ENDOWMENT FUNDS

Established in 2009 in honor of Forsyth’s retiring Director of Admission Ann F. Babington, this fund provides income for the Financial Aid Program. Together with funds raised from Annual Giving and the biennial Auction, the Ann F. Babington Endowment for Financial Aid makes meaningful financial aid awards possible for more than 25% of Forsyth students.

Established in 2011 by past parent Grant Williams in honor of Mark Sayers and B.J. Williams, this merit-based award underwrites further education and professional development opportunities to encourage and support faculty excellence.

2012: Anne Deken (Grade 6) & Jamie Paradise (Grade 6)
2013: Lisa Santa Cruz
2014: Cora Lippi (Music)
2015: Jane Paradise (Drama)
2016: Amy Hudson & Donna Militello
2017: Ellen DeFilippo (Art)
2018: Beth Maglasang (Junior-K)
2019: Anne Simmons (Grade 2) & Susan Zareh (Grade 6)
2021: Erin McHargue (Grade 5)

Established in 2012 in memory of Maureen A. Regan, mother of Liz Chib, FS ’17, this award provides professional growth opportunities in mathematics for faculty that serve to advance Forsyth’s Math curriculum.

2016: Kathy Becker (Grade 5)
2017: Susan Zareh (Grade 6)
2018: Mike Pieroni (Grade 5)
2019: Mathematics Committee
2021: Nicki Kohrs (Grade 5)

Established in 2016 by Ranjana and Jeff Morgan, this fund supports engineering and science initiatives that foster student innovation at Forsyth, including professional growth opportunities for faculty in the areas of Engineering, Science, and Math.

Grade 2: Designing a Knee Brace Biomedical Engineering
Grade 3: Designing a MagLev Transportation System Transportation Engineering
Grade 4: Evaluating a Landscape Geotechnical Engineering
Grade 5: Designing a Submersible Oceanic Engineering
Grade 6: Designing Model Membranes Biomedical Engineering, Designing Bridges Civil Engineering

Established in 2010 by Tamara, Bart, and Ian Aitken, FS ’08, to honor the life of Nicholas Aaron Aitken, FS ’04, this program provides an annual opportunity for Grade 5 students to collaborate with a visiting artist-in-residence each year.

2010: Catharine Magel
2011: Ron Fondaw
2012: Cindy Tower
2013: Gina Alvarez
2014: Cameron Fuller & Sarah Paulsen 
2015: Carrie Becker
2016: Tom Reed
2017: Norleen Nosri
2018: Kevin McCoy
2019: Margaret Keller
2021: Jeremy Rabus
2022: Ellen DeFilippo