CKAA inducts Fran and Prospero Dagbovie as Honorary Alumni, Celebrate Stacy Rivard and more
Click here to congratulate Fran and Prosper Dagbovie on their new status as honorary alumni
Click here to wish GMS Head Stacy Rivard well as she retires
At their final meeting of the the 2024-25 school year, the Cranbrook Kingswood Alumni Association celebrated longtime faculty, inducting former faculty members Fran and Prospero Dagbovie as Honorary Alumni, and presenting retiring GMS Head Stacy Rivard with the Alumni Appreciation award. The event was held at Coeur in Royal Oak, owned and operated by Jordan Smith '07.
CKAA President Ekta Lobo Wilcox '89 inducted Fran who was present in person to accept the honor. CKAA President-Elect Ian Perkins '05 presented Prospero as Honorary Alumnus. While he couldn't be there in person due to health considerations, a delegation from the CKAA will pay him a visit to deliver their school rings soon!
View more photos of the event by clicking here.
You can leave a note of congratulations for the Dagbovies and Stacy Rivard at Reunion at our "Faculty Milestones" event at Reunion on Saturday, June 7 at the Cranbrook Library, 3:30- 5pm.
Click here to register for the Faculty Milestones event and other Reunion events.
If you can't join us in person, you can congratulate our honorary alumni on their sharing page. Follow the links below.
Click here to wish GMS Head Stacy Rivard well as she retires
At their final meeting of the the 2024-25 school year, the Cranbrook Kingswood Alumni Association celebrated longtime faculty, inducting former faculty members Fran and Prospero Dagbovie as Honorary Alumni, and presenting retiring GMS Head Stacy Rivard with the Alumni Appreciation award. The event was held at Coeur in Royal Oak, owned and operated by Jordan Smith '07.
CKAA President Ekta Lobo Wilcox '89 inducted Fran who was present in person to accept the honor. CKAA President-Elect Ian Perkins '05 presented Prospero as Honorary Alumnus. While he couldn't be there in person due to health considerations, a delegation from the CKAA will pay him a visit to deliver their school rings soon!
View more photos of the event by clicking here.
You can leave a note of congratulations for the Dagbovies and Stacy Rivard at Reunion at our "Faculty Milestones" event at Reunion on Saturday, June 7 at the Cranbrook Library, 3:30- 5pm.
Click here to register for the Faculty Milestones event and other Reunion events.
If you can't join us in person, you can congratulate our honorary alumni on their sharing page. Follow the links below.
Congratulate Prospero Dagbovie and Fran Dagbovie on their new status as Honorary Alumni! https://padlet.com/CKshares/Dagbovies
Faculty Milestones 2025
Retirements of longtime faculty members:
Congratulate Stacy Rivard (Head of the Girls Middle School, faculty/administrator since 2003) on her retirement https://padlet.com/CKshares/Rivard
Wish Keith McConnell (Brookside Head since 2012) well as he begins his next chapter https://padlet.com/CKshares/McConnell
Congratulate Vickie Abbott (Upper School nursing staff since 1998) on her retirement https://padlet.com/CKshares/Abbott
Congratulate Karen Turlay (Upper School history instructor since 2007) on her retirement https://padlet.com/CKshares/Turlay
Wish Jim Gabriel (vocal music instructor since 2010) well in his next chapter: https://padlet.com/CKshares/Gabriel
Wish Laura Marmorstein (Brookside Librarian since 2000) well in retirement https://padlet.com/CKshares/Marmorstein
Congratulate Paulina Shaw (Middle School language instructor since 1996) on her retirement https://padlet.com/CKshares/Pshaw
Wish Michael Auth (Middle School science instructor since 1998) on his retirement https://padlet.com/CKshares/Auth
You can wish these faculty well in person at reunion on Saturday June 7 at 4pm in the Cranbrook Library Reading Room.
Sunday brunch will be an opportunity to wish departing division heads Stacy Rivard and Keith McConnell well.
In Memoriam:
Share stories, photos and memories of longtime Faculty and Staff we have lost in the past year
Sam Salas, Faculty, Headmaster, Director of Schools (1960 - 1962, 1964 - 1987) https://padlet.com/CKshares/Salas
- Come share memories of Sam Salas during reunion weekend - Saturday, June 7, 4pm, Cranbrook Library Reading Room
- Facilitated by his former colleague Charlie Shaw
David Mogill (Middle School Math Teacher/HUB instructor since 1982) https://padlet.com/CKshares/DMogill
- David will be remembered at the 4A/HUB networking event reunion weekend - Saturday, June 7 3pm Tremain Common
Janet Kapala (Instrumental Music Instructor 1977-2016) https://padlet.com/CKshares/Kapala
- There will be a Celebration of Life held for Janet Kapala at Christ Church Cranbrook on Saturday, June 7 at 10 am.
Francine Rode (English Department 1969-1982) https://padlet.com/CKshares/Rode
Sue Spencer (Science Department 1981-2000) https://padlet.com/CKshares/Spencer
Connie Reebel Jones, Brookside Kindergarten Teacher (1965-1978) https://padlet.com/CKshares/Reebel
Go to the Alumni Welcome Page
Go to the Reunion Information Page
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Faculty Milestones 2025
Retirements of longtime faculty members:
Congratulate Stacy Rivard (Head of the Girls Middle School, faculty/administrator since 2003) on her retirement https://padlet.com/CKshares/Rivard
Wish Keith McConnell (Brookside Head since 2012) well as he begins his next chapter https://padlet.com/CKshares/McConnell
Congratulate Vickie Abbott (Upper School nursing staff since 1998) on her retirement https://padlet.com/CKshares/Abbott
Congratulate Karen Turlay (Upper School history instructor since 2007) on her retirement https://padlet.com/CKshares/Turlay
Wish Jim Gabriel (vocal music instructor since 2010) well in his next chapter: https://padlet.com/CKshares/Gabriel
Wish Laura Marmorstein (Brookside Librarian since 2000) well in retirement https://padlet.com/CKshares/Marmorstein
Congratulate Paulina Shaw (Middle School language instructor since 1996) on her retirement https://padlet.com/CKshares/Pshaw
Wish Michael Auth (Middle School science instructor since 1998) on his retirement https://padlet.com/CKshares/Auth
You can wish these faculty well in person at reunion on Saturday June 7 at 4pm in the Cranbrook Library Reading Room.
Sunday brunch will be an opportunity to wish departing division heads Stacy Rivard and Keith McConnell well.
In Memoriam:
Share stories, photos and memories of longtime Faculty and Staff we have lost in the past year
Sam Salas, Faculty, Headmaster, Director of Schools (1960 - 1962, 1964 - 1987) https://padlet.com/CKshares/Salas
- Come share memories of Sam Salas during reunion weekend - Saturday, June 7, 4pm, Cranbrook Library Reading Room
- Facilitated by his former colleague Charlie Shaw
David Mogill (Middle School Math Teacher/HUB instructor since 1982) https://padlet.com/CKshares/DMogill
- David will be remembered at the 4A/HUB networking event reunion weekend - Saturday, June 7 3pm Tremain Common
Janet Kapala (Instrumental Music Instructor 1977-2016) https://padlet.com/CKshares/Kapala
- There will be a Celebration of Life held for Janet Kapala at Christ Church Cranbrook on Saturday, June 7 at 10 am.
Francine Rode (English Department 1969-1982) https://padlet.com/CKshares/Rode
Sue Spencer (Science Department 1981-2000) https://padlet.com/CKshares/Spencer
Connie Reebel Jones, Brookside Kindergarten Teacher (1965-1978) https://padlet.com/CKshares/Reebel
Go to the Alumni Welcome Page
Go to the Reunion Information Page
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CKAA President Ekta Wilcox inducted Fran Dagbovie as an Honorary Alumna
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Honorary Alumnus Rich Lamb with Rob Edwards and Ingo Rautenberg, both '81
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Charlie Shaw with Sarah and Betsy Muenk
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CKAA volunteers and friends
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Honorary Alumni Claudia Schuette and David Watson flank CKAA member Sharell Elam '99 and David's wife Marilyn
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Fran with fellow Honorary Alumnus Ann Mell and Rosemary O'Conner '10 and Sally Carpenter Kerr '74
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Paul Gamble '82 with Honorary Alumnus Tom DeCraene
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Honorary Alumnus Debbie Kridler with Bruce '73 and Helen Billig Reasoner '82
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Honorary Alumnus Greg Miller flanked by Hugh Kerr '73 and Matt Trunsky '84
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Faculty Milestones 2025
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