Among Friends – Spring 2023
- Doing Well and Doing Good: Alumni in Medicine
For decades and even centuries Moorestown Friends School has produced graduates who “do well and do good” in medicine and allied fields. This tradition of excellence includes Alice Paul Merit Award winners Mary Ellen Avery ‘44 (winner of National Science Medal for contributions to pediatrics), Christian Hansen ’50 (a pediatrician who spent most of his career traveling to impoverished countries to aid malnourished and sick children), Peter and Bonnie Greenfield Reagan ’64 (physicians and community leaders), Tom Hedges ’67 (ophthalmologist and humanitarian), Ken Mayer ’68 (pioneer in AIDS research). Anne Rosenberg ’74 (distinguished surgeon), Maria Elena del Socorro Jefferds ’89, Ph.D. (nutrition expert at the CDC). Increasing numbers of MFS grads are entering into the medical profession and adjacent fields. Enjoy reading about these graduates who are continuing this tradition of MFS alumni serving communities with their expert talents and skills in medical care. - TIME Chief Marketing Officer Sadé Muhammad Provides Career Day Keynote Remarks
- MFS To Join Burlington County Scholastic League
- Long-Time Development Administrator Beth Stouffer Retires
- In Memoriam
Alumni News
Tara Smith Pierman ’94 Named “Woman Worth Watching” for Diversity and Inclusion Work
Congratulations to Tara Smith Pierman '94 who was recognized in the September edition of Profiles in Diversity Journal as one of 162 Women Worth Watching in the magazine’s 15th annual ranking, which promotes and advances diversity and inclusion. Women Worth Watching...
Rosie Reilly ’07: Planting Rare Seeds for a Biodiverse Future
Chaotic. Organized. Rewarding. Humbling. That’s how Rosie Reilly describes life working as a sous chef at Mission Taqueria in Center City and as a volunteer at Roughwood Seed Collection, a nonprofit heirloom seed farm in Devon, PA. Although she often worked 65-70...
Billy Martin ’06 Named Head Sailing Coach at George Washington University
George Washington University Director of Athletics Patrick Nero recently announced that Billy Martin ’06, who had successfully guided the University of Pennsylvania sailing program for the past two-plus seasons, was named the head sailing coach at GW. “The George...