Celebrating 106 Years: Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Murch Livingston ’37!
Elizabeth Murch Livingston ’37 (bottom row, center) recently celebrated her 106th birthday with her five children!
Elizabeth followed in the footsteps of her mother, Elinor Murch ’11, when she graduated from Wilmington Friends School in 1937. After earning her degree from Swarthmore College, Elizabeth returned to WFS, where she taught English during the 1940s.
Former WFS teacher and current archivist Terry Maguire recently uncovered these photos of Elizabeth from her days as a WFS student.
Photo 2: The cast of the 1937 Whittier play, Charm School. Elizabeth is seated, third from the left.
Photo 3: The 1937 Whittier Miscellany staff. Elizabeth is standing on the far right.
Please join us in wishing Elizabeth a very happy 106th birthday!
Wilmington Friends School honored Lesley Dennis Tryon ’71 at Homecoming 2025 with the Outstanding Service Award in recognition of her more than three decades of dedicated service to the school community, her commitment to service as President of the Board for Survivors of Abuse in Recovery (SOAR), and as Treasurer for Friends of Bellevue State Park. She currently serves as Endowment and Finance Administrator at the Jewish Federation of Delaware.
Nathaniel Huxtable ‘22 (far right) and Eddie Micheletti Jr ‘20 reconnected after Eddie’s AA game in Reading, PA on July 5. Eddie’s New Hampshire Fisher Cats won 5-3 with Eddie going 1-2 with a single, two walks, and run scored from the cleanup position and played RF. In the July 4 weekend series, Eddie went 8-20 with two doubles, a triple, and a HR.
Congratulations to Grace Terrell ’24 on receiving the Kathryn George Tyree Innovation Fellow Award—recognizing an outstanding second-year student at Trinity College who demonstrates innovation, creativity, problem-solving, and forward-thinking entrepreneurship.
Congratulations to Evie Rademaker ’25 and the Wilmington University women’s lacrosse team on winning the 2026 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Championship for the first time in school history on Saturday!
From documentary film sets to thoughtfully designed homes, Nikki Goloskov Dalrymple ’97 has built a career rooted in curiosity, reflection, and a deep respect for people’s stories.
Congratulations to Osi Chukwuocha ’22 on being named a First Team Academic All-American as a member of the Case Western Reserve University football team!
Bret Snyder ’87, CEO and President of W.L. Gore & Associates, took the GRIT Talks stage as a featured speaker at the quarterly community event highlighting local leaders and their stories of resilience. In his talk, Bret shared how curiosity, perseverance, and humility can shape a life of impact.
When Jen Rosenberg Keim ’06 returned to campus to speak with the upper school Pre-Med Club, she shared the experiences that shaped her path from a WFS student passionate about science and social justice to her current role as a pediatrician and Medical Director of the ACTION (All Children Thrive In Our Neighborhood) Foster Care Clinic at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Stephanie Bonnes ’04 (left) and Colleen Farrell ’04, former teammates on the WFS baseball team under Coach Bob Tattersall in 2003 and 2004, reunited with their coach at the Yale–Harvard football game.
Abby VandenBrul ’20 (far right) graduated from Penn State University with a degree in stage management and is currently working as a Production Assistant on the Broadway musical Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).
When Ashley Chompre ’20 returned to campus to speak with the upper school STEMinists Club, she described the curiosity-driven path that led her from WFS to her current role as a software engineer at Netflix.
Earlier this year, WFS honored Bruce P. Baganz ’69 as the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, recognizing his lifelong dedication to learning, leadership, and the arts.
Award-winning journalist and poet TyLisa C. Johnson ’13 was recently recognized with the 2025 Wilmington Friends School Distinguished Alumni Award for her exceptional contributions to journalism, community storytelling, and social impact.
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