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Introducing New Alumni Relations Director Michael Haddock |
Please help us welcome Michael Haddock as Columbus Academy’s new Director of Alumni Relations. He previously served as Senior Associate of Engagement and Alumni Relations at the Knowlton School of Architecture at Ohio State University, where he was the point of contact for all annual giving and scholarship raising, stewardship, event coordination, volunteer recruitment and overall alumni engagement strategies. Prior to that, Michael was Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement for OSU’s College of Optometry, a role for which he was named by the school’s alumni association as 2018 Alumni Relations Officer of the Year. Michael holds two degrees from Ohio State – a bachelor’s in Strategic Communications and a master’s in Public Policy and Management – and chairs the monthly education programs committee for the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Central Ohio Chapter. He can be reached at haddockm@columbusacademy.org or 614-509-2290.
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Academy Alumni in the News |
Last fall, while leading an outdoor pre-orientation program for first-year Kalamazoo College students in a remote area of the Adirondack Mountains, Columbus Academy alumna Julia Leet ’18 (on left in photo) played a crucial role in saving an injured hiker who had to be rescued by an Army helicopter. For more alumni press clips, click on the following links.
If you have clips (either in print or on the web) to pass along for future issues, please send them to info@columbusacademy.org.
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Two Alumni Gatherings in the San Francisco Bay Area |
Whether you call the San Francisco Bay Area home or happen to be visiting, all alumni are invited to gather together for two wonderful evenings of food, fun and Academy fellowship at the beginning of March!
On March 1, Todd Park ’90 and Amy Geng are hosting a gathering at the Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. For details and to RSVP, click here.
The following evening, on March 2, Lindsey Kirk ’01 and Jeremy Summer ’01 are inviting alumni to their home in San Rafael from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. To RSVP, click here.
On both nights, you are invited to join administrators and faculty members from Academy for updates on how our staff and students have emerged from the pandemic with the passion to explore new initiatives and to bring our strategic vision to life! Spouses and partners are welcome. We hope to see you for these long-awaited West Coast gatherings!
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Television Story Recognizes Life-Saving Heroes at Academy |
Near the end of a recent seventh grade girls basketball game at Academy, a referee collapsed on the court and was almost immediately attended to by members of our security and athletic department staff as well as medical professionals who happened to be in the stands. Thankfully, our campus is equipped with 10 AED stations (with more on the way) and one was quickly brought to help with the resuscitation of this individual, who is now recovering at home. The referee’s wife (pictured with some of the individuals who helped to save him) recently visited campus to thank the athletic trainers and security officer who came to her husband’s aid. A news story about this incident aired on 10TV, and more coverage is likely as organizations such as Project ADAM advocate for more schools to follow our model of having AEDs and CPR training for staff.
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Six upper-schoolers received honors this school year as part of the College Board National Recognition Program: seniors Alexis Cunningham, EJ Jenkins and Nnenna Onwe as well as juniors Zoya Arnold, Ceci Reitter and Eliora Teferi. They excelled in College Board assessments and schoolwork throughout the 2021-22 school year to earn these awards, which colleges use to identify academically competitive underrepresented students. According to the program description on the College Board website, these national programs “grant underrepresented students with academic honors that can be included on college and scholarship applications and connect students with universities across the country.”
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Our latest Experience magazine is now available online by clicking here. If you did not receive a printed version or would like extra copies mailed to you, please let us know at info@columbusacademy.org or by replying to this newsletter. As mentioned in the last newsletter, this edition was a deep-dive on our athletics department and its importance to the overall mission of the school. Our next issue will feature alumni working in the media, so please let us know whom we should interview!
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Earlier this month, our community celebrated three seniors who will continue their academic and athletic careers on the collegiate level (view photos). Gabe Eribo will join the University of Chicago’s track & field program, Harold Hacker will play rugby at the University of Tennessee and Charlie Heywood will join the Kenyon College basketball team.
Our athletics department is highlighting former 12-season athletes with video interviews on its social media. The first two alumni to be featured were Mary Kate Prall ’22 and Kennedy Jackson ’22. Look for upcoming interviews with Henry Rubey ’22, Kyle Bernstorf ’22 and others. Also, check out this story on our league-champion boys basketball team that mentions Kevin Reeves ’22.
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Send In Your Class Notes
We love keeping in touch with our alumni, and we want to hear all of your latest news.
Have you recently changed your name? Moved to a new home? Been promoted? Changed your line of work? Please go to the Alumni Updates Form to share these details. Providing the school with this information will help ensure you receive reunion updates, regional event invitations and the latest news from your alma mater!
Have you recently earned a new title or degree? Have details about an exciting trip or recent accomplishment to share? Gotten engaged or married? Added a new little Viking to your family? Please use the Class Notes Form to share these exciting life updates for inclusion in the class notes section of an upcoming edition of Academy’s Experience magazine.
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