Alumni

Alumni Awards

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  • Beverly Watson '90

    2020 Founders' Alumni Award for Distinguished Service to the Community

    Beverly Watson '90 was named the recipient of the 2020 Ransom Everglades Founders’ Alumni Award, which is awarded to individuals who, through loyal attitude, inspired spirit and unselfish action, have helped fulfill the vision of the founders of the Ransom and Everglades Schools. The Director of the Scholars Program at King Philanthropies in Menlo Park, Calif., Watson has enjoyed a multi-faceted career in global education and access and currently helps international students develop leadership and social-impact skills.
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Penny Townsend

“Beverly has honored Ransom Everglades for three decades with her work across the globe. She is the embodiment of our school’s mission; her work for the betterment of the global community illustrates what we hope for from every graduate."

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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.

    2021 - Susan Matson Lampen '71
    2020 - Andrew Ansin '81 and Vanessa Chartouni-de la Serna '90
    2019 - Lili Krech Neale '69
    2018 - Henry H. Anderson, Jr. '38
    2017 - Elana Oberstein-Harris '93 
    2016 - Greg Glass '82
    2015 - Ben Quevedo '98
    2014 - Melissa Krinzman '86
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Previous Award Honorees

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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.
     
    2020 - Beverly Watson '90
    2019 - Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber ’85
    2018 - Rudy Prio Touzet '76
    2017 - Timothy Greenfield-Sanders '70 
    2016 - Maurice R. Ferré '79
    2015 - Richard Freeman '99
    2014 - Willy Foote '86
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Coconut Grove, FL 33133
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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 mission of Ransom Everglades School is to provide an educational environment in which the pursuit of honor, academic excellence and intellectual growth is complemented by concern for the physical, cultural and character development of each student. 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.