APRIL 2024

Dear Rachael,


We are getting excited for our Gala on April 27! This year the focus is on the arts at LFA. We hope you will join us for this fun annual event on campus. Read more below.


Have a wonderful week!



Ruth Keyso

Senior Director of Alumni Engagement & Philanthropy

847-615-3268 (office)

847-224-6072 (cell)

rkeyso@lfanet.org

www.lfanet.org/give

Join Fellow Alumni for Gala 2024!

Gala 2024: The Art of the Imaginable is just two weeks away! Saturday, April 27, 6 p.m.


Co-chaired by Trustee Suzanne Isenberg 83 and emceed by alumnus Alex Goode 05, the event will include a cocktail reception, Gala program, student entertainment, avant-garde dinner, and a paddle raise to benefit the Fine and Performing Arts Department at LFA.


We are grateful to our many alumni who have contributed written testimonials and videos in support of this project's marketing: Jay Chandrasekhar 86, Kelly Perine ’87, Jason Delane Lee 90, Samantha Holmes 02, Rich Young 04, Alex Goode '05, and Kiki Hood 19. Also, thank you to those alumni who've donated to this project in absentia, and those who've provided sponsorship support. We are grateful.


Can't attend on April 27?

Please support the arts at LFA through an absentee paddle.

Register for Gala
Be a Sponsor

College Dinners and Coffees

In March, undergraduate and grad students at Philadelphia-area colleges enjoyed a college dinner series event with Ruth Keyso near the University of Pennsylvania campus. And across the pond in Dublin, Garry Sloan P19, 21 and his son, Garrison 21, got together with Lily Ainsley 22, who is studying at Trinity College.


clockwise from bottom left: Yutan Jin 22, Michael Lentskevich 20, Ailey Hongyi Fang 18, Andrew Zengeler 22, Senior Director of Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy Ruth Keyso, Hadley Fagan 21, Maggie Shujing Zhou 19, Hannah Liu 21


Garrison Sloan 21, Lily Ainsley 22, and Dean of Advancement Garry Sloan P19, 21

Alumni in the Classroom

Thank you to LFA alumni brothers Brandon 15 (below, right) and Parker 19 Amoroso, who spoke with Matt Vaughn P27s entrepreneurship class on April 5 about their start-up, Scalis, a next-generation, fully integrated applicant tracking system and Job Board platform. Brandon is also the founder at Electriq, an e-commerce brand retention and growth company (which he sold in 2022 to DRINKS.com.) Brandon is a 2023 Forbes 30 under 30 Miami awardee. Go, Caxys!

Minneapolis Visits

Head of School Chris Tennyson P’27 and Dean of Advancement Garry Sloan P’19, ’21 hosted a group of alumni at a Twins-Dodgers baseball game at Target Field in Minneapolis on April 8. Thanks, alumni, for coming out to cheer on the Twins and visit with Chris and Garry!


caption for photo below, first row, l to r: Oliver West and Michaela Crowley 16, Molly and Burke Stucker 86; middle row, l to r: Helen, Kanyana Ntagungira 18, Jim Oberly 71, Melanie and John Dawson 92, Head of School Chris Tennyson P27, Peter Johnson 08 and his wife, Alina, and David Johnson 08 (behind Peter)

Ferry Hall Alumnae Luncheon

The Office of Alumni Engagement invites Ferry Hall alumnae and friends to a luncheon hosted by alumna Lyssa Mashek Piette '68 on May 16 at the Woman's Athletic Club Chicago.


This is an opportunity to bring our alumnae together to socialize and to introduce them to Head of School Chris Tennyson P27, who will share news from LFA today. Archivist Rita Schulien MacAyeal 87 will also be in attendance to share some history about Ferry Hall and to honor the legacy and contributions of our Ferry Hall alumnae to LFAs current success. You don't want to miss this!


Register here or call Rachael Josephsen for more info: 312-972-5118.

Recordings of Author Talks

In April we enjoyed evening author talks through the Bird Artist Series with award-winning writers Julie Otsuka and Jonathan Eig. If you were not able to attend or watch the livestream, here are the recordings of the talks: Otsuka and Eig.

Will You Take the Caxy Legacy Challenge?

Alumni, time is running out to take advantage of the Caxy Legacy Challenge. The CLC is an opportunity to make both an immediate and long-term impact on LFA when you inform the Academy of a new or previously undocumented deferred gift commitment. Create your legacy today!

Concerts on Campus

Join us on campus for one of the following student concerts this spring. All performances are free and open to the public:


Orchestra Concert: April 17

VOX Concert: April 24

Solo Concert: May 16

Choir and Studio Fest: May 21


All events take place at 7 p.m. in The Cressey Center for the Arts (or Reid Hall) on the LFA campus.

Athletic Center Updates

Construction on the Athletic Center Expansion (ACE) is moving along smoothly. Read updates and view video on our YouTube page. Fundraising continues on this effort, the largest capital project in LFAs history. If youre interested in learning more and supporting this project, please contact a member of the Advancement team.


For more news about the sports teams on campus, visit the LFA Athletics website.

Class and Faculty Notes, Death Notices

We plan to run class notes and death notices in the alumni enews as well as in the Review. Read recent submissions, including notes from faculty and staff. Send your career/family updates and photos to classnotes@lfanet.org

Contact Info Updates

If you have recently moved, changed jobs or have a new email address or cell number, please let us know so that we can update our database. Send your data to updates@lfanet.org

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Alumni, stay connected with us through the LFA Alumni LinkedIn page.

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