Student Program and Support Funds JOHN D. AMES JR. ’48 MEMORIAL FUND Established in 1998 by family and friends in memory of John Ames Jr. ’48, the fund supports the needs of the baseball team, with special consideration given to needy students. L. GORDON BAILEY ’04 MEMORIAL FUND Established in 2004 with gifts from Leslie and Michael Lanahan, Lynn and Claire Bailey, parents of Gordie, and family, classmates, and friends in memory of L. Gordon
Faculty Chair and Salary Support Funds DAVID P. AGNEW FUND Established in 2000 with a gift from David P. Agnew ’44 to support faculty salaries. FREDERIC B. ASCHE ’23P MEMORIAL FUND Established by a grant in 1984 from The Ruby R. Vale Foundation in memory of Frederic B. Asche ’23. FRANK L. BOYDEN FUND Established in 1972 with a bequest from Frank L. Boyden, Headmaster 1902-1968. HELEN C. BOYDEN CHAIR OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS Established
Financial Aid Endowment Funds J. DOUGLAS ABERCROMBIE FUND Established in 1981 with a bequest from J. Douglas Abercrombie ’32 of Deerfield. ANNIE LAURIE AITKEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in 1998 by Alexander Auersperg ’78, grandson of Annie Laurie Aitken. GEORGE I. ALDEN TRUST SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established with a grant from the George I. Alden Trust of Worcester, MA. ALTSCHUL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in 1976 by the Board of Trustees to honor Arthur G. Altschul ’39
alumni association IT’S AUTOMATIC! Deerfield’s Alumni Association is composed of every former student of the Academy, including those who left prior to graduation for any reason. Once you’ve attended Deerfield, you’ll always have a place here. There are no membership fees or dues. Deerfield’s alumni body is a vast and varied group that reaches around the world, with alums now living in over 25 countries. Deerfield alumni have ventured into almost every area of employment,
As opposed to annual gifts, which cover yearly operating expenses, endowed funds provide long-term income to assist with all of Deerfield’s needs. Because only the income from the principal – not the principal itself – is spent, endowed funds provide money for Deerfield in perpetuity. Endowed funds can be established for a specified purpose, or as unrestricted funds to meet the greatest needs of the school. For more on stewardship and establishing an endowed fund, see
Lou Greer ’55 expresses his thoughts about the 2013 Reunion and his brother, Phil, who took the occasion to step down from his duties as Chairman of the Board of Trustees: “Dee and I thoroughly enjoyed the reunion, both because my brother (Phil Greer ’53) was remarkable in his reminiscing about his 20+ years on the board, and having the opportunity to spend a few hours with Jay (Morsman), Terry Fuller, John Glasheen, Mike Grant,
capitalgiving Deerfield’s endowment began in 1939, with a bequest from Jennie Maria Arms Sheldon, whose gifts included the George Albert Arms Science Building, given in memory of her father. Over the years, such gifts of generosity and vision have helped the endowment grow to its current value of over $500 million, providing a crucial portion of the school’s operating budget each year, and ensuring the best possible experience for Deerfield students of the future.
In 2016, Deerfield’s Vision—as described in our Strategic Plan for Inclusion—stated in part: “Diverse perspectives fuel creative and innovative thinking and build empathy and consideration.” Next year, as a way of encouraging schoolwide discussion and ensuring “diverse perspectives” on issues of contemporary urgency, we will fully institutionalize the “Deerfield Forum,” which was first proposed to provide regular, sustained, and, in some instances, required opportunities for listening and conversation among the student body. The Forum will model scholarly and civic engagement; and, by staging conversations among scholars, professionals, and civic leaders, promote constructive dialogue and active open-mindedness—long a defining feature of Deerfield’s intellectual culture. In support of the Deerfield Forum, we will appoint an external advisory board that will include distinguished alumni, trustees, faculty, staff, and students drawn from all facets of the Deerfield community. (Excerpt from Dr. John P.N. Austin’s “2020 – 2021 Action Plan to Strengthen Equity, Inclusion, and Campus Culture.”)
I welcome and congratulate the remarkable, and Great, Class of 2020. I knew that our journeys would be linked, with the 2019-2020 academic year being my first as Head of School at Deerfield and your last. It has led us here to this wonderful and in many ways improbable moment, Deerfield’s 221st Commencement . . .
WELCOME! Commencement 2024 Photos Introducing our 2024 Commencement Speaker George S. Loening ’84 The investment newsletter that Mr. Loening began writing in his Deerfield dorm room his sophomore year in 1982 ultimately led to his founding Select Equity Group in 1990. Today, Select Equity manages over $35 billion dollars in US and international public equities, private equity and venture capital, serving foundation, endowment, corporate and public pension, individual and sovereign fund clients. Select Equity has over
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