Andover Crew -- Celebrating 50 years

You are cordially invited to join us to celebrate 50 years of Crew at Andover.

Saturday, May 13, 2006

Honored Guest: Coach Brown 1934

Parents, Alumni and Guests: $60      Young Alumni (1996--2005): $40     Children free

Register online at www.andover.edu/alumni or make checks payable to Phillips Academy 01845

Contact: andovercrewandovercrew@andovercrew.net or 978-975-4152 or Jenny Savino jsavino@andover.edu or 978-749-4278
Websites: www.andover.edu   www.andovercrew.net

Who is coming on May13th.

Here are the people who have booked as of April 25th:
Mr. Philip J. Bowers Mr. Karl F. Milde, Jr. Mr. Philip C. Olsson Mr. Gaylord E. Smith Mr. Robert S. Meehan Dr. Ward R. Maier Mr. Paul Hoffman Mr. Peter A. Gerard Mr. Steven D. Harker Mr. William L. Chamberlin Mr. Gary A. Ahrens Mr. Matthew C. Molé Mr. Christopher T. Wise Mr. William T. Spitz Mr. Richard L. Kauffman Mr. Christopher N. Maietta Lt. Col. Thomas B. Francis Mr. Kurt A. Schwarz Mr. Drew Guff Mr. E. Foster Conklin, Jr. Mr. Taylor C. Gray Mr. Richard D. Moseley Mr. Reuben L. Perin III Mr. Carlos M. Montemayor Ms. Annie F. Lux Mr. Michael C. Foss Ms. Martha Beattie Mr. Ethan Ayer Mr. John Chamberlain Mr. John Clymer Mr. Meredith Crume Ms. Gwendolyn Dick Ms. Tia Doggett Mr. Michael Drooker Ms. Beth Garrity-Rokous Mr. Carter Hood Mr. Peter McKallagat Mr. William Miles Mr. Arthur Muldoon Mr. Tom Pollock Mr. Stephen Spare Mr. Richard Masland Ms. Catherine Stockly Ms. Amy Wilkinson Ms. Margaret Klarberg Ms. Annie Lux Mr. Michael Foss

Here are the people who have indicated that they will be coming:
Mr. James L. Harman Mr. Robert P. Pulley Mrs. Alison S. Bentley Mr. Mason H. Drake Ms. Gwendolyn G. Dick Ms. Laurie N. Coffey Mr. Jonathan C. MacMillan Ms. Cornelia J. Wilkinson Mr. Gregg R. Hamilton Mr. William H. Brown Mr. Robert D. Clark Mr. Averill Laundon Mr. Oscar L. Tang Mr. John H. Clymer Mr. Maynard J. Toll, Jr. Mr. David S. Kirk Mr. Carter S. Bacon, Jr. Mr. Thomas C. Foley Mrs. Lisa B. Pierson Mr. Jonathan K. Wonnell Ms. Cynthia V. Doggett Dr. Susan C. Elias Mr. William A. Miles Mr. Stephen Ackroyd Mr. David J. Duquette, Jr. Mr. Steve D. Hochman Mr. Jorge G. Mora Mr. Travis R. Metz Mrs. Tiffany D. Lynch Mr. Tom Pollock IV Mr. Ethan D. Ayer Ms. Serena C.M. Fong Mrs. Kathryn W. Kyle Mr. Kent A. Strong Ms. Sarah L. Kirn Capt. John M. Orsmond Mr. Robert C. Hall Ms. Mimi M. Crume Ms. Margaret G. Klarberg Mr. Minor Myers III Mr. Matthew C. Noyes Mr. Brian R. Elworthy Mr. Justin P. Accomando Mr. Michael R. Cody CPL Samantha L. Samora Ms. Emily R. Thornton Mr. Edward A. Minasian

Here are the people who indicated that they might come:
Mr. Lee H. Allen Mr. Stephen K. Bache Mr. Duncan M. Campbell Mr. John H. Allen Mr. George M. Bartlett Dr. Geoffrey M. Gratwick Mr. Douglas G. Wales Mr. Ralph P. Davis Mr. Bruce H. Walton Dr. James P. Richardson Mr. Richard J. Nuckolls Dr. Roger F. Steinert Mr. Frederick S. Johnson, Jr. Mr. Garret Mott III Mr. David Stimson Mrs. Jane P. Perrett Mr. Rome G. Arnold III Mr. Maxwell Steinhardt Ms. Lissy H. Abraham Mrs. Margot K. Timbel Dr. Katharine F. Wellman Mr. Peter B. Ventre Ms. Gretchen Van Dusen Mr. James S. Herman, Jr. Mr. Andrew W. Young Mr. Daniel J. Besse Mr. Alec D. Hugo Mr. Sturgis P. Woodberry Ms. Cynthia L. Greene Mr. David Goldstein Kopans Mrs. Jennifer Stern-Carusone Mr. Giles M. Bedford Mr. Benjamin I. Lumpkin Ms. Sarah H. Jacoby Mr. Michael P. Graffeo Mrs. Margot S. Utsch Mr. James O. Moore V 2nd Lt. Seth W. Moulton

Here are the people who have said they are unable to come for various trivial reasons such as graduations, marriages etc. although we will continue to hope they can change their minds:
Mr. Marshall L. Posey, Jr. Mr. Garland M. Lasater, Jr. Mr. Mike C. Moore Dr. Michael S. Mahoney Mr. Julian E. Minard Mr. A.B. Burnham Dr. John A. Bissell Dr. Edmund B. Cabot Mr. Hobart McK. Birmingham Mr. Carl F. Taeusch II Mr. Douglas A. Karlson Dr. James M. Crawford Mrs. Katherine M. McClintic Mrs. Sara M. Faulkner Mrs. Liese H. Rajesh Ms. Elisabeth Bieman Ms. Cecily C. Coughlan Dr. Laura C. DeVilbiss Mr. Philipp A. Schuller Ms. Charlotte E. Biern Ms. Jane E. McGillivray-Smith Ms. Victoria V.R. Stoneman Ms. Alison S. Lord Mr. Thomas A. Shields, Jr. Ms. Cynthia J. Taylor Ms. Melissa M. Zell Mrs. Lisa S. Chioffi Mrs. Catherine L. Crumbo Mr. Brian S. Donlon Mrs. Kristina B. Herndon Mr. John Achenbach III Ms. Christine C. Wood Mr. William A. Langworthy Mrs. Mereke D. Carrizosa Ms. Victoria A. Sancho Ms. Catherine E. Beirne Mr. Jeffrey O. Herzog Ms. Claire M. Coffey Ms. Cynthia J. Cohen Ms. Caroline M. Lind Ms. Ashley E. Lewis Mr. Simeon Hyde, Jr. Mr. Charles Sheldon II Mr. Joseph Seamans Ms. Emily L. Carter

There are hundreds more of you out there who should be coming...think you might... Click here to joins us

Sample quotes from the Alums:

(with slight editing)
"I can't begin to put into words the overwhelmingly positive influence my time on and off the water with my boatmates and coaches had on me while at Andover, and to this day. The lessons of hard work, determination, dedication, teamwork and individual achievement transcend the gunwales and stay with me through all endeavours, large and small."
"I coxed for Peter and it was undoubtedly one of the most important building blocks during my years in formation."
" Many of my fondest memories of Andover concern crew, and for years I had the recurring dream that I had somehow managed to return to Andover to row. I had great admiration for Coach Brown as a coach and as a person. I remember him as a man of great dignity and warmth. My senior year was the year one of our shells blew off the top of a car and shattered on the Interstate. He handled the situation with poise and grace."
"I miss the Andover rowing family and would love to re-connect with coaches and teammates. The day Coach Kathryn "Luc" Green introduced me to crew changed my life. I rowed all four years at Penn and the friendships, discipline, and experiences I had through rowing has helped to define my life! "
"I was captain of that first crew that Bill Brown coached, and I remember very well the agony of trying to raise a crew among 750 men who had never rowed before...I remember that our stroke, who was an Englishman, weighed in at 148 pounds and in one of our first practices, he caught a crab and was lifted out of the boat into the coldest water I can remember ...but I certainly have a strong pride in the crew program that Bill Brown had envisioned."
"I had a great time rowing second boat at Andover, although it was my off-season sport after swimming, and I remember Bill Brown, who was also my housemaster for my Upper year, with great affection."
"You're right, I was the first cox of the third boat in my Junior year (the old Harvard scow which was warped in the middle so it was impossible to balance), and then went on to bow in the second boat (the Princeton boat as I remember; never could gain enough weight to get into the first boat). Things were pretty loose in the old days of the Lawrence boathouse just above the dam. I still dream of setting the oar in the water and laying back"
"In 2000 I was inspired by my rowing experience at Andover to found Wayland-Weston Crew, the interscholastic rowing team for student-athletes at Wayland and Weston, MA high schools. Even before we owned our first boat, Pete Washburn has been a source of guidance and inspiration to us. Last fall our BV and GV eights won the Mass. Public Schools Fall Championships at Lake Quinsigamond."
"Please give the coaches at Andover my sincere thanks for letting us have fun while working our butts off. I enjoyed every moment of it!"
" I loved rowing with the girls at Andover and because of my experience there it led me not only to Princeton but to the national team and hopefully to some future olympic games, so in that respect I am eternally indebted to andover crew."
"Thank you (Bill Brown) for all that fun, especially in 1958-1959. I remember those days after school ended in 1959, when we were rowing on the upper Merriment, sometimes past the old, abandoned mills of Lowell...We were practicing for Henley, rowing at an incredibly low rate, and the boat was skimming through the water. I remember your crew cut, and your cigarette hanging out of the side of your mouth, and your very quiet, effective way of coaching."
These are a few samples of the messages from alumni over the past few months. The passion echoes through the ages and lives on in the hearts of our young rowers today.