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Alumni Council Corner alumni council corner | HOR ACE MANN ALUMNI JOURNAL Greetings from the Alumni Council: We are in the middle of another year of terrific alumni events. Horace Mann School Alumni Council events have brought together hundreds of alumni from across the generations, allowing us to reconnect with each other and with the School. A great highlight of the Alumni Council's year since the last issue of this magazine was the Eighth Annual Alumni Council Benefit. This event, A Night at the Races, was held on June 2, 2010, at 26 + Helen Mills Theater. Over 120 alumni and guests chatted with old friends and new, enjoyed delicious hors d'oeuvres, and tried their luck at virtual horse racing. Guests bid for and won many exciting prizes from the worlds of fashion, sports, and fine dining, along with several personalized prizes provided by alumni. The Benefit raised over $58,000 for the Lynn and Lizzie Koch '05 Endowed Student Assistance Sunshine Fund. I am very grateful for the support of many generous alumni, which enabled us to make this record-breaking donation. The 2010 Benefit was co-chaired by Suzanne Sloan '77, Daniel Turkewitz '91, and Lisa Braunstein Zola '83, with Jodi Rosensaft '96 serving as gift chair. With the new school year, we were thrilled to meet Greg Zuroski, who joined the Horace Mann School Alumni House and Development Office as Director of Alumni Relations. Greg has already reached out to alumni in new and creative ways, from traveling to Yale University at the invitation of recent HM graduates studying there who were interested in hearing about Horace Mann, to organizing a first-ever Veterans Day event honoring HM alumni who served in the military. We greatly look forward to working with Greg. October 2010 was a terrific month for the Alumni Council. On October 2nd, members of the Council joined in welcoming many alumni back to school to watch our teams and meet up with old friends at Homecoming. And October 26 we hosted a gala dinner to honor Prof. Margaret Galland Kivelson '46 with the Horace Mann School Alumni Association Award for Distinguished Achievement. This award, which was inaugurated in 1939, is given to graduates who exemplify the best of Horace Mann School through distinguished achievements in their chosen fields. Prof. Kivelson is a distinguished space physicist, who has made pioneering discoveries in her study of the moons of Jupiter. The Distinguished Alumni Committee was chaired by Bill Nightingale '49, Mickey Littmann '52, and Wesley Mittman LePatner '99. If you have suggestions for candidates for the Award for Distinguished Achievement please contact Eleni Jiavaras, Alumni and Development Associate at (718) 432-3452 or eleni_jiavaras@horacemann.org. And there is more to come in 2011. Our annual Winter Celebration—a great time to unwind, catch up, and start the new year off with warmth and friendship—takes place January 27, 2011. On April 6, we will continue our partnership with Horace Mann School's Women's Issues Club by participating in its annual dinner. Last but certainly not least, we will party out the school year at this year's Alumni Association Benefit on June 7, 2011. Remember to watch your mail and e-mail, and keep informed about alumni activities by visiting HM's new website at www.horacemann.org . I look forward to seeing you soon. Justin Lerer ’95 Alumni Council President There are many opportunities to become involved with Horace Mann School. These include: CLASS AGENT Horace Mann School relies on a strong network of graduate volunteers or Class Agents to act as liaisons between their classmates and the School. In this capacity, Class Agents act as both “friendraisers” and fundraisers. As friendraisers, Class Agents encourage their classmates to stay involved with Horace Mann, attend reunions, Homecoming, or other campus activities that reflect the vitality of the School. Class Agents are also responsible for fundraising within their class. This includes participating in the yearly Annual Fund campaign and in capital campaigns when they are in effect. Alumni support of the Annual Fund is critical to the strength and growth of Horace Mann. It has been shown that classes with active Class Agents have the best reunions, raise the most money for the School, and are, as a class, the best connected to their alma mater. Class Agents are supported by the Alumni House and Development Office of the School. CLASS CORRESPONDENT Mann Magazine, and of alum marriages, births, career changes, and more. The Class Correspondent may also help to reconnect two classmates who may have fallen out of touch, or help the School to find a “lost” alum. Several Class Correspondents make use of the Internet to report class news to their classmates as well as to the “Class Notes” section of this magazine. SUMMER JOB/INTERNSHIP PROVIDER The Horace Mann School Alumni House Summer Job/Internship Program depends on the interest and willingness of Horace Mann alumni and parents to offer our graduating seniors and college-age alumni opportunities to intern or work in their places of employment or businesses during the summer months. Students are increasingly interested in finding opportunities that will contribute to their education and further their understanding of possible careers or professions. In turn, you will benefit from the talents of a Horace Mann alum, capable of making real contributions to your place of work. Class Correspondents are also friendraisers and, as such, act as a conduit of information about their classmates to Horace Mann School, keeping the school abreast of interesting news for Horace Horace Mann Magazine Fall/Winter 2010-11 35 http://www.horacemann.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Horace Mann Magazine - Fall/Winter 2010-11

Horace Mann Magazine - Fall/Winter 2010-11
Contents
Letters
Greetings from Dr. Tom Kelly, Horace Mann School Head of School
Greetings From Melissa Parento, Horace Mann School Director of Development
Horace Mann School Today
Dr. Tom Kelly Looks Back, and Forward, with Appreciation
Patricia Zuroski Launches New Diversity Initiative
Marcia Levy is New Head of Nursery Division
News of the School
Alumni Council Corner
Bookshelf
Class Notes
Memorials
Philanthropy and You

Horace Mann Magazine - Fall/Winter 2010-11