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Up HighWith Mountain Climber Dr. Rich Birrer ’68


Up HigherWith U-2 Pilot Andrew McVicker ’91

1 | From the Headmaster

40 | Around Delbarton

59 | Sports Shorts

72 | Abbey Notes

76 | Alumni News

100 | Delbarton Yesterday By Fr. Benet Caffrey, OSB

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Rt. Rev. Giles P. Hayes, OSB, Abbot, St. Mary’s AbbeyPresident, Delbarton SchoolBr. Paul Diveny, OSB, HeadmasterRev. Rembert F. Reilly, OSB, Vice President for DevelopmentJ. Craig Paris ’82, Director of Development

Jessica Vermylen Fiddes, Director of Communications, EditorDesign Sahlman Art Studio, Charlotte, NCPrinting Digital Color Concepts, Mountainside, NJ

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22 | Up High: Find Your Everest: Dr. Rich Birrer ’68

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30 | Up Higher: U-2 Squadron Leader Andrew McVicker ’91

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Join us for the celebration of our75th Anniversary

A year filled with special events, speakers, exhibits and a gala celebration

You Can Help…In anticipation of Delbarton’s 75th anniversary we are in search of

Delbarton Art: Paintings, etchings, drawings and photographs showing Delbarton campus over the years to be used in anexhibition entitled Images of Delbarton. Upload a digital image of your piece for consideration [email protected]. All selected works will be returned to owners.

Delbartonia: Memorabilia from seventy-five years of Delbarton School including clothing, awards, programs, photos, slides,movies etc. With your permission, these items will become property of the School and used to establish an archive ofDelbarton history. Send your Delbartonia to J. Craig Paris at Delbarton School, 230 Mendham Road, Morristown, NJ 07960

Stay tuned for more news of our year-long 75th anniversary celebration!

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her children, Barclay, DeLanceyand Helen seated on the lawnwith dogs. (A fourth child,Annie, had not yet been born.)The unnamed photographeralso gives us a fine portrait ofOld Main as it appeared when itwas brand new and clear oflandscaping. The handsomeeast terrace and stairs provide abalance to the house as it wasoriginally planned. The ItalianGarden that now drawsattention to the west side wastwenty years in the future.

The second photo depicts apastime of wealthy, earlytwentieth century countrygentlemen. Such coachingjaunts from New York City tocountry seats were popular, andwere remarked upon in thepress. One such excursion tookplace on 25 April 1903 as

reported in the New York Times. TheVanderbilt coach journeyed, at the breath-taking speed of four hours and ten minutes,from Manhattan to Delbarton with a groupof notables that included four changes ofhorses. An evening of entertainment wasprovided by host, DeLancey Kountze, andthe party returned to the city the next day.

The coach in our photo is standing to thewest of the house. The “Hills of Morris”appear in the background, while in theforeground there are indications ofconstruction in progress. Luther Kountze’splans for the Italian Garden were reported inDecember of 1901 in The Jersey Man, a localpaper (Thanks again to Brian Regan), andcould well have continued through the dateof the Times article. It’s tempting to speculatethat this is indeed a photo of the Vanderbiltcoach poised for its return to Manhattan.

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This photo depicts a coachingparty of wealthy, earlytwentieth century countrygentlemen. The Kountzephoto, perhaps, documentsthe Vanderbilt party thattook place on April 25, 1903,as covered in The New YorkTimes

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Idon’t know if I could ever live somewherethat was completely flat. While I have neverlived “in the mountains”, I have always lived

where it was at least hilly. It has always comfortedme to be able to look off at the hills in thedistance. I admit though, that as a photographer,I have a certain fascination with flat landscapes.Perhaps it is the challenge of finding that break inthe rhythm - however slight – of the unendingstillness of the horizon line that speaks to me.While such places may be interesting tophotograph, I “wouldn’t want to live there.”

To live where there are mountains is to livewith the constant invitation to lift one’s eyesupwards, to let one’s gaze rise above the ordinaryto something more majestic. Biologist E.O.Wilson suspects this might be part of what itmeans to be human. In his early work, Biophilia,he writes: “They (humans) look along the waterand up, to the hills beyond or to high buildings,expecting to see sacred and beautiful places, thesites of historic events, now the seats ofgovernment, museums, or the homes ofimportant personages. And they often do . . .”

Is it any surprise then that, in the majorWestern religions, the place of encounter betweenhumans and the deity is on a mountain? InJudaism, Moses receives the Law on Mt. Sinaiand Elijah meets God on Mt. Horeb. InChristianity, Christ gives his fundamentalteaching “on the mount”, dies on the hill ofCalvary and ascends into heaven from the Mountof Olives. The Prophet Muhammad receives hisrevelation in the Cave of Hira on a mountainoutside of Mecca. Mountains not only providethe solitude necessary for an authentic spiritualexperience, but they also change our usualperspective. From the top of a mountain we seeso much more than we are able to see from theconfines of our everyday world. From thesummit of a mountain all of human activityseems small and insignificant. For the believer,this is a moment of humility as we bow downbefore the immensity of the Creator and


FROM THE

H E A D M A S T E R

Dear members of the Delbarton community,

acknowledge our rightful place in this world ofGod’s making.

In this issue of Delbarton Today we have theremarkable stories of two alumni whose lives haveenabled them to see the world from a vantage pointso different than that of the rest of us. As we readthe exhilarating accounts of their exploits, it mightbe easy to see our lives as mundane and boring.But, as I have had occasion to say to countlessadolescents over the years “Boring is a state ofmind”. Every day the life of the mind lived withconviction affords us ample opportunity tochallenge assumptions, to ask questions, and tochange our perspective just as effectively as anascent of Mt. Everest or a flight in a U-2surveillance aircraft. You just have to want it..

As always,

Br. Paul Diveny, OSB

“Every day the lifeof the mind livedwith convictionaffords us ampleopportunity tochallengeassumptions, to askquestions, and tochange ourperspective just aseffectively as anascent of Mt.Everest or a flightin a U-2surveillanceaircraft.”

Jessica Fiddes

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From left, Franz Vintschger ’57,

Director of Alumni &

Development J. Craig Paris ’82

and Bernie D’Andrea ’57.

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They came back—

and we’ve got proof. From London, Panama, West Coast,

East Coast, up North and down South, Delbarton alumni

came back for Homecoming 2012 on October 6, 2012…

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The Class of 1957

football state

champs did the

official coin toss at

the Homecoming

2012 game against

Roxbury.

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Felicia Grant and Michael Murphy ’67.

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The Class of ’62 assembled for a group photo at the Hall of Honor dinner.


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SIXTY-THIRD CLASS

H O M E C O M I N G

2012

Delbarton parents brought

their A game to Homecoming… including

our favorite pumpkin of 2012.



ON OCTOBER 4, 2012 A GOOD GROUP OF

DELBARTON alumni teed off at Essex CountyCountry Club for the Alumni Golf Outing. After a greatafternoon on the links golfer Matt Gilfillan ’86 won theprestigious Green Wave blazer.

Homecoming Golf Outing

Matt Gilfillan ’86 is congratulated

by Headmaster Br Paul Diveny,

OSB, for winning the green blazer

in 2012.

Top: Brian Hanlon ’87, Jim

Gallombardo ’81, Chris Benz ’82,

Andy Anselmi ’83, Jerry Jabbour

’92, Bill Spina ’83, Joe Bezzone ’83

and Director of Alumni &

Development J. Craig Paris ’82.

Delbarton Athletic Director Dan

Whalen and Ty Barnes ’95.

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2012 Front, from left, John

Traynor ’79, Headmaster

Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Ted

Dolan ’83 and Bill Spina

’83. Back from left,

Delbarton faculty member

Nick Linfante, Athletic

Director Dan Whalen and

John Iaciofano ’99.

David Villano P

’81,’83,GP ’14, ’16,

Dave Villano ’83 and

Bill Spina ’83.

From left, Jeff Higgins ’81,

Paul Benz ’81, Chris Benz

’82, Tony Heaton ’81 and

John McHugh ’81.

Chris Benz ’82, Br. Paul

Diveny, OSB, Mike

Gilfillan ’82 and Director

of Alumni & Development

J. Craig Paris ’82.



Hall of Honor Dinner


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n Hall of Honor – Oct. 18Delbarton Fine Arts Center

n Homecoming – Oct. 19on Delbarton Campus

The Delbarton AlumniAssociation hosted its annual

Hall of Honor Dinner on Friday,October 5, 2012 in the Fine ArtsCenter. Thomas A. Caputo ’57, ThomasJ. Luby ’72 and James G. Petrucci ’82were this year’s inductees.


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1984Jules G. Spada ’48

1985Frank D.Visceglia ’60†

1986Lee S.Trumbull ’58

1987Rev. Manus Duffy,O.S.B. ’60†

Joseph K. Pagano ’63W. Norman Scott ’64

1988Edward F. Broderick ’50D. Peter Keller ’65

1989Edward J. Dwyer ’64John F. Sanfacon ’57Louis P. Thebault

1990Daniel Foley ’50†

Carmine J.Galdieri II ’57Robert C. O’Mara ’60

1991James M. Corroon ’57Frank A. DelaneyRev. Giles P. Hayes, O.S.B. ’56

Dr. Thomas A. Caputo ’57A renowned physician in the field ofgynecologic oncology, Dr. Thomas Caputogrew up in a family of physicians. His fatherand two brothers are doctors and he credits thementorship of his father and medical schoolfaculty members with motivating him tofollow his heart in specializing in Ob/Gyn.

His first experience as a physician, aftercompleting medical school and his post-doctoral residency, was in the United StatesArmy, where he became Chief of theDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology ofthe U.S. Army Hospital in Vicenza, Italy.After leaving the Army, Dr. Caputo received afellowship to study gynecologic oncology at theEmory University School of Medicine inAtlanta, where he also served as a clinicalinstructor of obstetrics and gynecology. TheEmory fellowship led to his appointment asthe first chief of the division of GynecologicOncology at Albany (NY) Medical Center.

Dr. Caputo left Albany Medical Center in1982 to accept a position on the faculty atWeill Cornell Medical College and as anattending physician in the Department ofObstetrics and Gynecology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell MedicalCenter.

Recognized many times as one of the BestDoctors in New York by New York Magazine,Dr. Caputo has also been named one of theBest Doctors in America, one of the TopDoctors for Women, and one of the TopDoctors in the New York Metropolitan Area .He has won many awards for excellence inteaching and research. In addition to hisregular duties as a full Professor of ClinicalObstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Caputo hasdelivered many presentations and seminars andpublished dozens of peer-reviewed journalarticles on gynecologic oncology.

Dr. Tom Caputo and family.

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From left, Stephanie and

Mark DeLotto ’98 with

Alumni Association

President Terrence Rouse

’86 and wife Fiona.



1992Rev. Stephen. W. Findlay, O.S.B.†

William F. Sittmann ’67Joseph R. McDonough ’68†

1993Robert B. Collins ’56William O. Regan†

1994Brian T. Fitzgibbon ’74†

Rev. Kenneth H. Mayer,O.S.B.†

William J. McFadden ’59

1995Edward J. Butera ’56Harvey C. Jones, Jr. ’70Skip Livera ’63†

1996Kary W. Antholis ’80Rev. Adrian McLaughlin, O.S.B.†

1997Daniel T. Scott ’62James E. Nugent ’69†

W. Michael Murphy, Jr. ’67

1998Kevin T. Kenny ’78Robert E. Mulcahy IIIBoyd A. Sands ’55

1999Elizabeth T.& John G. Gilfillan III†

Anthony M. Nugent ’74Peter L. O’Neill ’59

A graduate of Delbarton Class of 1957and Holy Cross College Dr. Caputo receivedhis M.D. from the University of Medicine andDentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and servedhis residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology atthe UMDNJ’s H.S. Maryland Hospital. Hispost-doctoral training included a Fellowship inGynecologic Oncology at Atlanta’s EmoryUniversity School of Medicine.

Long recognized as one of the nation’smost respected teachers of gynecologiconcology, Dr. Caputo is now enjoying the

satisfaction of seeing many former studentsbecome top leaders in the field. “For me, thiswork is all about taking care of patients. I want to continue to learn, improve myskills, and be a better doctor so I can helpsomeone I wouldn’t have been able to help afew years ago.”

Nancy and Andy Mayer ’73,

P’05, ’09, ’15.

Andrew Soulas ’10, Joe Petrucci ’10 and Alex Cerrone.


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2000E. Pat Brady ’70David F. McBride ’65Rev. Peter J. Meaney, O.S.B.†

2001C. Sean Closkey ’85Donald L. CriquiRobert L. Sheridan ’81

2002Lawrence H. McLernon ’57J. Craig Paris ’82

2003John F. Conner ’53Hilda Maloney†

Bill Smith ’63

2004Abbot Brian H. Clarke,O.S.B.Eugene “Doc” Doherty ’54J. Brian Thebault ’69

2005Right Reverend Thomas J. Confroy, O.S.B.†

Ronald P. Mealey ’50William J. Waldron III ’65

2006Brian E. Fleury†

John P.“JP” Flynn ’86†

Richard L. Wade ’61

Thomas J. Luby ’72There are many features of today’s AlumniAssociation that bear the imprint of Tom’sservice to Delbarton. Beginning in 1990, hemade several improvements to theHomecoming format which continue to be inuse. Later, as Executive VP of the AlumniAssociation, Tom created and led the Long-Term Planning Committee, which had twooutcomes: the establishment and staffing of a

Delbarton Planned Giving initiative, and therepurposing of the Class Rep system to elicitgreater alumni involvement at the grass rootslevel.

During Tom’s term as President of theAlumni Association from 1995 - 1997,extensive effort was devoted to repurposingClass Rep responsibilities to becoming socialcatalysts and networkers within their classes.To begin this process, he led the first “Boot

Lauren and Matt Mulcahy ’82, P’10 with Matt’s mother

Terry Mulcahy.

Classmates Bill Kearns ’57 and

Thomas Caputo ’57.

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The Luby family, from left, Matt Luby, Monica and Tom Luby ’72, John Luby, Chris Woodford ’07 and Pat Luby.



Camp” for Class Reps in May 1996 to explaintheir new role, which was further described inthe new Class Rep Handbook. He alsoinstituted the semi-annual Class Rep dinners,which continue to this day, to maintain themessage and the mission of the Class Repsystem. These measures, with the support ofmany other alumni and the monks of St.Mary’s Abbey, strengthened long-termfellowship among alumni while preservingDelbarton as their common bond. This has

had a positive impact on many aspects ofalumni participation during subsequent years.

Tom also supported Delbarton in otherroles, including the Strategic PositioningStudy; as Chair of the Hall of HonorCommittee; in leadership roles with theCornerstone Campaign and the Campaign forDelbarton; and the 50th AnniversaryCelebration of the Delbarton AlumniAssociation.

Master of Ceremonies Brian Hanlon ’87 introduced the

Hall of Honor inductees.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB with the 2012 Hall of Honor inductees Dr.

Tom Caputo ’57, Jim Petrucci ’82 and Tom Luby ’72.

Jim Petrucci ’82 with his Class of 1982 classmates, from left, Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris, Jim Petrucci, Mike O’Mara, Lou Ross,

Matt Mulcahy, Mike Maguire and Len Crann.


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Professionally, Tom has distinguishedhimself in the field of investment banking. Hehas been affiliated with PaineWebber, W. H.Morton & Co., the NYSE and with SmithBarney, where he created the firm’s debt capitalmarkets origination effort. He is currently theFounder and CEO of ClearingBid, Inc., a newcapital markets initiative.

Tom and his wife Monica live in MorrisTownship, NJ with their two sons, Matt andJohn.

James G. Petrucci ’82James G. Petrucci founded J.G. Petrucci Co.,Inc. in 1987, one year after graduating fromPrinceton University magna cum laude wherehe was co-captain of the varsity football team.He has guided the Company through 25 yearsof steady growth and a leadership position inthe fields of real estate development and designbuild construction in NJ and PA.

JGPCO has developed and built over sixmillion square feet of commercial andindustrial buildings. The Company owns andmanages a portfolio of approximately two and

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2012

Sandy and Frank Visceglia ’85,

Director of Guidance Shelly

Levine, Bert Levine and faculty

member Wayne Gardner.

Jim Petrucci and family, including Jim’s wife Jeannie, mother Rosalin and children Emilia and Joe ’10.

2007Patrick Henry ’57Richard W. HerbstGeorge H. Miller, Jr. ’52

2008Michael A. Ferguson ’88John E. Luke, Jr. ’78

2009James J. McGough ’49†

John C. Traynor ’79Andrew W. Verhalen ’74

2010James A. Ferrante, Jr. ’75Keith D. Kulper ’70 Rev. Bruno A. Ugliano, OSB.

2011Kurt W. Krauss ’81Peter Pizzi ’71 Anthony Passarelli†

2012Thomas A. Caputo ’57Thomas J. Luby ’72 James G. Petrucci ’82



a half million square feet of space and severalhundred acres of land in three states. TheCompany was an early proponent ofdevelopment opportunities in the LehighValley, PA and is a major player behind thegrowth of the Interstate 78 corridor. JGPCOhas been honored many times for industryleadership including the 2000 AmericanSubcontractors Association Owner of the YearAward, 2003 PA Governors Award forExcellence, and the 2011 NAIOP IndustryImpact Award.

J.G. Petrucci Co., Inc. makes a significantimpact in the communities it serves. The firmsponsors two major charitable events annually.Crossing Borders recognizes achievement bywomen in Real Estate and EconomicDevelopment in support of DisplacedHomemaker networks in NJ and PA. The IronHill Charity Golf Open raises significant fundsfor the LV Military Affairs Council and the NJNational Guard Family Program in support oflocal veterans, active duty personnel, reservistsand their families.

Petrucci’s commitment to communitysupport started early. As a junior at Delbartonhe founded a program matching high schoolseniors with boys from the Morris County BigBrother Big Sisters program. As a youngbusinessman he founded an award winning

program - Reading with Kids – sending profes-sionals into local elementary schools to readwith school children. Both programs continuetoday.

Petrucci has been honored several timesfor community endeavors including a PremiereSponsor of Valley Youth House, 2007 St.Luke’s Hospital Shining Star Award, 2007 and2009 Lehigh Valley March of DimesIndustrial/Commercial Real Estate Award,2007 American Conference on DiversityHumanitarian of the Year, 2005 Boy ScoutsPatriots Path Council Distinguished Citizen ofthe Year, 2004 Displaced Homemakers of NJOutstanding Contributions Award, and the2003 Arc of Union County NJ CommunityService Award.

Petrucci lives in Peapack, SomersetCounty NJ with his wife Jeanne and fourchildren. He is a Founding Director and ViceChairman of Team Capital Bank and serves asa Trustee for Delbarton. An honorary lifetimemember of the NJ Chapter of the A.C.McAuliffe Chapter of the 101st AirborneDivision Association, Petrucci is also a memberof the Philadelphia based Foreign PolicyResearch Institute (FPRI) and served as soleunderwriter for Princeton University’sSymposium on Race and Real Estate.

Tom Boyle ’57, Bill Kearns ’57, Mary Lou Boyle, Larry McLernon ’57 and

Jim Corroon ’57.

Classmates Pat Burke ’57 and Larry McLernon ’57 at the

Hall of Honor Dinner.


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Meet Dr. Richard Birrer ’68, former editor of The Archway yearbook.

Birrer was a self-described nerd during his four years atDelbarton where he swam competitively, edited theyearbook, enjoyed science classes with Fr. Kevin Brae and

Cletus Dogherty, and ran the Rocket and Debate Clubs. Heattended Lehigh University, and then earned his medical degreefrom Cornell where, in his third year, he met his wife Chris at amixer. They married and he did his residency in FamilyMedicine at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, NJ.

Wanderlust drove the 34-year-old Birrer to startclimbing mountains, but he had no specific goal when hetook up the sport. Scaling peaks soon became a passionthat he shared with Chris and their three children, twinsons Richard Jr. and Chris, and daughter Danielle. Infact, the Birrer family, whose surname is Swiss, wroteabout their experiences climbing the highestmountains in all fifty states in their book ClimbingAcross America. Mountains are Birrer’s hobby, nothis vocation. As CEO and Executive Directorof Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organi-zation, the medical arm of the largest oilproducer in Saudi Arabia, Dr. Birrer is

Find Your Everest:Dr. Richard Birrer ’68

By Jessica Fiddes

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny introduced an alumni speaker at a DelbartonMorning Meeting last fall: “This man has climbed the tallest peaks on allseven continents.” Heads swiveled to look at the speaker standing stage right,but instead of a muscle-bound super hero, students saw a fit-looking 62 yearold man with a slight smile on his face.



The view from Mount Everest.

On Everest, Rich Birrer ’68 and his

son Richard display the flag of

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responsible for the health care of half a millionpeople, yet over the years he found time toclimb six of the seven continent’s tallest peaks.In 2005 he was tantalizingly close tocompleting what climbers call the SevenSummits, a mountaineering challenge firstachieved by Richard Bass in 1985.

Only Mount Everest, a mountain that hastaken the lives of over two hundred men andwomen since New Zealander Edmund Hillaryand Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay firstsummited the peak in 1953, remained.

Why climb a mountain? “Because it isthere”, George Mallory famously said. Duringthe 1924 British Mount Everest Expedition,Mallory and Andrew ‘Sandy’ Irvinedisappeared high on the North-East ridge. Thepair was last sighted just 800 feet from thesummit and their fate remained a mystery for75 years. In 1999 Mallory’s body wasdiscovered by an expedition searching for hisremains. No one will ever know whether themen reached the summit before they died.

In 2005, Birrer agreed to serve as teamphysician for an expedition attempting to scaleMount Everest. Everest climbers typicallyinvest $60K+ to live in tents for two months ina remote, high altitude environment clothed inprotective gear. As expedition physician Birrer’scosts were pro-rated to one third with the

understanding that, as long as he fulfilled hisresponsibilities, he would have a summit bid.However, tragedy struck during the 2005expedition when one of Birrer’s tent-matesdied of a massive heart attack. They werewithin 500 feet of the summit but theexpedition leader felt conditions were poor, thegroup was running low on oxygen and theSherpas were hesitant to continue. They turnedback, and Birrer’s hopes of completing hisquest for The Seven Summits were dashed.

Five years later, in spring 2010, Birrerreturned to Everest base camp for a second try,this time accompanied by his son Richard Jr.(Richard’s twin Chris, also an avid climber, wasunable to join them due to workcommitments).

Father and son jetted into Katmandu,then to Lukla – whose steep landing strip ranksamong the world’s most dangerous airfields –then hiked 60 miles to an Everest base camp.The pair spent the next six weeks adapting tothe 17,300 foot elevation. Food was cooked inpressure cookers, climbers slept, read, playedMonopoly and card games to kill time in tentsperched on glaciers that constantly cracked andshifted. ‘It’s like sleeping on a subway,’ Birrerreports. The higher you go, the more a goodnight’s sleep becomes a challenge. Climbersuse supplemental oxygen for quality rest at

The first path to Mount Everest is a flight to Katmandu,

Nepal where cultural differences, like the worship of cattle,

are a learning experience.

The Sherpas of Eastern Nepal are renowned for their

hardiness and expertise climbing at high altitudes.



Camps III and IV. Danger lurks at every turn.Ice blocks the size of houses can crash down,avalanches are common and even a half-inchpebble tumbling down the mountain can belife-threatening. Forget the risk of infectionfrom the slow-healing cut – the tear in yourouter layer of Gortex can be fatal. Summittemperatures during climbing season arebetween -25°F and 5°F but even on a goodday, when winds are 20mph and thetemperature a moderate -20°F, the air feels likea frigid -48°F.

The extreme cold is complicated by thefact that, with its height and mass, Everestcreates its own unpredictable weather. Windsfunnel up valleys, clouds form and, almostinstantly, a heavy snow squall can swirl aroundthe mountain top. Climbers become strandedand some lose their way. Birrer’s mostfrightening moment as a climber was when hefound himself un-tethered on glare ice at a 75degree pitch with few arrest possibilities. Themoment tested his belief in himself. “Negative

There are two base camps used by

mountain climbers during their

ascent and descent, each on

opposite sides of Mount Everest.

South Base Camp is in Nepal at

an altitude of 17,598 ft. and

North Base Camp is in Tibet at

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self-talk and the failure to resiliently bounce-back is the undoing of many dreams,” saysBirrer. At Delbarton he showed photos ofbodies frozen to the mountain, climbers whoseluck ran out on Everest.

Birrer’s 2010 expedition of a dozenclimbers made several attempts to reach thesummit. On May 8 the team left Base CampIV but bad weather forced them back. Twicemore they suited up only to be pushed back bystorms. Time was running out – they knewthat nearly all Everest summiting occurs duringthe last two weeks in May. Finally, at 10:30pm on May 25, they set out for their fourthtry. After a successful night climb, theexpedition reached the top early the nextmorning, just in time to see the sun rise.

They were crouched at 29,035 feet on thehighest point on Earth with a perspective soextreme they saw its curvature. The climbers

Climbers spend weeks living in

close quarters while they

acclimate to the extreme altitude.

In this photo the rope ‘umbilical

cord’ connects climbers to each

other. Birrer’s most frightening

moment as a climber was when he

found himself un-tethered on glare

ice at a 75 degree pitch with few

arrest possibilities.

Makeshift latrines are a fixture at

an Everest base camp.


snapped a few pictures –Birrer says he wouldhave flown the Delbarton flag had he knownthere was one — then began the long,treacherous hike down to base camp.

At Delbarton Dr. Birrer showedspectacular photos and videos to take hisaudience on the journey to the top of Everest.He gave the same presentation that night tofellow alumni at an Alumni Rep dinner wherehe described the climber’s attachment to hisrope (“the umbilical cord”), the 120 pounds ofgear, the Nepalese Sherpa who carry upwardsof 220 pounds, the physical and mentalchallenges and the time constraints.

He described scaling the continents’highest mountains, including the world’stallest, starting with Kilimanjaro in Tanzania,then Mont Blanc in the Alps between Franceand Italy, Denali/Mt. McKinley in the AlaskaRange of North America, Aconcagua in theSouth American Andes, Carstenz Pyramid inthe Maoke Mountains of Australia, VinsonMassif in Antarctica and, finally, Everest in theHimalayas. “Denali was three weeks of straighttorture from weather and conditions”, he says,“But Everest was mentally and spiritually thehardest because each attempt was a two-monthordeal.”

Birrer has learned many lessons from hisclimbs: A well prepared, competently led teamonly moves as fast as its slowest member, and apoorly prepared team will never succeed.Everyone on the team must accept his or her

share of responsibilities. Climbers train, hikeand climb for days, live in extreme discomfortand danger. They even pick up afterthemselves. Thirty years ago main climbingroutes were littered with discarded tents, foodcontainers and, yes, human excrement. Thesedays Everest is a lot cleaner on the base camp’srocky plateau as today’s climbers make amendsfor environmental sins of the past. Thisincludes carrying down the “honey bucket”filled with human excrement produced byevery expedition. “Each member of the teammust work in unison,” says Birrer. “There is noroom for cowboys.”

How does he prepare for a climb? On hisfirst Everest try he over-trained with aerobicsand anaerobics only to discover that what hecalls ‘mental hardening’ was far more crucial.For his second attempt he managed with 15miles of running a week, weight lifting andrunning up and down 2,000 stairs carrying afifty pound load on his back. How does herecuperate from his climbs? “Slowly!” hereports. It takes one day for every two days outto rebuild and reconstitute, and Birrer is luckynever to have been injured or suffered a seriousinfection.

Mountain climbing takes skill,conditioning, patience and courage, and Birrerdoes not expect everyone to share his passion.“Not everyone needs to climb mountains”, hetold his rapt audience at Delbarton. “But it’s agood idea to find your personal Everest.” To


In 2005, one of Birrer’s tent mates

posed for a photo next to a downed

helicopter. Tragically, he later died

on the mountain of a heart attack.


live a full life, Birrer believes that you mustseek challenge. Find your mountain.

He describes himself as a calculated risktaker, and his family, career and physicaldanger always factor into climbing decisions.Time management is also key. “I don’t watchTV, play golf or go to pubs, so I canconsolidate that time to do other things,” heexplains. In his spare time – and,remarkably, he has some — Birrer writesmedical books and articles, and presentslectures in his field of sports medicine.

For many athletes, climbing captures theallure and mystery of life. The peacefulness ofbeing high on a mountain… the camaraderieof being roped together with friends,ascending a mountain as a team…thethought that the next step on a steep slopecould be deadly or intensely rewarding. ForBirrer on his second try to summit Everest, itwas about finishing unfinished business andovercoming his own self-doubt. Climbing theworld’s tallest mountain fulfilled a dream,and sharing the experience with his son madeit even more special.

As one of just 300 people to climb thetallest peaks on seven continents, is he ready

to hang up his crampons? Not likely. LastOctober he was looking for an unnamedpeak to climb, possibly in the PamirMountains between Afghanistan andTajikistan. “In truth”, he says, “Living thislife is about risk taking.” Over forty year agoat Delbarton his faith in himself was formedand sealed. “At Delbarton,” he says, “I foundmy sea legs.”

Climbers have a saying: ‘There are oldclimbers, and there are bold climbers, butthere are not old bold climbers’. Smartclimbers turn around and go home whensuccess is beyond their reach; Passionateclimbers come back to try again. Birrer isproof that one needn’t sacrifice family andcareer to follow a calling. He believes thatthere are many more mountains on thehorizon that are either higher, more difficult,or both. “They call to us”, he writes. “Wemust balance risk and resilience; we have todecide which among them is our Everest. “

Then, we must start climbing.

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Deep crevasses need to be traversed

on Everest. Crampons are used to

improve mobility on snow and ice.

Dr. Rich Birrer ’68 speaks at

Delbarton in October 2012 about

his experiences climbing

Mount Everest.

Birrer and his wife Chris are welcomed by Fr.

Hilary O’Leary, OSB. Fr. Hilary had presided at

their wedding in St. Patrick’s Cathedral.



Rich Birrer’sClimbing Lessonss There are old climbers and there are

bold climbers. But there are no old,bold climbers.

s While the goal is always the summit orpeak, getting there is more important,particularly when teamwork isrequired.

s On a big expedition, the team is led bya competent guide but moves at thepace of its slowest member; a poorlyprepared team will not succeed in anysituation. Each member of the teammust work in unison — there is noroom for cowboys.

s On every climb there are bothobjective and subjective factors. Theformer has to do with the givens(weather, fitness, equipment). Thelatter refers to mental and spiritualmetal. Failure to assess the conditionscan be catastrophic.

s Your equipment is importantanchoring tools for climbing and self-arrest. The rope, an umbilical cord ofcomfort, anchors the climber toanother member of the team or animmovable object. Never step on therope since it can be frayed. A rope isretired after one major expedition orseveral minor ones.

s It’s very difficult to judge the height ofa mountain, particularly a big one. Infact, it is not uncommon to climb ontoa false summit and realize that the realsummit is another 800 feet up and 1/4

mile away.s When you stand on the summit of a

mountain you are only halfway there.Summiting is optional, getting down is mandatory.

s Be prepared. The greatest number ofinjuries occur on the way down, due tocarelessness, fatigue, or exaggeratedself-confidence.

s Going for the summit prematurelywithout attentiveness to the weather orfitness of the team can be disastrous.

s Life, like climbing, is about dealingwith the school of hard knocks. Allclimbers miss a peak, suffer an injuryor spend long hours in misery waitingfor their summit bid. There isconsolation in knowing that themountain will still be there.

s There are many mountains to climb,and so we should select those mostimportant to us, prepare carefully, trainthoroughly, control the subjectivefactors, pray for favorable objectivefactors, and then embark on ourexpedition, realizing that we may notget to the top all the time but we mustreturn safely for another attempt.

s There are many routes to a peak. Pickthe one right for you.

s Why take on the challenge? Not justfor fun, the scenery, the sense ofaccomplishment, but to reach deepinside ourselves and stare down ourgreatest fears.

s Climbing builds character- a realisticsense of ego strength through self-awareness, patience, modesty,fortitude, equanimity, resiliency.

s As teachers and parents admonish us,“there’s only one way to go when you’reon top.” There are, in fact, many moremountains out there in the distance ofour life that are either higher, moredifficult, or both. They call to us; wemust balance risk-resilience; we have todecide among them which is ourEverest.


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Heeding the advice of others hemajored in engineering, but soonswitched to Philosophy and, a year

later, he transferred to Boston College wherehe hit his stride academically. A degree inPhilosophy often leads to more Philosophy orto law school, but neither career path offeredthe challenge McVicker sought. He spotted aposter advertising a Marine Corps aviationprogram and, with his family’s support, heapplied for and was granted an OfficerCandidate School aviation contract. He spentthe next two college summers training inQuantico, VA. When he graduated from BC in1995 he was a commissioned Marine CorpsSecond Lieutenant, and completed his FAAPrivate Pilot’s license training the sameweekend.

McVicker’s first stop in the Corps was TheBasic School at Quantico, a six month coursein small unit leadership, followed by a postingin Pensacola, FL for Naval Flight Schooltraining. He earned his Naval Aviator wings,then qualified in the AV-8B Harrier at CherryPoint, NC before moving to an operationalsquadron to accumulate advanced qualifi-cations.

The Harrier, also known as the Jump Jet,is a military aircraft capable of vertical andshort takeoff and landing operations. Harriersare used for close air support and provideordnance delivery to soldiers on the ground, soover the next four years McVicker becameproficient in the use of air-to-ground

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U-2 Squadron Leader The tradition of taking a ‘gap year’, a one year break between high school

and college, originated in England in the 1960s. Unfortunately forAndrew McVicker, the concept had not travelled to America by the time he

graduated from Delbarton in 1991. Rather than taking a year off toindulge his adventurous spirit, McVicker moved directly from Delbarton

to the University of Wyoming where, he admits, skiing had much to dowith his college choice.

The 99ers with their Commander, Andrew McVicker, in front.

By Jessica Fiddes



Photo: Matt Grella ’13 and Kevin Neilson ’13

Andrew McVicker, on far right in

this photo, commands the

99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance

Squadron. The squadron uses

U-2 planes for high-altitude

reconnaissance missions

throughout the

Middle East.

Andrew McVicker ’91


It’s lonely at the top. A U-2 pilot’s

biggest challenge is the autonomy:

As a Harrier pilot, McVicker flew in

formations of 2 to 4 aircraft and

could count on his wingman for

support. In the U-2 he and his

fellow pilots are on their own and

very far from home.

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munitions. In 2003 he joined a six-jetdetachment assigned to a squadron on the USSIwo Jima for an eight month deploymentduring Operation Iraqi Freedom. A year laterCaptain McVicker received orders to join the3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment at CampLejeune, NC as a Forward Air Controller. Hewas embedded with ground forces inAfghanistan for seven months and served inthe rugged terrain of the Hindu Kush betweenAfghanistan and Pakistan where he circulatedamong US Forward Operating Bases, partici-pating in convoys and patrols.

“As much as I loved flying jets thisexperience turned out to be the most profes-sionally rewarding of my time in the Corps,”he recalls. He developed a new appreciation forground troops and their challenges. His teaminterfaced with the Afghan people, set upmedical aid stations in villages and builtrelationships with elders. American presence inAfghanistan was still light – most resourceswere committed to Iraq– and soldiers reliedheavily on good intelligence, helicopter liftsand close air support, which were his responsi-bility to coordinate.

The U-2 cockpit



After his Afghan deployment McVickerreturned to Cherry Point to teach Marineaviators about Harriers, but he was frustratednow to spend a majority of his time training.He missed supporting troops in Afghanistan.Then he heard about the U-2 pilot program.

The U-2 is an intelligence, surveillanceand reconnaissance jet, flown above 70,000feet by a lone pilot wearing a full pressure suit.The first U-2s flew in 1957 and earned fame in1960 when pilot Gary Powers was shot downover the Soviet Union. In 1962 data from a U-2 spy plane confirming the presence ofSoviet missiles 90 miles off the U.S. coasttriggered the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Modern U-2s share the same designphilosophy of the original, but are 33% largerand carry four times the intelligence collectionpayload. Today’s U-2s provide key capabilities,from aerial eavesdropping to surveying dirtpatterns in Iraq and Afghanistan that signalhidden IEDs. NASA employs the U-2 as ahigh-tech, high-altitude platform for research,including physics experiments.

U-2 pilots are a breed apart. Fitted intothe four-layer suits under pressure and

connected to oxygen, the pilot is shoehornedinto a cockpit where there is virtually no wiggleroom. Movement as simple as a swallow mustbe a conscious, deliberate act. Not everyaviator is suited for such stressful, solitarymissions so the Air Force recruits from sisterservices for pilots able to adapt to long flightsunder unique physiological and physicalconditions. One third of U-2 pilots are formerNaval, Marine and Coast Guard aviators.

For Andrew McVicker, the chance to pilotU-2s was an opportunity too remarkable topass up. He applied for the program and, aftera two week interview that included three trialflights in a two seat U-2, he made the cut, thenrequested an Interservice Transfer thattransformed him from a Marine Corps to AirForce officer.

For the past five years, he has deployed insupport of operations around the world. InMay 2012 he took command for one year ofthe 99th Expeditionary ReconnaissanceSquadron permanently based at forwardoperating locations in the Middle East.McVicker’s squadron is responsible for high-altitude reconnaissance missions throughout

Marine pilot Andrew McVicker

earned his Naval Aviator wings, and

then qualified in the AV-8B Harrier,

a military jet aircraft capable of

vertical/short takeoff and landing

operations.


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the Middle East, with Afghanistan remaining aprominent area of interest. His planes areairborne 24 hours a day, virtually every day ofthe year. “It’s a tremendous privilege to leadAirmen in providing the unique support, andthe kicker is I still get to fly missions,” he says.The biggest challenge is the autonomy: As aHarrier pilot, he flew in formations of two tofour aircraft and, if he had a problem, he couldcount on his wingman for support. In the U-2he is on his own – and he is very far fromhome.

“You’ve got to be very comfortable in theaircraft and confident in your decisions, even asimple error has the potential to compromiseyour well-being,” says McVicker. The U-2 isalso famously challenging to land: At yourmost fatigued you still have to bring that$300M jet back to earth.

At home in northern California,McVicker’s wife Althea, a retail brand salesrepresentative, waits for his return this May.Staying in touch with family members is lesschallenging these days thanks to improved

Perhaps the most famous U-2 pilot of all was GaryPowers. After dischargingfrom the Air Force in 1956with the rank of Captain,Powers joined the CIA’s U-2program. On May 1, 1960Powers’ U-2 plane was shotdown by a Russian missile.When the U.S. governmentlearned of Powers’disappearance over the SovietUnion, they released astatement claiming a"weather plane" had strayedoff course due to oxygenequipment difficulties.Unfortunately the planewent down almost fullyintact, and the Sovietsrecovered its equipment.

KGB interrogators grilledPowers for months before hemade a forced confessionand a public apology for hisespionage role. He wasconvicted of spying againstthe Soviet Union andsentenced to a total of tenyears, three years in impris-onment followed by sevenyears of hard labor. He washeld 100 miles east ofMoscow in Vladimir CentralPrison where the prison stillcontains a small museumwith an exhibit on Powers.On February 10, 1962,Powers was exchanged, alongwith an American student,for convicted spy KGBColonel Vilyam Fisher (aka

Rudolf Abel) in Berlin,Germany. Powers laterworked for Lockheed as atest pilot, but was fired whenhis book OperationOverflight: A Memoir of theU-2 Incident cast the CIA ina negative light. He washired by television stationKNBC to pilot theirtelecopter, a news helicopterequipped with 360-degreecameras. He died on the jobin California in 1977 whenhis helicopter crashed due toa faulty fuel gauge. As an AirForce veteran he is buried inArlington NationalCemetery.

The Soviet Union released this

photo of prisoner Gary Powers

after his U-2 spy plane was shot

down over Russian air space in

1960.

U-2 Pilot Gary Powers

In 2004 McVicker was on the ground in Afghanistan’s Hindu

Kush coordinating air support for American ground troops.



bandwidth and Skype. When his currentdeployment ends this May he hopes to returnto spend his last few years of active duty atBeale Air Force Base. He is also brainstorminghis next step post-military, and is eager toembark on a new phase of his life.

McVicker says that his Delbartonexperience had a big impact on his life, if notin shaping his specific career plans thencertainly in shaping his perspective on life. Herecalls Delbarton’s sense of community anddedication to high standards. “I immediatelyrecognized similar values in the Marine Corpsand the leadership model I learned there reliedheavily on them as a foundation.”

While the Air Force is a more diverseorganization with a less cohesive feel thosevalues have served him well. “Simple wordslike integrity, courage and commitment – allpreached and practiced at Delbarton – arehallmarks of military service and inseparablefrom sound leadership.” He still keeps in touchwith several close friends from his Delbartondays and enjoyed catching up with his class in2006 at their 15th reunion.

“The further afield I’ve gone in life”, saysMcVicker, “the more I appreciate how uniquean experience Delbarton was and how what Ilearned there has served me well every daysince.”

For elite U.S. Air Force andNASA U-2 pilots, an entiremeal, from bacon and hashbrowns to beef stroganoff, isconverted to tube fooddesigned to let pilots eat intheir pressurized suitswithout taking off thehelmet. The silver meal tubesare attached to feedingprobes and inserted throughhelmet ports. These days thecockpit is even equippedwith meal heaters. Three

years ago, the Air Force askedthe Natick Soldier Research,Development andEngineering Center’sDepartment of DefenseCombat Feeding Directorateto modernize the menu of 15meal options, which rangefrom Tortilla Soup andRuffled Macaroni andCheese to Key Lime Pie.Starting with the actual meal– bacon and hash browns, forexample – CFD nutritionists

analyzed flavors, spices andtextures, liquefied the meal,corrected the seasoning, andthen put the liquefied mealthrough a thermal preservingprocess. The filled tubes lastfor about three years, andNatick annually supplies awhopping 28,000 tubes ofthe food to support about100 hungry U-2 pilots.

Almost as challenging as flying a

U-2 plane is the transformation of

Ruffle Macaroni and Cheese into

a palatable meal-in-a-tube.

How to Feed a U-2 Pilot

In 2003 McVicker joined a six-jet detachment assigned to a squadron on the USS Iwo Jima for an

eight month deployment during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Here the Iwo Jima pulls into Pier-88 to

kick off Fleet Week 2002 in New York City.

U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Michael W. Pendergrass


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THERE IS NO SPECIAL SYSTEM TO BUILD

a perfect team whether in athletics or thebusiness world. However, there are certainprinciples that can help lead to teams performingat their maximum level. Most organizations thatdevelop a strong sense of collaboration, andtherefore, successful teams have certainsimilarities, including diversity, a sense ofcommunity, strong leaders, and the inherentbenefits of being a “team player.” The 2012Delbarton School baseball team demonstratedwhat a team could accomplish using theseprinciples.

During the 2012 season, the Delbartonbaseball team won both league and countychampionships. They lost in the non-publicnorth final of the state tournament against a teamwith seven Division I scholarships in theirstarting lineup by only two runs. At the end ofthe season, they were ranked eighth in NewJersey. All of this was accomplished with noDivision I caliber players on a team that waspredicted to be .500 at the start of the season.How did this team accomplish so much?

Alumnus Matt Goldsmith ’04, right, was DelbartonAssistant for Alumni & Development from 2010-2012.

He currently is studying for a combined MBA and SportsManagement degree at Amherst College where he was

also Assistant Basketball Coach when the team won theDivision III title on April 7, 2013. The following essay

was written for his Organizational Behavior andDevelopment class…

Teams,Groups Lessons Learned from Green Wave Athletics:

By Matt Goldsmith ’04

Jessica Fiddes



“The students at Delbarton have a pride for their schoolthat is rarely seen from high school graduates.”

andPeople


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According to Goldsmith’s paper,

Green Wave Baseball Head Coach

Bruce Shatel “cultivated the team’s

relationships throughout the season

and it showed in the success of the

program.” Shatel also serves as

Delbarton Hockey Head Coach.

The success of Delbarton’s athletics startswith the organization itself. It is consistentlyranked one of the top academic schools in thecountry, receiving a ranking of the ninth besthigh school in the United States by the WallStreet Journal in 2007. In 2012, 27 of the 116graduates went to an Ivy League institution.The students at Delbarton have a pride fortheir school that is rarely seen from high schoolgraduates. Therefore, they positively identifywith the school and are far more willing toparticipate in extracurricular activities. Thisargument is made clear when Todd writes,“Positive social identity of employees in sportorganizations will predict relevant employeeattitudes and behaviors, including organiza-tional citizenship, commitment, satisfaction,and job involvement.”

Although most students at Delbartoncome from very different areas of New Jersey,the school establishes a sense of brotherhoodamong all of their students. At every pep rallya student will ask, “What school do you goto?” The entire crowd answers in unison,“Delbarton!” The student then proceeds toask, “How do you say that?” and he isanswered with, “Together!” From the first dayof school, every student learns this chant and isencouraged to participate in the brotherhoodthat characterizes Delbarton School.Consequently, starting at orientation, the

school creates a common in-group identity,which Cunningham argues, “… will bepositively associated with group effectiveness.”This in-group identity starts with the leaders ofthe school and continues to be cultivated by itssuccessful athletic programs.

Because the organization as a wholeencourages such a strong sense of community,each coach is encouraged to cultivate this sensewithin his own team as well, and asCunningham argues, “… groups with acommon in-group identity should outperformgroups lacking that characteristic.” This areais where the 2012 Delbarton baseball teamtruly shined. From the start, the coaching staffstressed the importance of becoming a family.Bruce Shatel, the team’s head coach, startedthis process early in the year on the team’sannual trip to Florida. Throughout the week,the team ate, worked, and hung out together.Coach Shatel had the team attend three springtraining games as well as one movie during thetrip. While seeming trivial, these events werethe catalyst for the formation of the team’ssense of community, which Gratton andErickson argues is one of the “Eight Ways toBuild Collaborative Teams.”

In addition, Gratton and Erickson alsostress the importance of team leaders andmodeling collaborative behavior. The coachingstaff was a perfect example of collaborativebehavior for every team member. Whilestressing the importance of becoming a familywas regularly encouraged, the coaching staffdemonstrated this behavior by becoming closefriends throughout the season. The teamwitnessed the coaching staff and their collabo-rative behavior frequently (one of the playerswas the son of a coach) and imitated thisbehavior with each other.

Kelly Schreck P’13



“Although most studentsat Delbarton come fromvery different areas ofNew Jersey, the schoolestablishes a sense ofbrotherhood among all oftheir students.”

Teams,GroupsandPeople

In addition, the leadership from the headcoach was both “task- and relationship-oriented.” Being a task-oriented leader comesnaturally to any successful coach. CoachShatel, “… made the goal clear, engaged indebates about commitments, and clarified theresponsibilities of individual team members.”The trick for most coaches, however, is havingthe ability to be relationship-oriented as well.As previously argued, Coach Shatel cultivatedthe team’s relationships throughout the seasonand it showed in the success of the program.

The Delbarton baseball team had one ofits most successful seasons in school history inthe spring of 2012. It is a great example ofhow to develop effective teams and should beused as a model to develop teams in bothathletics and business.

Maureen Nowak P'12, '13, '18

Jessica Fiddes


Shelly Levine Retires AfterThirty-Five YearsatDelbarton

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A R O U N D D E L B A R T O N

U P D AT EThis past fall AdmissionsDirector Dr. David Donovanwas accepted as a member toKappa Delta Pi, the Interna-tional Honor Society inEducation. Founded in 1911,this society encourages highprofessional, intellectual, andpersonal standards andrecognizes outstanding contri-butions to education, and PhiDelta Kappa International, aprofessional educationassociation whose purpose isto promote high-qualityeducation as essential to thedevelopment and maintenanceof a democratic way of life.

During winter 2013 Dr.Donovan completed a one-year leadership and financecertification program from theAmerican ManagementAssociation in New York City.

TIDINGS

Delbarton faculty membersStephanie Almozar and Chris Pillette were married onDecember 22, 2012 at St.Francis Xavier Church inNYC.

Science teacher Nick Huckand his wife Liz celebrated thebirth of their first child, sonThaddeus Connor Huck bornon February 26, 2013.

In 1978 Shelly Levine arrivedat Delbarton to teachEnglish, hired by then-

Headmaster Abbot Gerard Lair,OSB and acting Chair of EnglishDepartment Fr. Giles Hayes.Thus began Levine’s stellar thirtyfive year career at DelbartonSchool.

Levine began by teachingsenior English and soon addedAP English Literature to herschedule. Two years later she waspromoted to Chair of theEnglish Department. In thosedays Delbarton English teachershad the freedom to teachanything they wanted as long thecourse included a lot of readingand writing. Levine collaboratedwith Abbot Gerard to developthe English Department’s currentGreat Books curriculum. Theymade a list of all the great worksthat an educated young manshould read, divided the list intograde and age-appropriateselections, and made sure thatboys in every grade readchallenging, quality literaturerepresenting every genre. Herformer student Fr. Edward SetonFittin, OSB ’82, recalls readingWuthering Heights and otherclassics in her class and says,“Thirty-one years later I sit withShelly at the conference table foracademic council meetings andstill sit at attention when shespeaks!”

The Archway yearbook wasanother of Levine’s responsibilityand she served as yearbookmoderator for nearly twentyyears in the days beforecomputers and graphicsprograms. All layouts were doneby hand and her favoriteyearbook was the 1988 SesameStreet theme book with a pop-upbig bird on the inside cover.

In 1996 Levine was namedJunior Class Guidance counselor.She stepped down as EnglishDepartment Chair in 1998 and

in 2007 she was named Dean ofGuidance. “As much as I enjoyedteaching”, she says, “I enjoyguidance even more.” Workingone-on-one and getting to knowstudents was appealing, and notassigning grades meant shebecame less of a judge and moreof an advocate. “In guidance youare always on their side, as theirfriend…their cheering squad.And I love that role.”

During over three decades atDelbarton Levine accepted otherchallenging roles. She chaired

In 1978 Shelly Levine arrived at Delbarton to teach English, hired by then-

Headmaster Abbot Gerard Lair, OSB and acting Chair of English

Department Fr. Giles Hayes.

Levine quickly rose through the

ranks. Two years later in 1980 she

was promoted to Chair of the

English Department.

Shelly Levine accepts the 2013

Trustee Award during the annual

Faculty Picnic.

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Curriculum ’95, an extensivetwo-year study of thecurriculum which resulted inmany changes still has in placetoday, including M block, theaddition of such courses as AP

Statistics, Theater andCreative Writing programs,and the introduction ofmodern language in middleschool.

In 2008, Levine co-chaired, with formerfaculty member RobPuchniak, the MiddleStates Accreditation forGrowth committee. Sherecalls, “We wereaccredited with ravereviews. Our visiting

evaluators were soimpressed with us that theywanted to know if we had anyfaculty openings!”

What are Levine’s morememorable moments in arewarding academic career thatspans three and a half decades?“My favorite moments are toonumerous to recount,” she says,

“But they all involve teachingliterature to seniors and havingthem light up with excitementand discovery.” She alsoremembers with specialfondness taking seniors to NYCtheater performances each year.“Some great trips!”

Levine’s home life as wifeand mother blended seamlesslywith her tenure as Delbartonteacher, counselor and adminis-trator. Her husband Bert, aftera long career working onCapitol Hill and as a lobbyistfor Johnson & Johnson, nowteaches political science atRutgers. Son Michael teachesmath and coaches football inHouston, TX. Daughter Robinand husband Matt Freeman, aDelbarton English teacher inthe early 90s, live in the Bostonarea with their three sons,Sawyer, Colby and Wesley whonow star in their grandmother’slife. Levine’s future plansinclude “seeing thegrandchildren more often!”



On February 20, 2013 two of Levine’s former students Michael O’Mara ’82

and Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, OSB, ’82, ran into their former English teacher

in Trinity Hall lobby. From left are Michael’s mother Barbara Herkner P’82,

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Mike’s son Gabriel O’Mara, Fr. Edward

Seton Fittin ’82, Shelly Levine, Michael O’Mara ’82, Mike’s wife Angela

O’Mara and daughter Eva O’Mara.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, congratulates Shelly Levine as the 2013

Trustee Award is announced by Lay Board of Trustee President Dan Scott ’62,

on right. Levine won the Award in acknowledgement of her thirty-five

year career at Delbarton.

Levine moderated the Archway yearbook

for 20 years. Her favorite Archway was

published in 1988…

…and came with an inside-

front cover Big Bird pop-up!

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Delbarton AP Physics teacher Greg Devine, who

shares Aldrin’s passion for space exploration, meets an

American hero.

Buzz Aldrin with his friend Dr. Robert Hariri ’18 and Hariri’s

son Jack ’18.

Buzz Aldrin Lands at Delbarton SchoolFormer astronaut Buzz

Aldrin visited Delbartonon February 28, 2013.

The former fighter pilot,astronaut, astronautic engineerspoke about his boyhood inNew Jersey, college at WestPoint, flying fighter jets duringthe Korean War and earning adoctorate from MIT in the newfield of astronautics. “Timing iseverything”, he said as heexplained how his thesis onorbital rendezvous helped himto become the second person towalk on the moon. His friend,Delbarton father Dr. RobertHariri P’18, had invited Aldrinto speak at Delbarton.

After his remarks theaudience gave Aldrin a rousingstanding ovation chanting‘USA, USA!” and he promptlyjoined in, pumping his fists inthe air. He autographed theDelbarton guest book:“Montclair, NJ, West Point,Korea, Gemini XII, Apollo XI.Thanks for inviting me to sharewith you. twitter@the real buzz’.

Aldrin described how hismother had been born the sameyear the Wright brothers firstflew, and how sixty-six yearslater her son walked on themoon. He is passionate aboutspace exploration, expectsAmericans to colonize Mars andmade 540 boys believe that withintelligence, persistence, hardwork and a dream, anything ispossible.

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On July 20, 1969 Aldrin

walks on the Moon during the

Apollo XI mission.

Aldrin gets a standing ovation at Delbarton.

“USA! USA!”

Aldrin ends his guestbook entry with

‘twitter@therealbuzz’. His Twitter goal is one million

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Sophomore Kyle Herrigel ’15 received the Michael Cerasia Award on February1, 2013. The award is dedicated to the memory of the late Michael C. Cerasia, a

member of the class of 1994 who died tragically with his older brother in aboating accident during the summer following his freshman year. His parents

Robert and Carole Cerasia P’94 of North Caldwell (pictured with Kyle) wereon hand to present the award, which is given to a sophomore in recognition of

his perseverance and diligence as a freshman. Herrigel suffered a seriousconcussion while wrestling during his freshman year and has fought back

through the worst of it. “Everyone at Delbarton has been so good about helpinghim,” said his father Jim Herrigel P’12, ’15, ’17.

DelbartonLends a Hand

at Habitat On Saturday, December 8th Delbarton students

did trash pick-up and yard work on a MorrisCounty Habitat for Humanity project in

Denville. Steven Gockel ’13, Conor Kelly ’13and Colin McCormick ’14 organized the boys as

they used their collective man power to movematerials from a completed unit to one under

construction. Residents of the first four occupiedunits of the six two-story single family homescelebrated their first Christmas in new homes

thanks to Habitat for Humanity volunteers.

Kyle Herrigel ’15 Receives 2013Cerasia Award

A Glenstal Farewell: Christmas Lessons & Carols at DelbartonOn December 21, 2012 Delbarton studentsmet in the Abbey Church for ChristmasLessons & Carols where Br. Martin Browne,OSB, of Ireland’s Glenstal Abbey spoke of theWinter Solstice, the shortest day of the year.Glenstal exchange students were applauded atthe end of their three week stay, and met withtheir Delbarton hosts after the service for agroup photo before departing for the airportand their flight home.

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Juniors, Dads and AlumniDistribute Gifts toHurricane Sandy Families



After collecting 37,838 poundsof food during its 2012 Thanks-giving Food Drive, Delbartonstudents, dads and friendsrestocked the pantry at theCommunity Soup Kitchen ofMorristown. The Pantry shelveswere filled just in time for soupkitchen service on Friday,November 23. The Drive wasimpressive considering thatmany Delbarton families werestill recuperating from thetrauma of Hurricane Sandy.

On Sunday, December 16, 2012 43 Delbarton juniors, 21 dads and21 alumni met in Hoboken to offload the 53’ ShopRite trailer filledwith donated toys, clothing and food for Hoboken families affected byHurricane Sandy. The effort was spearheaded by Abbot Giles Hayes,OSB, who oversaw the Delbarton men as they set up shop in OurLady of Grace Church auditorium where several thousand toys werepicked up by grateful local parents. Particularly popular were the 2012rescue helicopters generously donated by the Hess Company. TheWakefern Corporation, the parent company of ShopRite, provided thetrailer and driver.

Delbarton Stocks Food Pantry for the Year

Villanova University President Fr. Peter Donohue dropped byDelbarton for a visit on January 23, 2013. After coffee in OldMain, Fr. Peter got down to business: touring the DelbartonFine Arts Center. Villanova has a new arts center on the drawingboard and Fr. Peter wanted to see Delbarton’s multi-use artsfacility. The Abbey Players cast of How To Succeed in Business wasin rehearsal so Fr. Peter saw the stage in action. From left areAbbot Giles Hayes, faculty member Paulina Irigaray, VillanovaPresident Fr. Peter Donohue, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny andDirector of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82. BothIrigaray and Paris are Villanova alums.

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During the week of February 11-15 Delbarton students and facultythrew themselves into annual Spirit Week activities includingdeanery competitions, costumes contests and the Friday afternoonFaculty Hoops game which students won in a double overtimethriller. The stands emptied in a spontaneous display of inimitable Green Wave spirit.

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Headmaster Takes Cake in Faculty ComfortFood Cook-OffOn March 4, 2013 Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, took topprize in the Faculty Comfort Food Contest for his Apple Kuchen(pictured here and pronounced ‘koo-kin’).He had some delectablecompetition in the contest arranged bymath teacher Judy Lee , including soups,crab stew, chili, guacamole, chickenwings and dips plus an array of temptingdesserts. At least one faculty member

(History Department Chair John Thompson seen here) dugenthusiastically into the huge bowl of chocolate/whippedcream layered Chocolate ‘Thing’ for breakfast.

In January Caroline Chamberlain’s 8th grade science students were given a box of toothpicks, a pot of glue and, after learning thebasics of structural design, were challenged by their teacher to build bridges. Excitement was in the air several days later whenChamberlain attached weights to a string dangled from a pencil and rested the pencil on each bridge deck to test structuralintegrity. Form followed function as several of the most aesthetically pleasing bridges ended up in a pile of toothpicks on the floor.Boys learned a lot and had great fun while serving as young structural engineers.

Earth’s Layers inFood…Part 2Winter seems to bring out thecarbs in Delbarton. On March 6,2013 Caroline Chamberlain’s 7th

grade science students expressedthe earth’s layers in food. Modelsranged from hastily madecafeteria sandwiches to elaboratebaked and food-coloredconfections. One boy commentedabout his friend’s project-in-a-bowl, “You made a dome ofdiabetes!” After this photo wassnapped students sampled thetreats and enjoyed a big slice ofboy heaven.

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Global Delbarton

From March 16-24, 2013, nineDelbarton

students of Frenchheaded to France for aspring break tourcoordinated by Frenchteacher MaureenPearsall. Theirjourney began withthree days in Parisbefore traveling southto Provence and the Riviera. In Paris, between numerous stops for crêpes and pains au chocolat,they visited the city’s countless stunning monuments – the Arc de Triomphe, Notre DameCathedral, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, the Hôtel des Invalides and the Panthéon. They exploredthe streets of the Quartier Latin and its Jardin du Luxembourg as well as the narrow, cobble-stoned streets of Montmartre and its Sacré Cœur. After an evening boat tour along the Seine,they took France’s high-speed train, the TGV, to Avignon in Provence where they explored thePapal Palace, the Pont d’Avignon and the ancient aqueduct, the Pont du Gard.

After stops at the medieval ruins of Les Baux de Provence as well as the Roman amphitheatersand temples of Nîmes and Arles, they ventured farther south to the Mediterranean coast. Afterlunch and a boat tour along the calanques (limestone cliffs) in the quaint port town of Cassis,they toured Nice, Monaco, Eze and the Italian Riviera town of San Remo. From whipped-creamcovered chocolats viennois to escargots and frog legs, the boys literally devoured a truly Frenchhistorical and cultural experience.

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On March 16 teachers Mike DelGuercio ’04 and DanPieraccini accompanied a group of Delbarton students toMilan for a tour of Italy. On their first day they toured many

Milanese sites and, in true Green Wave form, caught a soccer matchbetween Ac Milan and Palermo at Stadio San Siro. Next step: Venice,and en route they stopped in Petrarch’s hometown to lunch on gnocchiat a family-owned trattoria. In Venice they navigated the maze ofstreets and canals and visited the islands of Murano and Burano,famous for their exquisite glass and lacework. A visit to a Venetian fishmarket was another chance to practice speaking Italian. They travelledto more offbeat sites, including Verona, with a stop to admire Vicenza’sPalladian architecture. In Verona the group visited a Romanamphitheater, the house of Juliet, and shopped for artisanal productswhere the Delbarton men became skillful negotiators.

The group spent two nights in rural Italy at an Agriturismo bed andbreakfast where they dined on chickens and ducks raised in the coopout back. Dinners included antipasto, three pasta courses, several meatcourses, sides, and homemade dessert. Abbastanza – enough, wesurrender! After a visit to lakeside towns along Lake Garda it was backto Milano for the flight back to Newark. From sightseeing and sports to spaghettiwith cuddle fish, seafood risotto, pizza and gelato, a buon viaggio was had by all.

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On January 29 the 2013 AP Art Exhibit in theDelbarton Fine Art Center debuted with an

Opening Reception. Delbarton artistic talent wason display in works range from paintings,

etchings, video, photography, ceramics and mixedmedia. Self-portraits and illustrated personal

statements revealed each artist’s creative process.The 2013 AP senior artists are Sam Bell,Matthew Bogan, Garth Burke, William

Carlucci, Austin Crann, Patrick Darche,Matthew Grella, Matthew Kail, David Kinol,

Arthur Papetti, Khairi Reynolds, ChristianRivera, Jacob Roccasecca, Vancliff Johnson andConor White and the Exhibition was on display

through mid-March.

NEWS

J. Craig Paris ’82

Music in the Abbey ChurchDelbarton vocalists and musicians add much to Abbey Church servicesthroughout the year, including at the annual Christmas Lessons &Carols that took place on December 21, 2012.

Delbarton took a break from Hurricane Sandy clean-up to enjoy several fine performances of Shakespeare’sThe Tempest on the weekend of November 10-11.Although the School was closed and families were stillcutting up fallen trees, Delbarton’s Abbey Playersremained hard at work in rehearsal, and theyproduced another impressive production in the FineArts Center Theater.

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Mike Berry (and Friends)Wins Battle of the BandsLast summer pianist Mike Berry ’15 and his band matesperformed the Allman Brothers’ One Way Out to win aBattle of The Bands against two hundred other groups in themetropolitan area at The Highline Ballroom in New YorkCity. “Mike’s band blew the other kids off the stage,” saysTom Nadolski, who coached the band in preparation for theshow. Berry performed a solo on keyboards. “He has a levelof poise, grit, and talent that’s beyond impressive, and heand his band mates were leagues above all the contenders.”Berry is pictured here jamming with Jersey Shore bands atDelbarton Homecoming on October 6, 2012.

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The cast and crew of How to Succeedin Business Without Really Trying

totally wowed audiences on February9-10 in three performances. Acting,singing and choreography were top

notch, and theater-goers marveled atthe set that included a working

elevator opening and closing on cueafter cue. The well-paced production

showcased the talents of the leadactors and an ensemble cast that

included many visiting thespians.Director Matt Corica, musical

director David Blazier, choreog-rapher Michael Scannelli and

technical director Rob Flynn deliveredanother memorable Delbarton

musical.

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Learningthe ClassroomOUTSIDE

On Tuesday, November 2, 2012 Tom Brady’s AP seniorsbraved the elements during the season’s first snowstorm to

visit Wall Street. Boys toured the New York Stock Exchangefloor and met with specialists, CNBC commentators, andtraders. Next, students visited a global investment firm for

presentations by traders and salespeople, including Delbartonalum David Gingeleskie ’96. The boys learned about sell sideorganizational structure, options trading, and the importance

of teamwork in client service and profitability.

AP MacroeconomicsVisits Wall Street

Freshman Biology teacher Dan Szelingowski, left, invited a highschool friend, biological anthropologist David Pappano, to speak withhis students on November 19, 2012. Pappano lectured on EthiopianGeladas, the only grass eating primate in the world. He has conductedhis research in Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains, an anthropological islandwhich explains the Geladas’ unique eating habits, appearance andvocalization (they make 20 different sounds versus the typical primate’s3-5). Pappano will soon receive his Ph.D. from University of Michiganin Ann Arbor, MI.

Freshmen Meet aBiologicalAnthropologist

The national election heated up at Delbarton when Fox News Anchor/Delbartonmother Martha MacCallum P’17 spoke on October 23, 2012 at a Delbarton

Mothers’ Guild event. After sharing her thoughts on the debates (the final debatetook place the night before) MacCallum fielded questions from the audience andaccurately predicted that come election night all eyes would be on Ohio, Indiana,

Florida and Wisconsin.

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On January 24, 2013 SarahLoveday, Steven Brandwood andPeter Durning’s 9th grade Englishstudents took a break from TheOdyssey to hear archeologist LeighAnne Lieberman, a high schoolfriend of Loveday’s who is studyingfor her Ph. D in Archeology atPrinceton. Lieberman explainedthe gap between the book’s setting(1300 BC) and when the tale wasactually written (700 B.C.) Thestory was passed down for 600years by poetic bards who exercisedcreative license and the bookcontains many details inconsistentwith its period. Among other roles,Lieberman serves as the Site andFinds Registrar for the PompeiiArchaeological Research Project.From left are Steven Brandwood,Peter Durling, Leigh AnneLieberman and Sarah Loveday.

GuestArcheologistDecodes The

Odyssey

William Mumma P’05, ’09, ’14, President of The Becket Fund forReligious Freedom, spoke at Delbarton on January 25, 2013. TheDC-based public-interest legal institute stands in the crossroads of

church and state — and two days later was mentioned in a front pageNew York Times article. After a successful career in derivatives,

Mumma now heads the non-profit, public-interest legal andeducational institute whose mission is to protect the free expression of

all faiths. Founded in 1994, the Becket Fund has been a legalbulldog, defending the religious rights of all people “from A to Z,

from Anglicans to Zoroastrians,” says Mumma, father of threeDelbarton sons. Here he is pictured with his youngest, Michael ’14.

William Mumma of The Becket Fund

Dr. Michael ‘Mykee’ Fowlin presented a program on stereotyping inthe Fine Arts Center theater on March 5, 2013. The stage was setwith four empty chairs, and Fowlin moved from one to the nextplaying different characters who spoke candidly about their lives.Fowlin’s wit, perceptions and compelling alter egos kept viewersengaged. After the program he commented to Headmaster Br. PaulDiveny, OSB, on the ‘reflection and maturity’ of the Delbartonaudience — “that’s something rare at their age,” he said. He shouldknow…he has presented his program on intolerance to over onemillion people.

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On January 18, 2013 John Thompson’s InternationalRelations class hosted a Tokyo War Crimes Trials re-enactment, part of a four-day project that focused on onedefendant, General Hideki Tojo, military leader and PrimeMinister during much of WW II. A full house of studentsand teachers watched the trial in the Gregory Room and avote was taken. The defense, led by Nick Palmer ’13, slightlybested the prosecutorial team led by Kabbas Azhar ’13.Footnote: General Hideki Tojo was executed by hanging onDecember 23, 1948, but not before an American dentisthad fitted him with new dentures that had the phrase“Remember Pearl Harbor” secretly drilled into them inMorse code. From left, International Relations seniorsKabbas Azhar, Justin Barnish, Joseph DeLuca, Nick Palmer and Austin Crann with their teacher John Thompson.

Tokyo War CrimesReenacted

Is the world of finance exciting on a dailybasis? How do government regulations affectWall Street? How do you prepare for a careerin finance? These questions and more wereanswered in the Economics Club CareerForum on January 23, 2013. Guest speakersincluded alumnus Jim Elsman ’82, P’10, ’14of Wells Fargo Advisors, Tim Gearty P’16(father of Tim ’16) of Gearty & McIntyreand Elsman’s business partner John Buechel.Elsman’s son Jonathan ’14 moderated theForum and shared questions from Clubmembers. From left are Tim Gearty P’16,Timmy Gearty ’16, John Buechel, JonathanElsman ’14 and Jim Elsman ’82, P’10,’14.

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D E L B A R T O N

Music lovers at the DPGA’s December 4,2012 Jazz Concert enjoyed a wine andcheese reception, and a concert by jazzpianist Bill O’Connell, bassist Phil Palombi and drummer Victor Lewis.

Delbarton Jazz Ensemble

director Greg Devine and Dr.

Glenn Godart P’11, 13.

Student pianist Mike Berry ’15, on right, with his parents

David and Julie Berry P’15.

DPGA Moderator Abbot Brian Clarke, OSB, with June and

Dan Meehan P’07.


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Dinner organizers, from left, Tom McLaughlin

P ’09, ’11,’14, Kevin Lamb P’15, ’18,

Moderator Fr. Rembert Reilly, OSB, Fathers &

Friends President Fred Pierce ’82 P’13, Tony

DeLuca P’13, ’15, Rich LaRaia P’14, Doug

Murray P’14, ’15 and Guy Adami P’17.



Delbarton parents gatheredfor a good cause at theNovember 17, 2012Delbarton Fathers &Friends dinner dance atDolce in Basking Ridge, NJ.Proceeds from the eventsupported financialaid.

From left, Delbarton Athletic Director Dan

Whalen, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB,

Erika Carmona, dinner speaker Andreas

Callejas ’05, Delbarton Faculty Dean Anne

Leckie and Director of Guidance Shelly Levine.

Delbarton alumni parents Joe Longo

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Visceglia ’85, P’18.

Clay and Mary Lou Kingsbery

P’03, ’05,’14. From left, Sue and Jerry Ballanco P’09, ’11 with

Dianne and Michael Melillo P’15.

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Alumni entrepreneur Grant Hewit ’02 introduces his Hudson

Sutler bags and gear.

D E L B A R T O N

From left, Mary Alice Lawless P’03, DMG Moderator Fr.

Richard Cronin and Prudence and Terry Pigott P’06, 11.

Shop ’Til You Drop




From left, Diane Tolkowsky P’08, ’09, Barbara Moran P’10, ’15 and

DMG President Patty McCormick P’09, ’14.

The DMG event SHOP ’TIL YOUDROP on November29-30, 2012 at the OldeMill Inn in Bernardsvillebrought together manypast and presentDelbarton mothers andfriends. All sale proceedssupported financial aidat Delbarton.

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Brian Bowers is Football CoachAssociation’s Coach of the Year On December 11, 2012 Green Wave Varsity Football Coach Brian Bowersreceived the Coach of the Year trophy from his coaching peers, the Morris CountyFootball Coaches Association. Bowers is in his tenth year coaching Green Wavefootball and has coached the offensive line, defensive line and quarterbacks for thepast thirteen seasons. During that time the Green Wave has won twelveconference championships, one state championship, and numerous playersattained All-Conference, All-Area and All-State recognition. Many of his playershave gone on to play in prominent college programs around the country.

The 2012 Varsity football season was one toremember. “The team was led by a dynamicgroup of twenty seniors who played with

heart, desire and courage throughout their Delbartonfootball careers,” says Head Coach Brian Bowers.The team had a decisive Homecoming victory againstpreviously unbeaten Roxbury HS (which won thestate championship in their section) and won theNJAC National Championship plus went undefeatedin conference play for the second straight year. WaveFootball earned two home playoff victories vs. St.John Vianney and Camden Catholic and made it toRutgers for the state championship final game vs. #1ranked St. Josephs of Montvale. Delbarton ended2012 ranked #6 in New Jersey in the MSG VarsityFootball power rankings. Fifteen players receivedpost-season recognition for all-conference, all-countyand / or all-state teams.

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Soccer Player Matt Clausen ’13 Named NJPlayer of the Year

Senior soccer player Matt Clausen ’13 was named MSG Varsity’s New JerseyPlayer of the Year. Clausen scored 24 goals and had seven assists during the 2012season to lead the Green Wave to the State Non-Public A State Championship.Clausen was also named First Team All-State by both the Star-Ledger and the SoccerCoaches Association of New Jersey and was the Ledger’s Morris County Player of theYear. He will play soccer for Haverford College next year. Clausen, center, celebrateswith fellow Delbarton players Chandler Waldis ’13, left, and Greg Siefert ’13 afterwinning the State Championship.

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Wave Soccer is Team andPlayer of the Year

The Delbarton Varsity Soccer team collectedthe ultimate state honor on December 16, 2012.The team was selected by The Star Ledger as the

New Jersey Boys’ Soccer Team of the Year.Delbarton finished the season ranked No. 1 teamin the final Star Ledger Top 20 and as high as No.

6 in the U.S. by national high school ranking sites.Three players received All State honors:

Mike Moshier ’14, Greg Seifert ’13 and Matt Clausen ’13.

The 2012 Varsity Soccer team completedanother outstanding championship season asit won NJAC, Delbarton Invitational, and

NJSIAA Non-Public A state championships.Delbarton Soccer also hosted its first Invitational with#3 in the nation Gonzaga (D.C.) and nationallyranked Chaminade (NY). The Green Wave won thetournament and earned a #2 National ranking. Afterwrapping up the conference slate with anunblemished 14-0 (19-0 overall) record, they fell toRoxbury 3-2 in the Morris County TournamentChampionships. In State play Delbarton beatParamus Catholic and Bergen Catholic, then bestedDePaul in the North Sectional final earning a secondconsecutive trip to TCNJ for the State finals againstPingry. In an exciting game that saw very fewchances for either side, the Green Wave finally scoredon a set-piece in game’s final minute, creatingpandemonium on the sidelines and the stands, andwas crowned State Champion. Head Coach Dr.David Donovan reports that the 2012 DelbartonVarsity Soccer team achieved greatness by both theirplay and conduct.

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Cross Country

John Barnicle is Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year

Green Wave Cross Country Coach John Barnicle was selected as the All Daily Record Boys CrossCountry Coach of the Year for 2012. Barnicle began his teaching and coaching career several decades ago

at Morristown High and joined Delbarton nine years ago to coach cross country and teach freshmanEnglish. The Daily Record wrote, “Over the years, Barnicle has had his share of standout athletes, like Pat

Schellberg and Morgan Pearson, and had some good teams, but none that quite overachieved like the waythe Green Wave did this season.” Barnicle saluted his new assistant coach Dave Sulley, the former

standout coach at Mount Olive HS, who signed on to the Delbarton cross country coaching staff this fall.(Sulley was the All Daily Record Girls Indoor Track Coach of the Year earlier this year for Mount Olive.)

Barnicle told the newspaper, “His experience and insight was a significant factor in our team’s success.”

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On November 14, 2012 four Delbarton seniors signed NCAALetters of Intent to play Division I sports next year. From left, PatGeraghty ’13 committed to play baseball for NJIT , JP Campbell’13 signed to play lacrosse for Villanova University; DillonConfalone ’13 committed to Lafayette College for lacrosse andKevin Lewis ’13 signed with Lafayette College for lacrosse. Theboys were joined by family members, their Headmaster andcoaches for the letter signing.

Green Wave Athletes Sign NCAA Letters

Head Coach John Barnicle reports that this year’s CrossCountry team had some of the fastest times across allrunners of any team in Delbarton history. Led by captains

Austin Crann ’13, James Downey ’13 and Michael Maguire ’14,this team worked hard and developed great chemistry. Notableperformances by Robbie Siegel ’14 and Jack Lynch ’14 helped tomaintain the team’s success. At the team’s annual trip to RhodeIsland for the Ocean State Invitational Meet the Varsity team placedthird against teams from throughout the east coast, and JV tookfirst place in its race. The Green Wave finished fifth at theNorthwest Jersey Athletic Conference larger schools championships.They also took fourth in the Morris County championships andwere tenth at the NJSIAA Non-Public A championships, consideredthe most challenging sectional in the state.

Football Big Brothers

Every year Green Wave Football players take time out from practiceand game time to do something great. Players and coaches host afootball training day for the local Big Brothers program, andfootball parents serve up a BBQ. It’s hard to tell who has more fun,the big boys or the little ones.

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Hockey...SIX-PEAT!

John Baiocco ’13 is All Daily Record IceHockey Player of the YearAfter an outstanding season, marred only by an injury that prevented him fromplaying in state title game, John Baiocco ’13 was named the All Daily Record IceHockey Player of the Year. Baiocco won four state titles in his four seasons as a GreenWave player. This season he was the team’s leading scorer with 36 goals and 46 assistsfor 82 points and led the top line in the state with fellow seniors Josh Melnick ’13and Alex Hagerty ’13 (the trio combined for 225 points). Baiocco will join severalDelbarton hockey alumni in Yale’s Division 1 program after s a year skating for FargoForce of the United States Hockey League.

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The varsity ice hockey team won its sixth straight title thisyear. The team took the Gordon Conference for theseventh straight year, posting a conference record of

10-0-3. The team had several out of state victories including winsover Hotchkiss, Hill School, Mt. St. Charles, and Pomfret School.The team also had its 66 in state game non beaten streak snappedin the finals of the Gordon Cup by CBA. Thanks to hard workand determination, the team competed for and won its sixthstraight state championship on March 9, 2013. They beat ParamusCatholic 10-1 in the semi-finals and shut out Don Bosco in thefinals 4-0. “A lot of people believed that the dynasty is over,”Delbarton coach Bruce Shatel later told a Star Ledger reporter.“(Our players) were under the microscope all year … and to comein here and play for a state championship, it says a lot about theircharacter.”

Delbarton is All Daily Recordice Hockey Team of the YearAfter losing fourteen varsity players to graduation last year, theGreen Wave finished the 2013 season with a 22-3-4 record,won the Gordon Conference American Division title, andcaptured another state championship while outscoring theiropponents 26-3 in four playoffs wins. Delbarton VarsityHockey was named 2012-13 All Daily Record Ice Hockey Team of the Year. Quoted in the Daily Record, Head CoachBruce Shatel said, “There’s really been something magical inour locker room over the last decade. We continue to befortunate to have good hockey players and good kids that knowhow to handle themselves both on and off the ice.”

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Winter Track

Jules Hislop ’13 is All Daily RecordIndoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year

Jules Hislop’s indoor track & field success this season helped the Green Wavecapture the team title at the Morris County Relays, the first time Delbarton won thecounty relays in more than 20 years. He capped his outstanding season with a first in

the 55-meter hurdles and second in the 300-meter run at the Morris Countychampionship, leading Delbarton to a second-place team finish. Hislop then won the

Non-Public A state title in the 55-meter hurdles and finished 10th in the NJSIAAMeet of Champions. For his efforts, he was selected as the All Daily Record Boys’

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Indoor Track & Field Team had amemorable season, winning theMorris County Relay Champi-

onships, last accomplished in 1976,followed by close second in the MorrisCounty Championships. The squad was3rd in relays and 4th in championship inthe Non Public Group A. The hurdleteam won the county relay and wasrunner-up in Non Public, setting a newschool record and qualifying for thenational championships. Pole vaultersbroke the school record and won thecounty relay and Non Public A titles.Jules Hislop ’13 led the way. VaultersMike Benz ’14 and Nick Palmer ’13each tied the school record at 13’, andBenz was runner-up in Non Public A.Chris D’Aliso ’13 and Matt Oplinger’14 were the most all-around in hurdling,sprinting, and jumping. D’Aliso was adouble medalist at the Non Public Ameet. First year head coach Dave Sulleysays, “Overall, it was a breakthroughseason for the Green Wave Track & Fieldprogram.”

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The Delbarton Green Wave basketball teamcoached by Dan Whalen had a very goodyear and finished with 15-10 record. Led by

senior co-captains Rob Thoma ’13 and RyanCurran ’13, the team competed in the always tough National Division of the NJAC, andracked up wins against Randolph, West Morris, Morristown, Par Hills, Roxbury, andJefferson to name a few. The team advanced to the quarter finals of the MCT where it lost ahard fought contest to Morristown. Other contributors to the successful campaign wereAsad Braswell ’13, Van Johnson ’13, Adam Schreck ’13, Steven Delosa ’13, Billy Carroll’13, Andrew McGrath ’13 and Garth Burke ’13.

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With 12 swimmers and 6 graduatingseniors last year, the 2013 teamexpanded to 23 swimmers with a 9-3

record. Alex Zhang ’15 dominated the 100 back,Jade Rice ’16 the 100 fly and Parker Pearson ’14the 400 free. Other key swimmers Mike DalLago’13, Tom Saitta ’15 and Clark LaRaia ’14 alsoconsistently scored points. The team took fifth inthe MCT, where Alex Zhang placed second in the100 back. He took 23rd overall in the Meet ofChampions and Parker Pearson placed third in the400 free. Wave Swim placed third at the State PrepA Tournament where our 200 Medley Relay team(Zhang, Pearson, Rice, DalLago) took third, Zhangplaced third in the 100 back and Pearson third inthe 500 free. At the State Tournament Delbartonbeat Pope John in the first round before losing toSeton Hall Prep. As a young team, Wave Swim hada very successful season.

Coach Craig Paris ’82 reports that the Varsity Squashteam finished with an 8-8 record this year. The teamhad some strong wins early on with strong play from

seniors Aaron Jung ’13, Cian Madigan ’13, Austin Sayre’13, Chris Tozzi ’13 and Grant Van Fossan ’13. The teamhad consistent play all season also from Charles Niebanck’14, Alex Jung ’15 and Claude Smith ’16. Unfortunately forWave players, in February the Blizzard Nemo caused thecomplete cancellation of the High School NationalTournament in Connecticut. Other seniors providingsupport over the past four years include Ryan Griffiin ’13,Robbie Higgins ’13, Conor Kelly ’13, Dave Kinol ’13, LukeMairo ’13 and Liam Paris ’13.

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The Delbarton Ski Team coached by Jon Gentine, inits third year, had a terrific season and finished withan 85-5 record against eighteen NJ independent and

public high schools. After racing at Hidden Valley Club andMountain Creek in Vernon, NJ, and Mt. Peter in Warwick,NY, Wave finished first in the state in the giant slalom (GS),second in the state in slalom (SL), and second overall in thestate (by three seconds) behind Vernon High School. Theteam was anchored by overall state champion, JackBadenhausen ’15 and third in the state, Cameron Erdman’16, seniors Casey Moran ’13 and Matt Villano ’13, andjunior Peter Badenhausen ’14 and had great contributionsfrom Malcolm Mead ’16, Coles Romaine ’14, and Tim

Plante ’14. Jack Badenhausen and Cameron Erdman wonfirst team all-state honors, Peter Badenhausen second team,and Casey Moran third team. Jack and Casey representedDelbarton at the Eastern Regional raceat Cannon Mountainin New Hampshire. Next year’s team welcomes backseventeen of the nineteen racers with the goal to capture thestate title.

Coach Bryan Stoll says 2013 was another verysuccessful year for the Green Wave wrestling

squad. The season began with Delbartonplacing third at the Neptune Classic. In December theboys came in 16th of 102 teams at the prestigious Beast

of the East wrestling tournament at the University ofDelaware. At the Newark Academy tournament six

grapplers placed first and powered the team to a firstplace finish. For the fifth season in a row the boys

garnered first place team honors at both the MorrisCounty and District IX tournaments and Senior Nick

Anderson ’13 placed first for the third year in a row inboth tournaments. The boys ended the dual meet

season with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses despite neverfielding a full complement of 14 wrestlers at any single

dual meet and, in so doing, won the NJAC NationalDivision crown. Six Wave grapplers qualified for the

state tournament. They were Ty Agaisse ’16, Nick Farro’16, Christian Innarella ’14, Nick Anderson ’13, Dan

Reed ’14 and Josef Johnson ’14. Agaisse and Johnsonplaced seventh and Innarella placed third.

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In 2013 Delbarton Bowling coached by Rob Aulettaracked up four wins to end the season with a newrecord of 4-10. Anthony Pryor-Calloway ’13 had

a spectacular senior season with a career high score of 214and a career high average. Newer members of the Varsity

squad Scott Forbes ’15 and Colin Maguire ’15 helpedsecure our four victories. Christopher White ’14 bowled

many 200+ games and averaged 196. Nick (Stu)Serratelli, John Sangimino ’15, Marquis Woods ’14,

Garreth Helm ’14, Philip Baumann ’15, Tim Gearty’16, Tim Guider ’16, Paulo Frazao ’16, and Joe Okunak

’16 have promising Wave Bowling futures. Says White,“The Delbarton Bowling teams truly express what it means to

be a student at Delbarton. We carry each other when one ishaving a bad day, we amp each other when we are down,

and we simply have fun while bowling against stiff, grumpycompetition. The Delbarton Bowling team is the perfect

example of the Delbarton brotherhood.” A bowling t-shirt,modeled here by Auletta, proves that Wave bowlers never

take themselves too seriously.

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the director of several doctoraldissertations. One justcompleted is entitled: “TheEconomy of the Abbey of Cluny:A Study of the Charters from theBeginning to 1150,” and wonthe prize for the best dissertationof the year. Another dissertationof great merit was “The Crusadesand the Image of Kingship in the12th Century: Chivalry, Sacrality,and Legitimacy.” This disser-tation also won the prize as beinga top dissertation. Currently heis working with a student on a

dissertation with the tentativetitle “St Gall: The Myth, theLegend, and the Man.”

In the abbey, Fr. Gabriel isnow in his 44th year of selectingreadings for the Office of Vigils.Since this is an on-goingenterprise no day goes bywithout him being on the searchfor new material. Still active inthe Herb Society, Fr. Gabrielhosted the annual Twelfth Nightcelebration in Vincent House onthe feast of the Epiphany. Healso donated his share of fragrant

herbs for a potpourri exchange.Fr. Beatus Lucey, O.S.B. was

delighted to attend the alumnireception at Villanova last fall.He continues as chaplain to theSisters of Charity, celebratingSunday and feast day Masses atHoly Family Chapel, ConventStation. In January Fr. Beatuscelebrated at Holy FamilyChapel a healing Mass for theinform sisters. He also reports of an “awesome reunion of old friends” at the Barnes

Abbot Giles Hayes, OSBcontinues his work indevelopment and collegecounseling in addition tomaintaining his role as abbot.He remains active in theConference of Major Superiorsof Men after serving as president,and will attend their assembly inNashville this August.

In June, the EducationalTesting Service and the CollegeBoard celebrates the fortiethanniversary of the DocumentBased Question (DBQ) at itsmeeting in Nashville, Tennessee.Abbot Giles will be honored forhis 40-year relationship withETS and the Board, and his earlycontributions to the now-ubiquitous DBQ. In July, theHayes family will gather inChicago from four or five statesfor a family reunion. AbbotGiles ’56 and his two brothers,Henry ’60 and Michael ’61, willattend this special event.

Abbot Gerard Lair, O.S.B.offered, as part of the abbey’sadult education program, athree-part series on LumenGentium, the Vatican IIdocument on the Church in theModern World. He alsoconducts a weekly Bible Study atSt. Joseph Church, High Bridge.

Fr. Gabriel Coless, O.S.B.continues to teach at DrewUniversity, where he has offereda series on Dante’s DivineComedy in the Casperson Schoolof Graduate Studies. In thespring semester he led a seminaron Purgatorio, which he alsooffered in the abbey’s adulteducation program as a three-lecture series. He has also been

By Rev. Edward Seton Fittin, OSB ’82

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The monastic community of St.Mary’s Abbey/Delbarton mournsthe death of Father WilfredGeorge Schulz on PassionSunday, March 24 2013, in theninetieth year of his life, thesixty-seventh year of hismonastic profession, and thesixtieth of his priesthood.

George Schulz was born inIrvington, New Jersey on 8September 1923 to Jacob andMary Reid Schulz, the second ofseven children. He was baptizedon 23 September 1923 at St.Leo’s Church in Irvington.

The Schulz family soonmoved to Maplewood, NewJersey and to the parish of St.Joseph where George attendedthe parochial school, graduatingin 1940. He recalled thekindness to his family during theGreat Depression to the pastorand future fourth abbot of St.Mary’s, Father Patrick O’Brien.George helped out by walkingFather Patrick’s bulldog, forwhich he daily received a quarter.

St. Joseph Church andSchool were administered byBenedictine monks and sisters,so it was natural that Georgewould continue his education atSt. Benedict’s Preparatory Schoolin Newark, conducted by themonks of St. Mary’s Abbey.George had indicated hisintention to join the Benedictinecommunity, and so took upresidence at St. Mary’sMonastery in Morristown wherehe continued his secondaryeducation at the recentlyfounded Delbarton School.Since Delbarton did not yetinclude a full senior highschool, George completed hissecondary education at BayleyHigh School in Morristown,

graduating in 1944.George went on to St.

Vincent College in Latrobe,Pennsylvania and received theBachelor of Arts degree in Juneof 1949 He later obtained aMaster’s Degree in guidance atSeton Hall University.

George interrupted collegestudies to enter the monasticnovitiate at St. Benedict’s Abbeyin Atchison, Kansas, taking thename in religion of Wilfred, inhonor of admired monasticmentors, Fathers WilliamNorman and Frederic Muench.He professed simple vows on 21March, 1947. Solemn monasticprofession followed at St. Mary’sAbbey, Newark, on 21 March1950.

In 1949 Frater Wilfredbegan theological studies at St.Mary’s School of Theology inMorristown leading to hisordination to the priesthood atSt Mary’s Abbey Church inNewark on 22 April 1953. Hecelebrated his first solemn Masson 26 April in his home parishof St. Joseph in Maplewood.

During his years oftheological study Father Wilfredhad begun teaching at DelbartonSchool and continued after

ordination until 1957. From thispoint on Father Wilfreddedicated most of his energies topastoral work in several of theparishes then administered bymonks of St. Mary’s Abbey. In1957 he became associate pastorat Sacred Heart Church inElizabeth, New Jersey, and thefollowing year he was appointedassociate and director of thecemetery at St. Mary’s AbbeyParish in Newark.

Father Wilfred brieflyresumed to educational work asDean of Discipline at St.Benedict’s Prep in 1967, aposition little to his taste, butwhich he accepted with hischaracteristic obedience. He thenreturned to Sacred Heart Parishin Elizabeth, obedient, onceagain, to the abbot, and to theneeds of the community and thepeople.

In 1977 Father Wilfred wasappointed pastor of the historicBenedictine Church of theSacred Heart in Wilmington,Delaware. This proved to be hismost challenging assignment,however, as economic anddemographic changes typical ofold inner cities caused thegradual decline of what had once

been one of the most flourishingparish communities in theDiocese of Wilmington.Nevertheless, for almost twentyyears Father Wilfred zealouslyserved the community. In 1995the parish, an important part ofthe ministry of St. Mary’s Abbeyfor more than a century, wasforced to close. Father Wilfredaccepted this outcome onceagain as God’s will for him andfor the community.

Father Wilfred returned toNew Jersey, now in his seventies,not to retire but to continue hisministry as associate pastor at St.Elizabeth Church in Linden,New Jersey. In 2000 he returnedto the abbey in Morristown andbecame chaplain to the sisters ofSt. Anne’s Villa, where, foralmost ten more years, heministered to the elderly andinfirm of the Sisters of Charityof Convent Station. In 2009, atage eighty-five, illness finallyforced him to pass on this workto others.

As absorbing as all thesetasks were, Father Wilfred neverlost his good zeal for themonastic life or his sense ofhumor. He continued to inspirethe community by his consistentpresence at prayer and Eucharistdespite growing infirmity, thanksto his intrepid spirit. In his ownwords, “I’m not stubborn, justdetermined.”

Father Wilfred was pre-deceased by his brothers Josephand John, and sisters, Agnes,Marian, and Anna Maria. He issurvived by his brother Charlesof Brick Township, New Jersey,nieces and nephews, and by hisbrother monks of the St. Mary’sAbbey community.

Rest in peace, Fr. Wilfred George

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Gallery, Philadelphia. His sisternicely pushed him through thegalleries, celebrating his 80th

birthday with family. InFebruary Fr. Beatus attended theannual meeting and lunch of theWashington Association. Heand Fr. Rembert Reilly, O.S.B.both look forward to celebratingtheir 60th anniversary ofprofession in June. As part of hisongoing art education at theThomas Jefferson School, Fr.Beatus and a group of 5th gradersmarked the 500th anniversary ofRaphael’s Sistine Madonna. Hecontinues his weekly Bible studyat Christ the King Church andconducts a monthly book club atthe Morristown Club. FinallyFr. Beatus confessed he suffers“anxiety attacks” over his Aprilretrospective of paintings anddrawings in the Delbarton FineArt Center. The author of thiscolumn would like to point outthat he has a Fr. Beatus originalreceived upon graduating fromDelbarton School over threedecades ago that hangs in hismonastery room!

Fr. Elias Lorenzo, O.S.B.while continuing as the prior ofSant’ Anselmo on Rome’sAventine Hill, attended thePraesidium board meeting,Dallas, TX from January 17-18,2013. The following month Fr.Elias attended the February 1-5annual meeting of NorthAmerican abbots at Prince ofPeace, Oceanside, CA where hegave a report to the abbots onSant’ Anselmo and implemen-tation of the strategic plan of theAteneo. On Ash Wednesday theBenedictines of Sant’ Anselmowere invited to take part in theliturgy at St. Peter’s Basilicanormally celebrated on theAventine. It was the final publicMass of Pope Benedict XVIbefore he renounced the papacy.It afforded Fr. Elias a rare andup-close look at Michelangelo’sfamed Pietà normally behindglass.

To celebrate his silveranniversary of profession Fr.Edward Seton Fittin, O.S.B.spent part of spring break inRome. His visit just happenedto coincide with the Inaugural

Mass of the newly elected PopeFrancis. He and Fr. Elias, thanksto an Austrian monk, were ableto secure tickets to the cappellapapale, a section close to the altarfor the March 19th Mass in St.Peter’s Square. They got a closeglimpse of Pope Francis beforeMass as he traveled through thecrowd of several hundred-thousand people on the‘popemobile’! On March 21st,the Transitus of St. Benedict andthe actual date of his profession,Fr. Edward Seton concelebratedthe Conventual Mass at Sant’Anselmo, followed by a festivemeal. The Mass was celebratedby Archbishop Gerhard Müller,prefect of the Congregation forthe Doctrine of the Faith. Inattendance was his formerprofessor from the CatholicUniversity of America, Msgr.Kevin Irwin, well-knownliturgist, and Sr. Frances Lauretti,M.P.F., former provincialsuperior at Villa WalshMotherhouse, where the monksserve as chaplains. In April, Fr.Edward Seton happily began anew weekend mission at St.

Paul’s Church, Clifton.Fr. John Hesketh, O.S.B.

returned to the abbey from hisparochial work in Linden, toserve as parochial vicar at NotreDame of Mt. Carmel, CedarKnolls, while residing at theabbey and assisting at localconvents. He also marked 25years of profession on March21st.

Fr. Anthony Sargent, O.S.B.returned from parochial work inLinden to take up chaplaincywork at Mallinckrodt Convent,Mendham, and continuegraduate studies.

In February the monasticcommunity welcomed an oldfriend, Fr. Terrence Kardong,O.S.B., monk of AssumptionAbbey, Richardton, ND, editorof the American BenedictineReview and leading scholar onthe Rule of Benedict. Fr. Terrencegave a series of conferences onthe office of abbot in preparationfor the abbatial election inMarch 2014. Amid hissagacious comments Fr. Terrencealso regaled the community withhis great sense of humor.

• Vera Beck, mother of Jeff ’71 and John Beck ’74• Romeo Caballes, father of Romeo ’77 and James Caballes ’84• Mary Jo Cantwell, mother of Mark Cantwell ’72• Mark Cardinali ’96• Kenneth W. Carroll, father of Kenneth ’70 and John Carroll ’80• Mildred Cipolaro, mother of Henry Jr.’67 and Robert Cipolaro

’70 and grandmother of Matthew ’03 and Andrew Cipolaro ’06• John ‘Jake’ Cusano, brother of Thomas ’14 and Joseph Cusano ’18 • Moira Haley Dawson, mother of Andrew Dawson ’99• William Denver ’61, brother of Paul Denver ’64• Joyce Gelson, mother of John Gelson ’73• Bill Herkner, Jr., stepfather of Michael O’Mara ’82• Thomas Hofbauer, grandfather of Max Hofbauer ’15• Eugene Keller ’59, brother of the late L. Robert Keller ’58, D.

Peter Keller ’65 and Richard C. Keller ’69; uncle of D. PeterKeller, Jr. ’88 and Richard C. Keller, Jr. ’93

• George Korpita, father of George Korpita ’77• Louis Martine, father of Lou ’82 and Tony Martine ’87, guardian of

Joe Orifici ’82• James M. McNamee, former Trustee of Delbarton School and

father of Todd ’90 and Sean McNamee ’97• Dorothy Mensinger, mother of John Mensinger ’65• Carol Roessler, wife of former St. Mary’s Abbey/Delbarton

Controller Robert Roessler and secretary to the Abbot of St.Mary’s Abbey before retiring in 2010

• William Christopher Singleton ’70, brother of Peter ’64 and JamieSingleton ’74

• Carmel Joseph Tintle, father of Joseph C. Tintle ’70• James P. Verhalen, father of Andrew ’74 and Philip Verhalen ’78• Marjorie Wade, mother of Michael Wade ’85• Billy Williams ’71

“If we believe that Jesus died and rose, God will bring forth with Him fromthe dead those who also have fallen asleep believing in Him.”

1 Thessalonians 4:14

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n 1 9 5 0Ed Broderick, formerly SeniorManaging Partner of Broderick,Newmark & Grather, has joinedWilson Elser in the firm’s NewJersey office.

n 1 9 6 4Col. Andrew Breuder writes thathis son Philip graduated fromUSN Officer DevelopmentSchool in September, 2012. Hewas at Naval Justice School inNewport, RI until Decemberthen headed for Japan as a NavalJAG. Son Kenneth was promotedto Petty Officer 3rd Class and sonMaj. Chris Breuder is an MD atFt Drum, NY.

n 1 9 6 7Edward Lozzi lives and works inBeverly Hills, CA where he isPresident of Edward Lozzi &Associates, a public relationsfirm. He was recently honoredwith a City of Los AngelesProclamation for his 25 years asone of the top ten PR firms in

LA. Ed has one son, Brendan,and three grandchildren.

n 1 9 6 8Mark Loreto participated inHurricane Sandy disasterrecovery efforts as a FEMAmission pilot flying photomapping missions over affectedareas.

n 1 9 7 2Mark Cantwell retired and hasfulfilled a lifetime dream ofliving in the Florida Keys. Hedescribes his home on Big PineKey with one word: “Paradise!”

n 1 9 8 6John Waldron will receive theOklahoma Organization forExcellence Teacher of the YearAward in May 2013. Johnteaches Social Studies at BookerT. Washington High School inTulsa, OK.

n 1 9 8 7Harold ‘H’ Ehrmann and AngieZine are the proud parents of adaughter, Ruby Delilah MaeEhrmann, born on August 17,2012. H is the Proprietor of SanFrancisco’s historic bar Elixerand, among his many otherroles, is President of CocktailAmbassadors, Chairman of TheBartender Relief Fund andNational Ambassador for theUnited States Bartenders Guild.

Dr. Taj Khan is anophthalmic surgeon specializingin oculoplastic cosmetic surgery.He and his wife Natalie have twochildren, a daughter Sasha (4)and son Enzo (18 months).

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In January Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82showed off the new Delbarton signature blazer that Santa brought himfor Christmas. Want one? Order yours at Blaze-in.com.

DelbartonHas a NewLook

In December MMA Weeklyprofiled Wall Street energybroker/mixed martial artsfighter and former GreenWave wrestler John Cholish’02. Cholish continues tostraddle two very differentfields and impressedDelbarton seniors when hespoke last spring at ourannual Alumni Career Day.Cholish has fought in tenmixed martial arts bouts andwon eight of them.

John Cholish’02 Battles On

Making Waves

Making Waves

In January Adam Pesapane ’91was nominated for an Oscar for hisanimated short film Fresh

Guacamole, a wildly inventive take on making guacamole. What’s thedifference between an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and the rest of us?Where we see avocados, Pesapane sees hand grenades. While theOscar went to another film (Paperman) Pesapane’s nomination putsthe animator in a whole new league.

Adam Pesapane’91 is OscarNominee forFresh Guacamole

Making Waves


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Rusty Hewit ’98 married Candace Fisch on May 26, 2012 in New Canaan, CT.

The reception was held at Woodway Country Club in Darien, CT and was

attended by many Delbarton friends and families. The wedding party

included the groom: Rusty Hewit ’98; best men: Grant Hewit ’02, and Alex

Hewit ’04; Groomsmen Mike Albarelli ’98 and Chris White ’98; Ushers Doug

Gowski ’98 and Michael Hug ’98. Pictured here are, back from left, Mike

Albarelli ’98, Will Gaertner ’98, Scott Herbst ’99, John Tonzola ’95, Bob Loree

’98, Damon Gacicia ’98, Chris White ’98, Doug Gowski ’98, Rick Kentz ’70,

P’98, ’05, George Krieger P’97, and Russ Hewit P’98, ’02, ’04. Front, from

left, Chris DeMuth ’99, Grant Hewit ’02, Candace Hewit, Rusty Hewit ’98,

Alex Hewit ’04 and Bill Ridley ’98.

John Cortese and Malena Cirio were married on

September 29, 2011 at Babington House in

Somerset, England. In addition to John’s

extended family, also in attendance at the

ceremony were Delbarton alumni Tiberio Frisoli

’98, John’s brother Vincent Cortese ’08 and his

cousins Salvatore Cortese ’07 and Gianni

Cortese ’09.

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Christopher Grieco ’99 and Barbara

Anne Smith were married on June 30,

2012 in St. Louis, Missouri with a

reception at the Missouri History

Museum. Picture from left are usher

Nicholas Salcedo ’99, Christopher

Grieco ’99, Barbara Anne Smith, best

man Vincent Montalto ’99 and

groomsman Sergio Frisoli ’99.

Don Miller ’94 and Erin Corr were married on September 2, 2012 at The Barns at Wolf Trap in Vienna VA. Pictured here are Neal

Sullivan ’94, Chris Riley ’94, Shawn Bumiller ’94, Mike Bumiller ’95, Erin and Don Miller ’94, Mark Arnold ’94 and Mike

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Michael Krystalla ’01 and Stefani MacDougall were married on September 21,

2012 at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Parsippany, NJ, with a reception

afterwards at The Park Savoy in Florham Park, NJ. Pictured from left are

Seann Farrell ’01, Brett Callahan ’01, Matt Hart ’01, Brian Mulholland ’01,

Michael Krystalla ’01, Stefani Krystalla, Joe Stefans ’01, Troy Bowden ’01,

Tom Wade ’01 and Ryan Bell ’01.

Kevin Duffy ’02 and Dr. Ann Marie Ricks were

married on March 9, 2013 at St. Michael Church in

Houston, TX with Fr. Edward Seton Fittin officiating

and many of Delbarton friends in attendance. With

the bride and groom are, top row, from left, John

Kelly ’02, Michael Connor ’02 and Daniel Gadino

’02; middle row, from left, Thomas Denning ’02,

Dr. Ann Marie Ricks and Kevin Duffy ’02; bottom

row, from left, Justin Galacki ’02, Michael Anselmo

’02 and Nicholas Cherami ’02.



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n 1 9 9 2After a career in banking andprivate equity, Kevin Doylefounded PE-Nexus, the leadinginternet deal flow exchange andprivate social network formergers & acquisitions partici-pants, in 2010. In March 2013,he sold his company toIntraLinks Holdings and hassince joined IntraLinks to runthe business out of the New Yorkheadquarters. Following theacquisition, Kevin moved fromMiami, FL and currently residesin Greenwich, CT.

n 1 9 9 4After two years in Google’sLondon office, Mike Henry hasreturned to the Bay Area wherehe leads relationships withseveral of Google’s largest retailclients. Despite missing London,Mike has enjoyed settling into

his new home in San Francisco’sCastro district.

Sam McFerran and his wifeLauren live in Washington DCwhere Sam works for ChristHouse, a residential medicalfacility for the homeless. Theirson Brendan was born onOctober 31, 2010. Sam has anMPA from the University ofKansas and an M.Div fromUnion Presbyterian Seminary.

Don Miller and Erin Corrwere married on September 2,2012 at The Barns at Wolf Trapin Vienna VA. with manyDelbarton friends in attendance.Don recently accepted a job asChief Financial Officer at Mealson Wheels Association ofAmerica in Alexandria VA, wherethe couple also lives. (SeeWedding Album).

In January Paul Muir, aBethlehem Township, NJCommittee member, wasselected by his colleagues to serveas mayor this year. Paul has two

businesses, MAG Industries, aseller of pre-owned autosincluding classic and collectorvehicles, and sale and LegacyMetals, a recycling companyserving industrial businesses inrecycling metals of all kinds.Muir is the fourth generation ofhis family in both industries.

Mark Sieffert and his wifeCece live in Washington, DCwhere Mark works as part ofPresident Obama’s Feed theFuture Initiative which aims toreduce global poverty throughagricultural growth. Theprojects he works on aredesigned to find ways toencourage agricultural businessesto partner with USAID and

foreign governments to helpthose countries meet their foodsecurity and nutrition goals.CeCe works for the WorldWildlife Fund in their office ofPeople and Conservation.

n 1 9 9 8John Cortese has had awhirlwind couple of years. Afterthe Lehman Brothers bankruptcyhe and other colleagues movedto Barclays Capital, and Johnwas sent to London in early2009 to spend three yearsbuilding Barclays’ EuropeanHigh Yield and Distressed Credit

One Survivor Remembers, a short 1995 documentary by Kary Antholis’80, president of HBO Miniseries, is one of 25 films chosen by theLibrary of Congress to be added to the National Film Registry in 2012.An HBO/U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum production, the filmchronicles the six-year ordeal of Holocaust survivor Gerda WeissmannKlein, who spent six years as a victim of Nazi cruelty. The movie wonthe Academy Award in 1995 for Best Documentary Short Subject andan Emmy for Outstanding Information Special. (Continued on page 95)

Award-Winning Antholis ’80 Documentary

Now in Library of Congress

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Delbarton alumnus James Weatherall ’01 is attracting a lot ofattention with his new book The Physics of Wall Street. The book madeThe New York Times bestseller list and was selected as an Editor’sChoice. Much of Weatherall’s book is, according to the Times reviewer,“an entertaining and enlightening tale of the history of finance andgambling” but the book is also about the future and why it makes senseto look at physics and other sciences to solve economic problems.

In defense of the practical application of scientific thinkingWeatherall writes, “We use mathematical models cut from the samecloth to build bridges and to design airplane engines, to plan theelectric grid and to launch spacecraft. If you don’t trust them, why areyou driving over the George Washington Bridge?”

Weatherall is an assistant professor of logic and philosophy ofscience at the University of California, Irvine where he is also a memberof the Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Science. He has twoPh.D.’s – one in physics and mathematics, and one in philosophy – andlives in Irvine, CA with his wife and two daughters.

James Weatherall ’01 and The Physics of Wall Street

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Brian Hanlon ’87 shows off his surprise birthday

cake, decorated with our favorite ‘Wiggie’

photos.

Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82 thanks the guys

for keeping Delbarton’s Jersey Shore presence rocking in 2012.

Perry Beneduce ’74, Fr. Rembert Reilly, OSB, and Jack Duva ’74.

Jersey Shore Alumni ChapterCelebrates Christmas

The Delbarton Alumni Association hosted aChristmas party at Rella’s Restaurant

Tavern on December 13, 2012…

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The Fall Alumni Reps Dinner on October 18, 2012 at theMadison Hotel was well attended by Delbarton Alumni

Association class representatives.

We catch up with three of

four Hanlon brothers,

from left, Brian ’87, John

’81 and Kevin Hanlon

’88. (Missing: Tim

Hanlon ’84). Classmates Bob

Fiocco ’84, left,

and Jim

O’Loughlin ’84.

From left, Mike Maguire ’82, John McHugh ’81, Dave Gilfillan ’84 and Mike

Gilfillan ’86.

Headmaster Br.

Paul Diveny,

OSB, delivers a

state of the

school address.

John Masi ’06

with

Headmaster Br.

Paul Diveny,

OSB.

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The Class of ’87 executed the highest participation increase. Tom Ferguson

’87, center, and Brian Hanlon ’87, accepted the award.

Bravo to the Class of 2011 for attracting the most donors before Jan. 31.

Joe Lenz ’11 and Mike Noelke ’11, to the left and right of Br. Paul, were

happy to accept the award on behalf of classmates.


Annual Giving reps Tim Fitzsimmons ’95, left, and Grant Hewit ’02,

right, flank Br. Paul and two members of the award-winning Class of

2003 Ted Lawless and Artie Falgione.

Chris and Rich Birrer ’68, center, with Rich’s classmate

Dick Tappen ’68, left, and Alumni Association President

Terrence Rouse ’86.


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From left, Kyle Kaplan ’11, Ibrahim Khedr ’11, Collin Higgins ’11, Brett

Hanlon ’11 and John Guerrieri ’11.

Director of Senior Guidance Mike Rosenhaus ’80, Tom

Sweeney ’91 and Joe Pawelczyk ’05.

Tom Elmer ’75, Jerry Jabbour ’92 and John

Crutchlow ’96.

From left, Jack Kurren, Sean Doherty ’12, Kieran

Kenny ’12, Rob Patten ’11 and Matt Agresti ’12.

Geoff Preston ’09, Headmaster Br. Paul

Diveny, OSB, and EJ DaCosta ’10.

PHILADELPHIA

On November 28, 2012 alumni and friends in the Philadelphia area attended

our annual reception at the Villanova Conference Center in Villanova, PA



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William DeSouza ’09, Robert Patten ’11, Alumni & Development

Assistant Heidi Williamson and Logan True ’09.

The Villanova contingent stands tall.

Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, Doug Dryer ’00 and Lindsay Dryer.


Pianist Rob Frech ’10 and his band mates in Columbia’s Morningsiderswon Columbia University’s annual battle of the bands on February 2,2013, and several of the group’s videos quickly went viral on YouTube.Rob is pictured here at the 2012 Delbarton Homecoming where heperformed in the Garden with friends in the Delbarton Jazz Ensemble.

Pianist Rob Frech ’10 andMorningsiders WinColumbia’s Battle of theBands

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In February former Delbarton Assistant Headmaster John KowalikP’13, ‘16 was named the new Head of School at The Potomac Schoolin McLean, VA. Kowalik, who has spent the past decade as Headmasterof Peck School in Morristown, is also a former Green Wave AthleticDirector and head football coach. He received a degree from theExecutive Management Program at Dartmouth’s Tuck Business School,has an M.A. in Educational Administration from Columbia Universityand a B.A. in Political Science from Williams College. He is picturedhere with his wife Carolyn at the 2010 Delbarton Hall of HonorDinner.

John KowalikNamed Head ofSchool at ThePotomac School

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On December 15, 2012 Delbarton alumni once againgathered in Old Main for some Christmas cheer…

The Development team and friends, from left, Jane Collins, Jackie Sullivan,

Jessica Fiddes P’03, ’05, ’08, Mary Pat Paris P’13,’15 and Heidi Williamson.

From left, Fred

Pierce ’82, Mark

Erenstein ’80 (in

town from

London) and AJ

Papetti ’82.

Abbot Giles Hayes,

OSB, with Iris and

Mark Erenstein ’80,

P’07.

Father Christmas

(George Miller ’52)

displays a birthday

cake for his

classmate Noel

Taylor ’52.

From left, Greg

Boch ’79 and

guest with Abbey

and Pat Allocco

From left, John Gilfillan ’81, Asst. Headmaster Chuck Ruebling ’79, P’10,

Pat Callelo ’89, Lee Esposito ’74 and Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB.

Alumni

Association

President

Terence Rouse

’86, on left, with

John Tonzola ’95

and Matt

Gilfillan ’86.

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George Parros ’98 helped outwith the NHL accord and hasmoved from the AnaheimDucks to the Florida Panthers.He served as one of the playersat the bargaining table tryingto strike a deal to end thelabor impasse that threatenedto melt an entire season. InJanuary Sports Illustratedonline, SI.com, profiled Parrosas he hit the ice for thePanthers for the first time.

Once a Duck,Now aPanther

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Bill Waldron ’65,

left, with Ricki and

Jay Terzis ’65 P’00,

’02, ’03.

Soledad and Andy

Anselmi ’83 P’16, on

left, with Frank ’85

and Sandy Visceglia

P’18.

Julie and Kurt Krauss ’81, on left, with Fiona and Terrence Rouse ’86.

Tina and Brian Monaghan ’73, P’14, on left, with Joanna and

Tony Heaton ’81, P’11, ’13.

On February 10, 2013 a film thatassistant editor Chris Amos ’06worked on this past year Big EastExpress won the Grammy in the“Best Long Form Music

Documentary” category. Amos was the lead assistant editor on themovie, which is a documentary on a Mumford & Sons tour that tookthe band by train from San Francisco to New Orleans, playing concertsalong the way. One band member described the epic journey as “2,800miles, a week and a half and the time of our lives.” Big Easy Express alsowon the Audience Award in the Headliner category at South bySouthwest, Austin’s annual music, film and interactive media festivaland conference.

Chris Amos ’06Part of GrammyAward-WinningEditing Team

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From left, Mike O’Neill ’96, Larry Stavitski ’95

and J.D. Moriarty ’90.

Darryl Russell ’61 and Brian Sateja ’03 talk

Delbarton hoops strategy.

The Second Annual‘Alumni Hoops’

basketball game onJanuary 5, 2013brought together

players from a widerange of graduationyears. The Class of’61 led the way…

ALUMNI BASKETBALL

Members of the Green Wave basketball team of 1961 receive plaques commemorating their

outstanding season over fifty years ago. From left are Jim ‘Foxy’ Farrell ’61, Bob Findlay ’61,

John Parmigiani ’61, Dan Hollis ’63, Darryl Russell ’61 and George Roff ’61.

“Thank you all for making yesterdayso wonderful and memorable. It isgreat to see that the Green Wave

spirit lives on so strongly!”Dan Hollis ’63



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At Sona Thirteen for the

post game wrap-up were,

from left, Alumni Hoops

organizer Jerry Jabbour ’92,

Delbarton Athletic Director

and Varsity Basketball Head

Coach Dan Whalen and

former Delbarton standout

Bob Farrell ’64.

John Goldsmith ’97 and

Mike O’Neill ’96 thank their

young fans for attending the

Alumni Hoops game.

“The spirit of the Delbartonfamily was very apparent. This was a once in a lifetimeevent and it really was veryspecial to our team and to me…”

Darryl Russell ’61

On April 5, 2013 several Delbarton alumni who served in the militaryspoke about service at an M Block assembly. Former Army CaptainJohn Fiddes ‘03, left, graduated from West Point and did five years ofactive duty as an Army officer, including deployments in Iraq andAfghanistan. Peter Jones ‘08, right, took a different route: he left collegeat the end of his freshman year, enlisted in the Army and deployed toAfghanistan. Fiddes and Jones answered questions about theirexperiences in the Middle East and later spoke to students in BrianBowers Leadership class. Fiddes departed from the Army last May andnow works in finance. In February Jones was honorably dischargedfrom the Army and returns to Fairfield University this fall to begin pre-med studies.

Men Who Served

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EntrepreneurMatt Mead ’09and His Big IdeaMatt Mead ’09, an architecturestudies major at Hobart WilliamSmith, recently was a finalist inHWS Pitch, a year-long entrepre-neurial contest. Mead’s venture isHempitecture, a biocompositeinnovation company using organicand rapidly renewable resources like hemp bast fiber to make buildingmaterials. Bast fiber is collected from inner bark, the fibers that supportthe conductive cells of the plant and provide tensile strength to thestem. Mead wants to put bast fibers to work for the building trade “thelargest contributor to carbon emissions domestically.” Unfortunately hedidn’t win Hobart’s $10,000 prize but the man dreams big. He hassince been accepted to compete for a $50,000 prize in the New YorkState Business Plan Competition, and was nominated to present hisidea at the Global Student Entrepreneurs Award semi-finals in June inCharlotte, NC, a global contest with a grand prize of $250,000.

A quarter of a million dollars to launch his concept? Yes, please.

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From left, John Kelly ’02, Phil

Lamparello ’02, Dean of

Admissions/ Head Soccer Coach

Dr. David Donovan, Assistant

Coach Josh Hartle and Grant

Hewit ’02.

Green Wave Soccer Head

Coach Dr. David Donovan

described the team’s thrilling

state-title-winning season,

then rallied his senior

players and Assistant

Coaches Josh Hartle and

Jake Ross for a photo opp.

From left, Jack Cooney ’68, Dick Tappan

’68 and Mark DeLotto ’98

From left, Chris Riley ’94, John Tonzola ’95 and Tim

Fitzsimmons ’95.

From left, Bob Rouse ’79, Greg Bock ’79 and

Director of Senior Guidance Mike Rosenhaus ’80.

The Annual January Reps Dinner on January 29,2013 at The Madison Hotel was well attended byclass reps from a broad spectrum of classes…

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The Class of 1983 was well represented. Here are ’83

classmates, from left, Dave Villano, Paul Morfogen, Ted

Dolan, Craig Flinn with Br. Paul Diveny, OSB.

Rusty Hewit ’98, left,

with Assistant

Headmaster Chuck

Ruebling ’79.

Alumni Association President Terrence Rouse ’86 opens the dinner

meeting at the Madison Hotel.

A large contingent of Delbarton/Notre Dame alumni met in Miami forthe BSC Championship game between The Irish and Alabama’sCrimson Tide. Spotted in the crowd prior to the big game on January7, 2013 were classmates Brian Maher ’89, on left, and Mike Nichols’89. Maher later reported, “…suffice it to say, the pre-game withNichols was better than the game itself!” Alabama won the game (NDfans, cover your ears) 42-14.

Alumni Meet at BSC NationalChampionship

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In early January fencer Michael Woo ’12, right, earned a bronze medalat a Junior World Cup event in Udine, Italy. Woo finessed his waythrough a field of Italians on their home mat as he won his first everJunior World Cup medal in a field of 90 athletes at the Udine JuniorFoil World Cup on January 5, 2013. He was the only American toadvance to the quarter-finals. After pursuing fencing as an individualsport during his years at Delbarton, Michael Woo now competes forHarvard’s Division I program as he continues to improve his nationaland international rankings.

Fencer Michael Woo ’12 TakesThird in Junior World Cup Event

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On February 21, 2013 John Conner ’53 hosted areception for Delbarton alumni at the New York

Athletic Club on Central Park South...

From left, Tim Campbell ’04, Alex Hewit ’04, Kevin Moffitt ’02, Grant Hewit ’02 and

Brian Hanlon ’87.Delbarton Fund Director Jackie Sullivan, John Donohue ’88, Rob

Failla’89 and Brian Maher ’89.

Tom Gorke ’94, on left,

with Adam Miller ’93 and

Edward Vincent ’92.

NEW YORK

2008 guys chat with Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB. From left Tim McHale, Matt Van

Orden, Br. Paul, Mark Hardin and Mark Snyder.



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Our host at the NYAC

John Conner ’53 and

his wife Henrika.

From left, Zac Laverty ’01, Fr. Andrew Smith, OSB, Troy Bowden ’01

and Matt Hanlon ’01.

From left, Greg Brozowski ’95, Christopher Riley ’94, Bret Delaire ’93,

and Alumni Association President Terrence Rouse ’89.

From left are Jerry Jabbour ’92, Fred Pierce ’82, Drew Maldonado ’82, Drew Eklund ’99, Len Crann ’82, Brian Hanlon ’87

and Alumni & Development Director J. Craig Paris ’82.

Dave and Tess Lewis

P’03,’13 with their son

Dave Lewis, Jr ’03.

Brothers Sean Gallagher ’90, on

left, and Devin Gallagher ’92.


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On February 27, 2013 HeadmasterBr. Paul Diveny, OSB, and theDelbarton Alumni Associationhosted a reception at the TheBreakers in Palm Beach, FL…

PALM BEACH

Elaine and Morton Erenstein P’80, GP’07 and

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB.

From left, Miguel ’92 and Claudia Rionda, Headmaster Br. Paul

Diveny, OSB and Development Assistant Ana Martinez.

From left, Scott Housel ’89, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny,

OSB and John Swift P’86.

Bob and Deborah Cargo P’03, ’07 and Director

of College Counseling Mike Rosenhaus ’80.

On left, Jerry and Rosalie Cerza P’82 with Bob

and Amelia Doherty P’84.

From left, Mary Waldron

P’86 and guest with

John Swift P’86 and

George Grimm P’89.

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Nancy and Bill Kelly P’97.

From left, Reghan Foley, Patrice Foley, Chris Gumm ’86 and Vanessa Gumm.

From left, Scott Housel ’89, Bob Mountford ’63 and Jim Valentine ’64.

Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82 with Anne

and Albie Milanese P’87.

Former Green Wave football kicker and rugby standout, and currentMiddlebury freshman, Jake Feury ’12 shared a picture of Wave ClubRugby alumni after the Colgate/Middlebury Rugby Match on March30, 2013. From left, Ethan Vorel ’10, Carl Eckert ’10, Sean Maguire’12 and Jake Feury ’12.

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Rugger JakeFeury ’12 andFriends

trading businesses. He met hiswife, Malena Cirio, who isoriginally from Argentina andwas working in finance inLondon. The couple was marriedon September 29, 2011 atBabington House in Somerset,England. (See Wedding Album)John and Malena moved back toNew York in early 2012 andwelcomed their first child,Olivia, in July. John is still atBarclays where he is a ManagingDirector on the High YieldCredit trading desk. He looksforward to connecting with moreDelbarton alumni now that he’sback in NYC.

Scott Neigel is the newprincipal of Bernards HighSchool in Bernardsville., NJ.Scott received his undergraduatedegree in history and a master’sin teaching at the University ofVirginia and earned his master’sin educational administrationand supervision at Rutgers. Hisprevious posting was assistant

principal at Governor LivingstonHigh School in Berkley Heights,NJ. He lives in BranchburgTownship.

Rusty Hewit and CandaceFisch were married on May 26,2012 in New Canaan, CT. Thereception was held at WoodwayCountry Club in Darien, CTand was attended by manyDelbarton friends and families.(See Wedding Album)

n 1 9 9 9Christopher Grieco and BarbaraAnne Smith were married onJune 30, 2012 in St. Louis,Missouri with a reception at theMissouri History Museum. (SeeWedding Album) After clerkingfor Judge Edith Clement on theUnited States Court of Appealsfor the Fifth Circuit, Chrisjoined the law firm of BoiesSchiller & Flexner, LLP. Barbarais currently clerking for JudgeThomas Griffith on the United




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On February 28, 2013 AlumniDirector J. Craig Paris ’82 invited agroup of Florida alumni and friends

to join him at a Florida Panthersgame to see Panthers forwardGeorge Parros ’98 in action…

FLORIDA PANTHERS GAME

From left, Jim Glynn ’97, J. Craig Paris ’82,

Mike Rosenhaus ’80, with Jeremy Gumm and

his dad Chris Gumm ’86.

Scott Housel ’89 and friend at the Panthers v.

Sabres game on February 28th.


Matt Luciano ’91and his family

at the Panthers game.


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From left, Jim Glynn ’97, Mike Rosenhaus ’80 and Rod Trafford ’97.

Player Tom Killian ’10 and Assistant Coach Matt Goldsmith ’04represented the Green Wave on April 7, 2013 when Amherst facedMary Hardin-Baylor in the NCAA Division III national championshipgame. Amherst won the game 87-70 and finished the season on a 24game winning streak. Killian, left, was a major contributor in the gameas Goldsmith ’04, a member of Amherst’s 2007 title-winning team,coached from the sidelines. (See Matt Goldsmith’s article LessonsLearned from Green Wave Athletics in this issue)

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States Court of Appeals for theD.C. Circuit. They currently livein Washington D.C.

n 2 0 0 0Andrew Lynn was married thispast August 2012 to KristinHanson.

n 2 0 0 1Michael Krystalla and StefaniMacDougall were married onSeptember 21, 2012 at St. Peterthe Apostle Church inParsippany, NJ, with a receptionafterwards at The Park Savoy inFlorham Park, NJ with manyDelbarton friends in attendance.(See Wedding Album)

n 2 0 0 6Collin Peck is a first year lawstudent at University of VirginiaLaw School.

n 2 0 0 7Michael Slattery recentlyreceived his Masters inMathematics & Statistics fromGeorgetown University and nowworks at IBM Global BusinessConsulting in the financialindustry sector.




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Dave Yampolsky ’00 competed in the 2013 Mid-Atlantic ToughMudder Race on April 20, 2013 in West Virginia and saluted his almamater after crossing the finish line!.

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Delbarton Skaters Help YaleWin Its First National TitleYale won its first national hockey title on April 13, 2013 with the helpof three former Green Wave players Kenny Agostino ‘10, Matt Killian‘11 and Charles Orzetti ‘10 were on the ice for Yale on Saturday, April13, 2013 at the NCAA Division I championship game in Pittsburgh,PA. After losing to rival Quinnipiac three times in regular season playYale stormed the ice to earn a 4-0 shutout over Quinnipiac (Orzettiscored goal #2). In this photo Agostino celebrates the win with the2013 NCAA Hockey Trophy..

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Wrestler Jorge Lopez ’12 had an impressive freshman season competingfor the Williams Ephs. He qualified for the NCAA DIII WrestlingNational Championships and was named a collegiate wrestling All-American, making history at Williams by becoming the first freshmanin the College’s Wrestling history to make All American. Ephs coachScott Honecker says, “Jorge now goes down as the first freshman All-American in Williams history, which is an unbelievable feat in itself. Iknow he is just not satisfied with being an All-American, he is ready toclimb that podium as high as possible tomorrow.”

Williams Freshman JorgeLopez ’12 Makes History asAll American

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n 2 0 0 8 In May 2012 ChristopherButterfield graduated cum laudefrom Georgetown Universitywith a B.S. in Business. Hecurrently works as a consultantwith Deloitte and Touche inNew York City.

n 2 0 0 9Shane Conlin graduated fromColgate University in December,2012.

n 2 0 1 0Sean McAuliffe is a third yearhistory major at the University ofVirginia.

n 2 0 1 2In March, Harvard fencerMichael Woo finished 8th at the2013 NCAA Fencing Champi-onship and was named to theSecond Team All American.Harvard Fencing also took theAll-Ivy title in 2013.


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On February 26, 2013 Headmaster Br. PaulDiveny, OSB, and the Delbarton Alumni

Association hosted a reception at the NaplesBeach Hotel and Golf Club in Naples, FL…

NAPLES

Headmaster Br. Paul

Diveny, OSB, with

Cheryl and Stuart

Doline P’98.

Joanne and

Dwight Massey

GP’06, 08,’11

with Headmaster

Br. Paul Diveny,

OSB.

Peter and Elsa Benz P’78,’81,’82,’85, GP ’08,’12,’14, on left, with

Diane and Bill Ebben P’88,’90.

Kaye and Bob

Weidner P’84 with

Director of Alumni

& Development J.

Craig Paris ’82.

From left, Marjorie and Kai Heyer P’88 and Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny,

OSB, with Walter and Margy Reilly P’84, 86, ’89.

Claire and Valerie Flinn

P’83, GP ’17 with

Headmaster Br. Paul

Divery, OSB.

Robert Kelly GP ’19

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These two photos, taken decadesapart, include horses and were takenat Delbarton but seem otherwise

unrelated. The link lies in their commonprovenance and came to us as the result ofthe curiosity and investigative skills of BrianRegan ’73, Deputy Director of the MorganLibrary and Museum in New York City.While still a Delbarton student, Brian delveddeeply into the history of Delbarton.

In the course of his research, Brian gotto know Mrs. Barbara Hoskins, revereddirector of the North Jersey History and

Genecology Center at the MorristownMorristownship Public Library. Shesomehow knew that two widowed daughtersof Mr. James Irwin, onetime Delbartonestate manager, still resided in Morris Plains.Mss. Beers and Mrs. Allen indeed hadmemories and memorabilia of the Kountzefamily and of life at Delbarton. With theassistance of Abbot Brain Clarke, OSB,Brian Regan visited the women and returnedhome with these two fascinating photos.

In the photo, perhaps taken 1884, anobly mounted Mrs. Annie Kountze faces

YesterdayDelbartonBy Fr. Benet Caffrey, OSB

Vintage Snapshots from the Kountze EraThis circa 1884 photo

depicts Mrs. AnnieKountze, wife of

Luther Kountze, onhorseback on the

lawn of the Kountzefamily’s summer

estate. Her childrenBarclay, DeLancey

and Helen sit on the lawn with two

family pets.

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Join us for the celebration of our75th Anniversary

A year filled with special events, speakers, exhibits and a gala celebration

You Can Help…In anticipation of Delbarton’s 75th anniversary we are in search of

Delbarton Art: Paintings, etchings, drawings and photographs showing Delbarton campus over the years to be used in anexhibition entitled Images of Delbarton. Upload a digital image of your piece for consideration [email protected]. All selected works will be returned to owners.

Delbartonia: Memorabilia from seventy-five years of Delbarton School including clothing, awards, programs, photos, slides,movies etc. With your permission, these items will become property of the School and used to establish an archive ofDelbarton history. Send your Delbartonia to J. Craig Paris at Delbarton School, 230 Mendham Road, Morristown, NJ 07960

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her children, Barclay, DeLanceyand Helen seated on the lawnwith dogs. (A fourth child,Annie, had not yet been born.)The unnamed photographeralso gives us a fine portrait ofOld Main as it appeared when itwas brand new and clear oflandscaping. The handsomeeast terrace and stairs provide abalance to the house as it wasoriginally planned. The ItalianGarden that now drawsattention to the west side wastwenty years in the future.

The second photo depicts apastime of wealthy, earlytwentieth century countrygentlemen. Such coachingjaunts from New York City tocountry seats were popular, andwere remarked upon in thepress. One such excursion tookplace on 25 April 1903 as

reported in the New York Times. TheVanderbilt coach journeyed, at the breath-taking speed of four hours and ten minutes,from Manhattan to Delbarton with a groupof notables that included four changes ofhorses. An evening of entertainment wasprovided by host, DeLancey Kountze, andthe party returned to the city the next day.

The coach in our photo is standing to thewest of the house. The “Hills of Morris”appear in the background, while in theforeground there are indications ofconstruction in progress. Luther Kountze’splans for the Italian Garden were reported inDecember of 1901 in The Jersey Man, a localpaper (Thanks again to Brian Regan), andcould well have continued through the dateof the Times article. It’s tempting to speculatethat this is indeed a photo of the Vanderbiltcoach poised for its return to Manhattan.

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This photo depicts a coachingparty of wealthy, earlytwentieth century countrygentlemen. The Kountzephoto, perhaps, documentsthe Vanderbilt party thattook place on April 25, 1903,as covered in The New YorkTimes

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