Dune Thorne ’94 Joins the Board of Trustees
Dune Thorne ’94 is a partner at Brown Advisory in Boston. Dune founded the nonprofi t venture Invest In Girls (IIG). With Chelsea Mehra ’11, Dune established the Milton pilot of this nonprofit that helps girls achieve financial literacy. Dune participates on several boards, including the Harvard Business School Women’s Association, and Boston Women and Finance. Dune graduated from Dartmouth College and earned her M.B.A. at Harvard.
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read moreCarlotta Zilliax, Member of the faculty, 1992-2012
A champion of literature and literary history in Milton’s Upper School English department since 1992, Carlotta Zilliax began her career with 17 years as a primary and elementary teacher. Not many could successfully cover the scale from The Runaway Bunny to King Lear, but Carlotta has done so with brio and with a wise appreciation of the Möbius-like continuum that connects the very young with the not quite so young—the let’s-play-grownup first graders with the how-sillycan-we-be-today high-school seniors. At either end of the spectrum,...
read more2012 Awards and Prizes
Cum Laude Class I Nicole Elizabeth Baker-Greene Katherine Margaret Ballinger Adam Lawrence Beckman Maxwell Burgess Bennett Natasha Ankita Bhasin Kathryn Margaret Broderick Christine Young Cahill Hsuan-Wei Matthew Chen Anna Emily Childress Haeyeon Cho John Christopher Fay Jonathan Ralph Franco Hannah Elizabeth Grace Henry Streit Green Christine Marie Kalpin Vincent Churchward Kennedy Jeong A. Kim Juwon Kim Louis John McWilliams II Caroline Everett Moot Stephanie Tsz Yan Ng Jesse Davis Pagliuca Catharine Passavant Parker Elisabeth Baron...
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read moreAnne Foley, Member of the faculty, 1987–2012
Just like the North Star, Anne Foley is trusted, steady and constant. A number of constellations circle around her: students, faculty and library colleagues, and family members. We have all been the benefi ciaries of the tireless and conscientious manner in which Anne performs her duties. We have seen her retrieving a wayward piece of trash to beautify the campus. We have noticed her at sporting events and performances, supporting her advisees or former students. Slouching or goofing off when Anne is around is difficult; instead, trying a...
read moreLenna Dower, Member of the faculty, 1973–2012
Passing by Lenna Dower’s seventh-grade classroom, you might hear her say “Confucius said, ‘I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.’” This statement epitomizes Lenna’s values. She has served as a supreme mentor and teacher to many students and faculty during her 39 years at Milton. In her 22 years as head of Hathaway House, Lenna gave selflessly of her own life and that of her family members—Rick, Lara and Graham. As Middle School head and revered history teacher, she changed the curriculum to...
read moreCarolyn Damp, Member of the faculty, 1978–2012
After teaching in the Concord Public Schools for seven years, Carolyn Damp assumed her destined role teaching Grade 4 in Greenleaf Hall more than 30 years ago. Carolyn was the consummate professional, ably instructing her charges in math, social studies, literature and reading. Many years ago she narrowed her focus, pursuing her passion for the culture of the Middle East. She worked tirelessly to develop a comprehensive and rich curriculum embracing the Mesopotamian and ancient Egyptian civilizations, as well as the modern Middle East. Her...
read moreCommencement Speaker 2012
Graduation is rich with traditions and rituals— formal and informal. For instance, the longstanding practice of electing the student speakers assures seniors that at their last Milton gathering, they will hear messages from classmates they chose. More recently, Class I students have been inviting accomplished Milton alumni to be commencement keynote speakers. This year, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Class of 1974, talked with graduates in Straus Library, prior to the formal commencement ceremony. Brad Bloom, president of Milton’s...
read moreRace France to France: Leave Antarctica to Starboard by Rich Wilson ’68
Race France to France: Leave Antarctica to Starboard by Rich Wilson ’68 sitesALIVE!, August 2012 In 2008–2009, Rich Wilson became only the second American to finish the Vendée Globe, deemed the “most grueling and dangerous prolonged competition on the planet.” (Garry Emmons, HBS Bulletin, 2009) The senior skipper at age 58, and a severe asthmatic, Rich finished ninth of 11 finishers, out of 30 starters, racing 29,000 miles over 121 days in his 60′ boat, Great American III. Rich Wilson’s book brings you onto his boat in the...
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