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Skip Navigation LinksThe Next Pioneers: 2011-2012

The Bennington College Next Pioneers are alumni from the classes of the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s dedicated to helping preserve the educational excellence and integrity of the College. They have claimed a stake in the College's future by making Bennington a priority in their charitable giving. During the 2011–12 year, this group included 118 alumni who collectively donated $129,446 to Bennington. The College is grateful to the following alumni, who have either provided for Bennington in their estate plans or made annual leadership gifts at the following levels last year:

  • $1,000 or more for graduates from 1980–01
  • $600 or more for graduates from 2002–05
  • $300 or more for graduates from 2006–08
  • $120 or more for graduates from 2009–11
  • $60 or more for current students and the Class of 2012

2011-2012 Steering Committee
Marri Davis ’86, chair
Annie Coggan Crawford ’85
Lincoln Schatz ’86
Arjun Desai ’88
Tracy Katsky Boomer ’92
Amanda Spooner Frank ’92
Brendan Frank ’94
David Anthony ’96
Rachel Emmons-Bradley ’00
Jenna E. White ’00
Daniel Grossman ’04
Henry Lyon ’11

Patron Associates ($10,000 to $24,999)
Anne Doolittle MFA ’99
Matthew Marks ’85 and Jack Bankowsky ’81
Carole M. Merritt MFA ’96
Mary Bucksbaum Scanlan ’91

Sponsoring Associates ($5,000 to $9,999)
David Beitzel MFA ’83
Michael M. Meguid MFA ’12
Jeremy Sager ’80 and Paula Sager ’80
James Simon ’97

Founding Associates ($2,500 to $4,999)
Anonymous
Tracy Katsky Boomer ’91
Katherine Buechner Arthaud ’83
Lori Cohen ’90
Arjun Desai ’88
Melissa Rosenberg ’86
Elizabeth O. Silver ’86
Cynthia Stix ’81

Associates ($1,000 to $2,499)
David Anthony ’96
Elizabeth Iarrapino Bellin ’92
John H. Boyd ’03
Annie Coggan-Crawford ’85
Marri Davis ’86
Peter H. Dinklage ’91
Rachel Emmons-Bradley ’00
Amanda Spooner Frank ’92
Brendan Frank ’94
Albert F. Freihofer MAT ’03
Ann Paffrath Gallo ’82
Harley G. Higbie ’85
T. Kent Hikida ’85 and Amy Schweitzer Hikida ’85
William Ingraham ’82
Ellen Kanner ’83
Beth Kaplan Karmin ’85
Major Todd C. Knudson ’98
Barbara Meili ’80
Ahrin Mishan ’86
Eben N. Moore ’96
Carole Woodworth Perry ’85
Dr. Eric Ramirez-Ferrero ’85
Susan Repko MFA ’12
Álvaro Roche ’92
Isabel Rose MFA ’97
Lincoln Schatz ’86
Rachel Schatz ’89
Sekka B. Scher ’90
Sara Scripps ’01, MAT ’02
John Silvestrini ’82 and Trudi H. Vetterlein ’84
Shira Ariel Sternberg ’05
Jenna Elizabeth White ’00

Young Alumni Next Pioneers ($60 to $999)
Sean Adams ’08
Julia Baumann MFA ’12
Ruth W. Crocker MFA ’11
Robert Delanghe ’12
Leo P. Evans III ’11
Dmitri E. H. Glickman ’12
V. Hansmann MFA ’11
Timothy L. Harrison ’07
Kenneth R. Harvey MFA ’12
Sharon Hazzard MFA ’11
Lea J. Hershkowitz ’11
Nathan Jew ’04
Clark E. Knowles ’05
Tambudzai Kudze ’10
Josephine Lamuniere ’12
Erica Lazure MFA ’08
Ann Leamon MFA ’08
Debbie J. Lee MFA ’12
Gariot P. Louima MFA ’10
Michael S. Lowell ’12
Henry Lyon ’11
Camille McIntyre ’11
Andrew C. Miner ’04
Farhad Mirza ’12
Julie L. Moore ’08
Katherine F. Perkins ’11
John G. Phelan MFA ’12
Gioia G. Pirrello ’12
Ruth A. Polleys MFA ’12
Cauley F. Powell ’11
Peter C. Reale ’12
Margaret Rich MFA ’12
Andrew Rosenzweig MFA ’12
Brian D. Rothstein PB ’05
Janiele O. Shirley ’12
Kathleen A. Stevenson MFA ’11
Lydia R. Viallon ’12
Amelia E. Vottero ’12
Friederike M. Windel ’15
Sima Wolf MFA ’11
Martha A. Wolfe MFA ’12
Dana C. Wolfson ’11
Courtney A. Hill Wulsin ’04 and Lawson R. Wulsin ’05
Heather A. Young MFA ’11

Silo Legacy Giving Society Members
Torrey Bettis ’80
David Michael Anthony Burgess ’87
Peter Davis ’90
Robin Hackley Decker ’84
Cynthia R. Donoghue, Ph. D. ’86
Marsha Dubrow MFA ’00
Danielle Etzler ’86
Clara L. Fajardo ’04
Robin S. Flicker ’84
Ray Foote III ’82
Marie Labbe Gertje ’85
James A. Habacker MFA ’94
Kimberly Kafka ’80
Jacqueline Little ’86
Haley Alpiar Murphy ’88
Sherri Renee Rosenberg ’82
Sheila T. Wall, M.D. MFA ’96
Joanne M. Weiss ’82
Susan Dimm Williams ’84 and Nathan Williams ’79
Peter N. Zinam ’81

Updated: September 4, 2012