JENNIFER DRAGOUN, M.D., recently joined Carol Bowes-Lawlor, D.O. in medical practice at Chestnut Hill Family Care Associates, 33 East Chestnut Hill Ave. Board-certified family practice specialists, both physicians are on the medical staff of Chestnut Hill Hospital. Formerly with Summit Family Practice in Flourtown, Dr. Dragoun is also a physician advisor on issues of health and disease management at Chestnut Hill Health System. Dr. Dragoun received an undergraduate degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and a medical degree from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. She completed her residency with the Chestnut Hill Hospital Family Practice Residency Program.       DAY OF DIGNITY Norwood-Fontbonne Academy students recently celebrated Human Dignity Day, a day when the school’s community takes time to reflect on the goodness of all people. NFA students came together with student and teacher representatives from schools that they visit during the year while completing their service learning experiences. For the past five years, NFA has connected with Holy Name School in Camden, St. Hugh of Cluny School in Kensington and the Archbishop Ryan School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children in Norwood, Pa. NFA students have two opportunities each school year to visit these sites, as well as The Artman Home, St. John’s Hospice, St. Joseph Villa and Our Lady of Confidence School. While there, they tutor children, visit with the elderly, serve lunch to the homeless, interact with Spanish-speaking students, or spend special time with hearing impaired children or those with special needs.	READ FOR RONALD Second grader Avery Nunn enjoys representing Springside School at the Awards of Excellence Ceremony for the 76ers “Read for Ronald” program. She was able to see firsthand the workings of the Ronald McDonald House and also meet some representatives from the 76ers. Springside students raised and donated over $3,000. Pictured around Avery are (left to right): Ronald McDonald, World B. Free, Marc Jackson, Billy King and Hip-Hop the mascot.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MEMBERS OF CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY’S CLASS OF 2005 FOR THEIR GRADUATIONS AND MATRICULATIONS. Front row l-r:  Greg White, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jason Greenspon, University of Miami; Greg Carson, Lafayette College; Monty Ogden, Amherst College; Jon Zell, University of Vermont; Anthony Biello, East Tennessee State University; Ted Andrews, University of Pennsylvania; second row l-r: Rob Deery, Widener University; Bobby Dickey, University of Pennsylvania; Ed Hyson, SUNY College at Oneonta; Hal Martin, Elon University; Danny Cortes, The Citadel; Kris Kimball, University of Miami; third row l-r: Ryan Hoyes, University of Richmond; Evan Farren, U.S. Air Force Academy; Pat Spanninger, Sacred Heart University; Kirk Manion, The Catholic University of America; Brian Murphy, University of Miami; Jeff Beers, Tufts University; fourth row l-r: Brendon Ardieta, University of Pennsylvania; Gabe Eldred, McGill University; Brett Santore, Muhlenberg College; Vince Amoroso, Lehigh University; Jeff DeMaria, University of Vermont; Dan Levin, Tulane University; fifth row l-r: Scott Redpath, St. Lawrence University; Dan Shuptar, Rollins College; Andrew Dieck, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Joe Elias, Reed College; Tim Martz, La Salle University; Bill Agate, Gettysburg College; Seth Obenrader, University of Richmond; sixth row l-r: Sam Greenwood, The Citadel; David Claghorn, Elon University; Steve Pearson, Princeton University; Andrew Ferry, University of Pennsylvania; Ryan Theuer, Vanderbilt University; Jeff Bryant, University of Pennsylvania; Jon Rosenau, Muhlenberg College; seventh row l- r: Jamey Cooper, Ursinus College; Ammanuel Zegeye, Haverford College; Michael Beautyman, U.S. Naval Academy; Adam Klotz, Stanford University; Sam Miller, Colgate University; Gardner Halloran, Lehigh University; Joe Rosen, Lehigh University; back row l-r: Scott Dziengelski, Albright College; Tillman Gruenberg, Pratt Institute; Peter Hammerle, University of Pittsburgh; Jake Brunner, Columbia University; Andrew Bartholomew, Yale University; Jarrett Young, University of Pittsburgh; David Bayard, University of Delaware.
Adams - Vanderlip Wedding Louise deClercq Rambo Adams of Greenwich, Conn. and Henrik Nils Vanderlip, also of Greenwich, were married on June 11 at St. Barnabas Church in Greenwich. The service was performed by the Rev. Richardson Schell, headmaster of the Kent School. The reception was held at The Indian Harbor Yacht Club, also in Greenwich. The bride's parents are Maree Frisby Rambo of Chestnut Hill and the late Joseph Scheidt Rambo, who was a senior vice president of Janney Montgomery Scott. Louise, a widow, has two children, Anthony Lane Adams, Jr. and Isabelle Dalton Adams. She graduated from The Purnell School and attended The Philadelphia College of Art. Louise is currently employed as a design consultant by Lorono Construction in Rye, N.Y. The groom's parents are Elin Vanderlip of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. and the late Kelvin Cox Vanderlip, an architect and real estate developer. Henrik has two children, Henrik Nils Vanderlip Jr. and Kelsey Hoyt Vanderlip. Henrik graduated from Kent School, Princeton University and earned a graduate degree from Columbia Business School. Henrik is the chairman of Viking Capital Partners in Greenwich. He was formerly a partner of Wesray Capital and senior vice president of Lehman Brothers. He is a trustee of the Institute of International Education, Kent School, the Historical Society of the town of Greenwich, the Greenwich Chapter of the Boys Scouts of America and the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich.
PHILADELPHIA MENNONITE HIGH SCHOOL IS THE WINNING TEAM of the 2005 Philadelphia County Envirothon. Since 1999, The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education has been hosting the Philadelphia County portion of this nation-wide competition. Students were tested on their knowledge and application of skills in the areas of aquatics, forestry, wildlife, soil and managing cultural landscapes.

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Recent graduates of Davidson College include Crystal D. Austin, of Wyndmoor (B.A., sociology); and Elizabeth Lynn Kiss, of Lafayette Hill (B.A., political science).

Anne W. Wirts, of Chestnut Hill, has graduated from The Gunnery School.

Derek Banov, of Mt. Airy, a senior at Chestnut Hill Academy, will be taking part in the U.S. Naval Academy’s weeklong summer seminar program in Annapolis.

NameProtect Trademark Insider® has ranked Blue Bell attorney Scott J. Fields #1 in trademark filing activity in Philadelphia region and # 3 nationwide in the fourth quarter of 2004.

Elisabeth Gaskins, of Mt. Airy, has graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in economics. Peter C. Paul, of Wyndmoor, graduated Vassar with a B.A. in mathematics.

Two Norwood-Fontbonne Academy science teachers were among 20 educators selected to attend a session of the International Environmental Workshop Series. Mrs. Mickie Sheehan and Mrs. Anna Marie Croney will participate in a four-day workshop called “The Hydrosphere,” to be conducted at the Caribbean Marine Research Center, Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas. They will be exploring first-hand how environmental change can be interpreted from changes in coral reefs from the ocean. They will also learn how to collect scientific data on coral reefs, how to monitor ocean temperature and salinity change, interpret data and understand how environmental science can be used in non-science classrooms.

David Carlos Baluarte, of Mt. Airy, a 1994 graduate of Germantown Friends School, received a University Award for Outstanding Scholarship at the graduate level at American University’s 109th commencement. The award requires a continued display off high quality academic work, as evidenced by the academic record, combined with outstanding scholarly contributions in the form of publications, distinguished research, conference participation, selection to academic societies and other professional activity. Baluarte, who graduated from the university’s Washington College of Law, recently accepted a staff attorney position at the Center for Justice and International Law.

Catherine Fox, of Erdenheim, has received a B.A. in journalism and mass communication from Washington and Lee University. Emily Ballengee, of Chestnut Hill, received a B.A. in English from Washington and Lee.

Eli Wolfe, of Chestnut Hill, A CHA graduate, made the dean’s list for the spring 2005 semester at Duke University. He is majoring in psychology.

Carol Miller, a sales associate with CENTURY 21 Alliance Lafayette Hill, was named the office’s top producing sales associate for April.

Alexander Gardner Colins, of East Falls, a Penn Charter grad, had graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University.

Claudia Masko, of Flourtown, has received a B.A. from Kenyon College. She graduated magna cum laude with a major in sociology and earned distinction on her senior exercise. She was also inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.

Nancy Boxer, of Mt. Airy, has joined Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors, Chestnut Hill, as a sales associate. Boxer has been investing in real estate for over 20 years and will be working with first-time homebuyers and investors. An environmentalist and rehabber, she promotes sustainability and win-win solutions for her tenants and clients. Boxer will be teaching a course at Mt. Airy Learning Tree on being a socially responsible landlord.

Geoffrey Disston Minott, son of Joseph A. Minott Jr., of Chestnut Hill, has been transferred from his job at Skoje, Macedonia and has been named macro-economist advisor to the U.S. AIDS mission in Baku, Azerbaijan. He will be senior economic advisor to the U.S. Embassy in Baku.

James T. Smith, Esq., of Chestnut Hill, a partner at Blank Rome LLP, has been elected to the board of directors of the Philadelphia Theatre Company.

Several Germantown Friends School students will participate in the Pennsylvania Governor’s Schools of Excellence this summer. Among the participants are juniors Evan Cantu-Hertzler of Chestnut Hill (fine arts), Sarah Gelles of Chestnut Hill (international entrepreneurship), Ana Kim of Horsham (art, science), Eliza McNabb of Mount Airy (writing) and Emma Scott of Chestnut Hill (photography). The five-week residential programs on college campuses offer enrichment opportunities to artistically and academically talented high school students throughout the state.

The Philadelphia Flower Show has set two Guinness World Records:  the Longest Running Horticultural Show and the Earliest Documented Horticultural Show. The Flower Show has been hosted annually by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) since June 6, 1829, with the exception of 1918, and 1943-46, due to the U.S. involvement in World War I and II. The earliest documented public horticultural show was the Exhibition of Fruits, Flowers and Plants, hosted by the PHS.

Seventy-four seminarians were awarded degrees and certificates during the recent 141st commencement exercises of The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. Eighteen graduates, a record, studied as part of the seminary’s 25-year-old Urban Theological Institute program. Frances D. Baxter of Germantown received her M.Div. with a Certificate in Urban Concentration. Among those receiving M.Div. degrees with a Certificate of Latino Concentration were Diedone P. Diela of Mt. Airy. Other M. Div. recipients were Alberta Jones, Theodore Proudford III and Rose Marie Wilkins, all of Germantown; and A’Shellarien Smith of Mt. Airy. Eric Sean Childers of Mt. Airy received a master of sacred theology and Susan Cole of Chestnut Hill received a doctor of ministry degree. The commencement address by the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., pastor of the 8,000-member Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, described seven “Be-Attitudes of Ministry” during his remarks: “Be grateful. Be mindful. Be humble. Be prayerful. Be truthful. Be for real. And be faithful.”

Local area residents who graduated from Germantown Friends School on June 10 are: From Chestnut Hill: Jessica Beer, Max Cohen, Allison Cooper, Anne Fleming, Jack Friend, Nicholas Gutowski, Julianne Kornacki, Nikka Landau, Nicholas Laskow, Katherine McCoubrey, Noah Poses, Rebecca Shorr, Chad Stern and Avery Tilney. From Mount Airy:  Dean Bumbaca, Abigail Childs, Madeleine Davis-Hayes, Sonja Field, Christopher Gilbert, Samuel Gordon, Zachary Guy-Frank, Nick Malinowski, Kate McInerney-Rowley, Molly Rose, Kara Rutledge, Caroline Sacko, Aaron Sommer, Matthew Stitt, Molly Weisberg and Dylan White. From Germantown: Misha Brooker, Jamie Low, Irene Kreimer, Jack McCoubrey, Sebastian Paulmier and Alice Sharpless. From Wyndmoor: Phoebe Conklin, Alexandria Hansen, Alexander Jacobs, Bashir Phillip and Drew Ross. From Flourtown: Thomas Levy. From East Falls: Hannah Gross-Eskin, John Sharrar, Andrew Smith, Severin Tucke, and Kate Zipin. From Roxborough: Benjamin Levandoski, Lindsey Rothman and Anna Tybinko. From Lafayette Hill: Jonathan Sitrin.

Deborah Inverso has joined RE/MAX Services in Blue Bell; she was recently affiliated with Long and Foster as a sales associate.

Named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences were Anthony Mariello, Flourtown; Tad Moses, Wyndmoor; and Jan Weaner, Erdenheim.

Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. has announced the affiliation of Sharon Carter as a sales associate with the company’s Blue Bell office.

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