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Alumni Council Corner alumni council corner | Hor ace Mann alUMni JoUrnal sion on a topic of interest to our students and community, with members of the alumni body appearing as speakers in Horace Mann School is currently com- these discussions. The theme of this year’s dinner is Heroes, memorating the 125th anniversary of its and Wic is recognizing alumnae who are “heroes” in their founding in 1887. The alumni council professions or in their everyday lives. The dinner, on april is deeply involved in these observances 11, 2012, promises to be an exciting evening. The following and celebrations, and i am thrilled to day is book Day in Horace Mann’s Upper Division, when the invite the entire Horace Mann School entire Upper Division will discuss a book read by all Upper alumni community to participate in as many of these events Division students and faculty. alumni are among the schedas possible. uled workshop speakers. all alumni are invited by the school The 2011-2012 school year has already been a momento participate in book Day. tous one for Horace Mann and for the alumni council. as part of HM’s 125th anniversary observances, the in october, the alumni House and Development office alumni council is honoring all Horace Mann School alumni launched a series of professional guidance sessions in which who have contributed and continue to contribute to our alumni in various fields discussed their professions with school as faculty, staff, and administrators at a dinner on other alumni, including those in college exploring various May 7, 2012 at Horace Mann. a special recognition will be areas of study, and alums considering career choices or presented to Dan alexander ’49, a former HM assistant to transitions. Members of the alumni council have been very the president, history teacher, coach, and alumni council involved in these events, serving as panel members. The first member. We know you will want to be a part of honoring of these sessions, in october 2011, addressed the topic of your former teachers, and recognizing “Mr. alexander.” We investment banking. a discussion on the real estate profeslook forward to seeing you on campus that night. sion is scheduled for february 16, 2012, with alumni council The keystone event of this commemorative year takes members again serving as panel members. place on Saturday night, May 19, 2012, when members of the october 2011 also saw alumni council members particientire Horace Mann School community of alumni, teachers, pating in HM’s annual day of Homecoming and reunions. staff, families, administrators and Trustees will gather for our This year was made memorable by a heavy snowfall that gala anniversary reception. This year, the alumni council and covered the campus—the first october snowfall in new the parents association are combining our annual benefit york since 1952. While some of the activities planned for the parties into this one event that will celebrate our school’s day, including the varsity football game, had to be canceled history, and also raise funds for its students and programs because of the snow, alumni from the past six decades gath- for the coming years. ered for reunion dinners in Manhattan that night. an article The alumni council exists to bring you closer to the on Homecoming 2011 can be found at http://www.horaceschool we all love. if you would like to become more involved with Horace Mann, or have any questions or concerns, mann.org/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=297. in november, the alumni council hosted the annual please e-mail me at justin_lerer@horacemann.org. i look forDistinguished alumnus dinner. This year former United States ward to hearing from you. attorney General William barr ’67 was honored with the remember to watch your mail and e-mail, and keep inHorace Mann alumni association award for Distinguished formed about alumni activities by reading HM’s online newsachievement. This award, which was inaugurated in 1939, letter “across the Divisions” when it hits your inbox, and by is given to graduates who exemplify the best of Horace keeping up with alumni news and with news of the school at Mann through distinguished achievement in their chosen www.www.horacemann.org. fields. The honoree is selected by the alumni council’s Distinguished alumni committee, chaired by bill nightingale i look forward to seeing you soon! ’49, Mickey littmann ’52, and Wesley Mittman lepatner ’99. Suggestions for candidates for the award for Distinguished Justin Lerer ’95 achievement for 2012 can be sent to eleni Jiavaras, alumni Alumni Council President and Development associate at eleni_jiavaras@horacemann.org. coming up on the calendar for Horace Mann School voLunTEER oPPoRTuniTiES alumni from all classes is the alumni council’s annual Winter Horace Mann School’s alumni have many opportunities to Gathering. an informal cocktail party, this year’s event is volunteer on behalf of their school. among these are servscheduled for february 23, 2012 in Manhattan. please look ing as a class agent, a class correspondent, an annual out for invitations and notices for this fun evening. fund Parent Grade representative, or as a summer Job/ each year, alumni also participate in the Women’s issues internship Provider. These and other opportunities are declub (Wic) dinner, with HMac members helping to orgascribed at http://www.horacemann.org/page.cfm?p=356 nize the event. The annual dinner includes a panel discus44 Horace mann magazine Winter 2012 Greetings from the alumni council: http://www.horacemann.org/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=297 http://www.horacemann.org/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=297 http://www.horacemann.org http://www.horacemann.org/page.cfm?p=356

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Horace Mann - Winter 2012

Horace Mann - Winter 2012
Contents
Letters
Greetings from Dr. Tom Kelly
Greetings from Melissa Parento ’90
Horace Mann School’s 125th Anniversary Observances Begin
Strategic Thinking
New Initiatives in Institutional Research and Admissions
HM's New Director of College Counseling
Timothy HO and Monica Merlo are 2011 Tina and Dave Bellet Teaching Excellence Award Winners
Langfan Oratorical Contest, 2011
Horace Mann School Graduates 178 in June, 2011
Alumni Council Corner
Bookshelf
Class Notes
Memorials
Philanthropy and You

Horace Mann - Winter 2012