Messages: Tyler Hicks
New York Times award-winning war photographer Tyler Hicks discussed his work with students and explained why he thinks journalism coverage of conflict and war is important. Mr. Hicks was on campus for three days as the Melissa Dilworth Gold Visiting Artist. In visual art and photography classes, Mr. Hicks showed images from Afghanistan and Iraq, and talked about becoming a photojournalist after graduating from Boston University’s School of Communication in 1992. After various staff photographer jobs, Mr. Hicks traveled to Kosovo on his own for two weeks, where he was deeply moved by what he...
Read MoreRetiring Trustees
Brad Bloom, president of the board, expressed on the board’s behalf profound gratitude to four trustees whose service on the board concluded in May of this year. Caroline Hyman P’00 was elected to the board in 2009. Caroline clearly understood and appreciated Milton, and she helped Milton in many ways during four important years of our School’s history. Caroline and her husband, Ed, directly and powerfully affected Milton students’ experience through their philanthropy. Caroline’s generosity took many forms: She unfailingly hosted warm and lovely events to help Milton connect and...
Read MoreJoining the Board of Trustees
Yunli Lou ’87 Yunli Lou ’87 and her husband, James Kralik, operate Milestone Capital, where Yunli serves as managing director. Milestone is a China-focused private equity investment and advisory firm with main offices in Shanghai and Beijing. Yunli also serves as a director of Yuhua TelTech and Dehaier Medical Systems and was an observer of Focus Media. Yunli, Milton’s first graduate from China, is a graduate of Harvard College and was named a John Harvard Scholar. Helping to promote and expand Milton’s profile in Shanghai, Yunli and James have hosted dinners for alumni, parents and...
Read MoreGirls’ Cross Country Wins ISL Championship
Milton’s cross country runners are league champions. The girls brought home the Independent School League Championship Cup this fall, a feat last accomplished by the program in 1983. “The race was really fast, because the first part of the course was completely flat,” said Maddie Warwick (II). “Many of the girls in the front weren’t giving up. It was harder to pass them, because they stuck with you.” Maddie earned an early lead in the field of 85 runners and never looked back. Milton’s number-one runner finished the 3.1-mile course in sixth place with a time of 20:34. The...
Read MoreBuckminster Fuller, Milton Class of 1913
One hundred years ago, inventor and engineer Buckminster Fuller graduated from Milton Academy. Hailed as one of the greatest minds of our time, Buckminster experienced ups and downs in his early adult years. He was expelled from Harvard twice before apprenticing as a machine fitter at a cotton mill machinery company in Boston. During two years of service in the U.S. Navy during World War I, he demonstrated an aptitude for engineering. Following the war, an executive position at a construction firm ended with his firing. But after his father-in-law, James Monroe Hewlett, developed a new way of...
Read MoreMessages: Randall Dunn ’83
Randall Dunn ’83 was the 2013 Martin Luther King Day speaker at the assembly honoring the great civil rights leader. Mr. Dunn is head of school at the Latin School of Chicago, which, like Milton, provides students with a challenging and rewarding educational program in a community that embraces diversity of people, cultures and ideas. As a student at Milton, he participated in community service, was a three-season athlete, and, as a senior, was a head monitor. Mr. Dunn earned a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and a master’s degree in education from Harvard University. He and his...
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