campaign priorities

Webb is a microcosm of the society we want to live in.

– Michael Chang ’92

campaign priorities

Webb is a microcosm of the society we want to live in.

– Michael Chang ’92

Open Webb To The World

Dramatically Increase
Financial Aid
Significantly Expand Student and Faculty Diversity

 

$100 Million +

Foster Academic Innovation

Support Faculty Excellence
Field Study and Student Research
One-of-a-Kind Academic Partnerships

$70 Million +

Transform Our Campus Home

New Cutting-Edge Learning/Classroom Spaces
New Community-Building
Common Spaces
New and Renewed Student Dormitories
New and Renewed Faculty Housing

$30 Million +

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OF GIVING

Dreaming Big

Dr. Andy Farke

Museum Director, Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology

“The museum program at Webb provides an excellent model where students aren’t just remixing old knowledge; they’re making discoveries never before seen by any human! That’s a special sort of excitement, which can really enhance a student’s academic trajectory. I’m excited to see that museum model spread across the Webb curriculum, because I think it only is going to create better and better thinkers in all domains of knowledge.”

A category of one! Singular! These are catch phrases repeated here and elsewhere when describing the uniqueness of the Alf Museum at The Webb Schools. In fact, it is the only accredited museum of paleontology on a secondary school campus anywhere in the world, and likely will be for the next 100 years and beyond.

“The program for Webb students is at the core of our museum, and a pretty clear case illustrating that striving for excellence in one area helps bolster success in the other. For instance, a paleontology museum’s reputation is built upon not just its fossil discoveries, but how clearly and accurately these fossil discoveries are interpreted and relayed to the scientific community as well as the broader world,” Museum Director Dr. Andy Farke explained.

Webb students are integral to the interpretation and sharing Farke describes. Their work, contributions and experiences go way beyond camping trips and fossil digs.

“The Alf Museum has an amazing fossil collection—and it’s even more amazing when you think about the new scientific knowledge that has sprung from the collection, particularly through collaborations between faculty, staff, and students. A fossil picked up by one Webb student on a summer peccary trip can be studied by another student that fall in the advanced research class, and then published a year later in a peer reviewed international journal!” Farke said.

The opportunities Farke notes in turn provide an unparalleled experience for Webb students, not just in pursuing their educational goals but also in modeling a love for discovery and lifelong learning.

“We’re all dreaming big—but big dreams take time, and they take resources. The sooner those resources are in hand, the sooner we can get down to the work of elevating Webb’s facilities, people, and program up to the next level I’m so excited about what could be next, and I can’t wait to get there!” Farke said.

campaign leadership

The Centennial Campaign Executive Committee

Blake Brown ’68
Rick Clarke ’63, P ’98
Jim Drasdo ’63
Susan Nelson P ’95, ’97
Sandra Lee Rebish ’88, P ’23, ‘24
Denis Yip P ’18, ’19

Board of Trustess 2021-22

Sanjay Dholakia ’87, P ’21, Chairman
Larry Ashton ’70, Chair, Raymond Alf Museum of Paleontology
Blake Brown ’68
Michael Chang ’92, P ’23
Deval Dvivedi ’00
Jenna Gambaro ’95
Wendy Hornbuckle P ’19
William Hornbuckle P ’19
Jennifer Ishiguro ’91
Naveen Jeereddi ’92
David Loo ’79
Christina McGinley ’84, P ’12, ’16
Julia Marciari-Alexander ’85
Rahmi Mowjood ’90
David Myles ’80
Mickey Novak ’70, P ’22
Melvin L. Oliver GP ’23
Janet Peddy, Director of Finance, Planning and Operations
Sandra Lee Rebish ’88, P ’23, ’24
R.J. Romero P’12, ’15, ’20
Miles Rosedale ’69, P ’92
Wendin D. Smith ’89
Taylor B. Stockdale, Head of Schools
Jordan Taylor ’02
Lara Tiedens P ‘21
Lance C. Williams ’97
Den Yip P ’18, ’19

Life and Honorary Trustees

William Chiu P ’21, ’21, ’21, Honorary Trustee
Jim Drasdo ’63
Hugh H. Evans Jr. ’49, P ’79
Anne Gould P ’71
Robert Hefner ’53, Honorary Trustee
Earl (Bud) Hoover II ’52, GP ’04
Murray H. Hutchison P ’80, ’86, ’87, ’89
Pak Fu King P ’19, Honorary Trustee
Ming Chung Liu P ’10, Honorary Trustee
Ann Longley
Claire H. McCloud P ’95, ’96
Kimball (Kim) McCloud ’67, P ’95, ‘96
Susan A. Nelson P ’95, ’97
Paul M. Reitler ’54, GP ‘13
John Rogers ’59, GP ’16, Honorary Trustee
Yafei Yuan P ’16, ’20, Honorary Trustee
Peter Ziegler ’63

Alf Museum Board of Trustees

Larry Ashton, Jr. ’70, Chair
Gretchen J. Augustyn P ‘89
Terry Baganz
Richard H. Clark P ‘04
Jeffrey Cripe ’08
Daniel Gluckstein, M.D P ’05, ‘08
Ronald (Ron) Hagander ‘66
James Hall ’59
Lexington Henn ’09
Gard Jameson, Ph.D. ’71 P ’08, ‘09
Jenny Kong P ’15, ’18, ‘22
Carl Lachman ’86
David Mirkin ‘66
J. Patrick Muffler ‘54
Michelle Plyley P ‘12
Mary W. Rose
Elizabeth Smith ’92
Charles Steinmann, M.D. P ‘98
Page Thibodeaux
Monica Atiyeh Whitaker ’96
Thomas Yu ’06
Tammy Zipser P ’94, ‘96

Ex Officio Members

Sanjay Dholakia ’87 – Chairman, The Webb Schools Board of Trustees
Donald Lofgren – Museum Director, President
Taylor Stockdale – Head of Schools

Other Members

Janet Peddy – The Webb Schools CFO/Dir. Of Finance, Planning & Operations
Kathy Sanders – Secretary/Office Manager
Gabe Santos – Collections Manager/Outreach Coordinator

Life Trustees

Anne Earhart
Sherwood Kingsley ‘58
John (Dick) Lynas ’55
Douglas F. Myles P ’80, GP ‘13
Michael O. Woodburne

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