Six and half years ago we embarked on a journey – For The Greater Glory – to help build a brilliant future for Georgetown Prep. Our campaign began with an amazingly generous anonymous gift that is the foundation of our new Campus Center and Residence Hall. Soon after, Michael Bidwill ’83 and his family gave a significant gift for a new athletic stadium.
Along the way, many hundreds of you generously and selflessly supported Prep with your time and financial support. Our For The Greater Glory campaign was a monumental success for one reason: you.
So please accept this note as a most sincere thank you for everything you have done and continue to do to help Prep create excellence every day.
I’ve been closely associated with Prep for nearly 55 years. We’ve never been better and the best is still ahead of us.
Best Regards,
John J. Coyle ’75 P’03 ’05 ’07
Director of Development
Over 230 years ago Georgetown Preparatory School was founded to nurture extraordinary young men to excel in academics, athletics, service to others, and spirituality. The aim then was to build a top-tier prep school as the foundation for college and beyond. Our founders and those that followed succeeded. Our challenge continues to ensure that Prep remains a world-class school. A substantial and active Endowment is the bedrock for achieving and sustaining this goal; it is how we advance our principal purpose of forming Men For Others.
An endowed gift is a permanent, self-sustaining source of funding for Georgetown Prep. Endowment assets are invested. Each year, a portion of the value of the fund is paid out to support the fund’s purpose, and any earnings in excess of this distribution are used to build the fund’s market value. In this way, an endowed fund can grow and provide support for its designated purpose in perpetuity.
The following endowed funds, established by donors to the campaign will provide an enduring reminder of For The Greater Glory Campaign’s impact. Income from these vital new sources will enhance all aspects of school life.
In 2019, a grant to the endowment was made by The A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation to benefit Washington Jesuit Academy students, a District of Columbia school serving boys from low income communities in grades four through eight.
Established in 2021 by Shervin Pishevar, the Fund will be used for financial aid to support a student or students who best reflect the way Abraham Pishevar ’14 lived his life. Pishevar Scholars will be exemplars of Georgetown Prep men demonstrating true leadership, fellowship, integrity and love for life. Pishevar Scholars will be living examples of the motto “Men for and with Others” for serving their communities, friends and family. To that effect, special consideration will be given to those applicants who display courage, determination and steadfast leadership, particularly in the face of obstacles.
Established in 2018 by Greg ’73 and Cynthia Abell in memory of Greg’s brother, Tony ’63, this scholarship is intended to defray tuition expenses and supplement the existing Abell Scholarship Fund which is to be “awarded to a student who is a minority Catholic and has some special talent, such as visual or performing arts, athletics, speaking ability, etc.”
Established in 2018, this scholarship is intended for students from nation-wide Jesuit middle schools who want to attend Prep.
Established In honor of their 50th Reunion in 2017, the Class of 1967 raised funds for Prep’s endowment.
Established in December 2018 in honor of the Class of 1968 50th Reunion, and to honor the memory of Gregory Gannon ’68 who embodied the ideals of leadership, integrity, competence, conscience, commitment and compassion; a true Man for Others. The award recipient, a rising senior, must have both a demonstrated commitment to Christian service as exemplified by Gregory Gannon and a financial need. The award will be given in the form of tuition assistance and be announced during the Mass of the Holy Spirit and Convocation annually.
Established in 2019 in honor of the Class of 1969 50th Reunion, the Class of 1969 joined their brothers in the Class of 1968 and contributed to the Greg Gannon Christian Service Award. Created to honor the memory of Gregory Gannon ’68 who embodied the ideals of leadership, integrity, competence, conscience, commitment and compassion; a true Man for Others. The award recipient, a rising senior, must have both a demonstrated commitment to Christian service as exemplified by Gregory Gannon and a financial need. The award will be given in the form of tuition assistance and be announced during the Mass of the Holy Spirit and Convocation annually. Originally established in December 2019 in honor of the Class of 1969 50th Reunion.
Established in 2018 and in honor of the Class of 1970 50th Reunion, this scholarship supports the Washington Jesuit Academy students and other like schools
In honor of their 50th Reunion in 2019, The Class of 1971 raised funds for the endowment for financial aid.
In honor of their 50th Reunion in 2022, The Class of 1972 funded this scholarship for deserving individuals admitted to PREP.
In honor of their 50th Reunion, the Class of 1973 created the scholarship to help defray the cost of attendance and boarding at Georgetown Prep for one or more graduates of the Washington Jesuit Academy, a District of Columbia school serving boys from low-income communities in grades four through eight.
Established in 2019 by Stephen Bujno ’78, this scholarship is unrestricted and was given in honor of the Class of 1978.
Established in 2020 by Paul ’86 and Beth Colonna, this gift will be awarded to a Science Faculty Chair with a STEM focus and will be unrestricted in nature.
Established in 2022 by Nick ’90 and Avery Vita, this endowment is for the Lacrosse Coach and is unrestricted.
Established in 2018 by Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Flanagan and family, this scholarship is unrestricted.
Established in conjunction with the 2019 Gala in memory Gary Daum, who taught at Prep for 40 years, the scholarship will be presented annually to a deserving Georgetown Prep student. In addition to academic achievement, this candidate must demonstrate commitment to and engagement in the fine arts and who might not be able to attend Georgetown Prep for lack of means.
Established in 2021 by James and Lisa Hunt P’17, ’15, this scholarship is unrestricted.
Established in 2019 by Georgetown Prep, this scholarship is in memory of Jeffrey L. Jones, Prep’s Headmaster and President whose leadership impacted so many students, parents and faculty.
Established in 2022 by Michael and Marialuise (Schatzie) Collins, a beloved German teacher who taught at PREP for 39 years, this scholarship will be awarded to children of active duty or retired Military or First Responders. First Responders should include Police, Fire and Emergency personnel.
Established in 2019 by Mark ’77 and Linda Brown and family, this scholarship is unrestricted.
Established in 2019 by George and Rosina Aguiar, Jr. P’20 ’25, this scholarship is intended for a student who is of Latino/Hispanic ethnicity in need of financial aid. Blessed Miguel Pro was a Mexican Jesuit Catholic priest executed under the presidency of Plutarco Elias Calles.
Established in 2019 by Peter ’77 and Gail Plamondon and family, this scholarship is unrestricted.
Established in 2019 by Mike ’94 and Katie Barry, in honor of Mike’s father, Robert C. Barry, a long-standing faculty member at Prep, this scholarship is unrestricted.
Established in 2021 by Rory ’78 and his wife, Nancy P’05, this scholarship is intended for those students with a demonstrated need for financial aid.
Established in November 2021, this scholarship was created to honor the memory of Ruy S. Portugal, a member of the Georgetown Prep Class of 1949, who embodied the ideals of leadership, integrity, competence, conscience, commitment and compassion; a true Man for Others. He modeled his life after the Jesuit value and traditions. Georgetown Preparatory School’s mission “To Fit Him to Take His Place in the World as an Educated Catholic Gentlemen” framed Ruy’s success in life. It instilled in him the value of education and giving back. He aspired to provide young people equitable access to education. The initial gift to the Ruy S. Portugal ’49 Endowed Scholarship Fund was made by the Ruy S. Portugal Family Trust. This endowed scholarship will support a financial aid award given to a student who embodies the ideals of Ruy with preference to students who have a strong commitment to community service.
Established in 2021 by Robert Hughes, Tim Hughes ’90, Brendan Hughes ’95, Bridget Hughes, and their spouses, as well as friends of the family, this scholarship was created to assist one student each year to attend Georgetown Prep. The ideal candidate would come from a military or a former military family, with a preference for an active duty military family. This scholarship will better enable a military family to choose to send their son to Georgetown Prep.
This scholarship was established in honor of Sandy Hughes, an award-winning educator, who taught kindergarten at the St. Jane de Chantal Catholic grade school in Bethesda for more than 25 years. She was the devoted mother of two sons who graduated from Georgetown Prep and Georgetown University, and a daughter who attended Villanova University and became the mother of five. Sandy was also a military spouse, supporting her husband’s three-decade long career in the United States Air Force. Sandy’s life’s work, as a wife, mother, and teacher, reflected the very best of the Jesuit ideal – a woman for others. Sandy credited Prep with engaging her sons deeply in the Catholic faith, in Jesuit ideals, in a love of learning, in an abiding focus on family, friendships and community, and in caring deeply for others. Sandy passed from this world to the next on September 8, 2018.
† = deceased
Capital Campaign Revenue | Month Ending 12/31/22 |
Building | 25,204,053 |
Brick Campaign | $438,500 |
Stadium | $7,582,462 |
Endowment | $15,723,297 |
The PREP Fund | $13,822,873 |
Planned Gifts | $7,906,000 |
Verbal Commitments | $1,331,267 |
Total Contribution | $72,019,000 |
Georgetown Preparatory School extends its deepest appreciation to the following alumni, parents and friends who have generously supported the For the Greater Glory campaign. Contributions are the sum of gifts and pledges for Residence Hall and Student Center, Brick Campaign, Stadium and Endowment purposes plus all gifts and pledges to the The PREP Fund for the six and one-half year campaign period (July, 2016 – December, 2022)
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Greg ’73 and Cynthia Abell
Jack and Gretchen Alexander P’11,’15,’21
Bill and Stephanie Angrick P’21
Mike ’94 and Katie Barry
Johnny ’76 and Ann Marie Boland
Louis Boland
Michael ’80 and Pam Boland P’12,’14
Sean ’71 and Theresa P. Boland P’99,’02
Chris and Maria Bowers P’15,’25
Alicia Brown P’74,’77 GP’09,’12 and The Thomas Brown ’49† Family
Mark ’77 and Linda Brown P’09,’12
Steve ’78 and Maureen Bujno
Jim ’95 and Jessica Caulfield P’24
Rob ’96 and Jamie Caulfield
Rory ’78 and Nancy Coakley P’05
Mike and Schatzie Collins P’95
Gustavo Correa and Ms. Marisa Velarde P’23,’25
Estate of Edmund B. Cronin, Jr. ’55†
Peter ’80 and Amy Dunne P’15,’16
Gregory ’76 and Avis Dyson P’11,’13
Bob and Liz Flanagan P’06, ’08, ’11
Ed Heffernan ’81
Walter and Amber Hsu P’20,’21
Jim and Lisa Hunt P’17,’25
Michael and Elise Keegan P’23,’23
Michael Liu ’15
Jim ’01 and Emily McClave
Steven Mister and Chris Connelly P’15,’18
Rick ’75 and Kathy Moran P’07,’11
Colin Murphy and Julia Glidden P’25
Shervin Pishevar
Pete ’77 and Gail Plamondon P’11,’13
Estate of Roy Portugal ’49†
Chris and Anne Reyes
Rick and Michelle Scurfield P’20,’20
Vince Sheehy ’76
The Siezen Foundation (Cecilia Chan)
Rob and Kathryn Stewart P’21
Don and Mary Ellen Tomasso P’93 GP’20,’22,’24,’26
Mike Walsh ’83
Michelle Wang P’21
William S. Miller Charitable Trust
Carol Horning Woehrle P’74,’75 GP’07,’14,’17,’23,’24
Dinggui Yan and Du Li P’24
Zhuangwen Yao and Ping Luo Jin P’23
Alan Yung ’85 and Sammi Han P’25
Enwei Zhang and Bingyan Li P’18
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Chris ’66 and Tricia Abell P’05
George and Rosina Aguiar P’20,’25
Tom and KC Aiello P’18,’21
Mike ’86 and Sonia Barros P’21,’23
Eileen Boland
Tom ’78 and Gretchen Boyland P’04,’07
Mac Brown ’71
Joe ’73 and Kathy Bruce
Dave ’87 and Tina Burns P’17,’19,’23
Pat ’72 and Connie Caulfield
Dan Christovich and Lisa Kazor-Christovich P’19
Michael and Nancy Costello P’22,’24
Neil ’72 and Trish Cullen P’16
Todd Daubert and Lourdes Galan P’22,’22
Nicholas and Lauren DeSarno P’25
Brendan ’92 and Lee Dunn
Denis and Sara Dwyer P’04
Paul ’66 and Heather Haaga
Estate of Frederick J. Haas 1921†
Chuck ’81 and Robin Hanley P’17,’18,’21
Don ’71 and Debbie Hathway P’07
Howard and Stephanie Heiss P’22
Andrew ’97 and Rebecca Howard
Tim ’90 and Elizabeth Hughes
Hae Ok Jung P’23
Sean ’97 and Maddie Keegan
Jim ’66 and Rosemary Loftus
Tianliang Lu and Linjuan Bai P’23
Paul ’72 and Lois Maloney P’07,’07
Greg and Anne Nickerson P’19,’19,’21
Vladimir and Katherine Novikov P’17,’19
Pangborn Trust
Bill and Sue Pappert P’19
John ’76 and Diane Rauber P’12,’12,’15,’20
Chris Roberts and Josephine Gambardella P’21
Rock Spring Contracting LLC
John Russell ’46
Steve ’69 and Roberta Saxon P’01,’06
Tom ’72 and Sherrie Sidman
Don ’83 and Cindy Urgo
Yongdong Wan and Xiafei Shen P’22,’26
Kathleen Garrett Wills
Tian Xia and Xiaomei Yang P’20
Kevin Zhao and Elan Shou P’21
Anonymous
Tim Ayers ’91
John and Jeanine Balbach P’21,’25
Michael and Carolann Bellaman P’24
Tim ’90 and Kristy Bidwill
Kevin Boland ’77
John Bolger ’62 and Martha Bresler-Bolger
Paul P’17,’19 and Louise Butler
Paul Sutherland and Stephanie Tomasso P’20,’22,’24
Andy ’71 and Debbie Chacos
Gregory and Julie Chapman P’22
Patrick ’88 and Sheryl Christmas P’20,’24
Brian ’68 and Gerri Connolly
Thomas Cormack P’69
Leslie Cronin P’96
Kevin ’90 and Holly Crosby
John and Nicole Crowley P’22
Dee ’83 and Karima Davis
David and Tara Della Rocca P’22
Brian Driscoll ’86 and Susan French
Justin ’92 and Nimi DuFour P’23
Stancliff and Anne Elmore P’22
Tom and Sonia Ensign P’22
Carnot Evans ’87
David and Christine Evans P’02
Joseph and Becky Farr P’07
Martin and Alona Fayer P’25
Pat Figge P’87,’89 GP’05,’09
Jim and Kathy Flannery P’17,’19,’22
Tomás Galán ’99 and Paola Kieswetter P’22
John and Marybeth Gaul P’20,’24
John and Diane Gilner P’15,’17
Joe and Jackie Hee P’21
Steve ’71 and Theresa Hellmuth
Robert Hughes P’90,’95
George ’84 and Amarie Kappaz P’13,’26
Robert and Holly Kimmitt
Andy and Kristin Lesher P’24
David and Caitlin Levanson P’25
David and Linda Little P’22
Kermit and Shamala Littlefield P’18,’23
John Logan and Eloise Rosas P’05
Tim and Susan Lydon P’25
Ed Machir ’70
Dave and Lisa Madden P’20
Hal and Jane Magruder P’17
Bob and Anita Marino P’79,’85 GP’20,’23,’25,’26
Douglas and AK Matheson P’21
John ’69 and Patty McAllister
Tom and Laura McBride P’21
Scott and Stephanie McIntyre P’18,’26
Matthew ’68 and Nancy McKenna
Dottie Mergner GP’11,’14
Tom and Stacey Mergner P’11,’14
Phil ’83 and Debbie Merkle
Steven and Ruth Messina P’21
Jim ’85 and Meg Molloy P’17,’23
Angela Moore P’00
David and Tahiya Morgante P’26
Jim ’04 and Nan Morrison
Jack and Carolyn O’Rourke P’22
Patrick and Annie Pacious P’22
Maricel Perez-Martinis P’91,’99 GP’22,’22,’22
Stuart ’81 and Laura Plank P’20,’22
Mike and Christy Prame P’21,’21,’23
Russ and Norma Ramsey P’12
Sungsoo Rhim and Minjoo Lee P’20
Mark Richardson ’81 P’17
James Rowen
Fadi ’92 and Amy Samman
Ed Scheetz ’82
Mike and Donna Snyder P’24,’26
Frank ’68 and Beverly Spellman P’09
Dave ’70 and Courtney Straus
John and Rosanne Strittmatter P’16,’23
Greg ’93 and Ande Tomasso P’26
Alejandro Villegas and Ines Vega P’25
Richard ’63 and Carol Wagman
Christian ’93 and Ashley Woodward P’24
Jerome and Jackie Wynn P’10
Qi Yang and Peng Du P’23
Eun Sock Yeo and Sook Jung Yang P’24
Glenn and Suzanne Youngkin
Rostam Zafari
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Student Section Benches (Class of 1983 Donors)
Russ ’83 and Vaughan Aaronson
Brooke Beyer ’83
Steve Clark ’83
Terry Cleary ’83
Matthew ’83 and Rebecca Coll
Dee ’83 and Karima Davis
Reilly ’83 and Sheryl Dolan P’18
Greg ’83 and Ellen Ellis
Sean ’83 and Carla Feeley
Mike ’83 and Michelle Fegan P’11,’19
Chris ’83 and Andrea Garrett
Bill Geimer ’83
John ’83 and Michele Gibbons
Nick ’83 and Susan Goco
Chris Haspel ’83
Steve Hull ’83
Mark Judge ’83
Tom ’83 and Maura Kane P’10,’11
Brett ’83 and Ashley Kavanaugh
Chris ’83 and Heidi Matonis
Bernie ’83 and Coleen McCarthy
Phil ’83 and Debbie Merkle
Michael ’83 and Maureen Rhodes
Rich ’83 and Adrienne Simeone
PJ ’83 and Sandy Smyth
Don ’83 and Cindy Urgo
Mike Vechery ’83
Mike Walsh ’83
Mark ’83 and Cindy Warnecki
† = deceased
Endowed scholarships at Georgetown Preparatory School help provide tuition assistance to talented students with financial need. The donors of these scholarships have made a significant investment to ensure that future generations of young men are able to attend and benefit from a Prep education. A named endowed scholarship requires a minimum contribution of $100,000 which can be payable over five years, with an initial gift of $20,000. These gifts are invested and only a portion of the interest is spent, providing a permanent source of income to the school. Scholarship funds support financial aid, which is awarded based on need. Other funds support faculty salaries, curriculum and campus maintenance.
Gifts of any size can be made to any of the funds. A complete listing of our endowed funds can be found here: Prep’s Endowed Scholarships.
This list represents gifts and pledges received since the onset of the silent phase of our For the Greater Glory Capital Campaign from 2017 to January 31, 2022.
Georgetown Preparatory School established The Haas Society to recognize the generosity of all participants in the school’s planned giving programs. The Haas Society honors the late Frederick Haas, Class of 1921 as an example of stewardship, generosity, vision, and faith in our future and our mission. Participation in any of Georgetown Prep’s planned giving programs – bequests, life-income arrangements, and other deferred gifts – automatically qualifies you for membership in The Haas Society.
If you have already included Georgetown Prep in a bequest or other planned gift, please let us know. Your willingness to be listed as a member of The Haas Society encourages others to follow your example. We acknowledge and respect those who wish to remain anonymous, however, we urge you to let us know of your plans on a confidential basis.
*New Members of the Haas Society from 7/1/2016 to 12/31/2022
**Bequests that were received from 7/1/2016 to 12/31/2022