Welcome back
Alumni
RECONNECT. RETURN. REMINISCE.
More than anything, we want Watkinson alumni to stay connected to the school. Choose from the myriad ways to stay in touch with the Watkinson community
- visit campus
- come for lunch
- read the Front Porch, our e-newsletter for alumni families
- attend events like reunion, special gatherings for certain class years or regions, or A Watkinson Affair
- share your news so we can feature you in the WOW Factor, our Story Vault, an everBLUE Profile, and/or class notes
- be a Senior Project Mentor
- participate in a virtual alumni panel
- give to the Fund for Everyday Excellence
If you have questions about these opportunities or have an idea of your own, contact Associate Director of Alumni Engagement Blair Hughes.
Alumni News
Raheem Mullins '97
Governor Ned Lamont announced that he is nominating the Honorable Raheem L. Mullins ’97 to serve as chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Read more.
David Hemingson '82
Watkinson School alumnus and Connecticut native David Hemingson ’82, the 2012 recipient of Watkinson’s Lifetime Achievement Award, has written the screenplay for The Holdovers, a film directed by Alexander Payne and starring Paul Giamatti. Read more.
Hillary Cohen '03
Hillary Cohen ’03 was recently interviewed on the Kelly Clarkson Show! Working for CBS’s NCIS: Los Angeles since 2012 (most recently as the COVID 1st AD), she’s the founder of Every Day Action, a nonprofit that re-allocates the food waste on film sets directly to the homeless in Los Angeles.
Read stories about exceptional alumni who connect the work they are doing now with what they learned while at Watkinson.
To increase alumni giving participation from 9.1%, we are encouraging you, our alumni, to make a gift of any size and give back because you are forever blue! All alumni who give to the Fund for Everyday Excellence will be recognized in the everBLUE Society in our annual report.
To discuss your gift, please contact Associate Director of Alumni Engagement Blair Hughes at 860-231-6294.
Launched in the fall of 2018, the Watkinson Story Vault features videos and words from all different members of our community — students, parents, alumni, teachers, and friends. These voices make up the strongest outreach tool we have. We would love to add your story to the Vault…
Our annual feature and alumni magazine is now online! Read it here.
The Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award was created in 2011 to honor alumni who have dedicated 20 years or more to shaping the world in one of our signature areas: the arts (including writing), global studies, inventive teaching, and science or sustainability.
2011 Winner: Hank Gans ’66
2012 Winners: Samuel Kassow ’62, David Hemingson ’82
2013 Winners: Dr. Orquidia Acosta-Hathaway ’68 and Dr. A. J. Williams-Myers ’58
2014 Winner: Dr. Jonathan Sanders ’69
2015 Winner: Jeff Pitchell ’84
2017 Winner: Edwin Naamon ’67
2018 Winner: Hope Lipp Hall ’88
2020 Winners: Joseph Calafiore ’80 and Andrew Pinkes ’80
2022 Winners: Steve Byk ’78, Evan Berman ’85, and Emily Martin ’90
Want information about reunions or any other alumni news?
Blair Hughes
Associate Director of Alumni Engagement
Alumni currently at Watkinson
Niyanna Allen ’19, communications and admissions intern
Michael Eccles ’13 staffs the Technology Help Desk
Jen Jandreau ’90 is an assistant in the registrar’s office
Millie Maggio ’13 is a history teacher
Emily Petrow ’06 is a Learning Skills Education Specialist
Kenneth Schmoll ’86 is the executive assistant to the head of school
