Home Alumni Page 25

Matthew Bell ’22

Matthew Bell, brother of current South Kent student Joshua Bell, graduated from South Kent in 2022. During his time on the Hillside, Bell was the NEPSAC Player of the Year for the 2021-22 NEPSAC Championship team. He then took his talents to Marshall University after first going to Kingston College. At Marshall, Matthew Bell was … Read more

Robert B. Oakley ’48

Ambassador Oakley graduated from Princeton, then served as a naval intelligence officer before joining the Foreign Service. He rose through the ranks, eventually serving as ambassador to these countries. He came out of retirement to negotiate the release of the American pilot captured in the Black Hawk Down incident in Somalia in 1993.  

Charles Reid ’55

Charles Clark Reid (August 12, 1937  – June 1, 2019)[1] was an American painter, illustrator, and teacher, notable for his watercolor style.[2] He won numerous national and international awards for both his watercolor and oil works, and also hosted many workshops in the US and abroad. He published numerous books and instructional DVDs and created a postage stamp and an iconic ad campaign with his watercolor … Read more

John P. Richardson ’56

John was drawn to the Middle East and the Palestine problem as a graduate student and worked with service groups before a career with the CIA, residing in Lebanon, Pakistan, Jordan, and Indonesia before retiring in 2005. Since then he has focused volunteer e!orts on local issues and served as an o”cer of several area … Read more

Chip Monck ’58

Edward Herbert Beresford “Chip“ Monck (born March 5, 1939) is an American Tony Award nominated lighting designer, most famously serving as the master of ceremonies at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. With his free-spirited demeanor, Chip was the embodiment of counter-culture charisma and stage presence in the 60’s and 70’s. His name is etched in history after being drafted as … Read more

William Farish III ’58

While Will is renowned for his exceptional banking and business career, his contribution to the horse racing industry is another one of his legacies. His keen eye for selecting promising bloodlines has earned Will’s Lanes End Farm the reputation for producing top-tier stallions. In 1984, the Farish Family and Lanes End Farm hosted Queen Elizabeth … Read more

Griscom “Chip” Bettle ’61

Chip Bettle is an innovator and inventor whose name is on 42 U.S. patents. He received his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering and Master of Engineering (Chemical) degrees from Cornell University. Bettle’s patents include a range of subjects, such as beverage and food containers, wastewater treatment, the biological process for reducing pollution in a body … Read more

Mark B. Thompson ’61

Mark’s journey in architecture began at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied under Louis Kahn, and then at Cambridge University, where he was a student of Sir Leslie Martin. Mark’s passion led him to teach at the University of Pennsylvania for over 20 years before founding his #rm, MBTA, in 1974. He is recognized … Read more

Teacher at South Kent School featured on TED-Ed | “What Makes a Hero?”

Matthew Winkler, educational technology and English teacher at South Kent School is a newly published author on TED-Ed. Visit Winkler’s lesson,  “What Makes a Hero?” Nominated by Arthur Brown, former English Department Head and Faculty Mentor at South Kent School, Winkler created a four-minute video based on his research of The Hero’s Journey, by Joseph Campbell, … Read more

Professor Sukehiro Hasegawa ’62

Professor Sukehiro Hasegawa had a 37-year career as a peacekeeper for the United Nations and as President of the Global Peace-building Association of Japan. Professor Hasegawa dedicated his life to improving the lives of others. Having served in Nepal, Indonesia, Cambodia, Rwanda, and Timor-Leste, he still found the time to speak at South Kent’s Prize … Read more

Skip to content