Meet Our Donors

The Andover experience would not be possible without the lasting support of our donors, each of whom embodies the non sibi spirit. Read on to learn more about this special community, and how you can join them in ensuring "youth from every quarter" will always be able to access a world-class Phillips Academy education.

Gail Ralston, Long-time Staff Member, Gives for Endless Possibilities

I have always been drawn to actions of service and support. During my 33 years as a staff member at Phillips Academy, I sought out ways to give back to the institution that had grown into a very important part of my life.

Bradley “Brad” Johnson P’10, ’13

Alumni from across the decades make up the membership of the Samuel Phillips & Sarah Abbot Society, the Academy’s legacy society. But they aren’t the only members of the Andover family dedicated to seeing future students succeed.

Nicole Quinlan ‘92

Estate planning—it sounds so grand. One thing I learned at Andover (of many) is having a plan. One of the greatest gifts you can give your family and friends is a clear roadmap of your intentions upon death.

Stephen B. Burbank ’64, Charter Trustee 1980-1997

My wife, Ellen, directed grants from a donor-advised fund (DAF), to which she generously gave me equal access. The DAF enabled us to both enhance and ramify our own charitable giving.

Betsy Biern ’84, P’23

My husband Ted and I have happily put Andover into our estate plans. After watching our daughter Lucy ’23 really grow and thrive at PA, it was easy to see that our support could help make that Andover experience possible for other great kids.

Can One Year Change Your Life?

Dave Gutzke ’77 knows it can. Dave was given the chance to attend Andover for a post-graduate year. The Academy was several years into co-education, Ted Sizer was head of school, and Dave’s athletic skills were called out in the first Phillipian issue of the 1976-1977 year: “6’3” Dave Gutzke has proved formidable in the safety position and may rotate with Vaughn or Wheeler.”

Abbot Alumna Practices What She Preaches

Mae Concemi Bradshaw ’62, an estate and trusts attorney on the New Hampshire seacoast, knows firsthand the value of tax-smart charitable giving. Fortunately for Andover, she practices what she preaches.

Chidozie Ugwumba ’99 and His Andover Legacy

Writing a will led me to examine the legacy I would like to leave behind. As the end depends on the beginning, I naturally examined the experiences that have been foundational in my life thus far.

Samuel Phillips had no idea…

…that his vision would grow into the Phillips Academy of today. Armed with a newly written constitution and financial support from his father and uncle, Phillips opened the new school in an old carpenter’s shop at the corner of Phillips and Main streets on April 30, 1778, a Thursday.

Abbot’s Alvarez ’67 Does Andover Proud

On July 28, 2014, novelist Julia Alvarez ’67 received the National Medal of Arts, the country’s highest honor for artists and writers, from President Barack Obama. Alvarez has written 16 books for adults and children, including How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents.

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