manhattan.” 

1991 

CLASS Committee: tim CoDriNGtoN, JohN 

fitZGerALD, kAreN oweNS, CoNNie tom 

Kamaul Reid writes, “The first week in 

September of 2007 i released a book 

entitled Look What I Found Underneath 

the Bed... by K. David. (K. David is 

my pen name.) The book is available 

through amazon.com or by going to www. 

kamauldavid.com. The book is a memoir 

journey, which takes place after my 

freshman year of college. in the attempt to 

pay for my own college education, i took a 

job working for a moving company. i reflect 

back to my Boston Latin School days as well 

as being raised in the urban community to 

succeed in earning the money i need to pay 

for my education at UMass Boston. Most 

importantly, i never gave up on my goal. 

i never give up on my future goals due to 

the work ethic that was instilled in me at an 

early age.” Sara M. Wolfson writes, “i am 

living in Dracut, MA, with my partner and 

our daughter, Nora, who was born in March 

2006.” 

1992 REunIOn 

CLASS Committee: reNA ALexANDer, ADrieNNe 

ALmeiDA, LUCiA CoLomBAro, Peter CoNNoLLy, 

reBeCCA A. GALeotA, SArAh morriSoN 

kriStiANSeN, GeorGe e. mAroUN, CAroLiNe 

PowerS, kerry mALLoy SNyDer, JULyA k. trAN, 

SArAh whiPPLe 

Marcella Delehanty writes, “heya—i don’t 

think i’ve seen anyone since my wedding 

in ’98 (Kouri, Tanya, Adena ’94...). Would 

love to hear from any of you guys (Kouri, 

tried e-mailing you at the address posted 

online, but seems to be an old one). Shoot 

me a line! Let’s see—what’s new since

’92? What isn’t? Married an awesome guy, 

have two gorgeous girls (ages 2 & 1)... 

i’ve been working at Blue Cross practically 

since i graduated hS! Tried college twice— 

shockingly, it just wasn’t for me! 33 and still 

unwilling to sit through an entire class! So 

i’ve been with BCBS for about 12 years—i 

have a great job and hopefully will get to 

retire early!!!! Seems not much has changed 

there—i’m still too busy having a good time 

to take much else seriously. Now, instead 

of cutting class to hang out with Tanya, 

i’m taking a vacation day to hang out with 

my husband and kids! overall, i’m healthy, 

happy, no complaints. hope everyone’s 

doing really well—every once in a while, i’ll 

read one of the BLS fliers that comes to the 

house and check in on the class—seems 

like a lot of you guys are doing some really 

great things and i think it’s fabulous! Be 

well and take care!” Ann (Fenton) Forde 

got married in November 2006 and is living 

in Weymouth with her husband, Dennis. 

Nadine Duplessy Kearns writes, “We’re 

doing really well here in Washington, D.C. 

Andre (hBS ’99) and i welcomed our 2nd 

child, Jacques Curtis Kearns, into the world 

on May 31st. our first son, Julien Andre (3 

1/2), loves his little brother and continually 

showers him with hugs and kisses. Last fall i 

started a new job as Director of Community 

Relations for a new charter school called 

the Washington Latin School, modeled after 

our own Boston Latin. Andre is enjoying his 

role as VP of Marketing for Cloakware, a 

venture-backed software security company.” 

Michael Lee reports, “My wife and i would 

like to announce the birth of our first child, 

Alexander h. Lee.” Keridwyn E. Pitcher 

writes, “i gave birth to Maxwell (Max) Vick 

Pitcher on April 15th. our healthy baby boy 

weighed in at 9 lbs., 9 oz. his big sister, 

eleanor, is very happy with the newest 

addition to ‘Team Pitcher.’” 

1993 

CLASS Committee: kAthLeeN DALy ADAmS, 

JULie S. koNG 

Kathleen Adams and her husband, 

Brendan, welcomed their first child, a 

daughter, Sibeal Aine Adams, on September 

15, 2007. She weighed in at 10 lbs., 1 

oz. All are doing great! Daniel J. Farnkoff 

writes, “My wife, Kelly McDonald, and i are 

proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, 

Madeleine Rose Farnkoff. She was born on 

July 28, 2006, in Beth israel Deaconess, 

Boston, and weighed 8 lbs., 4 oz. Madeleine 

Kathleen Adams ’93 and husband, Brendan, 

welcomed their daughter, Sibeal Aine, in 

September 2007. 

also has a loving half-sister, Trisha 

McDonald, age 6.” Julie Kong, a 10th and 

12th grade chemistry teacher at Salem 

high School in Salem has been named 

Teacher of the Year in Massachusetts in 

the 12th annual Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club 

State Teacher of the Year program. She was 

honored at a special surprise ceremony 

at the school, and in her honor the school 

received a $10,000 grant from the Wal- 

Mart Foundation. Raul Vasquez writes, “i 

currently live in Beijing, China, working as 

a freelance photojournalist where i cover 

news, arts and entertainment, culture and 

sports for leading U.S. and international 

news outlets. When not shooting, i can be 

found studying Mandarin Chinese or riding 

my bicycle in the streets of Beijing. i look 

forward to connecting with other BLS alumni 

in China or Asia. www.raulvasquez.com or 

www.lightstalkers.org/raulvasquez.” 

1994 

CLASS Committee: LorrAiNe J. DriSCoLL, 

StePhANie GALeotA, kriSteN r. mCDoNALD 

Lori (Gallagher) Fitzgerald writes, “My 

husband, John, and i are proud to 

announce the birth of our son, Brendan 

Leo Fitzgerald, on 8/2/07!” Courtney 

Lewis writes, “i have recently returned 

from four months of working as a locum 

veterinarian in New South Wales, Australia. 

What a beautiful country! i am involved in 

the development of Camelot Cohousing 

in Berlin, MA. it is an eco-friendly 

neighborhood hopefully ready for move-in 

between April and July of 2008.” Aleta 

Mustone writes, “hello to everyone. For 

the past three years my husband, Matthew 

engler (Roxbury Latin ’94), and i have 

been living in New York City where i work 

CLASS NoteS 

in marketing for Forbes Magazine. if you 

are ever in the city, please drop me a line.” 

aleta_mustone@hotmail.com. Kenneth Eng 

was a recipient of the 2007 John Simon 

Guggenheim Fellowship. he is a filmmaker 

living in Brooklyn, New York, who works as 

a film director/editor with Projectile Arts, 

inc. he writes, “it’s truly an honor. it will 

enable me to launch a film, which i will 

shoot in China.” 

1995 

CLASS Committee: mArGot Demore, 

Peter DiSANto, ALiSSA PASSACANtiLLi, 

miChAeL rhoDeS 

Nabulungi and Shahid Anderson announce, 

“We recently gave birth to our first child, 

a son, on May 11, 2007. Garvey Zuberi 

Anderson weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz. and was 

19 inches long.” Lisa Allen Brown writes, 

“My husband, Robert, and i are pleased to 

announce the birth of our daughter, Anna 

elizabeth, in March 2007. Anna is doing 

great and our daughter, Abbey, is thrilled 

to be a big sister.” Nectaria Kordan writes, 

“After taking a year off from the stage, i 

will be appearing in Concord in the next 

few months. on March 17 i’ll be singing 

the role of Ruth in a concert performance 

of ‘Pirates of Penzance.’ in April and May, 

i’ll be performing in the Concord Players 

production of ‘She Loves Me.’ information 

can be found at www.concordplayers.org” 

Amy E. Lawless writes, “My poem, ‘Tennis 

Court at Bat’ received honorable Mention 

Anna elizabeth (born in March 2007) and big 

sister, Abbey, daughters of Lisa Allen Brown ’95 

and husband, Robert. 


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in the Best American Poetry, Poetry Contest 

#1. The poem will appear in the summer 

2007 issue of Barrow Street. The contest 

was organized by David Lehman, series 

editor of Best American Poetry and judged 

by Mark Bibbins, the Lambda awardwinning 

poet and author of Sky Lounge.” 

Gina M. Todd writes, “Bobby Todd and 

i got married on November 18, 2006, at 

holy Name Church in West Roxbury, MA. 

A reception followed at the Westin hotel 

in Waltham, MA. After a honeymoon in 

Antigua, we now reside in Roslindale, MA.” 

Rachel Skerritt was recently appointed 

as the new principal for Another Course 

to College (ACC) in Boston. ACC is a 

college preparatory high school, serving 

students from diverse backgrounds and 

neighborhoods. She is currently a member 

of the BLSA Board of Trustees. 

1996 

CLASS Committee: JANeLLe CoStA AUStiN, 

mArio Choi, SUSie GiLLiS, mAry f. o’NeiLL 

Colleen Madden Fairchild writes, “i am 

excited to announce my marriage to Tim 

Fairchild on october 28, 2006. We had a 

beautiful ceremony at our Lady of the Cape 

in Brewster, MA, followed by a fantastic 

reception at harbor Point Restaurant in 

Cummaquid, MA. in attendance were 

classmates Tom Kiley, Mary o’Neill and 

Kria Sakakeeny. We recently returned from 

our honeymoon on the South island of New 

Zealand. What a breathtaking country! i’d 

also like to add that it was wonderful to see 

everyone at our 10-year reunion—what a 

great turnout for ’96! Drop me a line at: 

collmadd@aol.com.” Sharlene R. Hew 

writes, “i graduated from NU in 2001. i am 

currently working at Blue Cross Blue Shield 

of MA and have been here for six years now 

and i love it!” Jaclyn A. Kilday writes, “i was 

named ‘exalted Ruler’ of the Benevolent 

and Protective order elks, Lodge Number 

10, Morrell St., West Roxbury. i am working 

as an eMT with Boston eMS.” Alicia D. 

Mallon writes, “My husband, Jim, and i are 

proud to announce the arrival of a baby boy, 

Jackson Thomas Mallon. Jack was born 

on April 10, 2007, in Winchester hospital, 

just in time for opening day at Fenway! he 

weighed 7 pounds and was 20 inches long. 

Mom, Dad and baby are all doing great!” 

Gabriela T. Richard writes, “i was accepted 

as a doctoral student at the educational 

Communication and Technology program 

at New York University in fall 2006, where 

my focus will be evaluating the efficacy 


of interactive manipulatives in education. 

i am a recent recipient of the highly 

competitive National Science Foundation 

pre-doctoral fellowship, which will fully 

fund three years of my doctoral studies. For 

the past six years, i have developed and 

researched educational technology at the 

Division of educational informatics at the 

NYU School of Medicine. on a personal 

note, i was engaged to Curtis Clare on 

New Year’s eve (2007) and we will marry 

in May 2008.” Erin M. Richards writes, “i 

have been working as an accountant at a 

small financial consulting firm in Boston 

for the past six years. i am doing a career 

change and am going to get my master’s 

in social work at Boston University in the 

fall of 2007. i was not able to come to the 

10 year reunion and wanted to say hello 

to everyone. e-mail me at erichards8@ 

hotmail.com!” Brandi Walker writes, “hello 

All! i am happy to announce that i recently 

became engaged to my partner of 10 yrs! 

My wedding date is set for August 30, 2008. 

i have four children now, two boys ages 11 

and 20 months, and two girls ages 6 and 8. 

So my hands are full as you can probably 

imagine. i am still residing in Boston 

(Ashmont area), planning to relocate to NC 

in the next two years. i am good friends 

with Janeen Greene and Christine Hamlett 

and i see a lot of class of ’96 alumni. 

i am currently working for Community 

Newspaper Company in Needham and can 

be reached at walker_bs@yahoo.com.” 

1997 REunIOn 

CLASS Committee: miCheLLe hUGheS BeNfer, 

kioNNA riLey BUShAy, rAShAUN J. mArtiN, LeoN 

“DUke” mArtiN, PAtriCe morriS, mAtthew J. 

o’mALLey, mAUrA mCNeeLy tUCker 

Matthew Christensen writes, “i was the 

subject of an article in the Milwaukee 

Journal Sentinel, which is the major paper 

in the city: http://www.jsonline.com/story/ 

index.aspx?id=641663. i am currently 

a graduate student at the University of 

Wisconsin-Madison studying medical 

physics, and working towards my Ph.D.” 

Nancy M. Lue reports, “My husband, 

Thomas, and i are happy to announce our 

marriage. We were classmates at harvard 

College and got engaged while Tom was 

completing his law degree at harvard 

Law School. The wedding took place on 

September 2, 2006, at the Trentadue 

Winery in Sonoma County, California. 

The wedding party included maid-ofhonor 

Susanna Poon ’94, bridesmaid 

Dale You, Alfred Poon ’91, and BLS 

faculty, Kimberly Green. over 200 guests, 

including Kent Lam, joined in the vineyard 

estate celebration. other Boston Latin 

School alums celebrated with a series of 

engagement and post-wedding festivities 

in Boston, MA. We currently reside in 

Manhattan.” Michael A. Szkolka writes, 

“i am currently fashioning an upbeat 

musical production of Dostoevsky’s ‘Notes 

Classmates from 1999, Shannon Carthas, Kim Roche, Kevin Moran and Dave McLaughlin, 

visited at the Sam Adams tailgate during the Red Sox vs. oakland A’s series in June 2007 in 

oakland, CA.

Classmates from 1999 enjoy the wedding of Diane (Connell) Murphy and Patrick Murphy. 

Pictured from l. to r. are: Steve Clark ’99, Diane Murphy ’99, Beth Scagnoli ’99, Kevin Moran 

’99, Michael Pastore ’99 and Patrick Murphy ’99. 

from Underground’ in collaboration with 

a Brooklyn Christian youth group. The 

choreography has been difficult but the 

work is satisfying!” Sarah R. Tomlinson 

writes, “i’ve been teaching students with 

specific learning difficulties (dyslexia) for the 

past couple of years and have become very 

interested in how to diagnose and ‘treat’ 

visual and auditory processing difficulties, 

and the field of behavioral optometry. i 

wondered whether anyone from Latin is 

involved in treating/diagnosing/researching 

these things? i would love to chat with 

anyone who is/has been... i am trying to 

decide what ‘professional path’ to take and 

would love some advice.” 

1999 

CLASS Committee: NiCoLette ADUAmA, 

AmeLiA S. AUBoUrG, emeLi vALverDe 

Nancy Dozier writes, “hey ya’ll! i’m living 

in the dirty south...the ATL to be exact. My 

husband spent most of his childhood here, 

so we moved back after getting married. it’s 

quite a change in pace. (i miss the Green 

Line.) Presently we are pastoring at our 

church. We pastor over the worship and arts 

as well as over the youth ministry. it’s very 

fulfilling to work with our youth. our main 

area of ministry has the highest percentage 

in single parent homes in the nation. You 

can imagine the devastation as a result of 

this. Apart from that, eric and i are putting 

our music degrees to good use and writing 

and producing. i own my own entertainment 

company. We do music publishing, 

copyrighting, consulting, songwriting, vocal 

coaching, vocal/musical arranging and a 

whole list of other things. i’m hoping to 

have another CD out hopefully early next 

year. Well, i just thought i’d check in and 

show some love. Peace and blessings.” 

Diane (Connell) and Patrick Murphy 

write, “We wed on September 8, 2006, at 

St. Theresa Church in West Roxbury. The 

reception was held at the Brook Meadow 

Country Club in Canton, with many fellow 

alumni in attendance: Steve Clark, Claire 

Higgins, Lori Wilson, Joshua o’Gara, 

Dave o’Gara, Nary Peou, Kerry Greene, 

Shannon Carthas, Alayne McKenna, Jane 

Long, Brendan Kelly, Diane Murphy, Beth 

Scagnoli, Kevin Moran, Michael Pastore 

and Patrick Murphy, all from the class of 

1999. Groomsmen included Matt Murphy 

’01 and Brendan Connell ’01. Dan Moran 

’01, Brian Hughes ’01 and Dan Fitzgerald 

’01 also attended. in addition, guests 

included Michael Keegan ’04, Justine 

Lynch ’04, Jen (Pastore) o’Reilly ’06 and 

Gregory Keegan ’09.” Kim Roche reports, 

“Shannon Carthas, Kevin Moran, Dave 

McLaughlin and i connected at the Sam 

Adams tailgate during the Red Sox vs. 

oakland A’s series in June 2007 in oakland, 

CA. Kevin, Dave and i all currently live 

in San Francisco, and Shannon was out 

visiting from Boston!” Timothy J. Quinn 

writes, “i have been living in Cairo, egypt, 

for the past four years, studying Arabic 

and completing a master’s degree in 

Middle east Studies. i am now working as 

the country manager for operation Smile. 

The organization provides free surgery to 

CLASS NoteS 

children with facial deformities. if ANYoNe 

would like to visit—my house is your house. 

My email is tjquinn3@gmail.com. i will be 

moving back to Boston next year, so come 

now!” Ilyitch N. Tarbora writes, “TAG 

Program is looking for Mentors to work with 

current TAG students! Mentors are trained 

and supported throughout the process. 

interested alumni should call (617) 287- 

7603. Thank you for supporting the TAG 

Program, now in its 22nd year!” 

2000 

CLASS Committee: SoPheA ChAN, LiSA 

DeBeNeDiCtiS, moLLy mArrA, DrUDyS NiCoLAS, 

NiNA QUiNN, eLiZABeth tiSei 

Katarzyna (Kasia) A. Schifano writes, “As 

Mr. Bunker and Ms. Myette know, after two 

years living in Sydney, Australia, i moved 

to italy three weeks ago. i now live north 

of Milan in a city called Varese (halfway 

between Milan and the Swiss border). i will 

be working in Milan and in November i will 

enroll in a master’s program in Germanitalian-english 

translation.” 

2001 

CLASS Committee: kArA BoNifACe, JoSePh 

Coffey, mAriShA DAviS, NiCoLe DevLiN, JeSSiCA 

mACtAGGArt 

Kristen Fiore writes, “i’m moving back to 

Boston from D.C. for law school at BC Law 

this August. i cannot wait to be back in 

Boston.” Heather Showstead announces, “i 

got married this past March on St. Patrick’s 

Day in Dublin, ireland, to Paul McNeill.” 

2002 REunIOn 

CLASS Committee: ANDrew m. BiNNS, kAthryN 

A. DowNiNG, JeNNifer h. GrANDfieLD, CeLiA C. 

ho, mArCUS J. hUGheS, NAthANieL i. koveN, 

miChAeL C. PerkiNS, kArA A. ryAN, SArA P. 

ShiGGS-QUiroGA, CoriNA D. wiLShire 

Jennifer Carrion writes, “i’ve been working 

for Mintz Levin, a general practice law 

firm, for the past year and have since 

been promoted and will be relocating 

to our D.C. office in a few weeks. i have 

encountered many BLS alumni along the 

way, many of whom are my colleagues. 

i will also be enrolling in law school very 

soon. i still keep in touch with many of 

BLS classmates, among them, Katuscia 

Pierre-Charles, Shauna Worrell-Waldron, 

Nakesha King, Yvette Philip, Frankie 


CLASS NoteS 

iN memoriAm: 

Joan duran ’02 

The BlS family mourns the loss of army Staff Sergeant and aspiring teacher Joan Duran 

’02. The Boston Globe reported on august 13 that he was killed “in Iraq when a bomb 

exploded while he was picking up supplies. In school, he was an outgoing, straight-a 

student who juggled jobs at the New England aquarium and abercrombie & fitch...He 

was a star on the field, earning top honors in football and track.” a member of the 82d 

airborne Division, Duran was in his second tour in Iraq. He was due home in November 

after four years of service. He was awarded a Bronze Star and an army Commendation 

Medal posthumously. Our sincere condolences go out to his family and friends. 

Arvelo, Joe Panchamsingh, Jean Calixte 

and Simon Haley. i extend my best wishes 

to the Class of 2002 and all other BLS 

alumni.” Elizabeth Johnson writes, “i have 

recently moved back to Jamaica Plain after 

graduating from oberlin College, where 

i founded a student circus during my 

sophomore year. i produced and directed 

‘oCircus!’ for three years, and spent this 

summer touring with 12 cast members, 

playing Detroit, Columbus, Boston, New 

York, Washington D.C., and Richmond. i 

am currently working with emperor Norton’s 

Stationary Marching Band to produce a 

circus that will go up in May 2008, and 

i can be seen performing burlesque and 

drag numbers at venues around Boston 

under my stage name, Johnny Blazes. i am 

living with Michelle Whitaker who performs 

in Memoriam 

Frank Castleman ’25 

Raymond h. Faxon ’25 

Kelso h. Sutton ’25 

Adam Palaza ’27 

George Speck ’28 

ernest G. Abdalah ’29 

isadore h. Friedberg ’29 

Alfred h. Rosenthal ’29 

ernest R. Barron ’30 

Myron L. Bloom ’30 

Frederick M. Brooks ’30 

Samuel J. Norman ’30 

Joaquin A. Caputo ’31 

Paul F. Lawler ’31 

Martin M. Wasserman ’31 

Christopher e. hondru ’32 

Richard F. Lynch ’33 

edwin o. Pearson ’33 

harold B. Putnam ’33 

Samuel S. Turesky ’33 

Max Devore ’34 

ernest Levens ’34 

Leon B. Levitan ’34 

Norman h. Brisson ’35 


Friday nights at improv Boston and 

Wednesday nights at improv Asylum.” 

2003 

CLASS Committee: LeANNe C. GAffNey, reBeCCA 

GreeNiNG, LAUrie mArANiAN 

Anne M. Roddy writes, “i just returned 

from my time abroad in Barcelona, Spain! 

i will now finish my senior year in my last 

semester at UMass Amherst.” Joshua W. 

Stuart-Shor writes, “hello BLS Community. 

it has been quite some time now, but things 

are going well. it was good to see everyone 

this past easter Break. As for me, i will 

be graduating from Norwich University 

in May 2007 and taking a commission in 

the United States Army as an infantry 2nd 

Maurice W. Levy ’35 

edward Berkovitz ’36 

Philip M. Brooks ’36 

Sydney J. Leavitt ’36 

David J. Baraban ’37 

Lee A. Dimond ’37 

Charles S. Lapidus ’37 

John J. Renner ’37 

Jack Atkins ’38 

Robert e. Krucklin ’38 

L. Walter Nelson ’38 

Thomas C. Simpson ’38 

Russell L. Yandell ’38 

hugh M. Carney ’39 

Thomas A. Pursley ’39 

Bernard Rubin ’39 

Paul M. Thorner ’39 

Sumner Dorfman ’40 

Meredith G. Kline ’40 

Gilbert M. Bell ’41 

William e. Macintyre ’41 

harold W. Schnaper ’41 

henry Soble ’41 

Anthony J. Laurano ’42 

Charles M. o’Neill Sr. ’42 

Malvin Braverman ’43 

Mark V. Carr ’43 

henry F. Noonan ’43 

edwin J. Riley ’43 

Arthur Amsie ’44 

John D. Drummey ’44 

Arthur R. Serverson ’44 

David i. Caplan ’45 

elliott K. Slade Jr. ’45 

Sheldon Seevak ’46 

harry N. Saver ’47 

John L. Audick ’48 

Stanley e. Tobin ’48 

Leonard M. Bornstein ’50 

Wendell N. Johnson ’51 

Richard Mone J. Cleary ’53 

Richard W. Clayton Jr. ’54 

Chester L. Rose ’54 

henry W. Brandli ’55 

Gerald M. Perlow ’55 

Andrew F. Giuliotti ’56 

Timothy J. Phelan ’56 

Marvin i. Freedman ’57 

Lieutenant. i was assigned to the 82nd 

Airborne Division out of Ft. Bragg, N.C, and 

will report there around May 2008 after 

completing the infantry officer Basic Course 

and attending Ranger school. Best of luck 

to all the members of the class of 2003. 

Take care, see you all in the near future 

hopefully.” 

2005 

CLASS Committee: NAthAN ALLUkiAN, 

JAmeS o’BrieN 

Christine M. Baker writes, “i am interning 

at Rep. Turner’s office at the State house.” 

2006 

CLASS AGeNt: ShAwNA SiNNott 

Benjamin M. Park writes, “i was the 

orchestra director for MiT’s Musical Theatre 

Guild’s spring production of ‘A Funny Thing 

happened on the Way to the Forum.’” 

2007 

CLASS AGeNt: miChAeL BASkiN 

Kyle Miles was the recipient of a full-tuition 

Berklee City Music Continuing Scholarship. 

Thomas P. Larkin ’57 

Richard V. Carnevale ’59 

Anthony J. Puopolo ’59 

Alvin P. Sanoff ’59 

Thomas J. Cibotti ’60 

Preston D. haynes ’60 

Anthony DiMascio ’61 

William e. holland ’61 

David J. McKeon ’62 

George T. Stavropoulos ’69 

Laurence D. Kefferstan ’73 

Gerald L. Roddy ’74 

Steven Young ’78 

Joan J. Duran ’02 

Anthony R. DioDato* 

Francis e. Burke* 

Juanita A. Ponte* 

* Former Faculty

annual report 

2006–2007 

47 

president’s message 

48 

board of trustees 

49 

chair’s letter 

50 

annual fund q&a 

51 

allocations 

52 

development news 

54 

honor roll of donors 

78 

1635 society

Dear Fellow Alumni and Friends, 

This is an exciting, historic moment for our Latin School as we welcome as head 

master, Lynne Mooney Teta ’86, our first alumna to assume this role. Only a few 

short months ago we celebrated the distinguished tenure of Cornelia A. Kelley 

H’44, our head master emerita, who herself made BLS history in 1998 when she 

became the school’s first female head master. 

I believe I speak for all of our alumni in saying how fortunate we are to have Lynne 

serving as the 27th head master of BLS. I am confident that her intellect, energy, 

sense of humor and dedication to academic excellence will allow Alma Mater and 

her students to shine in the years ahead. 

At the same time that we have experienced this transition of head masters, we have 

also seen a shift in the office of superintendent of Boston Public Schools. As many 

of you are aware, our esteemed head master emeritus and fellow alumnus Michael 

Contompasis ’57 has stepped down as superintendent. He was succeeded in August 

by Carol Johnson, formerly head of the Memphis, TN, public schools. We look 

forward to getting to know Superintendent Johnson and sharing information on 

the successful partnership between BLS and its alumni association. 

Similarly, there have been new appointees to assistant head master positions at the 

School, to management and staff roles at the Association and to the BLSA Board, 

which you will read more about in the pages to follow and the BLSA eNewsletter. 

Further, I want to express my thanks, on behalf of our alumni, for the inspired 

leadership of Mark Michalowski ’77 during the past two years of his chairmanship 

and to welcome in another long-time committed alumnus, Lew Gack ’62, as chair 

of the Board of Trustees. 

Unfortunately, with all these changes and the opportunities they present, one 

constant remains. The city of Boston, like most cities, is financially strapped 

and finding it more and more difficult to provide the level of budgetary support 

needed to preserve, let alone enhance, the capabilities of its public schools. But 

the good news is that so many of you, as caring BLS graduates, are not willing to 

allow such fiscal and political dilemmas to take their toll on the quality of a Latin 

School education. We are enormously grateful to the increasing number of BLS 

alumni who recognize the importance of giving back to Alma Mater in order 

to ensure that it continues to thrive, and who have helped make the BLS-BLSA 

partnership a national leadership model of private support for public education. 

Clearly, Latin School’s continued success depends on the loyalty and generosity of 

its alumni. 

Finally, I would urge each one of you to consider becoming part of the life of 

BLS and the BLSA. We at the Association hope that if you haven’t been inclined 

or had the chance to visit BLS or experience one of the many activities sponsored 

by the BLSA, that you do so soon. Whether it’s an alumni networking event, the 

annual pre-Thanksgiving Day Dinner where we recognize those amongst us who 

have made a unique impact, a Dialogue and Discourse lunch downtown, a BLSA 

committee meeting or regional chapter event, reunion planning or volunteering 

at the school…it will be time well spent. As always, I welcome your thoughts and 

suggestions on how we can better serve the school and its alumni. 

Warmest Regards, 

David S. Weiner ’59 

President 

president’s message 

fall 2007 Bulletin 47 

photography: mark morelli

o a r d o f t r u s t e e s 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 7 

executive committee 

2006–2007 

Mark C. Michalowski ’77 

chair 

lewis P. Gack ’62 

vice chair 

Suzanne l. Dwyer ’83 

treasurer 

Gerald F. Devlin ’78 

clerk 


head master 


president & ceo 

Charles l. longfield ’74 

immediate past chair 


pictured above: front row, from left: 


united liquors, inc. 


holland & Knight llp 


boston latin school 


boston latin school association 

Suzanne l. Dwyer ’83 

brown brothers harriman & co. 

middle row, from left: 


target software, inc. 

James G. Connolly ’78 

citizens bank 

Julianne Donley Gilpin ’80 

miniter group 

ellen Moy-Maneikis ’78 

boston latin school 

board of trustees 

bacK row, from left: 

Kathleen Colby P’04,’08 

y/bps 

Rachel G. Skerritt ’95 

another course to college 

Charles i. Clough ’60 

clough capital partners 

Alan S. Bressler ’55 

agar supply company 

Robert l. Caporale ’58 

game plan llc 

John G. Ganick ’57 

law office of John g. ganick 

not pictured: 

lori Smith Britton ’88 

Kennedy library foundation 

Michael G. Contompasis ’57 

city of boston 


national city mortgage 

Sabino Marinella ’47 

liberty energy corporation 

David S. Rosenthal MD ’55 

harvard university health services

Dear Alumni and Friends, 

Few things are constant in the world, but one reliable constant is change. This is 

especially true for two organizations that are near and dear to all of our hearts. A 

new cycle of life has begun at both BLSA and Alma Mater. Change is all around us, 

bringing new challenges and great opportunities. 

This fall, Alma Mater welcomed Lynne Mooney Teta ’86 as its first female graduate 

to take on the role of head master, after serving four years as a BLS assistant head 

master. She has formed a new administrative team of assistant head masters made 

up of Malcolm Flynn, a veteran assistant head master; Alex Montes McNeil P’10, 

a parent and former science department head; Sherry Lewis-daPonte ’88, an 

alumna and former Latin teacher; and Elizabeth McCoy, someone who brings a 

new perspective to BLS. The Association recently brought aboard two seasoned 

professionals—Vice President for Development Carol Sweeney and Alumni Relations 

Director Linda Glennon. The Board of Trustees has a new treasurer, Paul Toomey 

’86, and I have stepped into the chair role. As you become familiar with these 

changes, you will see new visions for the future and strategies on how best to meet the 

challenges of maintaining our standards of excellence while respecting our history. 

Of course, with all of these changes we must not overlook the longstanding tradition 

of giving back, which is rooted in our alumni base. One constant that we do not take 

for granted is the unwavering support of Latin School alumni. The generosity of 

alumni over the past year has allowed the BLSA to provide more than $1.5 million 

in scholarship and program support to BLS. For the first time ever 100 percent of 

graduating seniors received scholarships on Prize Night thanks to the generosity of 

our alumni endowment and the BLS Home & School Association. Your support 

translates into school programs such as Saturday Success School, the arts, athletics, 

after-school tutoring, library and technology resources, as well as extra-curricular 

activities like the Argo, Model U.N. and Step Squad. Gifts to the Annual Fund 

provide BLSA with the infrastructure and resources to reinforce that lifelong 

connection to classmates and Avenue Louis Pasteur by sponsoring reunion and 

regional programs, in addition to enabling alumni around the globe to benefit from 

communications like the Bulletin, the website and new online community. 

I am grateful to you for your continued support of BLSA, whether it is your time, 

treasure or talent. All of these contributions are necessary to meet the demands of 

providing an unparalleled public education in a large urban city as well as a lifelong 

connection for alumni. I am fortunate to work with a committed Board of Trustees 

and a highly professional staff led by our president, David S. Weiner ’59, to move 

BLSA through another exciting cycle of change. 

Sincerely, 

Lewis P. Gack ’62 

Chair, Board of Trustees 


chair 

Paul toomey ’86 

treasurer 


clerk 

lynne Mooney teta ’86 

head master 


president & ceo 


immediate past cair 

c h a i r ’ s l e t t e r 

executive committee 

2007–2008 


2006–2007 annuaL Fund 

annual fund q&a 

What is the BLsa annuaL Fund and 

Why is it important? 

The BLSA Annual Fund consists of unrestricted contributions 

made by alumni, parents and friends that are used within the 

fiscal year in which they are given. Unrestricted gifts through 

the Annual Fund for BLS and BLSA are not earmarked for a 

specific purpose. The need for unrestricted gifts is critical as it 

allows the Association to help support those BLS programs not 

provided for in the school department budget or covered by 

existing endowment. 

What are “giving societies”? 

Our Head Masters’ and Independence Circles represent 

various giving societies that recognize different levels of gifts 

to the Annual Fund. The giving societies are named after head 

masters whose efforts helped guide BLS and the five signers 

of the Declaration of Independence whose actions helped 

shape our country. The societies recognize donors who share 

a spirit of loyalty and commitment to BLS and her alumni. 

These individuals lead the way in supporting BLS by making 

significant gifts that underpin the school’s ability to sustain 

excellence. They also support BLSA’s mission of preserving the 

strengths of the historic Latin School and building relationships 

among its alumni and friends. 

hoW do giFts to the annuaL Fund 

BeneFit BLs and BLsa? 

Gifts to the Annual Fund support the areas of greatest need at 

the school. For example, in FY07 money raised by the fund 

supported a visiting artists series where professional performers 

met with aspiring student musicians, freshman and junior 

varsity athletics, new equipment for a science lab, student 

publications and a part-time social worker and consulting 

psychologist to help students who need wellness intervention 

to enhance their personal potential and academic success. 

Unrestricted gifts to the Annual Fund also help the Association 

support alumni programming (such as the annual Alumni 

Dinner and Reunion Weekend), regional events and networking 

programs and other activities designed to bring alumni closer to 

each other and to the school. 


can i make a giFt to endoWment? 

Absolutely, although endowment gifts are not included in 

our Annual Fund goals/totals. The Annual Fund includes 

unrestricted gifts that are spent in the year they are made. The 

Association has a real need for unrestricted endowment gifts 

as well. These gifts generate income that will support BLS and 

BLSA activities in perpetuity. A donor can establish his or her 

own named endowment fund to support BLS and/or BLSA; 

there are minimum gift amounts necessary in order to establish 

such funds. If you would like more information about making a 

gift to endowment, please contact Carol Sweeney, vice president 

of development, at (617) 450-0004 or sweeney@blsa.org. 

hoW can i heLp the association meet its goaLs? 

The Association hopes that all alumni and friends will 

understand the urgent need for philanthropic support and 

therefore participate in the Annual Fund program. Without 

gifts from alumni, parents and friends, Boston Latin School 

and BLSA would not be able to provide a number of important 

programs for BLS students and graduates. We ask that you do 

what you can each and every year so that there is a dependable 

source of support for BLS and BLSA. Gifts of any amount are 

appreciated and help bring us closer to our goals. 

is my giFt tax-deductiBLe? 

Yes. BLSA is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Gifts to the 

Association are deductible for federal income, gift and estate tax 

purposes under the applicable sections of the Internal Revenue 

Code. 

hoW can i make a giFt to support BLs and BLsa? 

Alumni and friends can either send a check to BLSA, 101 

Huntington Avenue, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02199 or make 

a gift via credit card (VISA, MasterCard and American Express 

accepted) by calling the Association at (617) 450-0004. 

Interested donors can also visit www.blsa.org and click on 

“Giving to BLS & BLSA” to make a secure gift online. BLSA 

now provides donors with the option to utilize Electronic Fund 

Transfers (EFTs) for their gifts. Be sure to check www.blsa.org 

for more information on this new giving tool.

statement oF activities 

July 1, 2006–June 30, 2007 

revenue 

unrestricted contributions $1,873,930 

restricted contributions 2,249,399 

event and other income 256,448 

total income* $4,379,777 

expenses 

BLs scholarships $ 795,367 

BLs program support 

BLsa program support 

728,408 

administration 707,566 

alumni program 515,044 

communications 257,052 

Fundraising 651,983 

total expenses $3,655,420 

* Investment income on the BLSA Endowment Fund for FY07, not 

reflected above, was $5,214,863. 

expenses For Fy07 

22% 

Scholarships 

18% 

Fundraising 

20% 

BLS Programs 

19% 

Administration 

21% 

Alumni/ 

Communications 

Programs 

endoWment 

aLLocations 

allocations 

Over the years, an increasing number of BLS alumni have 

chosen to make gifts to establish endowment funds. BLSA 

policy is to release 5% of the endowment fund earnings each 

year for the purpose designated by the donor, and to invest 

the balance of the funds. The BLSA endowment fund was 

valued at $30,406,720 as of June 30, 2007. In FY07, 61% 

of the endowment earnings were released for scholarships, 

31% for programs at BLS and 8% for unrestricted purposes. 

BLS programs supported by the BLSA endowment include 

athletics, the Keefe Library, visual and performing arts, Facing 

History and Ourselves, and the McCarthy Institute/Saturday 

Success School. 

2006–2007 BLsa support to BLs 

Program SuPPort 

art/drama 6,812 

athletics 133,651 

club support 22,286 

college review 19,953 

curriculum review 14,800 

department support 6,821 

Facing history 38,780 

head master discretionary Fund 53,530 

health services 18,086 

Library 94,430 

music 33,477 

saturday success school/tutoring 126,588 

school publications 1,800 

technology 117,263 

visual arts 5,314 

Ward Fellows 34,817 

total support $ 728,408 

Audited financial reports for FY07 are available. A copy of the latest financial report for the Boston Latin School Association may be 

obtained by writing to BLSA at 101 Huntington Avenue, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02199 or by calling (617) 450-0004. 

FY07 

FY06 

FY05 

FY04 

FY03 



parent profile: 

wally mcdonough ’80 helps build a future for 

all kids at latin school 

2007 Wolfpack classic supports student athletes 

the third annual Wolfpack Classic golf tournament was held on June 18 at Brae Burn 

Country Club in Newton, ma, the prestigious home of the 1919 US open. more than 100 

golfers and BlS alumni emerged to lend support to the various athletic programs for the 

students at Boston latin School. a wonderful time was had by all on a beautiful summer 

afternoon. Co-chairs Bruce mckinnon ’74, Dan mcCarthy ’74 and pat Daly ’74 and their 

committee were pleased at the turnout and the 

success of the after-dinner “live auction”—nearly 

$40,000 was raised for the students. the 2007 

tournament winners were repeat winners from 

2006. Bob kalell ’74, Steve Carey ’74, Dan 

Seigenberg ’72 and Steve Zaino ’72 posted yet 

another unbelievable score. 

Congratulations once again to the Wolfpack 

Classic Committee and all the participants who 

made this day such a success. this year’s event 

is tentatively scheduled to return to Brae Burn on 

June 16, 2008, and should be bigger than ever. 


many people can claim to be 

building a legacy for their alma 

mater, but few can boast as 

literally as Wally mcDonough 

’80, p’10. 

as executive vice president 

and general counsel at Suffolk 

Construction, mcDonough 

oversaw renovations at Boston 

latin School that succeeded 

in updating its technology and 

making its library one of the 

most advanced in the world. 

and as is true for many BlS 

graduates, latin School is a 

family affair for the mcDonough 

clan. his siblings Chris ’77, 

paula ’82 and tom ’85 have all 

benefited from a latin School 

education, and now mc- 

Donough’s son, kevin, a 

member of the class of 2010, 

is enjoying the fruits of his 

father’s labor. 

“he is going through many of 

the same experiences i went 

through and, in some ways, it 

is a bit easier because there is 

more support available for the 

students,” mcDonough says of 

his son. 

Descended from a family of 

lawyers, mcDonough had an 

innate interest in the law. But 

it was during his tenure at 

Boston latin that he honed his 

analytical skills and began his 

professional grooming. 

“[Boston latin School] has been 

a huge part of whatever success 

i’ve had,” says mcDonough. “i 

learned how to organize things, 

look at problems and break 

them down into smaller, more 

manageable pieces. i use those 

skills every day.” 

after nearly 11 years with Suffolk 

Construction, mcDonough 

recently started his own 

dispute resolution business, 

an endeavor that will no doubt 

benefit from the interpersonal 

skills mcDonough learned as a 

latin School student. 

“BlS taught me the immense 

value of constantly trying to 

surround yourself with the best 

people you can, in whatever 

field you’re involved in,” says 

mcDonough, who lives in West 

roxbury with his wife, eileen, 

son and 13-year-old daughter, 

leah. 

“i hope that the small amounts 

i give can be used to help 

the School maintain its high 

standards,” mcDonough 

reflected. “i owe an awful lot to 

BlS in terms of the education it 

gave me and, more important, 

the preparation for life that it 

provided.” 

—J.G.

head masters’ circle profile: 

a grateful ed sheehy ’78 

invests in bls’ future 

listen to ed Sheehy ’78 reminisce about his days at Boston 

latin and you feel like a teenager again. memorizing huge lists 

of vocabulary words for the Sats. Ducking at hockey pucks 

aimed at his head by a firecracker of a coach. having to carry his 

equipment on a trolley, a train and a bus to get home. and that 

humbling realization: going from being a smart kid, to being just 

another smart kid. 

“i learned that no matter how good you were, there was always 

someone better,” says Sheehy. “i was amazed by the level of 

intelligence at latin School, and how hard some of the truly gifted 

continued to work. latin School impressed on me a respect and a 

desire for learning that i maintain today, and try to pass to my kids.” 

as a volunteer coach for the sports teams of his two children— 

Jack, 13, and Savannah, 12—Sheehy finds himself balancing 

his thirst for victory in the greater quest to be a good role model, 

much like his BlS coaches were to him. 

“i love sports, and i see real value for kids in team sports. Unfortunately, 

sometimes the worst thing about kids’ sports is the 

adults,” says Sheehy. “i want to provide a positive role model for 

my kids and all the other kids i work with, teaching them something 

about the game while keeping it fun.” 

Fun is something that Sheehy seems to have no shortage of in 

life, having recently sold off some old motorcycles on eBay to 

focus on his golf game in his sunny Delray Beach/Boca raton 

stomping grounds. 

a lasting legacy 


on June 21, 2007, the BlSa held a special retirement party for 

Cornelia a. kelley h’44, Boston latin School’s first female head 

master. the event was attended by over 500 alumni, parents and 

friends of BlS. head master emeritus and then BpS Superintendent 

michael Contompasis ’57 shared news of the appointment 

of lynne mooney teta ’86 (center) as the 27th head master. a 

dear friend of head master kelley, Contompasis expected that 

this appointment would “guarantee that our work would continue 

into the future” and serve as one of the best “gifts” kelley could 

receive. as a tribute to head master kelley, many members of 

the BlS community made generous contributions to the Boston 

latin School association Scholarship Fund. these donations will 

provide for a scholarship, to be awarded annually at prize Night, 

in head master kelley’s name. thank you to all who contributed. 

When asked what he enjoys most about living in Florida with his 

kids and his wife of 14 years, Sandy, Sheehy enthuses, “Winter 

in shorts!” 

and though distance makes visits to Boston rare, Sheehy has 

never forgotten his BlS roots. his generosity helps plant the seeds 

to grow future generations of graduates. 

“i credit latin for changing my life…it opened up a whole new 

world to me,” says a grateful Sheehy. “access to a great education 

is a crucial building block for tomorrow’s adults. BlS provided me 

with a leg up in life, and i want to help do the same for the next 

few generations of BlS students.” 

—J.G. 



gifts in tribute 

many donors make gifts for the benefit of bls and blsa as enduring tributes to family 

members, friends and other loved ones. 

Gifts made in 

honor of: 

the Class of ’67 

mr. marvin F. axelrod ’44 

mr. peter C. Black 

mr. michael g. Contompasis ’57 

mr. John h. Coyne ’06 

mr. and mrs. aaron Davison 

mr. J. tyler Drinkwater ’06 

mr. melvin e. ehrlich ’33 

ms. Sophia Shea Finfer ’06 

mr. ernest l. Fisher ’39 

mr. Stephen m. Foley and 

ms. Dawn Sprague 

mr. Frank W. guidara ’64 

mr. David e. herlihy ’52 

ms. Cornelia a. kelley h’44 

mr. William m. koplovsky ’54 

mr. ronald kramer ’57 

ms. Samantha S. layne ’06 

mr. andrew legendre ’06 

mr. and mrs. Franklin h. levy 

mr. and mrs. Justin l. levy 

ms. phuong t. Nguyen ’06 

ms. olivia paquette ’06 

mr. robert C. pingpank 

ms. maria a. rocha-Buschel ’06 

edward rosenthal DmD ’52 

ms. alejandra N. Saint guillen ’94 

mr. William Schawbel ’57 

mr. Joshua W. Stuart-Shor ’03 

ms. katherine r. Stuart-Shor ’06 

ms. Shiyu Wei ’06 

mr. David S. Weiner ’59 

ms. alberta e. Wright ’06 

mr. melvin Zhang ’06 


Gifts made in 

memory of: 

mr. Jacob J. aloff ’30 

mr. James a. assatly ’80 

mr. Jack atkins ’38 

mr. a. edgar aub Jr. 

mr. Julius e. Babbitt ’87 

mr. alan S. Barkin 

mr. Steven a. Bell ’56 

mr. David p. Brauer ’55 

mr. israel Breen ’30 

ms. phatiwe S. Cohen ’95 

mr. Steven Colarusso ’77 

mrs. Concetta a. DiCara 

mr. John D. Drummey ’44 

mr. leo J. Dunphy ’37 

Nathaniel a. entin edD ’37 

mr. kevin Fidalgo ’96 

mr. John i. Fitzgerald Jr. ’36 

mr. Joseph J. Flashman ’34 

isadore h. Friedberg mD ’29 

mr. John F.X. gaquin ’35 

mr. William e. holland Jr. ’61 

mr. richard l. hughes ’53 

manuel ingall mD ’43 

mrs. rosella kurkjian 

mr. max levine ’07 

mr. richard l. martin Sr. ’32 

mr. lawrence k. mcCarthy ’78 

mr. Scott C. munroe ’66 

mr. Daniel g. murray ’89 

mr. paul p. orsi ’76 

mrs. mollie paren 

gerald m. perlow mD ’55 

William J. reid phD ’30 

mr. Joseph robinson ’39 

henry C. romberg mD ’57 

mr. alfred h. rosenthal ’29 

ms. imette C. Saint-guillen ’99 

harry N. Saver mD ’47 

alfred m. Segal esq. ’32 

ms. maura J. Shannon ’79 

mr. Joseph p. Sullivan ’50 

mr. Stanley e. tobin ’48 

mr. richard a. towns ’35 

mr. Norman l. Vernon ’45 

mr. matthew S. Walsh ’80

matching gift companies 

many alumni, parents and friends maximize their commitments to bls and the association by utilizing their 

employer’s matching gift program. listed below are companies who have agreed to match employees’ contributions. 

if you would like to increase the impact your gift will have on alumni and student programs, please check 

with your employer to see if your gift will be matched. for more information on matching gifts, please contact the 

blsa office at (617) 450-0004. 

aBN amro 

accenture 

aetna Foundation inc. 

alliedSignal inc. 

allmerica Financial Charitable 

Foundation, inc. 

american express gift matching 

program 

american international group, 

inc. 

ameriprise Financial gift 

matching program 

amiCa Companies Foundation 

analog Devices inc. 

aoN risk Services 

appleton partners 

arkwright mutual insurance 

Company 

art technology group 

atlantic trust-pell rudman 

azon Corporation 

Babson Capital management 

llC 

Bank of america matching gifts 

program 

BankBoston Co. 

Barclays Capital 

Bay Networks, inc. 

Bechtel group, inc. 

Berkshire realty holdings, l.p./ 

human resources 

Cadence Design Systems, inc. 

Catalano architects & Design, 

inc. 

Chase manhattan Foundation 

Chicago tribune Foundation 

Cingular Wireless Corporation 

matching gift program 

Coach, inc. 

Colonial group inc. 

Commonwealth energy System 

Community and philanthropic 

Services 

Compaq Computer Corporation 

Deutsche Bank americas 

Foundation US matching gifts 

program 

e-med Courier Corporation 

e.W. Scripps Company 

eastern enterprises Foundation 

eastern mountain Sports 

eaton Vance management 

matching gifts program 

eBay CaN! matching gifts 

program 

eF institute for Cultural 

exchange, inc. 

eli lilly and Company 

emerson electric Co. 

Federated Department Stores 

inc. 

Fidelity Foundation 

Fidelity institutional retirement 

Services Company 

Fidelity investments 

Fidelity investments Charitable 

gift Fund 

Filene’s - may Corp 

FleetBoston 

Fm global Foundation 

Foxboro Company 

ge Foundation 

gillette 

glaxoSmithkline Foundation 

goldman Sachs 

goodrich Foundation 

grantham, mayo, Van otterloo 

& Co. llC (gmo) 

graphic Controls Corporation 

guidant Corporation 

harcourt education 

hewlett-packard 

holland & knight llp 

honeywell international 

Foundation 

houghton mifflin Company 

hyperion Solutions Corporation 

iBm Corporation 

image-ination associates 

imC global inc. 

impresaria productions 

instron Corporation 

integrity applications 

incorporated 

intuit Foundation 

invensys Systems, inc. 

itt Corporation 

John hancock Financial 

Services, inc. 

Johnson & higgins 

kellogg’s Corporate Citizenship 

Fund 

kemper insurance Companies 

key Foundation 

lehman Brothers 

libbey-owens Ford Company 

massachusetts Department of 

education 

massachusetts Financial 

Services Company 

massachusetts mutual life 

insurance Company 

massachusetts port authority 

mckinsey & Company, inc. 

mellon gift matching program 

merck partnership For giving 

merrill lynch & Co. Foundation, 

inc. 

met life 

microsoft 

microsoft matching gifts 

program 

mmC matching gifts to 

education program 

modus media international 

monsanto Fund 

morgan Stanley matching gifts 

program 

motorola Foundation 

National energy group/pg&e 

Corporation 

National grid USa matching 

gifts program 

Northrop grumman Foundation 

Novartis US Foundation 

NStar 

NStar Foundation 

occidental Chemical 

Corporation 

oneBeacon insurance group 

pactiv Corporation matching 

gift program 

pearson education 

pelham academy 

people magazine 

pFpC global 

philips medical Systems, North 

america 

pioneer investment 

management USa inc. 

polaroid Foundation matching 

gifts program 

provident Financial managment 

pWC Consulting 

QSp reader’s Digest 

QUalComm incorporated 

raytheon 

raytheon Company 

reebok human rights 

Foundation 

rockbestos-Surprenant Cable 

Corporation 

rWC, inc. matching gift 

program 


SaiC 

Salomon Smith Barney inc. 

Sentry insurance Foundation, 

inc. 

State Street Corporation 

State Street research & 

management Co. 

Stone & Webster, inc. 

Strr Corporation 

Sun life Financial 

Symantec Corporation 

target Software, inc. 

teledyne technologies, inc. 

temple-inland inc. 

textron, inc. 

the Black & Decker Corporation 

the Boeing gift matching 

program 

the Boston globe 

the gillette Company 

the J.p. morgan Chase 

Foundation 

the millipore Foundation 

the New york times Company 

Foundation matching gifts 

program 

the pfizer Foundation matching 

gifts program 

the prudential Foundation 

matching gifts program 

the Sun microsystems 


the topol group, llC 

the UpS Foundation 

thomson Financial employee 


trafalgar house inc. 

tyco employee matching gift 

program 

UBS matching gift program 

Unilever United States 


US trust Bank 

Verizon Foundation 

Volvo Cars of North america, inc. 

Wachovia Foundation matching 

gifts program 

Waters Corporation 

Wellington management 

Company, llp 

Wellpoint Foundation 

Wells Fargo educational 


Xerox Corporation 


1635 society 

1635 society members 

the 1635 society honors individuals who have remembered boston latin school and the association in their estate plans. 

by arranging for these kinds of gifts, alumni, parents and friends of bls play a pivotal role in securing the future of the 

nation’s oldest public school. for more information on the 1635 society, please contact the association at (617) 450-0004. 

Alumni 

richard goodrich memorial 

Fund ’17 † 

arthur m. Bon ’20 † 

isadore W. ein estate ’20 † 

theodore B. massell ’22 † 

C. eliot Sands ’24 † 

morris N. Spelfogel ’24 † 

raymond h. Faxon ’25 † 

John r. Fitzpatrick ’26 † 

robert Sinnott ’26† 

James e. guilford ’28 

richard S. Jacobson ’28 

thomas F. page ’28 † 

irwin m. golden ’29 

leonard kaplan ’29 † 

p. Bradford Sheppard ’29 † 

Warren a. Casey ’30 † 

max green ’30 

herbert D. tobin ’30 † 

leo m. Beckwith ’31 † 

arnold kaplan ’31 

Sumner rodman ’31 

arthur i. Zich ’31 

Wendell gray ’32 † 

Newton a. lane ’32 

arthur J. Quigley ’32 † 

iver S. ravin ’32 

William m. hoffman ’33 

Walter luftman ’33 

melvin richter ’33 † 

robert Wernick ’34 

harold Brown ’35 

richard F. lawler ’35 † 

Costa Chalas ’36 

Nicholas gannam ’36 † 

Joseph greenberg ’36 

george m. Wolfe ’36 

edmund C. Buckley ’37 † 

albert gerte ’37 † 

William o. m. hurley ’38 

Donald r. Foley ’39 

gilbert p. monet ’39 

edward F. powers ’39 † 

george a. Schlichte ’39 † 

Francis k. Shooshan ’39 † 

harry g. Foden ’41 

Bertram grand ’41 

robert V. horrigan ’41 


William e. macintyre ’41 † 

Sumner J. yaffe ’41 

george m. Berman ’42 

malcolm C. green ’42 

leon N. Shapiro ’42 

Daniel g. yankelovich ’42 

Joseph W. Baker ’43 

paul C. kelly ’43 

William Z. leavitt ’43 

J. trevor lindo ’43 † 

Clifton r. Wharton ’43 

morrel h. Cohen ’44 

Joseph F. Desmond ’44 † 

elias C. Dow ’44 

austin F. o’malley ’44 

richard C. Stewart ’44 

Wilbur S. riff ’45 

patrick e. roche ’46 

emanuel S. Balkin ’47 

edmund J. Blake ’47 

harry a. Cahill ’47 

philip t. Crotty ’47 

thayer e. Brickman ’48 

george g. haroules ’48 

Norman D. levine ’48 

Stanley miller ’48 † 

Barry F. Newman ’48 

James m. Quinn ’48 † 

Joseph i. tabrisky ’48 † 

Stanley e. tobin ’48 † 

richard Connell ’49 

Burton g. malkiel ’49 

paul D. Spreiregen ’49 

herbert h. epstein ’50 † 

John C. houhoulis ’50 

Dimitri t. Jeon ’50 

Frank J. mazzio ’50 † 

herbert i. Fishman ’51 † 

Stuart m. kaplan ’51 

edward r. kupperstein ’51 † 

John F. pow ’51 

anthony r. Dipietro ’53 

albert a. horwitz ’53 

Carl D. packer ’53 

allan patriquin ’53 

richard B. Bennett ’54 

Frederick W. holbrow ’54 † 

robert F. misiewicz ’54 

richard t. Nolan ’54 

edward a. robbins ’54 

Norman Shnider ’54 

michael a. leven ’55 

John p. page ’55 

James l. Shapiro ’55 

ronald S. Stone ’55 

robert l. Caulfield ’56 

gerald a. levenson ’56 

Domenic m. Sica ’56 

herbert p. ginsburg ’57 

Norman r. grover ’57 

robert h. rubin ’57 

William Schawbel ’57 

edward l. tucker ’57 

robert W. Basile ’58 

David Cohen ’58 

kenneth l. Freed ’59 

Charles i. Clough ’60 

Joel h. Forman ’60 

William F. griffin ’60 

edward B. Jakmauh ’60 

a. m. moloney ’60 † 

ralph r. Bravoco ’61 

lee J. Dunn Jr. ’61 

David Fox ’62 

gerald l. gitner ’62 

Dana p. gladstone ’63 

Stephen m. levy ’63 

thomas m. Whitney ’63 

kenneth p. Stanger ’64 

henry parker hirschel ’66 

paul V. mockapetris ’66 

theodore tedeschi ’66 

lawrence S. DiCara ’67 

richard a. Clarke ’68 

george e. mastaby ’68 

Joseph m. alukonis ’73 † 

Benedict F. gedaminski ’73 


ronald W. Zeghibe ’74 

roy a. Seliber ’77 

Jeanne o’Callaghan ’78 

Cecilia Chan ’81 

Friends 

maureen F. Cleary † 

margaret W. haverty † 

Nico mol 

ann D. o’Donnell 

Frances p. Saunders † 

† = deceased ƒ= fidelis society

Dr. clifton r. wharton, Jr. ’43 

naMe | Dr. clifton r. wharton, Jr. ’43 

HOMe | new york city and cooperstown, ny 

1635 GiFt | $100,000 life insurance policy 

QuOte | “My support of BLS is a modest 

way of saying ‘Thank You’ to the school. 

I know that gifts made to Latin School have a 

real impact and that is very gratifying.” 

pg 53 

a lifelong Bond 

1 6 3 5 S O C i e t Y 

Clifton R. Wharton Jr. ’43 has achieved success in enough fields to 

satisfy several ambitious men. He has served five u.S. presidents in 

foreign policy advisory positions, and was President Clinton’s Deputy 

Secretary of State in 1993. His more than 60 honorary degrees are 

an additional testament to his distinguished careers in philanthropy, 

foreign economic development, higher education and business. 

Wharton entered Harvard when he was 16 and earned his a.B. with 

honors in history. He received his first master’s degree from the Johns 

Hopkins School of advanced international Studies and later earned 

a second master’s degree as well as a Ph.D. in economics from the 

university of Chicago. 

His philanthropic career is as impressive as his other endeavors. He 

specialized initially in economic development in latin america and, in 

1957, joined the agricultural Development Council inc., a not-for-profit 

organization led by John D. Rockefeller iii. Serving as the council’s 

associate in Malaysia, he supervised programs in thailand, Vietnam, 

laos and Cambodia from 1958–64. 

Wharton was the first african-american to serve as president at a 

major research university (Michigan State university), a landmark he 

repeated when he became chair of the Rockefeller Foundation. He went 

on to become chair and CeO of tiaa-CReF. 

When it comes to giving back, latin School is high on his list of philanthropies. 

it is the “masters and classmates…ahead of classrooms 

and textbooks” that he credits for his lifelong love of latin School. He 

and his wife of 57 years, Dolores, were thrilled to contribute to the 

school’s first capital campaign, Pons Privatus. He recalls, “Having 

launched the first capital campaign in the history of MSu while serving 

as president there, we were quite prepared to pitch in with our support 

to BlS.” 

Wharton, a resident of new York (both new York City and Cooperstown), 

pg 16 

has a reputation of being one of the nicest people you could ever 

meet. Much of his time is spent working with the Knight Foundation’s 

Commission on intercollegiate athletics, which has been instrumental 

in centralizing the college athlete’s role as a student first. He is also 

writing an autobiography and enjoys visiting with the MSu family, 

which honored the Whartons with the naming of the Dolores and 

Clifton R. Wharton arts Center, a cultural mecca for central Michigan, 

which will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2008. 

in addition to his membership in the 1635 Society, Wharton, the 

1970 Distinguished Graduate, is a member of both the Fidelis Society 

and Head Masters’ Circle in recognition of his long standing annual 

support of alma Mater and the association.

the new online 

community 

Our new online community maintains the latest information on fellow classmates and old friends. It is just one part 

of an overall website redesign that will provide greater functionality and expanded information in the coming months. 

We invite you to visit us at www.blsa.org today and make sure that the information shared in your alumni profile is up 

to date. This information is password protected and only visible to the BLS family. 

Simple as 1-2-3 

Access to BLSA’s new online community is easy. Simply enter the online community from www.blsa.org. Select 

“Request Sign In” and enter the e-mail that BLSA has on file for you. Were you a registered member of the online 

community prior to July 2007? You must complete this first log-in step as well to receive a new user name and 

password. 

You’ve Got E-mail! 

Our monthly eNewsletter, @blsa, is a great, environmentally friendly way to keep our BLS family informed of 

happenings at the school, regional events in your own back yard and news about your fellow alumni. Make sure we 

have your up-to-date e-mail in our database so that you won’t miss a single issue. We also suggest that you add 

“pushpage.com” to your address book or white list so that the eNewsletter is delivered to your inbox without any 

interference. 

We invite your feedback as we enhance our online presence. Please feel free to share your comments and questions 

with us at blsa@blsa.org or call (617) 450-0004. 

Boston Latin schooL association 

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Suite 200 

Boston, MA 02199 

www.blsa.org 

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