Alumni

Over 7,200 members strong, Pingry alumni are engaged, active members of the school community. Over 700 attend Reunion events each year, they support The Pingry Fund and other important financial needs of the school, and they are actively involved in the Pingry network. We welcome you to stay involved—read below to find out how!

Stay Connected & Get Involved

Upcoming Alumni Events for 2021-22

Save the dates and check our social media pages plus your email for event information, registration links, etc. throughout the 2021-22 academic year! Details are subject to change.

October 21 — Young Alumni Happy Hour in NYC (6:30pm) Register Here!
October 23 — Homecoming: Alumni Soccer Game (1:00pm) Register Here!
October 23 — Homecoming: Big Blue Tailgate (2:00-4:00pm) Register Here!
October 28 — Alumni Lacrosse Dinner with Coach Webster (6:00pm) Register Here!
November 8 — Holiday Cooking with Food Network Kitchen Chef Ali Clarke '04 (7:00pm)
November 26 — Alumni Squash Event (3:00pm)
November 26 — Alumni Hockey Game (6:00pm)
December 16 — Back-from-College Lunch (12:00pm)
January 28 — Career Day: Forms V and VI
February 10 — Canoe Brook Cocktail Party (6:30pm)
February 22 — Vero Beach Cocktail Party (5:30pm)
February 24 — Naples Luncheon (12:00pm)
May 12-14 — Reunion Weekend
May 15 — John Taylor Babbitt '07 Walk With Heart (10:00am)

UPCOMING EVENTS for SPECIFIC CLASSES:

Class of 1960: Zoom Reunions — First Thursday of Every Month at 8:00pm Eastern. Join the fun while reconnecting and reminiscing with your classmates. These gatherings are scheduled by John Rush, with Art Scutro and Howard Danzig organizing different topics for discussion each month. Register with Katrina Musto in the Office of Institutional Advancement.
Classes of 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 — College Connections!
Are you interested in helping the next generation of Pingry graduates and in being a resource as they select their next Pingry? Fill out this form so we can connect you with Pingry seniors who are interested in the college or university you're now attending so they can better understand your current school. Please contact Meghan Borowick, Next Generation Giving and Engagement Associate, with any questions.

WATCH VIDEOS of PREVIOUS EVENTS:

VIDEO: "Maximize Your Impact with Planned Giving" — April 6; Guest Speaker: Ben Lehrhoff '99 from Bernstein Private Wealth Management.
VIDEO: "Pingry Arts During a Pandemic" — March 31; Guest Speakers: Miles Boyd, Andrew Moore, Stephanie Romankow, and Al Romano. Plus this bonus video of behind-the-scenes footage from Pingry Arts 2020-21.
VIDEO: "The Latest on the COVID-19 Vaccine" — March 25; Guest Speaker: Dr. Purvi Parikh '00.
VIDEO: "Preserving Pingry's History" — March 3; Guest Speakers: Miller Bugliari '52 and Pingry archivist Peter Blasevick.
VIDEO: "College Admissions vs. COVID: How Pingry Adapted" — January 21; Guest Speakers: Tim Lear '92, Dean of College Counseling; Amy Cooperman '90, Assistant Director of College Counseling
VIDEO: West Coast / Pacific Northwest Event — November 18; Guest Speaker: Gilberto Olvera, Pingry's Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Career Networking -- Pingry LinkedIn Groups

Join the Pingry Network:

Have you joined our Pingry Alumni Network on LinkedIn yet? We've also launched several other industry-specific networking groups listed below, so submit your membership requests today via LinkedIn and connect with 3,500+ Pingry professionals.

Pingry Alumni Network

Pingry Arts Network

Pingry Entertainment Network

Pingry Innovation & Entrepreneurship Network

Pingry Law Network

Pingry Marketing Network
Pingry Media & Communications Network
Pingry Non-Profit & Public Service Network

Pingry Real Estate Network

Pingry Science Network

Pingry Women's Network

Pingry on Wall Street

Events & Volunteer Opportunities

Alumni Events: We host 20-30 alumni events each year in New Jersey and in cities from coast to coast. Visit Pingry.org/AlumniEvents for a look at what’s planned for the next few months, and mark your calendars to attend one of these events—or maybe even offer to host a future event in your city.

Volunteer Opportunities: There are many ways in which you can serve as one of our valuable alumni volunteers: join your class Reunion planning committee, offer to be an industry panelist for Career Day, provide an opportunity for Pingry students looking for an Independent Senior Project, serve as an assistant coach for one of our sports teams, join the Pingry Alumni Association Board, or help drive participation in The Pingry Fund.

Visit Campus: Witness for yourself the limitless energy of today’s students, reconnect with faculty and staff members, and check out all of the incredible changes that have been made over just the past few years.

Contact: Reach out to Pingry’s Director of Annual Giving and Community Relations Jane Hoffman '94 at jhoffman@pingry.org or 908-647-5555 if you have any questions or to discuss ways in which you can either reconnect with Pingry or increase your involvement within the alumni community.

Supporting Pingry

You can make a difference for our students today, and for the future of Pingry, by supporting The Pingry Fund. Your gift helps to support Pingry athletics, the arts, technology and innovation, financial assistance for our students, and professional development for our faculty. Make a gift today!

If you have any questions about the Alumni Association or about staying involved with Pingry, contact Jane Hoffman '94, Director of Annual Giving and Community Relations, at jhoffman@pingry.org or 908-647-5555.

Pingry Alumni Association Membership

You are considered a member of the Pingry Alumni Association if you have been at any time a student in regular attendance at The Pingry School and/or are a graduate of The Pingry School.

Any person who was at any time a student in regular attendance at the former Short Hills Country Day School prior to its merger with The Pingry School and/or were a graduate of the former Short Hills Country Day School is also considered a member of the Alumni Association.

Alumni Awards — Submit Your Nominations Here!

Achievement in the Arts Award

The Achievement in the Arts Award is presented to distinguished Pingry graduates or former teachers in recognition of the contributions they have made to artistic pursuits throughout their careers. Established in 2012 during Pingry's Sesquicentennial, the award celebrates the school's commitment to the arts and the growth of the Pingry arts program. An awardee must be recognized by their professional community as having made a significant contribution to their art form. To nominate a Pingry graduate or former teacher, complete this online nomination form or contact Maureen Maher, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, at mmaher@pingry.org or 908-647-7058.

Award Recipients

2022 -- Scott Loikits '90 -- Architect and Design Director

2021 -- Dr. Scott Brown '78 -- Performing Arts Medicine / Jazz Historian

2019 -- Steve Henry '81 -- Gallery Director

2018 -- Gillian Vigman '90 -- Actress

2017 -- Adam Gardner '91 -- Musician and Environmental Activist

2016 -- Jack Youngelson '85 -- Documentary Filmmaker

2015 -- Joshua Breakstone '73 -- Jazz Guitarist

2014 -- Meredith Ward '78 -- Gallery Owner

2014 -- Chris Bender '89 -- Movie Producer

2013 -- Donald Johnston, Jr. '62 -- Jazz Composer

2013 -- Adam Kalkin '80 -- Architect

2013 -- William Michals '82 -- Professional Singer

2012 -- Harry Allen '82 -- Interior, Product, and Lighting Designer

2012 -- Alfred Fedak '71 -- Organist / Music Minister

2012 -- Miguel Gutierrez '89 -- Dancer / Choreographer / Poet / Teacher

2012 -- Jonathan Sarkin '71 -- Painter

Athletics Hall of Fame

Established in 1991, Pingry’s Athletics Hall of Fame seeks to honor those individuals and teams who have contributed significantly to the school’s great tradition of athletics. Pingry believes in the benefits of strong athletics as a part of the well-rounded student. Along with athletic prowess, the virtues of teamwork, good citizenship, and integrity are also celebrated in the Athletics Hall of Fame.

The Athletics Hall of Fame has now grown to include players, coaches and teams representing both men and women in virtually every sport offered at Pingry, another testament to Pingry’s excellence in athletics.

To nominate a Pingry graduate, coach, or team for the Athletics Hall of Fame, please use this online nomination form or contact Maureen Maher, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, at 908-647-7058 or mmaher@pingry.org.

NOTE: In order to be eligible for the Athletics Hall of Fame, former student-athletes must have graduated at least 10 years ago and coaches must already be retired.

Current List of Pingry Athletics Hall of Fame Members (PDF)

Browse Pingry's Digital Athletics Hall of Fame and Database of Athletes and Teams!

Digital Athletics Hall of Fame

Letter-In-Life Award

The principal criteria for the Letter-In-Life are (i) an alumnus or alumna who has or has had a distinguished career in professional and/or civic life which has brought honor to Pingry and (ii) the relationship which the recipient has maintained with Pingry.

To nominate a Pingry graduate for this award, please contact Maureen Maher, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, at 908-647-7058 or mmaher@pingry.org.

Award Recipients

2021		Charles "Charlie" Stillitano, Jr. '77
2019		Dr. Edus Houston Warren III '77
2018		Dr. Elizabeth H. Simmons '81
2017		Henry G. Stifel III '83
2016		John B. Brescher, Jr. '65
2015		Duane St. John '50, USMC (Ret.)
2014		F. Bronson Van Wyck '63
2013		Dr. Zsolt P. Harsanyi ’61
2012		Donald R. Dixon ’65
2010		David Gelber ’59
2009		Joseph Irenas ’58
2008		Bruce Jacobsen ’78
2007		Kenneth Wachter ’64
2006		Douglas Macrae ’77
2005		David E. Gernert ’74
2004		Michael Chertoff ’71
2003		William V. Engel ’67
2002		Stephan F. Newhouse ’65
2001		Park B. Smith ’50
2000		Dr. Richard L. Cruess ’47
1999		John H. Scully ’62
1998		Amos B. Hostetter Jr. ’54
1997		Dr. H. Franklin Bunn ’53
1996		Peter T. Buchanan ’52
1995		Miller A. Bugliari ’52
1994		John W. Holman, Jr. ’55
1993		Norbert Weldon ’35
1992		Robert B. Gibby ’31
1991		Norman B. Tomlinson Jr. ’44
1990		Atherton Bristol ’41
1989		F. Helmut Weymar ’54
1988		Edward G. Engel ’33
1987		Henry H. Hoyt Jr. ’45
1986		David M. Baldwin ’47
1985		Edward W. Cissel ’39
1984		William M. Bristol III ’39
1983		Warren S. Kimber Jr. ’52
1982		Nelson L. Carr ’24
1981		Dr. William P. Burks ’51
1980		Joseph G. Engel ’35
1979		Woodruff J. English ’27
1978		Professor G. Gaddis Smith ’50
1977		William V. Robinson ’35
1976		Mark N. Donohue Jr. ’55
1975		E. Murray Todd ’16
1974		H. Russell Morss Jr. ’27
1973		James C. Kellogg III ’33
1972		N. Conover English ’29
1971		Robert S. Corbin ’34
1970		Percy H. Buchanan ’12
1969		William S. Beinecke ’31
1968		R. Manning Brown Jr. ’32
1967		Edward J. Dimock ’46
1966		Charles B. Atwater ’31
1965		Matthew Dean Hall ’25
1964		Thomas R. White Jr. ’10
1962		Robert Clarke Crane ’50
1961		William J. Corbet ’21
1960		G. Bartram Woodruff ’00
1958		Norman F. Charlock ’02
1957		Arthur N. Pierson 1883
1956		Piermont V. Davis ’01
1955		Alan F. Myers 1898
1953		Edward W. Brown ’19
1952		John Farr Simmons ’09
1951		Ralph Heyward Isham ’08
1950		George C. Thomas Jr. ’07
1949		James Lawrence Meyers ’07
1948		Edward A. Weeks Jr. ’15
1947		Dr. James Alexander Miller 1889
1946		Richard W. Tregaskis ’34
1945		Chester F. Smith ’08
1944		Newcomb Carlton 1885
1943		William F. Halsey Jr. ’00
1942		Conover English 1894
1941		Horace K. Corbin ’04
1940		J. Mortimer Townley 1880
1939		Thomas N. McCarter 1883
1938		Dr. Dean Mathey ’08

Nelson L. Carr '24 Service Award

The Nelson L. Carr '24 Service Award is awarded for faithful and dedicated service in support of Pingry. Award criteria included the nature and duration of service, and timing (e.g. reunion year) may also be considered when deciding between two or more deserving candidates.

To nominate a member of the Pingry community for this award, please contact Maureen Maher, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, at 908-647-7058 or mmaher@pingry.org.

Award Recipients

2021		Chip Carver '77
2019		Peter "Chip" Korn, Jr. '89
2018		Alison Malin Zoellner '83
2017		Aaron G. Welt '67
2016		Warren S. Kimber, Jr. '52 ( * )
2015		Steven M. Lipper '79
2014		Jonathan A. Shelby '74
2013		Lori Halivopoulos ’78
2012		Tony Borden ’62
2011		Bob Burks ’56
2010		Rob Gibby ’60
2010		Sean O’Donnell ’75
2009		Bruce Morrison ’64
2008		John Wight ’62
2007		Stuart Lederman ’78
2006		Robert M. Pyle ’56
2005		Edward S. Atwater ’63
2004		Rob Hall ’54
2003		Hugh Livengood ’33 ( * )
2002		Stewart E. Lavey ’63
2001		Thomas E. Johnson ’59
2000		John L. Geddes ’62
1999		Andrew H. Campbell ’49
1998		Gordon T. Sulcer ’61
1997		W. Jubb Corbet, Jr. ’50
1996		Albert G. Bauer ’45
1995		Harold S. Thomson ’39
1994		Thomas Black ’32



		Posthumously ( * )