Support

Memorial Gifts

Those recognized in bold had gifts made in their memory between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, by the individuals listed beneath their names.

Stewart Adam
Whit Wales III ’77

Jay Barnett ’56; P’94; GP’28,’30
Bob Steinberg ’56

Jacob Bojmel GP’22,’26,’26
Ronen and Orit Bojmel P’22,’26,’26

Larry Colan
Greg Surnamer ’90 and Juliet Schackner Surnamer ’91
Moshe Shulman ’97

Al Davis
Mike Michelson P’06,’08
Barbara Muller
Milton Sipp and Anitra Swaminathan P’17,’21,’23

Conxita Djedda
Peter Camacho ’86

Emanuel Donchin GP’33
Mike Campbell and Ayala Donchin P’33

Lloyd Farrar
Dick Aronson ’65

Lois Fenichell P’71,’73
Steve Fenichell ’73

James Foster ’30; P’70
Joan Twigg*

Joseph Gavilanes
Frank and Parija Kavilanz P’26

Renato C. and Elvira R. Giallorenzi GP’14
Thomas Giallorenzi

Dorothea Jacobi Gray ’45; P’73,’82
Stephen Gray ’73

Arne Gronningsater P’70,’72,’75
Phil Proctor ’58

Irene Guiney
Jim Bernstein ’56

Bebe Hajirashouliha GGP’33
Lenny and Heidi Payan P’33

John Jones P’64,’66,’71,’78; GP’01,’15,’18,’18
Dick Aronson ’65
Lee Stinchfield ’67

Jeff Jones ’64
Dan McCormick and Shami Jones McCormick ’71; P’01

Dolly Kapahi P’96,’01
Ayush Kapahi ’01

Janet Lynn Kerr ’73
Kate Driver Murphy ’73

Zack Knight ’91
Abe Fernandez ’92

Ruth Koch GP’23
Tamir Koch P’23

Y.S. and Anna Lee P’69
Ben Lee ’69

Peter Low ’90; GP’20,’24
Peggy Low P’90; GP’20,’24

Paul Luke P’79,’82
Rich Trefflich ’61

Pablo Martinez
Gregory Flynn and Kelley Nicholson-Flynn P’19,’26

Gerald and Rita McGerr P’72,’74
Michael McGerr ’72
Dinny Sloan Lewis ’54
Celia McGerr Regan ’74

Elizabeth Means P’10
Stephen Gardner P’10

Tom Moran P’93
Magdalene Moran ’93

Karen Leigh Murray ’79
Andrea Zalaznick Burdick ’79

Derek Pickard ’61
Anonymous

Mauriciu and Dorothea Rodescu P’74
Alina Rodescu-Pitchon ’74

Nancy Rosenberg P’70,’72,’72,’80
Lynne Roberts ’66
Theodore Casparian ’78

Jennifer Rosenthal P’21,’24
Carol Pouliot

Santo Ruma GP’19
Kevin Kurtz ’19

Aidan Cameron Silitch
Owen Silitch ’15

Joseph Sokol GP’24
Thomas and Pauline Nakios P’24

Roberta Solowey
Alex Solowey ’51

Nicholas Sprayregen ’81
Fredi Sprayregen P’81,’87; GP’19,’22

Eleanor Squadron
Derek Smith

Lee Whedon Stearns P’78,’82
Robert Golden P’95,’99
Pamela Jablons ’71

Leo Stern P’72,’72
Tony Stern ’72

P. Gordon B. Stillman P79; GP ’11,’15
Fred Stillman IV ’11

Jim Taylor ’56
Pete London ’57

Erica Lindenbaum Tishman ’77; P’05,’07,’11
Andrea Baumann Lustig ’77
Zoe Michas ’11
Adam Tishman ’05
Stuart Tishman ’07
Kevin Yoon and Chris Roh P’22

Joyce Wong P’14,’17,’23
Emma Brick ’14

Linda Yearwood P’91
Ahmed Yearwood ’91

Circe Bermudez Zamora ’91
Erin Bertocci Seuffert ’91

Honorary Gifts

Those recognized in bold had gifts made in their honor between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, by the individuals listed beneath their names.

Oliver Aborn, Rafael Aborn, and Theo Aborn ’24
Joe and Judy Schocken GP’24

Russ Ames P’64,’65
John Hickey ’61

Annika Barve ’30 and Vikram Barve ’30
Neil Barve and Aditi Davray P’30,’30

Robin Bedford
Karin Dando-Haenisch

Jahde Brissett 29
Linda Pierce GP29

Kimberly Buehler ’20
Elizabeth Miller GP’17,’20

Calvin Butts V ’24
Calvin and Tiffany Butts P’24,’27
Marlene Ellis GP’24,’27

Reed Butts ’27
Calvin and Tiffany Butts P’24,’27
Marlene Ellis GP’24,’27

Benny Camens ’32 and Sloane Camens ’34
Clyde and Bonnie Zucker GP32,34

Marie Capasso
Susan Capasso
Linda Miller

Arianna Carpati ’19
Charles Carpati and Linda Kirschenbaum P’19

Gillian Churchland ’24
Robert and Penny Waites GP’24

Class of 2021
Andrew Lipschultz ’21
Marie Shpilrain ’21
Maia Sporn ’21

Class of 2023
Alex Canals and Liz Fernandez

Class of 2024
Adam and Jennifer Gerber P’24

Dylan Collins ’24
Jackson and Catherine Collins P’24

Elon Collins ’19
Keith Collins and Gina Parker Collins P’19,’22

The Community Engagement and Institutional Equity Teams
Michelle Boisson and Anisah Miley P’34

Cat Crocker
Lisa Young P’01,’05

The DEIB work at Riverdale
Pierre Janvier and Deidra Moore-Janvier P’07,’29

Laura Desmond
Eli Cohen ’19

Elon Drori ’33
Zeev and Carolynne Drori GP’33

James Duval P’31,’33
Jim Roberts and Ann Peters GP’31,’33

James Dyson
George Furst ’61

Jet Easterly ’23
Noel and June Koch GP’23

The Facilities Staff
JP Jacquet, Sr., and Breda Morrissey P’32

Jack Feinberg ’23
Gene and Kathy Bernstein GP’23

Mark and Melinda Feinberg P’23
Gene and Kathy Bernstein GP’23

The Flume Ensemble, in recognition of their concerts for Riverdale Senior Services
Julie Dalton

Eliot Fox ’29 and Robinson Fox ’33
David and Nancy Babin GP’29,’33
Brian Fox and Putney Cloos GP’29,’33

Maryanne Fraleigh
Charles Keefe and Lila Locksley ’P14

Lexie Frare
Eli Cohen ’19

John Friedland ’22 and Lily Friedland ’27
Gerald and Phyllis Friedland GP’22,’27

Danny Gall ’24
Pat Sullivan Gall P’24

God
Moshe Shulman ’97

Delroy Newton Green, Sr.
Guiselle Green GP’29

Charlie Greenberg ’27
Ed and Marlene Landau P’83,’84,’88; GP’27

Rebecca Greller P’19
Jennifer Etkin Gold ’06

Aiden Harpel ’23
Diana Feldman P’90; GP’23

Charlotte Heffner ’26 and Oliver Heffner ’29
Harvey Heffner GP’26,’29

Russell Jackson ’78
Jonathan ’78 and Amy Gallen P’15,’18,’20,’23

Kent Kildahl P’09
George Abitante ’12
Pete and Debbie Abitante P’12

Henry Louis Krumholz ’33
Steven and Dana Krumholz GP’33

Sammy Lee
Christopher and Hannah Lee

Henry Levine ’28 and Haddie Levine ’30
Carol Levine GP’28,’30

The Liss Family
Michael and Anita Liss P’34

Adrianna Lu ’25
Hao Lu and Li Chang P’25

Seth Magasiner ’31
Andrei and Rita Magasiner P’31

Lila Mendell ’25
Marianne Crean GP’25

Mike Michelson P’06,’08
Rachel Klein

Priscilla Morales ’96
Nick Levy ’11

My days as a student and then as a young teacher at Riverdale
Alita Lewis-Pennington Homan ’44

My time at Riverdale
Evan Gaines ’16

Lily Nelson ’29
Bill and Lisa Nelson P’29

Viktor Ostlund ’19
Tomas Ostlund and Monica Gaffney P’19

Bill Pahlka P’85
Paul Cooper and Leslie Freidin Cooper ’63; P’88,’95

The Patel Family
Hiren and Patti Patel P’19,’21

Hilary Peltz ’06 and Ally Peltz ’10
Andrew and Jenny Peltz P’06,’10

Carol Pouliot
Gregory Flynn and Kelley Nicholson-Flynn P’19,’26

Dominic A.A. Randolph
Gregory Flynn and Kelley Nicholson Flynn P’19,’26
Bob Franco ’71
Howard Hoffen and Sandy Kim Hoffen ’83; P’25
Eiichiro Kuwana ’82

Hudson Reich ’29
Arlene Reich GP’29

Ethan Rhodes ’25
Jim and Jane Rhodes GP’25

Dylan Rimsky ’33
Eric and Heather Rimsky P’33

Riverdale Faculty and Staff
Peter Camacho ’86
Milton Sipp and Anitra Swaminathan P’17,’21,’23
Barry Spagna P’11
Melinda Thayer P20,’23

Riverdale Faculty and Staff, past and present
Vance ’90 and Mia Young P’29,’31

Riverdale School for Girls Class of 1948
Diane Alice Blanc ’48

Riverdale Students, Parents, Staff, Faculty, and Administrators
Peter Haley

Jaime Roberts ’27
Brad and Robin Roberts P’27

Milo Rodriguez ’25
Alan Fields and Lois Akner Fields GP’25

Olivia Salvage ’20
Peter Salvage and Joanne Fowler P’20

Nora Shanok ’33 and Hank Shanok ’34
Henry and Meredith Von Kohorn GP’33,’34

Jessica Elghanayan Shell ’95; P’28
Sharon and Jon Corzine P’95; GP’28

Hilda Shen
Karin Dando-Haenisch

Josh Sherman ’08
Michael and Anita Liss P’34

Jed Silverstein
Joshua Rothstein ’15

Ada Simon ’25
John and Olinda Simon GP’25

Stephanie Simpson
Eli Cohen ’19

Milton Sipp P’17,’21,’23
George Igel ’64; P’89,’95
Soobin Lim ’07
Antoinette Quarshie
Joshua Rothstein ’15

Lucy Sopher ’22
Edward and Nadia Sopher P’22

Kathryn Sridaromont GP’24
David and Tanya Wells P’24

Three Generations of Riverdale Students
Joan Diamond Steinberg ’58; P’83,’86,’87; GP’16,’24,’25

Asher Van Millican
Ian Millican ’02

Troy Volin ’91
Judith Volin P’91

Brooke Weiner ’22
Michael and Abby Wolk GP’22

John Wellington P’14,’20
Nick Levy ’11

Emma Nor Zinder
Michael and Charlotte Zinder P’04,’08

Annual Fund Volunteers

To recognize their important role and success as Annual Fund volunteers during the 2020-21 academic year, we are delighted to list all volunteers who also supported the school with gifts of their own.

George Abitante ’12
Harrie Bakst ’03
Rich Bakst ’99; P’30,’32
Jenny Brod Bernstein ’05
Max Bernstein ’11
Al Burger ’90
Diana Caskey P’19,23
Dave Chiang P’25,’29,’33
Richard Diamond, Jr. P’21,’23
Lana Jacobs Edelman ’00
Leigh Evron ’11
Brian Fox P’29,’33
Betsy Goldin P’30,’33
Joe Goldschmid ’04
Kameil Grant-Knight P’26,’31
Sarah Horne ’15
Anna Kanovich P’24,’26
Samantha Liebowitz Kaufman ’89
Steve Kaufman ’82
Alana Yavers Krug ’98
Deborah Luskin P’19,’22,’22
Wendy Marks P’23,’26
Tony Melchior ’73
Deidra Moore-Janvier P’80,’07,’29
Pamela Morrison P’26
Maria Mrotek Lander P’22
Ally Peltz ’10
Amie Rappoport McKenna P’26
Tom Remien P’24,’24
Tawanda Scott Sambou P’30
Julia Sesler ’14
Russell Sesler ’12
Jessica Elghanayan Shell ’95; P’28
Roger Sherman ’74; P’20
Jenna Langel Witten ’06

Hackett Society

We are grateful to the following members of the Frank S. Hackett Legacy Society who have provided for Riverdale in their estate plans.

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Russ Ames P’64,’65
Chuck Angulo ’62
Dick* and Grace* Ball P’79,’83; GP’12,’15,’16,’18
Elisabeth Heber-Smith Belfer ’42*
Lisa Birnbach ’74
Harold Blach, Jr. ’49
John Boneparth ’67
Ed Cone ’35*
Leslie Freidin Cooper ’63; P’88,’95
John Corbett*
John Dalton ’31*
John M. Davis ’68
Virginia Dubin
John O. Field ’58
Malcolm Foster, Jr. ’28; P’61*
Mike Foster ’61*
Justin Franco III ’53*
David Frankel ’58
Matt Gately III ’42*
Daniel and Ashley Gish P’32
Bob Golub ’62
John Gooding ’42*
George Igel ’64; P’89,’95
Tom Israel P’91
Mark Jaso ’73
John R. Johnson
Anne Goodrich Jones ’50
Bill Kahn ’60; P’06
Dick Kaufmann ’29*
Howard Kesseler, Jr. ’81
Pat Kozma*
Paul Lewis ’67
Sandy Lindenbaum* and Linda Lewis Lindenbaum ’54; P’77,’81; GP’05,’07,’11,’15,’19,’20
Harold Mayer, Jr. ’41; GP’04*
Ernest McAneny ’25*
Jim McLelland ’53*
Tony Melchior ’73
Tim Millar ’62
Pam Miller Ness ’68
Victor Noerdlinger, Jr. ’48*
Bruce Ollstein ’82
Isabelle Padro-Valiente*
Dirk ’45* and Joanne Perper
Lloyd Perper ’37*
Kitty Perry P’69,’72*
Fran Chambers Rogers ’54*
Sandy Rose ’53*
Allison Rouse ’89
Bruce Schlechter ’62*
Bobbe Dean Schuler ’52
Don Shea ’59*
Dave Stallard ’45
Doug and Wendy Topkis P’20,’22,’24
Joan Twigg*
Charlie Watts II ’44*
John Weil ’39*
Michael and Leah Weisberg P’98,’02
George Weiss, Jr. ’59
Charlie Wilds ’35*
Stuart and Carol Zuckerman P’01

Annual Fund Scholarships

The Alper Family Scholarship
The Geneva Beard Memorial Scholarship
The Class of 2021 Scholarship
The Cohen Family Scholarship
The Friedland Family Scholarship
The Gilligan Family Scholarship
The Paul ’96 and Robyn Goldschmid Scholarship
The Peter Grayson ’73 Scholarship
The Haidar Family Scholarship
The Hostetter-Habib Family Scholarship
The James/Sixsmith-Cox Scholarship
The Dolly Kapahi Memorial Scholarship
The Young Sam Kim Scholarship
The Sandy Lindenbaum Memorial Scholarship
The Lisman Katz Family Scholarship
The Meltzer Family Scholarship
The Nathan Family Scholarship
The Neuwirth Family Scholarship
The Palm Family Scholarship
The Rajpal/Desai Family Scholarship
The Relles Family Scholarship
The Maxine and Allan Rose Family Scholarship
The Rudin/DeWoody Family Scholarship
The Russo Family Scholarship
The Carolyn and Curtis Schenker Scholarship
The Seinfeld Scholarship
The Shafran Family Scholarship
The Shell Family Scholarship
The Milton Sipp Scholarship
The Tessler Family Scholarship
The Jeff ’77 and Penny Vinik Scholarship
The Wallach ’01 Family Scholarship
The Weiner Family Scholarship
The Yanai Family Scholarship

Foundations, Corporations, Matching Gifts

Riverdale is grateful for the many institutions that supported the school during the last fiscal year with outright or matching gifts.

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AmazonSmile Foundation
American Endowment Foundation
American Express Charity
American Express Foundation
Ananta Giving Foundation
The Ayco Charitable Foundation
The Bachmann Strauss Family Fund, Inc.
Bank of America
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
Barclays Capital
Henry C. & Karin J. Barkhorn Foundation
Sol and Margaret Berger Foundation
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Bessemer National Gift Fund
Black Rock Forest Consortium, Inc.
Blitzer Family Foundation
BoostMySchool, Inc.
Capco
The Carlyle Group
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Charities Aid Foundation of America
ConEdison
The Cornell Family Foundation
Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P.
The Davis Hill Foundation
The Derfner Foundation
Designs that Donate
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
The Fund for Individual Potential
The Garcia Family Foundation for Art, Culture, and Education
Stephen H. Gardner Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation
Melvin and Estelle Gelman Foundation
Goldman Sachs Gives
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund
The Goldstone Fund, Inc.
Perry and Donna Golkin Family Foundation
John & Amy Griffin Foundation, Inc.
Edna and Monroe C. Gutman Foundation
Penn Harris Charitable Trust
The Harteveldt Foundation
The Ronnie F. Heyman Foundation
Hoffen Family Foundation
The Mark D. Hostetter and Alexander N. Habib Foundation
Hughes Sports Publications
IBM
Interpublic Group
A.C. Israel Foundation, Inc.
J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund
The Jaharis Family Foundation
JCT Foundation
Jewish Communal Fund
Jockey Hollow Foundation
JPMorgan Chase & Company
The Nathalie M. Kaplan Foundation
YS Kim Foundation
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
David B. Kriser Foundation, Inc.
Kronthal Family Foundation
Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg Family Charitable Trust
The Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Charitable Trust
Lenovo Foundation
The A. L. Levine Family Foundation
The Sharon Levine Foundation
Lindenbaum Family Charitable Trust
The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation
The Magic Trust
The Rose Marrow Fund
MasterCard International
Howard and Jennifer Michaels Family Foundation
McGue Millhiser Family Trust
The Thomas & Janet Montag Family Foundation
The Monteforte Foundation, Inc.
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc.
MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
The Donald R. Mullen Family Foundation, Inc.
The New York Community Trust
New York Life
Nomura America Foundation
Ogden CAP Properties, LLC
Panwy Foundation
Pfizer Foundation
The Pinkerton Foundation
T. Rowe Price Charitable Giving
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Raymond James Charitable
Robben Foundation
Robbins Family Foundation
Romenesa Foundation
The Sani Family Foundation, Inc.
Schenker Family Foundation
Scholarship America
The Schulweis Family Foundation
Schwab Charitable Fund
Sidman Family Foundation
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Steelcase Foundation
TD Bank
Thomson Reuters
Three-W US, Inc.
TisBest Philanthropy
TRUiST
UBS
Van Dyke Family Foundation, Inc.
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
Varnum de Rose Charitable Trust
Verizon Foundation
Vermilion Foundation
Vinik Family Foundation
The Walt Disney Company Foundation
The Warner Fund, Inc.
The Philip M. Waterman Foundation, Inc.
WEEJ Foundation
Zorn Foundation