Catch Up With Your Former Classmates
List of 17 news stories.
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Former Faculty Member Now Professor Emeritus at Northwestern
While not an alumnus, Dr. Michael Sherry is a former faculty member whom we caught up with recently after discovering his photo on the cover of the 2003 Hamden Hall Magazine. Michael was pictured alongside alumni Richard Peck and David Pilot, classmates from the Class of 1972. The three had attended a Hamden Hall 30th reunion, hosted at the home of Richard Peck’s mother, former faculty member Mary Peck.Read More -
With Patent Knowledge, Alumna Shares with Students
Ellen Rich, Class of 2010, is a regional account manager with IFI Claims Patent Services, a leading supplier of patent data for resellers and innovators in the research and healthcare sectors. She has been with the company since June 2018 in the capacity of identifying, engaging, and developing new regional accounts.Read More -
2014 Civil Engineer Helps Renovate Merchant Marine Academy Campus
Getting out in the field more and interacting with stakeholders were two things Maria Kozdroy, Class of 2014, was looking for in a new job. Maria recently found the right opportunity as a civil engineer working for the Capital Improvement Program at the United States Merchant Marine Academy.Read More -
2016 Alumnus Scores Job with Miami Dolphins
Following his May 2020 graduation from Ithaca College, Marco Fontana, Class of 2016, scored a job as a ticket sales representative for the Miami Dolphins.Read More -
Outdoor Adventurer Pens Handbook for Similar Enthusiasts
After trekking through both the Ozark Mountains and Alaska’s Brooks Range, 1964 alumnus Fred Paillet has co-authored a handbook that details and illustrates the “typical trailside perspective” of a hiker.Read More -
Alumni Offer Insight on Path to Professional Success
Having journeyed through the same halls and classrooms as current Upper School students, a panel of Hamden Hall alumni offered valuable insight into their respective paths to professional success.Read More -
Alumnus Receives Romania's Highest Civil Award
Alumnus Adrian Zuckerman, Class of 1975, who served as the United States Ambassador to Romania, was awarded the “Star of Romania” from Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.Read More -
Designing Alumna Gets Creative at Vineyard Vines
Alumna Shin Hae Lee, Class of 2013, began a new job in late 2020 as an associate digital designer for Vineyard Vines, the popular American clothing and accessory retailer.Read More -
'Swanky' Alumna Starts Shell Company
While there may be shells aplenty strewn across the sands of most beaches, Cameron “Cammy” Griffin, Class of 2011, discovered a lack of pretty ones on retail shelves. She has since established Swanky Shells, a commercial line of decorated shells that can be used for party favors, decorations, home décor, and more.Read More -
Alumni Panel Talks Race with Middle Schoolers
A panel of alumni recently spoke to Middle School students on the topic of race, answering questions about their own time as seventh- and eighth-graders.Read More
Sheryl-Leigh General 2016, Tyler Williams 2009, and Chavon Patterson 2020, returned to campus virtually via Zoom for the Dec. 11 assembly that was hosted by the Anti-Defamation League. -
It's a Performer's Life for 2003 Alum
Jesse Gabbard, Class of 2003, reports that he's living in East LA, and "loving" it! We last heard from Jesse in 2015 when he appeared as Domingo Garcia in the 2016 action thriller, The Finest Hours. Since then, Jesse has continued pursuing his acting career and has appeared in such movies as The Fate of the Furious (part of the Fast and Furious franchise), 6 Underground with Ryan Reynolds and directed by Michael Bay, and Songbird, the first movie shot during the COVID-19 pandemic.Read More -
Island Life for 1952 Alumnus
Albert D. Blakeslee III, Class of 1952, maintains that he has visited “the East” over the years, but was never tempted to move back permanently – especially when Hawaii was an option.Read More -
Harpur Schwartz 2013 Establishes Domestic Violence Social Impact Company
Harpur Schwartz, Class of 2013, is doing impactful work in the public health field, specifically related to domestic violence and intimate partner violence intervention.Read More -
2014 Alumna is the CT FoodGirly!
A family vacation in Italy – which of course meant lots of wonderful meals – has led to a licensed business for alumna Alex Acquarulo, Class of 2014.Read More -
Alum Scores New Coaching Post
After returning to his alma mater to help coach the Boys' Varsity Basketball team for seven seasons, alumnus Danny Oglesby, Class of 2002, has been named head coach at North Haven High School.Read More -
Abigail Podlubny 2014 Starts Company
Abigail has formed a company that sells EPA-approved disinfectant solution. Along with a friend, Abigail started Flanagan United LLC in April 2020.Read More -
Alumna is Sweden-Bound
Catharine Walker Bergström, Class of 1973, is moving back to Sweden in 2021 after having lived and worked in Malta for the past six years.Read More
View the memorial booklet.The Office of Development and Alumni Relations recently dedicated a bench in remembrance of alumna Sarah Alexis Foster, Class of 2010. The bench was placed on our Whitney Avenue campus. Sarah's parents, Laurie Stone and Stuart Foster, wanted to memorialize Sarah and provide students and faculty a place to relax and reflect.
Sarah's special relationship with teacher and advisor Tom Iampietro, who died March 5, 2020, led her to become a history scholar and exemplary history teacher. Mr. I's mentorship and belief in Sarah supported her career vison and goals.
If you would like to make a donation in Sarah's name to the Tom Iampietro Scholarship Fund, click here.
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In Memoriam
List of 8 news stories.
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Nancy Jean Tripp Herrington, Class of 1952
Nancy Jean Tripp Herrington, Class of 1952, passed away on February 24th at the Nottingham in Syracuse, NY. She leaves behind her husband of 65 years, Dr. Lee Pierce Herrington, also a Hamden Hall alumnus, Class of 1952. Nancy and Lee met at Hamden Hall.Read More -
Ret. Major Carl B. Fedde, Class of 1960
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Jean Arpine, Mother of Hamden Hall Staff Member and Past-Grandparent
Jean Arpine, mother of Hamden Hall staff member, Daria Howard, died on February 11, 2021. Jean was the grandmother of alumni Jackson Arpine, Class of 2007, son of Hamden Hall staff member Benelyn Arpine, and Francesca Howard Macias, Class of 2008, daughter of Daria Howard.Read More
The Hamden Hall Community is saddened by this news and extends sincere condolences to the Arpine/Howard family during this difficult time.
Funeral services are private. A celebration of Jean's life will be held at a later time.
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Joy Sundgaard Kaiser, Class of 1947
Hamden Hall alumna Joy Sundgaard Kaiser, Class of 1947, died on February 3, 2021. Her sister Jill Sundgaard Jones was also a graduate of Hamden Hall Class of 1951.Read More
The Hamden Hall community extends condolences to the Kaiser family during this difficult time.
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Norma Josephine Zito Bailey, Grandparent, Great-Grandparent
Norma Josephine Zito Bailey, grandmother of Hamden Hall faculty member Andrea Calandrelli, died on January 23, 2021. One of Norma's great-grandchildren, Giulia Calandrelli, is a student in the Hamden Hall Class of 2033.Read More
The Hamden Hall community extends sincere condolences to Andrea and her family during this difficult time.
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Russell Doolittle, Class of 1948
The Hamden Hall office of alumni relations was recently informed that Russell Doolittle, Class of 1948, died on October 11, 2019. Our community extends condolences to the Doolittle family.Read More
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Past Grandparent Bernice (Levine) Margolis
Bernice (Levine) Margolis died on January 22, 2021. She was the grandmother of Hamden Hall alumni Kate Epstein Fierman, Class of 2000, Emily Epstein, Class of 2002, and Herbert "Herbie" Epstein, Class of 2005. She was the mother of Debbie Epstein, wife of Hamden Hall Trustee Emeritus Richard Epstein. The Hamden Hall community is saddened by this news and extends deep condolences to the family during this difficult time.Read More
Funeral services will be private and are under the care of the Robert E. Shure and Son Funeral Home. -
Marilyn Fellner Gredinger, Past Parent
Marilyn Fellner Gredinger, mother of Alan Schwartzman, Class of 1972, and Carol Schwartzman Press, Class of 1973, died on January 8, 2021.Read More
Marilyn was also the aunt of alumna and Hamden Hall faculty member Emily Zeid Schimelman, Class of 2002, and alumnus Joshua Zeid, Class of 2005.
The Hamden Hall community extends condolences to Marilyn's family.
To read Marilyn's obituary, click here.
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Phone: 203-752-2600
Fax: 203-752-2651
admissions@hamdenhall.org
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