Relief

Thanks to Hardie Jackson and his family, five stranded Atlanta drivers were able to sleep in his house last night after the traffic debacle cause by three inches of snow.

Chris Davey will undergo hip replacement surgery tomorrow,  We wish him well.

Relief for many...

Shout outs

So many classmates made our B&B evening memorable!  Ben Patton, Chris Flagg, Nelse Clark and Peter Geary were able join Doug Schmidt and John Knight in person and we even had a surprise guest! (more later).

We also got calls, emails and texts from Dean Singewald, Eric Suher, Jim Wareck, Dave Venman, Jon Gottscho and Hank Lemieux.  We were especially sad that Hank had moved back to San Fran only days before and that our date change didn't work out for others like Wolf, Cruikshank and Spence Brown.

Ben wins the "first responder award" but Nelse Clark showed his brass cahones when he pulled out opened bottles of his Privateer Rum to show his sincerely interested classmates.  Bartender tensions were dissipated after Nelse flashed his signature smile and let them take a whiff too...

Ben is ramping up his I Was There Film Workshops for PTSD surviving veterans, Nelse is marketing Privateer far and wide, Chris is in NYC real estate and Peter is in advertising.  Schmidt makes it all happen, no matter what "it" is!

And the special guest?  Phil Toub '84 (but did not graduate for disciplinary reasons).  Schmidt had been in a meeting when the dots started to connect so Phil got the invite...

Hope to catch some more classmates next time and to hear that our west coast branch makes an effort to establish meet-ups out there.  Might have to be Sushi & Perrier instead of Beer & Burger?

NYC Beer and Burger - now on JAN 23

Join us for Beer and Burgers at PJ Clarkes on Thursday, January 23rd in the 5:30 pm-8:30 pm range...Bring another alum with you and receive a free beverage!

915 Third Avenue, at 55th Street
New York, NY 10022

Schmidt cell: 917.449.4645, Knight cell: 413.522.2555

Now it's parents!

DA Reception in Greenwich last night yielded this impromptu pic of Tom '53 and Terry Flagg - parents of our very own Chris Flagg.  It was a great event with the Head of School, four faculty and 14 student singers.

Twilight Skate

A fac brat taking advantage of the ice. Awesome!

Bad Timing

Here's what happened on Dr. Adam Weinberg's Facebook page when he announced he had just  joined twitter.

Knight was chillin' (literally) at home with his 8 year old and Steward was showing restraint in his Houston hotel Good Times!!!

Fwd: Guess who I saw just now on subway!

Kudos to Doug Schmidt for this gem of a find!!!

Jk
From: "Douglas Schmidt" <dschmidt2@gmail.com<mailto:dschmidt2@gmail.com>>
To: "Knight, John" <jknight@deerfield.edu<mailto:jknight@deerfield.edu>>
Subject: Guess who I saw just now on subway!



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Sent from my iPhone +1.917.449.4645

City Time

No trip to NYC feels complete without some time with Doug "Super Doug" Schmidt.  We're aiming to get the '83 gang together in the city soon...Does Tuesday night, January 28th work for anyone?

Why Eric hates living near me

So I'm at the grocery store and there's our entertainment mogul in the checkout lane next to me.  It was all I could do to get the iPhone out and take this picture before he hustled out of the store.

Turns out Eric had three sold out shows Saturday night (not a bad thing) and he tasked himself with the responsibility of outfitting the performer green rooms.

There are few of us that would ever claim he doesn't earn his money.

BTW, it is ok if you take a Deerfield related photo and send to me to publish.  I'm just a quick draw with the camera but you have permission to do the same!

DC and Boston...and the IHL

'83 turning out at Deerfield Receptions!

Top: Welcome to DC to Scott Pryce and family!  A brief stay in Brazil after his days in Spain didn't quite pan out for the family so they are in Washington now.  America's got new talent!

Below: Charlie van Dusen attended the Boston event last night and enjoyed reminiscing about the IHL Champion Maple Leafs and his elegant (i.e. disputed) goal in the final game over Bob Fitz and the Canadiens.

Additional: Not only does the Stanley Can live in my office, I have copies of season stats from 1979-1990. In our senior year the Leafs and the Bruins finished the regular season at 7-3-1, the Canadiens at 4-7 and the Blackhawks at 3-8. In the playoff semi-finals, the Canadiens stunned the Bruins 2-1 and the Leafs handled the Hawks 4-2.  In the final the Leafs won 2-1.  Charlie's goal was his only of the season (unverified).

Top scorers in the IHL that year:
First Line: D. Smith (8), Ehmann and Esty (7),  Jackson, Pauley and Piersol (6)
Second Line: Wolf (8), S Brown (7)
Third line: Rigsby (9)

M Jackson had his silver glove

but Hardie Jackson has a Gold Glove (or photo of same).  Looks like team EvoShield gets to go to all the best parties now!

Hardie (r) is pictured with EvoShield VP of Business Development, Justin Niefer.

6 million eyeballs

In honor of Veteran's Day, CBS This Morning aired a nice piece on Ben Patton and his work. An estimated 3 million people watched it.


the link is here if the embed doesn't show:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50158907n

Nice work, Ben.

Choate Day redux, in pictures

Jay Morsman '55 P89 H13

matt fox '85

somber opening for the pep rally

Jarred '13 flew in from Shanghai for the weekend

 Class of '66 represents

Webcast worked! Nothing like adding a tv production to an already busy day...

Adam Sichol '94

Rob Hale '84

Ryan FitzSimon '92

Rob McDowell '81

Great Day - Thanks to Van Sullivan '83 for attending from our class as well!

See you in Walingford next year

Any favorite cheers from our day we should teach to the school?  send to jgknight83@gmail.com

He's back!

Wills Elliman's response to my recent outreach...

"Thanks for reaching out. Having a heart attack, being in a coma for 10 days, 14 days in ICU and 3 weeks at Bryn Mawr Rehab in not a great way to spend your spring. However all is good now....back at work and back to good health. I HIGHLY recommend that all public spaces have multiple AED units on hand."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_external_defibrillator

Welcome!

Paul Schlickmann was finally able to forward a picture of
Mackenna Grace, his daughter born this past July 25.  Congrats to Paul and Kristin!

Good luck!

So a few of us from the class are at a dinner in NYC but not all at the same table.  One classmate says, "Hey John, I'd like to meet that new Dean of Admission, Pam Safford." So after dinner I introduce my classmate, who reminds us that he has a child applying to DA this year.  Another classmate notices that the new Dean of Admission is only occupied by two classmates and introduces himself, and reminds her that he has a child in the applicant pool this year.  Finally the fourth member of our tribe notices all the attention being paid to the new Dean of Admission by our class and comes over to mention...he has a child in the applicant pool this year as well.

Pam was a good sport to pose for the photo and she brings that balance to her work.  My fingers are crossed for all the great sons and daughters of alumni who will apply this year.  They do tend to fare better in the process, like 3 times better than a non-legacy candidate, but in the final accounting fewer than 50% in that category are offered admission.

This was the dinner where Rob Hale '84 and his wife Karen announced their $25MM gift for financial aid to DA, the single largest gift ever made to the Academy.  It was a terrific event and Deerfield will thrive because of all of our philanthropy combined, not just Rob's.  Please remember the annual fund when an email or letter comes your way or go to www.deerfield.edu/give

Old Friends

Chris Flagg was on campus today and saved time for a sumptuous Academy dining experience (downstairs) and regaled us with tales of the old Dining Committee and its many important contributions to our era.

Mr. Michael Cary (then of Phil/Rel department and now back at the Academy teaching English) then bounded over to greet Chris and pose for this shot. How food brings us together...

Hours later, (after Chris had already departed) there was a Bill Tyler sighting (formerly Admission Office and swim coach)!

Banner Day for DA.

P.S.  #beatchoate

just sayin'

M/M McKelvey

Just a nice pic I snagged from Kevin's page.

Knight adds title

Describing the feeling as "humbling", John Knight was named Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving at Deerfield Academy today. "Taking over a world class Alumni Relations program from the likes of Mimi Morsman P89, H13 is a great thrill and a wonderful challenge." Knight said. He hopes to see many of you at Deerfield events throughout the year!

The beautiful sister

Back in the day, Andrew Stewart's sister Hilary was the cause of much loss of breath as she strolled our campus. I'm happy to report that she still is and back on campus for the summer institute known as Look To The Hills. So great to reconnect after all these years.

What it takes to be a producer...

Jim Wareck's latest movie posted this short film on its facebook page.  Seems like its fair game!

Whit Sheppard's TV interview

http://youtu.be/gG867rGIdRI

At the (rainy) sox game

John Knight
Director of Annual Giving &
Development Operations
Deerfield Academy

from my iPhone
413.522.2555Bresnahan and knight for third year in a row!

Whit's Radio Interview

Just posted by WGBH in Boston:

http://www.wgbhnews.org/post/deerfield-academy-sexual-abuse-victim-speaks-out

One of us

exclusive sunday magazine preview

What happened at Deerfield

I was a teenager at the elite boarding school in the 1980s. He was my teacher, coach, and dorm parent. He was also a sexual predator.

By Whit Sheppard / July 20, 2013

http://www.boston.com/magazine/2013/07/20/the-former-deerfield-academy-student-making-sex-abuse-allegations-comes-forward/U5kfi3aik8LGVaHy3h9zmN/story.html

Dropsondes Away!

Incredible science at work as Mark Beaubien tests one of his storm tracking technologies aboard a NASA DC-8

NASA's DC-8 Flight Helps Validate New Technologies

July 10, 2013

Numerous instrument probes protrude from NASA's DC-8 Airborne Science flying laboratory as it flies an instrument checkout flight.

Image Credit: 

NASA / Lori Losey

NASA's DC-8 airborne laboratory has flown Earth science missions for more than 25 years. The converted jetliner recently carried several instruments testing new technologies that could aid those missions, Global Positioning System accuracy and aviation safety in years to come.

Mark Beaubien, (left) of Yankee Environmental Systems, and Lee Harrison, of the State University of New York at Albany, prepare to dispense a soda-can sized dropsonde from NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory.

Image Credit: 

NASA / Beth Hagenauer

One such instrument is the High Definition Sounding System comprised of dropsondes using long-range telemetry. The instrument was developed by Yankee Environmental Systems in western Massachusetts and funded by the Navy, NOAA and a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant through NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. Eight soda-can sized sondes were dispensed during flight, sending back data on pressure, temperature, humidity, winds and sea surface temperature.

Next phase of the dropsonde study will be flown in September on several NASA WB-57 flights when up to 96 sondes per flight will be automatically dispensed at high altitude. This research, which includes flights on NASA's P-3B flying laboratory, is leading up to installation on a NASA Global Hawk for the 2014 Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel mission.

http://www.nasa.gov/content/nasas-dc-8-flight-helps-validate-new-technologies/#.UeSXBxZbNEl

Attendees - and aiming for 45@35!

Here's the reunion attendee list:  We are officially shooting for 45 @ 35th - Would be the record by two and shut up the Class of 1978 who were heckling our class photo!

Mr. Mark C. Beaubien

Mr. Geoffrey S. Bennett

Kevin A. Bresnahan M.D.

Mr. John L. Brown

Mr. Nelse H. Clark

Mr. Douglas A. Cruikshank

Mr. John C. Ehmann

Mr. Christopher S. Flagg

Mr. Christopher J. Harris

Mr. John G. Knight

Mr. John R. Munro Jr.

Mr. Nathan S. Nourse

Mr. Craig L. Pattee

Mr. Paul C. Schlickmann

Mr. J. Douglas Schmidt

Mr. John B. Sory

Mr. Jeffrey S. Spadafora

Mr. Eric S. Suher

Dr. Adam S. Weinberg

Mr. Philip B. Weymouth III

Thanks to all of you for making the effort to be back on campus.  From our conversations it was clear that you learned a lot about the Deerfield of today, and left more impressed than you expected.