Alumni Welcome

List of 3 news stories.

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  Anna Ansari ’98 Brings Silk Roads to Michigan

  Anna Ansari ’98 recently returned to Michigan for a special event celebrating the release of her debut cookbook, Silk Roads — A Flavor Odyssey, at Zingerman’s Roadhouse in Ann Arbor. The evening featured an on-stage conversation with Zingerman’s co-founder Ari Weinzweig and a tasting menu inspired by Anna’s recipes, featuring dishes from Georgia, Iran, and Tajikistan. Alumni, friends, and family gathered to celebrate her achievement and enjoy a taste of her culinary journey on her book tour stop in Michigan. She also had a chance to get her feet back on Cranbrook soil—a stop she describes as “mandatory” whenever she’s home, a way to recenter herself and reconnect with the place that sparked her early creativity. 
  
  

   
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  Capturing Cranbrook's Athetic History: David Schultz ’63 and Coach Barney Reunite

  One of only six Cranbrook boys in nearly 100 years to earn twelve varsity letters during his upper school career, David Schultz ’63 reunited via zoom with his former coach Dave Barney for a virtual conversation on October 22 as part of a new Cranbrook Athletic Oral History project. The discussion, recorded over Zoom, marked the first in what we hope to grow to a series preserving the voices and experiences of our Cranbrook Kingswood athletes and coaches for future generations.
  
  

   
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  Cranbrook Alumni Gather in Chicago for Fall Networking Event

  On Thursday, October 23, alumni living in the Chicagoland area gathered in the River North neighborhood at Chicago Winery for an alumni networking event. About fifty alumni, representing class years from the 1950s through the 2020s, enjoyed hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and remarks from Director of Schools Dr. Jeff Suzik.

  
  Award-winning architect and 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Dirk Denison ’75 was also in attendance. Dirk, founder of the Chicago-based firm Dirk Denison Architects, is providing guidance as Cranbrook explores ways to renew and reimagine its residential life spaces—an area of campus identified as a major need and a top priority for future investment. He shared his perspective on how thoughtful design can strengthen the student experience and spoke about the importance of community support in bringing this vision to life.