George Roby, founder of the George Roby Art Award, donated these ceramic plates to Hawken and served as an inspiration to generations of Hawken students following in the master craftsman’s footsteps.

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George Roby Art AwardAll artists believe in the creative process. Unlike the performing arts, visual art is a solitary endeavor, and the process is rarely shared publically. Each young artist responds to her or his environment, interprets it, and then produces a piece of artwork. While the process is important, the artwork is what the world sees.

George Roby understood the importance of sharing one’s creations with the world when he established the George Roby Art Award in 1996. Contributions made in memory of Barbara Eaton, a former parent, longtime supporter of the arts, and volunteer in the art studio for many years, increased this fund. These efforts in support of the arts have given the department the ability to annually purchase artwork by students.

The Roby Fund was established in the hope that these works would grace the halls and walls of classrooms and common spaces

A veteran of the Vietnam War and a U.S. Army Officer from 1967-1971, Peter Scott joined the Hawken faculty as an English teacher in 1974. That same year began his 25 years as the head of the Outdoor Leadership Program.

In addition to his role as an English teacher, Peter is a prolific writer and author. He has published four novels, a history book, and multiple short stories and magazine articles. His novels, which address the theme of war and peace, have garnered high acclaim from critics. Fiction writer Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They Carried, praised Scott’s Barter Island, describing it as “tender, funny, sad and scary, and boy oh boy does Scott nail the setting.” The Boston Globe lauded one of Scott’s other novels, Something in the Water, as a “thoroughly engaging novel.”

Peter’s legacy at Hawken continues, as his classes, books, stories, and friendship remain an inspiration to Hawken students, faculty, and alumni. A prime example of the embodiment of Hawken’s revered principles of character and intellect, Peter has recently partnered with friends and colleagues to design a monthly seminar series in celebration of our Centennial year. The series, entitled First Thursdays with Peter, began in October and runs through May at the Gries Center. The seminars highlight some of his favorite topics, including Emily Dickinson, Vietnam, Flannery O’Connor, bioethics, and Saint Paul.

Peter continues to inspire students, colleagues, and alumni both in and out of the classroom. Peter and his wife Holly, who works as an admission officer at Hawken, live in Chagrin Falls. Their three children are all Hawken graduates.

John Tottenham came to Hawken in 1979 from the University of Michigan. In addition to inspiring a love of history in three decades of students, he spent countless hours documenting the life of the School with his camera. Described as “teacher, advisor, coach, friend, gardener, art historian, archivist, and ever-present photographer of all things Hawken,’’ his legacy at Hawken will continue well into the School’s second century.

During his time on the faculty at Hawken, John designed the first Humanities program, was an exchange teacher in Stockholm, Sweden, coached freshman soccer, won two National Endowment for the Humanities grants, co-wrote Hawken’s style manual, and

team-taught five different courses. He also kept Hawken’s photo archives of school life stocked with history.

In all of his actions and interactions, John epitomized Hawken’s motto “that the better self prevail.” Through his camera lens, he chronicled the ongoing spirit, beauty, camaraderie, and breadth of the Hawken experience for all past, current, and future students. Through his teaching and advising, he served as an exemplary model of character and intellect for all who were fortunate enough to know him. We are forever indebted to him for preserving such a rich record of our history and for leaving his profound and indelible mark on the entire Hawken community.

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Stirn Hall is the largest capital project in the history of Hawken School. As part of this project, 28,000 square feet of the Gates Mills academic building will be demolished, approximately 50,000 square feet of new construction will be added, and 56,000 square feet will be renovated. This renovated space includes the academic wing that currently houses our large science classrooms. The newly-renovated space will be the new home to Hawken’s Humanities classes. To honor two of Hawken’s most beloved faculty members, we are pleased to

Announcing the Peter Scott & John Tottenham Humanities Wing

announce this academic wing will be named the Peter Scott & John Tottenham Humanities Wing. This $1 million naming campaign will also include the opportunity for donors making gifts of $100,000 or more to name individual spaces within the Wing. Gifts to this campaign will be matched by the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation’s $8 million challenge to build Stirn Hall. Naming opportunities within the Peter Scott & John Tottenham Humanities Wing include seven classrooms, three faculty office suites, a Commons area, two

English Teacher, Author, Outdoorsman & Mentor History Teacher, Photographer, Coach & Mentor

We’re Putting the Band Back TogetherShortly after the British invasion of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones in 1964, several aspiring Hawken students set out to form Hawken’s first “garage band.” Charlie Hickox ’66, on piano and guitar, teamed up with Tim Silver ’67 on bass, Chip deWolfe ’67 on guitar, and Jamie Reuter ’67 on drums. It is rumored Chris Horsburgh ’67 was the lead singer. They called themselves The Naughts.

Shortly thereafter, inspired by a weekly radio challenge known as “Battle of the Bands,” another group of aspiring musicians joined together to form the Nomads: Don Kittredge ’67, Skip Fiordalis ’67, Steve Coon ’68, Tom Prescott ’67, Ralph Webster ’67 and Jim Hoyt ’67. The Nomads would go on to become Fat City Summer Sausage, still well-known today along the shores of Lake Erie. Other bands were formed as well: The Upstarts with Mark Taylor ’66 and Jeff Gunton ’68; The Cause with Stacy Feldman ’67, Bill Bruner ’67, Charlie Hickox ’66 (who also played with Marty Balin, former lead singer with the Jefferson Airplane), Jamie Reuter ’67, and John Jordan ‘68; and The Five Sided Box with Ted Leigh ’68, John Irwin ’68, Catesby Jones ‘68, Chris Boyer ’68, and Hugh William Birkett Gibson ‘68. Bill Bruner ‘67 would later join the Naughts, and Dick Hodges ’68, Bruce Feller ’68, and Dale Hein ’68 would play in various bands as needed. It was hard to keep score of who was on first or bass.

Over time, these various musicians have played in separate bands, not played at all, or occasionally have played together (last time together was the 40th Reunion for the Class of ’68). But, by special request of the Centennial Celebration Planning Committee, members of some of the various original garage bands have been invited to play good old rock’n’roll music at the beginning of the Party of the Century. It will be the Performance of the Century!

to showcase the talents of Hawken students publically. Now, with the plans for a new Upper School building, this dream can be fulfilled.

This May, during our Centennial celebration, the student works that have been purchased over the years will be exhibited together for the first time in the AC Lobby during our exhibition, Gallery 100. It is our hope that you will join us in the celebration of these students’ past accomplishments and our alumni’s achievements in the art field.

The following graduates have been honored with the George Roby Art Award: Josh Pepper, 1996; Jordan Haas, 1997; Rachel Morrison, 1998; Ayse Ozsoyoglu,1999; Julie Dery, 2000; Arthi Sundaresh, 2001; Ian Morrison, 2002; Brad Rose, 2003; Adrian Negenborn and Patrick Glockner, 2004; Devon Matlock, 2005; Caitlin Lucier, 2006; Abel Mills, 2007; Lauren Vandevier, 2008; Will Crownover, 2009; Ana Muschler and Natalie Rorick, 2010; Travis Reilly, 2011; Katelyn Ursu, 2012; Charlie Benson, 2013; and Nora Eagan, 2014.

The Gallery 100 will serve as a launching point for an annual event at Hawken, where an alumnus/a in the visual or performing arts will be invited to return to campus for a special event honoring his or her accomplishments and for the opportunity to engage with current students. Plans are also underway for the creation of a permanent exhibit space in the new academic building, where the works of featured artists and current students will be on display for our community and visitors.

Our visual and performing arts programs are held in high regard at Hawken. We are thrilled to honor those who have excelled in these programs and impacted our lives with the beauty of their creations and performances.

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breakout areas and a conference room. The wing is accessed directly through the east and north entries to Stirn Hall, two of the most highly trafficked entrances for students and faculty. Classrooms line a central corridor. Those on the north side of the hallway will have a stunning view to the new Centennial Orchard, where 100 trees will be planted to commemorate Hawken’s 100th anniversary. Rooms on the south side of the hallway will enjoy natural light from the DaVinci Garden.

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Old Guard Legacy CampaignOld Guard Alumni (classes 1924 to 1960) are being asked to support Hawken’s Centennial through a special Legacy Campaign to name the Chapel on the Lyndhurst Campus in honor of our first five headmasters: James Hawken, John Carney, Charles Stephens, Carl Holmes, and Richard Day. This effort is being co-chaired by Bill McCoy ’38, Bob Page ’49, Morrie Everett ’56, Vin Fiordalis ’57, and John Calfee ‘60, who have set their sights on raising funds for the naming right. “When you ask any of the Old Guard alums about their favorite memories of their days at Hawken, the common answer is their time spent in the Chapel. Twice a day we would assemble there and at the end of the day, we would file out of the Chapel and shake hands with the Headmaster in his office,” said Morrie Everett. “We want to honor these five

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James A. Hawken 1915-24, 1925-26 John J. Carney 1924-25, 1926-31

stewards who, along with our great faculty, helped mold us into the men we became.”

With a lead gift of $100,000 from Morrie and Diana Everett, and total gifts to the Legacy Campaign of $250,000 in place, we are launching a Legacy Campaign to engage all Old Guard alumni. Donors will have their name featured on a plaque to be hung in the Chapel, listing all supporters of this Campaign. Each donor who gives $10,000 or more will have his/her name engraved on an individual plaque to be placed at the end of one of the pews in the Chapel. For donors at the $100,000 or higher level, there are special naming opportunities on the Lyndhurst Campus. This is a “once in a century” opportunity to honor our former headmasters.

Charles R. Stephens 1931-32, 1955-56 Richard W. Day 1956-1964

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