Arts option. More recently known for writing "Onward", the computer-animated urban fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Alex Pall '03 - Alex Pall is a musician best known as part of the duo The Chainsmokers. Additionally, Loomis is a member of The Founders League which comprises private schools located mainly in Connecticut. Established in 1915, the Log is published monthly by a team of student editors. [10], The Loomis Institute ended coeducation in 1926 when The Chaffee School was incorporated to educate girls on an adjacent campus. Pete Dye, Jr. 1944 - Dye designed world-renowned golf courses, including Oak Tree in Oklahoma City, The Johns Island Club in Vero Beach, the Harbortown Golf Course in Hilton Head, The Saw Grass Course in Ponte Vedra and the Ocean Course in Kiawah. Keenan taught middle and high school students in Caroline, Cecil, and Baltimore County schools about agriculture for more than 30 years. [citation needed]. When we toured, we were brought into the physics classroom and Mr. Bailey stopped talking with a student to approach us. It offers an executive MBA programme, regular MBA and courses at the doctoral level as well. Born in the Soviet Union to Jewish parents, she began her career as a child actress shortly after immigrating to the United States. Francisco Lindor '11 - Drafted into the MLB, Top 10, and currently plays for the Cleveland Indians. After being accepted, my daughter received a personalemail from Peter Becker, which helped to calm her high anxiety about the process and helped us know that FGSwas the place for her. I ended up on the opposite side of the spectrum from when I was here. Palomar Observatory, Paul Percy Harris - Founder of Rotary Club, Florence Sabin - Medical pioneer and first female student at Johns Hopkins medical school, Bruce Lawlor - Major General with the U.S. Army, Mike Morin - U.S. ski team coach; coached Bodi Miller, Lee Stanley - Film producer who works with troubled juveniles. Lead with trust. Perry Dye 71 - Founder and president of Dye Designs. Sam Posey '62 - Racecar driver and sports broadcast journalist. Nicholas Benson '83 - Nick was awarded the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship, and in 2010, he was named a MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Mikki Hebl, PhD - 1987. A native of Topsham, Maine, Kent holds a bachelor's degree in Theatre from Hofstra University, and an MFA in Classical Acting from George Washington University/The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. Camila Sodi - Mexican TV star and pop singer - attended Grier as a 9th grader. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Ericsson-Jackson received her Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Masters of Enginee, Ian Falconer - Ian Falconer is an illustrator, children's book author, and costume and set designer for the theater. President/G.M., Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks (NBA), and Wayland Academy. Shaquille Cleare '14 - Played basketball for the University of Texas. Ashleen:I learned how close the community is. Major-General Sir Henry Edward Burstall - of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery; G.O.C. The Frederick Gunn School was founded in 1850 by Frederick W. Gunn, a teacher, abolitionist, and father of recreational camping in America,[4] based on his belief that strength of character was the goal of education. The Frederick Gunn School, founded in 1850, is a co-ed boarding and day school for 325 students in grades 9-12 as well as a post-graduate year located in Washington, Connecticut. She earned a B.A. Emmett Shear - American internet entrepreneur and investor. The Gunnery in Washington, Conn., has renamed itself to honor founder Frederick Gunn. He inspired generations of students to be curious and thoughtful, to be active members of their communities, and to stand up for what they believe in. Lawrence Ferlinghetti '37 - Beat-generation poet; co-owner of City Lights Bookstore and publishing house, Laura Linney 82 - Academy Award-nominated actress; films include The Savages, The Nanny Diaries, Kinsey, You Can Count on Me, Uma Thurman 88 - Academy Award-nominated actress; films include The Producers, Pulp Fiction, Dangerous Liaisons, S. Prestley Blake 34 - Cofounder, Friendly Ice Cream, Amy Domini 68 - Founder and CEO of Domini Social Investments; creator of the Domini 400 Social Index; author of Socially Responsible Investing and The Challenges of Wealth, William Rhodes 53 - President, chairman, and CEO of Citibank, NA; senior vice chairman of Citigroup, Arn Chorn-Pond 86 - Founder of Children of War, Peacemakers, and Cambodia Master performers Program; winner of Reebok Human Rights Award, Kimmie Weeks 01 - Liberian child rights activist, UN advisor, director of Youth Action International/Peace for Kids, Dallas Baker 02 - Wide receiver for University of Florida Gators (winner 200607 college football national championship), Frank Shorter 65 - Founding chairman of US Anti-Doping Agency; TV sports commentator; earned gold medal in 1972 Olympic marathon and silver in 1976, Eleanor Powell '80 - Executive Director, Investor Relations at The Estee Lauder Companies Inc, Theodore Davidge Lockwood 42 - Former President of Trinity College, 1968-1981, Mike Richter '85 - 1988, 1998, 2002 Olympics, Ice Hockey, Dr. Amanda Donohue 94 - Cardiologist with Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, Darcy Prime 73 Owner - Darcy Prime Consulting, Former Assistant Director of Admissions, Stanford University, Thomas Vonn '94 - 2002 Olympics, Alpine Skiing, Nancy Kirhoffer 82 - Post Production Supervisor, Hollywood Film Industry, Andrew Weibrecht '03 - 2010, 2014 Olympics, Alpine Skiing, Craig Randall '61 - Mayor Lake Placid, NY, Brad Olch '69 - Former Mayor, Park City, Utah, Juan Williams - Political Commentator, Journalist, Author, Hugo Sonnenschein - President Emeritus, University of Chicago, Mark Strand - Pulitzer Prize winning poet and former Poet Laureate of the United States, Bonnie Raitt - GRAMMY Acclaimed American Musician, 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Political Activist, Jarvis, Thomas and Peter Rockwell - Sons of painter Norman Rockwell, Robert Turner - Internationally known ceramist, Lucretia Mott - Quaker, abolitionist, women's rights activist, and social reformer who helped launch the women's rights movement, the 1st Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, NY, which ignited the fight for women suffrage, earning women the right to vote in the USA. Formerly known as The Gunnery, The Frederick Gunn School was founded by Frederick William Gunn and his wife Abigail in 1850. Sam Coffey '17 - Sam Coffey is a midfielder on the Portland Thorns FC and a member of the United States Women's National Soccer Team. Each year, we recognise distinguished alumni at King's Distinguished Alumni Awards. Another way Mr. Gunns values live on in the school of today is the Community Weekend programs introduced this fall based on the theme, Live Like Fred. From a star lecture on the Quad, led by science teacher Steve Bailey P09 to night hikes at Steep Rock, watching the sunset from Beebe Boathouse, and camping in tents at South Street Fields, students were able to spend time together outside in the spirit of founder Frederick Gunn. Franz Richter, CC BY-SA 2.5. The 'University of Minnesota' is among the top 25 research institution in the 'Center for Measuring University Performance' in Arizona. He was drafted in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings and played for ten seasons in Sacramento, CA and Houston, TX. There's an honesty about making mistakes and learning from them and that creates an open and trusting environment where we can be vulnerable with one another and how that can lead to growth and learning. There are students from 22 different countries and 22 states in the U.S. Students from the Bahamas, Bahrain, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Korea, Mexico, the Republic of Moldova, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Viet Nam and the U.S. Virgin Islands were included in the student body in the 202122 academic year. Nana Mensah '01 - actress, writer, singer, and director, David Edelstein '77 - Film critic for New York magazine and for National Public Radios Fresh Air, Jason Wu '01 - Fashion designer (designed First Lady Michelle Obama's inaugural ball gowns and other pieces for the first lady), Frank Bruni 82 - Author, journalist, The New York Times and the New York Times Magazine, Moses Pendleton - Founder of dance company MOMIX, Walter H. Cleary - Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, Heather Hartnett - CEO, Founding Partner: Human Ventures, Ari Berman - Author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America and Herding Donkeys. Sharing my small #achievement and its #evolution. Rachel Morrison '96 - Cinematographer, First woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, movies include Black Panther and Mudbound, Peter Fisher '74 - Former US Undersecretary of the Treasury, Sebastian Junger '80 - Novelist and journalist, David Lewis '76 - Investigative journalist, CNN, Her Majesty Queen Noor '69 - Former Queen of Jordan, Tom First '85 - Co-founder, Nantucket Nectars, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg '75 - Lawyer, writer, ambassador, and philanthropist, Drew Gilpin Faust '64 - President of Harvard University, Kath Lingenfelter - Television writer and producer (Westworld, Caprica, The Leftovers, House M.D. The Frederick Gunn School is a private, coeducational, boarding and day prep school for students in grades 9-12 and post graduate, located in rural Connecticut, United States. Wood '91 - U.S. National Soccer Player, Michael Bidwill '83 - Owner - Arizona Cardinals (NFL), Roy Hibbert '04 - Indiana Pacers Basketball, Neil Gorsuch '85 - Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, Brett Kavanaugh '83 - 'Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, Jerome Powell '71 - Chair of the Federal Reserve. The people who stick with you and are patient with you will always be your friends. Music, and PreMed A few notable boarding school alumni include actors Michael Douglas, Paul Giamatti, Allison Janney, and Judd Nelson. Senator from Massachusetts, Peter M. Flanigan - Assistant to President Richard Nixon, Benedict Fitzgerald - American screenwriter - In Cold Blood, Wise Blood; co-wrote Aramaic, Hebrew, and Latin screenplay for The Passion of the Christ, Charlie Day - actor, writer, executive producter - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, William Ruckelshaus - first Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; former FBI director and U.S. Deputy Attorney General, Travis Warren - Founder and President, Whipple Hill Communications, Robert Richardson - Oscar Winning Cinematographer (Platoon, JFK, The Aviator, Kill Bill), Jerome Dyson - Former UCONN pro basketball player, Heather Moore - Jewelry Designer/Marketer, Bob Beattie - Former US Alpine Ski Team Head Coach and Television Commentator, Cole Williams - Television Actor (Entourage, Scrubs, 8 Simple Rules), Carl Van Loan, Jed Hinkley - US Olympians, US Ski Team Nordic Combined, David Dodge - Former Governor of the Bank of Canada, Michael Sabia - Former CEO and President of Bell Canada (BCE), Sophie & Katherine Kallinis - Owners and reality TV stars of DC Cupcakes, Bruce Croxon - 'Dragon' on CBC's Dragons' Den - Co-founder of Lavalife, Ira Middleberg (1966) - Attorney, Middleberg, Riddle & Gianna - New Orleans, Luis Proenza (1962) - President, University of Akron, Governor Felix Gonzales Canto - State of Quintana Roo, Mexico, Tommy Prothro (1938) - former coach with the LA Rams and San Diego Chargers, ADM. David McDonald (1924) - former U.S. Chief of Naval Operations (1963-1967), Judge E.J. If you see your name among the Gunnery School graduates, someone is looking for you! Wallingford, CT 06492. www.choate.edu. We are dedicated to transformative student experiences, as well as cultivating a vibrant cohesive community that celebrates diversity and . It is McKinsey's official platform to help its global network of former consultants remain engaged with the firm and with each other. Russell Baker, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times and former host of PBS's Masterpiece Theatre. Ramona Sakiestewa '66 - is one of Native America's most influential artists, Chris Horner '71 - is a film-maker, writer, photographer and designer, Benson K. Whitney '74 - served as the U.S. John M. Belk '39 - President of Belk Department Stores Inc. Olin Mills II '48 - Chairman of the Board, Olan Mills Inc. Jimmy Stewart '28 - Academy Award-winning actor, Benicio Del Toro '85 - Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning actor, Melvin Stewart '88 - Olympic Gold Medal swimmer. They teach you to be an out-of-the-box thinker. Betty Gilpin '04 - Emmy-nominated television (GLOW), film, and stage acctress. It is your killer instinct which must be harnessed if you expect to survive in combat. The Gunnery. Senator, Jonathan Starr, 1994 - Financial executive and philanthropist, Kaz Grala, 2017 - Stock car racing driver, Aliyah Boston, 2019 - Nations top-ranked college womens basketball player, USC. From 2015?2017, he was the Associate Artistic Director and Director of Education for Southwest Shakespeare Company in Arizona. He is the author of Those Turbulent Sons of Freedom and Walking to Vermont. 10 Yale University Notable Alumni. If you dont get it right the first time, you get a second chance, and a third, and a fourth. Harvard attendees include Matt Damon, Rashida Jones, director Darren Aronofsky, La La Land director Damien Chazelle, Tommy Lee Jones, comedian Colin Jost, Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Conan O . Daniel '99 - Valedictorian, Cornell University, Senior Business Executive at Capital One. I feel like kids make decisions based on what sports team is good at a particular school. During the Vietnam War, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock ("White Feather") became the most accomplished sniper of the era, with 93 confirmed kills and 300 probable kills, and many more enemy woundings. Phil Noyes '84 - is a documentary filmmaker and producer at PBS. Founded in 1914, Loomis Chaffee is a member of the Ten Schools Admissions Organization along with Choate, Andover, Exeter, Deerfield, St. Paul's, Hotchkiss, Lawrenceville, Taft, and The Hill School. Carol Tantau '63 - is a leader in domestic violence prevention. Sonny Randle, '54 - Sportscaster, former NFL wide receiver, Plaxico Burress, '96 - NFL football player, wide receiver for New York Giants, Gen. John T. Chain, Jr., '52 - Former Commander In Chief of the Strategic Air Command, Robert S. Bloxom, '55 - Virginia's Secretary of Agriculture, Charles Edwin Estes, '43 - CEO of Great Coastal, a nationwide trucking company, John Bassett Vaughan, '48 - Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company, Edward Telling, '38 - Former Chairman & CEO of Sears, Kevin Plank, '91 - President & Founder of Under Armour, Lloyd Dobyns, '53 - Fomer NBC News Reporter/Correspondent, David Rublin - Member of the band American Authors, Richard Henkels - Award-winning cinematographer. Natalie Bracket '09 - Coordinator, Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Tiffany Williams '07 - Founder, TILA Studios, a visual arts incubator for black women. Booker T. Washington Jr. - Son of famous abolitionist, statesman and author, Yu Kil Chun - First Korean to study in West; essayist and social reformer, Theophilus Parsons - Helped draft Bill of Rights and developed US judiciary system, Edward Preble - Commodore of the USS Constitution, Jeb Bradley - Congressman - New Hampshire, Samuel Phillips - Founder of Phillips Academy, Andover, James Baker III '48 - Former Secretary of State, Norman Pearlstine '60 - Editor-in-chief of Time, Inc, Tobias Wolff '64 - Stanford University professor and critically acclaimed author of Old School, Oliver Stone '64 - Academy Award-winning producer/director. Rights, Tim Weiner - Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Tim Daly - Film, television, and theater actor. That growth process started at FGS. Michael Melford 68 - Is an American photographer, artist and teacher known for his National Geographic magazine assignments. 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