2021-22 Annual Report | Founders Society
“When the Solebury School opened in New Hope, Pennsylvania in the fall of 1925, it was not just another school for several reasons. No wealthy person gave money to found the school; the founders were not concerned with financial profits; nor did they believe that more schools or bigger schools were needed.”—Excerpt from a 1932 article in Progressive Education by Arthur “Doc” Washburn, Solebury’s first headmaster and one of its four founders.
The Founders Society is built upon the tradition of keeping the original inspiration for Solebury School alive and thriving. The leadership support of the following individuals ensures the continuation of the Founders’ ideals and our school’s pursuit of excellence in education.
The following is our list of our philanthropic leaders whose enduring generosity over the years totals an investment of $100,000 or more.
DESIGNATIONS
° First-year donor
• Five-year donor
*10- to 19-year donor
**20- to 29-year donor
***30- to 39-year donor
****40- to 49-year donor
*****50- to 59-year donor
† for deceased
H for Holmquist Alumnae
Anonymous (8)
Jay '59 and Kären Abbe*****
Andrew Alpern '56******
Daniel C. Arnold and
Linda M. Chaille-Arnold, MD P'20•
Barbara and Mark Blasch P'10•
Scott and Mary Bolenbaugh P'09*
Malcolm W. Callanan†**
Carolyn Cameron GP'07
Cedar Tree Foundation
Chris '60 and Whitney Chandor P'86****
Doo Won Choi and Hee Chung Sohn P'08•
John Clark†°
Cleveland Dodge Foundation, Inc.
Dan '63 and Patricia Cohen**
Margery Collins '63****
Community Association Underwriters of America, Inc
Anne and Louis Cyktor, III P'05**
Fern-Ann Davy '66†*
Jenifer MacConnell Dismukes '73†*
Eugene Dodd '52†•
Donald and Gwen Donley P'53 '55†**
Elizabeth Holmquist Downs '33•
Stephen Fine '57†****
First National Bank & Trust Co. of Newtown**
Estate of Raymond Fogelson '51†*****
Michael and Collette Foley P'15 '16•
Ari Gabinet and Christina Paxson P'15•
Alice Goldsmith '61 and John Goldsmith '59†*
Goldstein Family Foundation
Greenfield Foundation–Rosenberg Fund
Lawrence and Lynda Gross P'07•
Doug Haigh '67 and Sandra Moreno P'08****
Richard and Cynthia Haigh P'67 GP'08****
Renee and Neil Hall P'13*
Anne Hess '67 and Craig Kaplan***
Barbara† and Bob Hillier**
Mary Beth Kineke and
Carleton Holstrom P'08 '10*
Home and School Association***
Independence Foundation
Carol and John Jamison P'78•
Kittie Jepsen '57†**
Beverley Jones P'67 '73†***
Walter Lamb '34†****
Harrie Lewis '35†*****
Danaher Lynch Family Foundation**
Eileen McDonnell P'23•
Isis Melhado P'68 '70***
Dick Moss '48****
William J. and Holly Heath Mullin P'05 '08*
Jill and Tom Nerney P'09
David and Katharine Newhouse P'02 '06•
James Newman '38°
William Penney '67 P'06***
John Petito and Barbara Winter P'96 '03***
Elizabeth Pitcairn '91**
Hermann Platt '54†****
Caroline Linn Henry Royster H'38*****
Eric '55† and Caroline Shaw*****
Michael† and Marika Sienkiewicz '56****
Ann Spencer Simon '35†*
Annsi Cole Stephano '58 P'77 '78 '81 GP'03*****
Tom Stevenson, Jr. '65***
The Page and Otto Marx, Jr. Foundation**
United States Liability Insurance
Carol Van Duyne '52†****
Elizabeth and James Wavle P'11*
Barbara Slaner Winslow***