Notable Alumni

The process is the earliest, simplest, and slowest of all printing methods. It is known to have been used in India since at least the 12th century although the method itself is speculated to be nearly 2,000 years old.

From her first visit to the Suffield Academy campus, Marla Zide knew this was the school for her. She loved the warm welcome, the family-style lunch, the fun dorm life, and the diverse yet nurturing sense of community.

Lindsay embodies all that I find attractive and welcoming about Vermont. She is warm and inviting, cares about her community, the environment, the sources of her food, cooking, skiing, and of course being outdoors. I can say that traveling to meet her in Peru, Vermont last summer to learn about her burgeoning granola business, Small Batch Organics, was a pretty good day at “work”!

Ben left the Rhode Island School of Design during his freshman year and returned home to New York City to start a business with his father. Together they launched Hong Color Lab Photographic services. What was initially meant to be a temporary hiatus from patenting lasted nearly 20 years until Ben started his own lab, Color Space Imaging, to focus on applying his painterly technique to the work of fine art photographers. Now 10 years later, Ben remains at work in photography.

It is loud. It is really loud. It is the sound of hands slamming tiles on a dried wooden table, echoing in a concrete room. The peeper frogs are chirping wildly with equal volume, and it just rained. There is the unmistakable sweet smell of burnt coconut coals in the air. I hear cheers of laughter in a foreign tongue I still do not understand.

In addition to its reputation for academic excellence, Suffield Academy has a strong history in athletics, which serve as a vital part of school life. Here students develop a strong sense of discipline and commitment to others which carries into all areas of the community.

Dedicated Suffield alum Spencer Montgomery ’32 turned 100 years old on October 5. Spencer’s grandmother, (Jennie Spencer), father (Spencer Montgomery Sr. ’04), mother (Kathryn Barber Street ’07), siblings (brother Street Montgomery ’34, sisters Ruth Montgomery Tryon ’39 and June Montgomery Parker ’41), first cousins (Sydney Fuller ’35, Nathena Fuller ’37, Frances Connelly ’39, and Sam Fuller ’41), and granddaughter (Tulia Montgomery ’94) also attended Suffield. His father, Spencer Sr., was a trustee of the Academy for 59 years.

Erica is the 9th and 10th grade teen facilitator for Step Ups' New York Chapter. With a bachelor's degree in psychology and a wealth of experience in facilitation and counseling roles with adolescents and young adults, Erica is enthusiastic to join Step Up in our their mission to empower young women.

Bart retired in 2005 after 44 years in environmental impact assessment and freshwater/marine fisheries. In the past 20 years, he was a Senior Fellow Scientist at the Westinghouse Savannah River Company, U.S. Department of Energy nuclear weapons facility in Aiken, South Carolina. He managed the Environmental Impact Assessment and the Water Regulatory Compliance Groups, while directing and teaching environmental law courses.

King Ferry Winery, maker of Treleaven wines, is located in the heart of the Finger Lakes region on the East Shore of Cayuga Lake. This boutique winery has been producing award-winning vintages from hand-tended, delicate, vinifera grapes since its first vintage in 1988.

Prior to Suffield, Jesse attended the Educational Center for the Arts High School in his hometown of New Haven, Connecticut. While he chose to attend this public high school because of an honors track that was offered in writing, writing was the only aspect of his education that captivated his attention, and his other subjects suffered.

Using a Leica M-9P digital rangefinder camera, this world traveler captures the color and customs of all the places he visits. His previous exhibit in the Stairwell Gallery followed a to India. The images in the current show are from a three-week tour that included Cairo and scenes from the southern part of the country taken during a boat trip along the Nile. Hunter writes of his work, “I try not to be a ‘postcard’ photographer, though I admit the temptation frequently arises. I see Egypt—anywhere for that matter—in terms of its people. I will leave the monuments to others.”

From her first visit to the Suffield Academy campus, Marla Zide knew this was the school for her. She loved the warm welcome, the family-style lunch, the fun dorm life, and the diverse yet nurturing sense of community.

It was immediately clear to me that Suffield Academy had a special place in Tim’s heart, and as is so often the case when I meet young graduates, I was extremely proud to have him represent our school as a fellow alumnus. This was especially poignant as Tim only spent one year at the school, reminding me of the quick bonds of friendship I formed with the PG group for the Class of ’87.

When Ndongo was growing up in Sadio, a village some 130 miles east of Dakar, Africa, everyone he knew seemed to share a similar goal. The goal, he recalled, was to “get out of this country and start a new life.” Ndongo had never played or even heard of basketball. In Sadio, there were no courts or televisions.