With alumni living just beyond our doors on Duck Pond Road, throughout the United States, and abroad in countries such as Australia, Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, India, and beyond, Friends Academy Alumni are making an impact in communities around the globe. Our goals are to provide updates on the latest news from Friends Academy and to encourage alumni involvement in the life of the school. We hope that you will connect with us directly – by:
- Attending an event
- Stopping by campus
- Taking on a volunteer role, and more!
Alumni Association
Welcome to the Friends Academy Alumni Association. The Alumni Association and its board serve as a resource- by connecting alumni in the US and abroad, by providing networking opportunities, by offering continuing education and much more.
President
Peter Stein ’79
Vice President
Penelope Wylie Mayer ’75
Secretary
Thomas Pascarella ’95
Alumni Board Members
Pamela Bebry '05
Alana Teutonico Brock '94
Emily Brown '06
Barbara Shoen Brundige '63
Laura Dilimetin '83
Garrett Dooley '05
Elisabeth Dillof Dreizen '78
Thomas Hawkins '78
Brett Hochberg '09
Caroline Johansen '10
Margaret Keats '79
Alexandra Kelly '06
Katie Koufakis DeSvastich '07
Cristen Koufakis '09
John Koufakis '10
Alek Kucich '13
Hayley Kucich '03
Salwa Touma '01
Alexandra Wasp Loveless '01
Lauren Putter Menzin '81
Hadley Mongell '01
Danielle Farrell O'Kane '06
Rebecca Pacchiano '07
Shayna Farrell Rafter '05
Heather Tilton Rubinstein '01
Lauren Russo '09
Jennifer Tytel '05
Ellen Field Greene '82
Would you like to participate on the Alumni Board? Please contact Director of Advancement, Kevin Barry at kevin_barry@fa.org for more information.
Yearbook Archive
Access our Yearbook Archive at:
https://www.digifind-it.com/friendsacademy/yearbooks.php
All yearbook PDFs are password protected. Friends Academy Alumni can contact the Alumni Office, alumni@fa.org to obtain the password to access individual yearbooks.
Alumni Awards
Distinguished Alumni Award
At Friends we prepare our students to be citizens with strong minds and kind hearts, people who lead by example. Each year Friends Academy presents the Distinguished Alumni Award to someone who has let his/her life speak. It is our hope that others will find the recipient’s life inspirational and will be motivated to devote themselves to a life of service.
Distinguished Alumni Award Winners
1990 Robert Albertson ’45
1991 Frederick Willits ’30
1992 Saidie Scudder ’24
1994 Esther Hicks Emory ’19
1995 Leon Rushmore ’27
1996 Victoria Baum Bjorklund ’70
1997 Evette Beckett-Tuggle ’74
1998 Angela Van Rynbach ‘65
1999 Elisabeth Salzhauer Axel ’83
2000 Stephen Mills ’77
2001 Donald Smith ’44
2002 Diana Dickson Wittmer ‘67
2003 Kathleen Catapano ’95
2004 Elizabeth Keefer ‘66
2005 Warren Titus ‘44
2006 Peter Darbee ’71
2007 James Greene ’74
2008 Thomas Carter ’59
2009 John Gambling ’69
2010 Susan Stein Danoff ’60
2011 Peter Galbraith ’56
2012 Barbara Boyle Weaner ’73
2013 Marja Brandon ’79
2014 Sharon McGee Crary ’89
2015 Paul Hand ’68
2016 Laurence Corash ’61
2017 Todd Jacobson ’93
2018 William M. Wicker ’67
2019 Michele Pistone '82
2020 Peter Stein '79
2021 Andrew Menzin '81
2022 Aisha K. Mix '91
Alumni Association Award
For the past several years, the Friends Academy Alumni Association has presented its Alumni Association Award to a graduate of distinction. The board has continued a theme that this award be presented to a member of the 50th reunion Class, and it is the highest honor given by the Alumni Association each year. Members of the 50th reunion class are invited to nominate classmates by sharing unselfish acts of kindness or special accomplishments; note that criteria is left purposefully non-specific to allow for the myriad of ways that “distinction” can be defined.
Alumni Association Award Winners
2009 Donald Pollitt ’34
2010 Ward Burian ’54
2011 Craig White ’61
2012 Vincent Van Brunt ’62
2013 William Sugden ’63
2014 Lesley Birkett Jacobs ’64
2015 Angela Van Rynbach ’65
2016 Nancy Rauch Douzinas ’66
2017 Diana Dickson-Witmer ’67
2018 Lesley Graham ’68
2019 Margaret Whitney Shiels '52
Stay connected!
Please let us know how you would like to be involved. We want to hear from you – we want to know where you are and hear about what is happening in your life. We look forward to seeing you on campus or in your city. In the meantime, thank you for visiting us online, and we hope to connect with you soon!