Dear New Trier Alumni,

We have a few exciting events coming up for New Trier alumni: the Alumni Achievement Awards and a trip to NYC for our Jazz Ensemble 1, along with an invitation for any jazz alums to join them at a Manhattan club performance. We also are now offering alumni spirit wear on our website. Keep reading for all the details!

ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:

The New Trier High School Alumni Achievement Awards dinner is coming up on Thursday, March 14, at the Hilton Orrington Hotel in Evanston. This is a wonderful event for alumni, parents, students, staff, and community members alike. To purchase tickets online, go to the New Trier Alumni page at http://www.newtrieralumni.org/ and click on the link at the top of the page.

Honorees who will attend the dinner include:

•             Bruce Alberts, Class of 1956. Alberts is an internationally recognized biochemist, editor of the journal Science, former president of the National Academy of Sciences, and one of the first Science Envoys appointed by President Obama. In addition to his contributions to the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology, Alberts has worked to improve science education in elementary and secondary schools.

•             Steve Fickinger, Class of 1978. Fickinger is a Theatrical Producer and works as Creative Consultant to several major entertainment studios. He is the former Vice-President of Creative Development for the Disney Theatrical Group, where he helped Disney launch a program to bring teaching artists and materials into schools that do not have arts programs. He is involved in causes including the Los Angeles Food Mission, Los Angeles Public Library Adult Literacy program, and the Spiritual Care Department of Cedars-Sinai Hospital.

•             Susan Grant, Class of 1972. Grant is Executive Vice President of CNN News Services, with oversight of the global news organization’s digital and affiliate businesses. Under Grant, CNN Digital has become the Internet’s leading news destination across multiple online and mobile platforms. She is a member of the board of Heifer International, a leading anti-hunger charity, and on the board of trustees for the Morehouse School of Medicine.

•             James Hackett, Class of 1972. Hackett is Executive Chairman of the Board of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, one of the world’s largest independent oil and natural gas companies. He is former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and serves on numerous charitable and corporate boards. He and his wife, Maureen, a fellow New Trier ’72 graduate, have been recognized for their contributions to mental health, hospice, and other organizations.

•             Bonnie Stern Miller, Class of 1966. Miller has devoted her life to promoting peace and helping women and children around the world. She established the Youth for Peace program in Bosnia, publicized and worked to end human trafficking in Bosnia and Greece, and has trained educators and mental health specialists in war-torn countries from Iraq to Sri Lanka.

•             Thomas Miller, Class of 1956. Miller is a senior partner in the law firm Miller Washington & Kim, Chair of the Board of the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability and co-founder of the Green Cities Fund, whose projects include micro-financing in war-torn Afghanistan. In 1966, he set up a reconstructive surgery hospital to treat war injured children in Vietnam and more recently helped establish the Vietnam Green Building Council.

•             Scott Turow, Class of 1966. Turow is a practicing attorney and best-selling author whose works include Presumed Innocent, One L, and Reversible Errors. He is involved with a number of charitable causes promoting literacy, education, and legal rights and performs much of his legal work pro bono. Turow was the first Chair of Illinois' Executive Ethics Commission and served on the 2000 Illinois commission to consider reform of the state’s capital punishment system.

Tentatively attending is:

•             W. James McNerney Jr., Class of 1967. McNerney is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of The Boeing Company, the Chicago-based aeronautics giant. McNerney, who served as CEO of 3M before joining Boeing, was appointed by President Obama as chairman of the President’s Export Council, an advisory committee on international trade. He also chairs the Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs of major U.S. companies.

Being honored at the dinner but unable to attend in person are:

•             Bobbi Brown, Class of 1975. Brown is the founder and CCO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, the Beauty Editor of NBC's Today Show, Contributing Beauty and Wellness Editor of Health magazine, a New York Times best-selling author, and was appointed by President Obama to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiation. In 1991, Brown changed the face of makeup with ten lipsticks. Today, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics has a global presence in more than 60 countries and is the #1 makeup artist brand founded by a woman.

•             Mary-Claire King, Class of 1963. King is a leading human geneticist whose accomplishments include identifying the BRCA1 gene that marks susceptibility to breast cancer. She also is credited with applying the use of genomic sequencing to identify victims of human rights abuses. King is a professor at the University of Washington and President of the American Society of Human Genetics.

Tickets are $125 per person and include a plated dinner program beginning at 7 p.m. and a cash-bar cocktail hour beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets to an open-bar VIP reception beginning at 5 p.m. are an additional $100.  All proceeds benefit the New Trier Educational Foundation, an independent non-profit organization that provides grants and other funding for opportunities for students and staff that are not included in the District 203 budget. For further information, or to make your reservation by phone, please call 847-784-2667.