Alumni
Alumni Awards
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2024 Head of School’s Award for Distinguished Service to the School
Rudy Prio Touzet ’76 enjoys poking fun at himself, noting that his student achievements at Ransom Everglades never merited the top academic awards or superlatives. In his service and devotion to his school, that has not been the case. Prio Touzet’s efforts have been virtually unparalleled; he has made a significant impact on Ransom Everglades School for decades as an alumnus, parent, trustee, chair of the board, community advocate and philanthropist. Shortly before departing the board of trustees after 15 years on July 1, 2024, Prio Touzet received the Head of School’s Award for Distinguished Service to the School from Head of School Rachel Rodriguez at RE’s upper school awards ceremony.Read More
Rudy Prio Touzet ’76
“The friendships and relationships and knowledge that you gain from each other – it’s probably what I take away the most ... It’s really made a difference in my life and I’m sure it will in yours.”
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Head of School's Award for Distinguished Service to the School
The Head of School’s Award recognizes alumni whose commitment and service to the school serves as an inspiration to all alumni. Recipients must have demonstrated commitment to the school’s mission by fostering a sense of “community, personal integrity and values,” and following Paul C. Ransom’s belief that people are “in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it.” Through their leadership, honor, attitude and dedication, they have made an irreplaceable mark on Ransom Everglades School and its future.Read More
2024 - Rudy Prio Touzet ’76
2023 - David Arnold ’86 and Jourdan Moore Houston ’69
2022 - Steve Sawitz ’75
Each year, Ransom Everglades selects recipients for alumni awards in three categories: the Founders’ Alumni Award for Distinguished Service to the Community, the Head of School’s Alumni Award for Distinguished Service to the School and the Athletic Hall of Fame.
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2024 Founders' Alumni Award for Distinguished Service to the Community
In 2005, a four-and-a-half-year-old boy from Miami Beach was on his way to church with his mother when they stopped at a red light. Through the car window, the boy – Joshua Williams ’18 – noticed a homeless man holding a sign that said he was hungry and needed food.Read More
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Founders' Award for Distinguished Service to the Community
The Founders’ Alumni Award recognizes alumni who through service and commitment to the community, have made a service impact at a national level. It is awarded to individuals who have been deeply concerned about their communities and who have demonstrated honor, courage and leadership, fulfilling the vision of the founders of Ransom and Everglades Schools.Read More
2024 - Joshua Williams ’18
2023 - Christina Proenza-Coles ’88
2022 - Meg Daly '78
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Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.