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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[The Academy Journal                                                                   2008-2009 | volume 50  T H E A C A D E M Y O F T H E N E W C H U R C H • B R Y N AT H Y N , P E N N S Y LVA N I A]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Table of Contents          1	    MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS          4	    CHANCELLOR OF THE ACADEMY          6	    PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMY          9	    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	          11	   DEAN OF THE THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL          12	   THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT AWARDS          13	   DEAN OF THE COLLEGE          15	   BRYN ATHYN COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT AWARDS          16	   COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS FOR THE COLLEGE AND THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL          18	   PRINCIPAL OF THE GIRLS SCHOOL          21	   PRINCIPAL OF THE BOYS SCHOOL          23 	  ANC SECONDARY SCHOOLS COMMENCEMENT AWARDS          24	   COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS FOR ANC SECONDARY SCHOOLS          26	   THE TREASURER          36	   INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT          68	   DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT          72	   DIRECTOR OF MARKETING          74	   DIRECTOR OF THE SWEDENBORG LIBRARY          79	   DIRECTOR OF GLENCAIRN MUSEUM          87	   DIRECTOR OF CAIRNWOOD          88	   DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH          90	   SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION          92	   REGISTER OF STUDENTS          97	   FACULTY DEGREES          100	  BOARD OF TRUSTEES          101	CORPORATION]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Memorial ResolutionsThe Rev. Geoffrey S. ChildsBy the Rev. Eric H. CarswellT       he Rev. Geoffrey Childs was a dedicated pastor and     involved painful states of self-examination and sometimes       strong New Church educator. He served major roles      a measure of agony. He wrote of a time of crisis and the       as pastor of the General Church congregations in       meetings and forums held concerning the problem andKitchener, Detroit and Toronto, and after his time as the     concerns arising from it.Academy President his role as the Bishop’s Representative                                                              His final report as Academy President ends with the fol-to South Africa just as apartheid was ending was extremely                                                              lowing words:important.                                                                    What is new in our future? Hopefully, new vision andGeoffrey arrived at the Academy of the New Church to                                                                    applications that will bring richness and fulfillmentserve as its President directly from being pastor of the Ol-                                                                    to faculties and students. A Boys School and Girlsivet Church in Toronto. He was recognized as “gently dedi-                                                                    School of ever-increasing enrollments, and of presentcated and supportive” and conveying a “personal warmth                                                                    and eternal influence on the minds and hearts of itsand love of the doctrines.” He had not been living in Bryn                                                                    students. A College in which the vision of continu-Athyn and directly involved in the Academy schools for 35                                                                    ous New Church education, including baccalaureateyears. As he observed in his first report as President “This                                                                    degrees in a number of majors, is seen as the Lord'sfirst year as President has been a challenging one . . .” and                                                                    mission for us. There are many obstacles to establish-he was grateful for people who helped with his orientation                                                                    ing new majors. But in the long run, do not the Writ-to this new use.                                                                    ings call for this? Isn't continuous education in theDuring his tenure as President there were many steps                light of the Word what happens in heaven? And isn'tforward and a number of challenges as well. The College             the Lord's will to be done, as in heaven, so upon theworked on enlarging the baccalaureate program to further            earth? A Theological School whose doctrinal integrity,develop the senior college, adding new single discipline            scope and faithful discipline will serve the world-widemajors. The Theological School began awarding a master’s            New Church, but also a school whose residency focusdegree in Theology rather than a bachelor’s degree. He              on pastoral skills and applications will lead to effective,was President when a management team of the heads of                caring shepherds.schools was organized to enhance the professional excel-                                                                    Our overall mission is to "propagate the Heavenlylence of the schools, to sharpen curricular planning, and                                                                    Doctrines, and establish the New Church." This is theto work together with the other administrators as a team.                                                                    Lord's doing; but may the Academy be of service toGeoffrey describes developments in the Secondary Schools                                                                    Him in this Divine use.that resulted in “a new clarity of organization, an upgradedcurriculum, a stress on advanced training and competence.           We are a few — but a most lucky few.And this is married to a strong focus on the inner needs of                                                              It is with gratitude that we reflect on Geoffrey Child’s ef-each student.”                                                              forts to serve the Lord in this work.His reports also spoke of surviving a budget crunch with                                                              Presented to the Academy Corporation May 2, 2009.patience and some valor during the 1988-89 school year,as well as a Secondary Schools reorganization study that                                                               1]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Robert McKinley FrazierBy Bruce HendersonW            hen Bob Frazier arrived from Pittsburgh in        consumer needs in the Third World. His work is cited in            1954 as a junior in the Academy Boys School,      business textbooks and is still a case study at Harvard Uni-            he quickly established himself as a leader and an versity, where he also studied.original thinker.                                                              Associates at Salmon remember him as “a consummateThe Academy tapped him as a member of the Corporation         professional who helped me understand the intricacies ofin 1972, and he served on the Board of Trustees from 1977-    a complicated business,” and “an example of what a man1986.                                                         should be.”It was being useful, always looking for ways to make things   As busy as he was, he always had time for family, especiallywork better — for his family, for the Church and the Acad-    travels to exotic lands or Saturday morning adventures thatemy, and for people around the world looking for ways to      always started with “Let’s go — this will be fun!”improve their lives — that defined his life.                                                              In addition to his wife, Bonnie, he is survived by six chil-As a student, he was senior class president and in 1956 he    dren — Glenn “Mac,” Tabitha Judson, Taney Friend, Scott,won the Oratorical Contest with a forward-looking talk        Pearse and Brittany Price — and 13 grandchildren. Anotherabout the coming microwave revolution. That was before a      son, Terrence Daniel, passed away as an infant. It is tellinglot of his audience even knew what microwaves were, which     of their upbringing that Mac and Scott are ministers andwas typical of his inquiring mind.                            Pearse has entered the Theological School.Bob was thinking “outside the box” before the rest of us      Sadly, in 1995 Bob suffered a massive stroke in New Yorkknew what that meant. As a young man he gave a talk at        City and lived on with the effects, never returning to work.a 19th of June banquet in Bryn Athyn floating the idea of     Now that wonderful, fertile mind is alive again.satellite churches — long before anyone had thought of                                                              The Rev. Tom Rose said in his Memorial Address that BobIvyland and Hatfield.                                                              was dedicated to living the teachings about use. “He lovedAfter a year at our College, Bob graduated from Yale and      to be busily helping others, working to make things betterwas hired by Kurt Salmon Associates, which does consult-      in any situation, looking at life in a positive, upbeat man-ing work all over the world. His travels took him particu-    ner, knowing that everything was about being useful.”larly to East Africa, India and Asia. He and his wife, Bonnie                                                              And that is how we remember Bob Frazier — always being(Glenn) operated out of New York City, Belgium and Bryn                                                              useful, and always with a smile.Athyn.                                                              The Corporation directs that copies of this Memorial Reso-In the mid-1980s, with that “out of the box” thinking, he                                                              lution be sent to Bob’s family as an enduring affirmation ofpioneered Quick Response — a “just in time” inventory                                                              our affection and appreciation.system using bar codes and computer networks to revolu-tionize the way clothing and textile manufacturers served     Presented to the Academy Corporation May 2, 2009.                                                           2]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Alfred H. HasenBy Jerome V. SellnerF      red Hasen passed into the spiritual world in Kitch-     Church’s only international competition played each year      ener, Ontario, this past August, following a useful and to win the prized possession of the Bishop’s Bowl.      productive life in the Church and the Academy, and                                                              Fred served his country in the Royal Canadian Air Forcein civil matters in his community and country. He was 85                                                              during World War II. Subsequently, as a veteran, he was anyears old and followed his wife of 56 years, Clare Synnest-                                                              officer in his local Royal Canadian Air Force Association,vedt Hasen, by four months. Fred was elected to the Acad-                                                              Wing 404, and editor of its newsletter.emy Corporation in 1974, 33 years after his father, AlfredK. Hasen.                                                     Fred was employed as a salesman for A.R. Williams Ma-                                                              chinery Co., Ltd., distributors of machine tools and relatedAs the city of Kitchener prospered in the mid-1980s, hous-                                                              products. With his numerous and diversified contacts heing near the old Carmel Church on King Street became                                                              enjoyed a reputation for honesty and integrity. This led todifficult. Enrollment in the school declined. With a com-                                                              his voluntary and energetic participation in political activ-mitment to New Church education and worship and a                                                              ity. He posted campaign signs and made personal contactsdedication to the establishment of a community, Fred and                                                              when provincial and federal elections occurred. He was aleaders of the Kitchener Society made a decision to relo-                                                              close associate of his local Member of Parliament and wascate to the country southwest of downtown where land for                                                              recognized at the federal level by former Prime Ministerbuilding homes was available. In such an undertaking we                                                              Paul Martin.can feel a sense of these New Churchmen being imbuedwith the traditions of the Academy Movement of the lat-       Yet another area of voluntary involvement for Fred was as ater 1880s, especially as regards internal evangelization. And parent, chaperone and guardian for organized Ringette —now, from the input of Fred and his peers who were in-        girls ice hockey — especially when his daughter Janet wasstrumental in seeing the Caryndale development through        skating for the Kitchener team. He was an official in bothto completion, the primary school — which dates back to       the Kitchener and Ontario Ringette Associations and was1890 — has grown to include secondary school grades.          named to the Canadian Ringette Hall of Fame. He traveled                                                              with the team to such places as Sudbury, Ontario, Flint,Fred was a past president of the International Executive of                                                              Michigan, and Helsinki, Finland.The Sons of the Academy, an organization dedicated to thesupport of the Academy, to raising scholarship funds and      Among Fred’s memorabilia is The Queen’s Gold Medalto strengthening the growth of the New Church. His execu-     inscribed for outstanding volunteerism in country andtive regularly published the Sons Bulletin and traveled to    community. As a member of the Kitchener Sports Associa-church societies. The focus of the 1974 Charter Day Week-     tion he was instrumental in the development of the cur-end was on the Academy College. At the Charter Day ban-       rent sports arena, The Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.quet Fred presented a Sons of the Academy plaque to the       The medal was presented by the Governor General’s OfficeDean of the College. The plaque was for an annual award,      through the Chancery of Honors. This medal honors Fred’srecognizing the Outstanding Male Student of the College.      usefulness, yet it is a tribute to the quality of his modestyFred stated that the Sons welcomed such an opportunity,       in receiving the recognition, inasmuch as most of us neverbeing in full support of the Academy in promoting the uses    knew of the award from Queen Elizabeth II until the timeand growth of this essential segment of New Church edu-       of his passing.cation. The plaque hangs on the left side of the entrance to                                                              Words from the Gospel of Matthew are appropriate here:the Pendleton Hall chapel.                                                              “Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter into the joyFred and his wife were frequent visitors to Bryn Athyn, es-   of your Lord!” The words embody the influence of Divinepecially when their children were attending the Academy,      Love and Wisdom or of good and truth willingly and grate-and Michael, Kirk and Daric were mainstays on the Acad-       fully admitted into His servant, Fred Hasen, and renderedemy’s ice hockey teams. Fred himself, at an advanced age,     fruitful, in a life of use. It is with gratitude that we reflect onplayed on Championship Team Caryndale in the General          Fred’s efforts to serve the Lord.                                                               3]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                    Chancellor of the Academy                    The Rt. Rev. Thomas L. KlineWhy a College?U        sually, when we think of New Church education, we      But why New Church higher education? Because something        think of children. Here, we wish to focus on higher    else is added at the college level through New Church edu-        education — education at the college level. New        cation, a leading toward what the Writings call the genuineChurch education at the collegiate level is just as important  or second rational. This genuine rational comes not fromin the development of the human mind.                          without, but from within, from the Lord.Elementary and high school education is a time when the        Hear some passages from the Writings of the New Church:student learns to think about truth. College, or higher ed-                                                                     A person who has also followed heaven's route to ra-ucation, is a time when the student learns to think from                                                                     tionality and morality is truly rational and moral, be-truth.                                                               cause he is this at the same time in spirit, speech andAdolescence, and especially around the 20th year of life,            body (TCR 564).is the beginning of a critical time of the transition from           The genuine rational is from good, but comes forthhistorical faith to what the Writings call “true adult faith.”       from truth. Good flows in by an internal way; butHistorical faith is what the student learns from parents,            truth by an external way. Good thus conjoins itselfteachers and ministers. It is a childhood faith, important,          with truth in the rational, and they cause the rationalbut just a step on the way. True adult faith begins when the         to be. Unless the good therein is conjoined with truth,individual takes what has been learned and begins to ask             there is no rational; although there appears to be (ACthe question, “What do I believe?”                                   3030).Young adulthood is a time of the opening and development       These two stages of rationality are represented by Ishmaelof the rational degree of the mind. Rationality is the abil-   and Isaac in the book of Genesis. Ishmael is the first sonity to be able to make judgments, to see the relationship      born, born of the Egyptian handmaid, Hagar. Egypt herebetween ideas and truths, to think and to reason. It is the    represents the ancient center of the sciences — facts andhighest degree of the natural mind, and it is here, on the     knowledge from without, facts originating from our fivelevel of the rational, that we can receive the Lord as adults. senses. In contrast, Isaac is the second son, born of Abra-This is why the Lord came again to reveal a rational revela-   ham’s true wife Sarah. Sarah, represents an affection fortion: “Now it is permitted to enter with understanding into    spiritual truth that comes from within, from the Lord.the mysteries of faith.”                                                               On a practical level, Isaac, the true rational, is a picture ofBut why New Church colleges? Is it not enough to just learn    the formation of the human mind in the presence of thetruths presented from without: history, science, art and re-   worship of the Lord, in heart, in life and in use. It is a pic-ligion, and form the rational from this? Here is the key in    ture of the formation of the rational mind in a sphere ofthis passage from the Writings of the New Church. In the       humility, teacher and student alike bowing down before thedevelopment of the human mind there is what is called the      Lord Himself. It is the difference between academic study“first rational.” The first rational “is acquired by means of  alone and academic study that looks toward use in thethe experiences of the senses, by means of reflecting on the   Lord’s kingdom, the difference between the study of Godthings that take place in life, by means of reasoning based    and the worship of God. It is the difference between a pro-on and presented through these, as well as by means of ideas   fessor of religion and a priest-pastor of religion.of spiritual things obtained from the Word.” (AC 2657)                                                               There is another use for a New Church college: New ChurchThe study of art, history, science, even the Word — notice     higher education is a place for continued study in the lightthe word study — is a reflection on things that come from      of the Lord’s Threefold Word. At the turn of the previouswithout, the traditional idea of a college or a university.    century, from the 1800s to the 1900s, the New Church wasThis study is an essential step in higher education.           an active leader in world religious thought. Yet somehow                                                           4]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[over the years we have lost that place. So the question arises:How can we regain this influence of the New Church inworld thought, culture and the life of service? The answer:through institutions of higher learning dedicated to thecause of New Church education, places of higher learningand study in all areas — the arts, the sciences, literature,politics and the life of service and use, places of learning forthe continued development of world thought in the light ofthe Heavenly Doctrines now revealed. Again, the Lord hasto be at the very center and core of this work.With the building of a college curriculum and a campusleading to a New Church university, let this be a sign andtestimony to our dedication to the cause of New Churcheducation.                                   Tom.Kline@newchurch.org                                                                 5]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                     President of the Academy                     The Rev. Eric H. CarswellNote: With the naming of a new President of Bryn Athyn College, the position of President of the Academy has been changed to ViceChancellor, effective October 2009.A Changing Campus and ProgramsT       he 2008-2009 seniors at the Secondary Schools chose          of the Benade Hall auditorium, including a balcony to in-       for their banner: “Though the earth changes, we              crease seating capacity, were completed. The first Second-       shall not be afraid” (Psalm 46:2). It reflected, in part,    ary Schools chapel service in January took place in this re-their sense of change at the Academy campus during their            newed setting.time here. Responding to the valedictories at graduation,                                                                    The Theological School began a new chapter in its historyI pointed out that when I was a young child the current                                                                    through a major new commitment to support men throughbuildings and campus occupied by the Secondary Schools              their training to become priests in the General Church. Wealso used to house Bryn Athyn Church School students, the           have known for years that men who have sensed a call toCollege, the Theological School and the Bishop’s Office.            pastoral work in midlife often found the financial hurdlesIt has been during my lifetime that the Bryn Athyn Church           of supporting their families and attending a demandingSchool buildings, the Asplundh Field House, Pitcairn Hall           academic program insurmountable.and the entire College campus has been built. During this           In April the Glencairn Museum and Cairnwood, togethertime the Academy Library became the Fine Arts Center and            with Bryn Athyn Cathedral, hosted a celebration honoringthe Assembly Hall became the Mitchell Performing Arts               our new designation as a National Historic Landmark Dis-Center. Glenn Hall and Stuart Hall were both rebuilt. An            trict. We were able to welcome an estimated 2,000 visitorsaddition was added to the Dining Hall (1960) and recently           to this day-long event that included tours of our buildingstaken down, and the original building has been beautifully          and many other activities. The day included a formal eventrefurbished with two new wings for student dining. I smile          at Cairnwood, where we acknowledged the significance ofto think that the students may have thought, “Yes, but you          these buildings (including Cairncrest) to the Academy andare on the older side,” while some of audience thought,             Church and invited federal, state and local government of-“Yes, that was the Academy campus when I attended.”                 ficials spoke to us about the our new designation and theAt the groundbreaking for the Doering Center for Science            relationship of Bryn Athyn to the broader area.and Research, whose construction together with the Brick-man Center conspicuously marked the Bryn Athyn College              THE FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND OURcampus this year, I observed that “it is not the stone, glass       RESPONSESand metal that we most care about. All of these things will         Private secondary schools and nearly all colleges and uni-exist to create a space for students and teachers to learn          versities across the country found the financial debacle oftogether.” The natural environment of the campus allows             late 2008 and early 2009 a huge challenge. Markets and thefor the profound interactions of students, teachers, coaches        endowments invested in them plunged below the post-9/11and others that produces education.                                 lows of mid-2002 to levels not seen since 1997. The Acad-Arcana Caelestia §1495 states: “All instruction is simply an        emy schools have been far more dependent on financialopening of the way.” Education is anything but a mechanis-          support from endowment than nearly any other secondarytic process transferring knowledge or simplistically training       schools or colleges. The generosity of past givers and the                                                                    careful management of these funds have allowed genera-a person in new skills. Education is a spiritual reality taking                                                                    tions of students to attend the Academy schools at a smallplace before our eyes. It involves goals and motivations. It                                                                    fraction of the cost of education they received.involves facts, concepts and skills on many levels. Its mostimportant consequences changes both how a person views              There is a difference of opinion about whether we couldhimself, the world and the future and also what the person          have continued this education at the Secondary Schoolschooses to do in the present and future.                            and College with the patterns of the past. Dr. Lawson Pend-                                                                    leton’s passing at the beginning of this school year remind-The Secondary Schools began each day attending chapel                                                                    ed me of the loss the College experienced in the mid-1960sin the Mitchell Performing Arts Center while renovations                                                              6]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[when both he and Dr. Sig Synnestvedt left the Academy fac-    was presented as “Spiritual by Choice, Small by Design.” Allulties. My understanding is that a significant issue for both of this effort has helped produce far more applications forof them was that the College didn’t seem to have plans for    the 2009-2010 school year than Bryn Athyn College hasthe future that were being actively implemented.              ever received. There have also been growing efforts related                                                              to the Secondary Schools to invite and welcome potentialMany of us who serve the Academy schools are motivated                                                              new students for the New Church education it provides.by the possibility that a growing number of people can beinspired by and live according to New Church ideas. Thishas been a goal of the Academy and the General Church         CHANGING HEADS OF SCHOOLSfrom its beginnings, phrased in the Charter as “propagating   With the end of this school year two heads of schools fin-the Heavenly Doctrines of the New Jerusalem and estab-        ished their tenure in that role. Scott Daum completed 10lishing the New Church.”                                      years as Boys School Principal and Dr. Charles Lindsay fin-                                                              ished 13 years as Dean and primary leader of the College.We as an administration absolutely believe that achievingthis goal of serving more people required and continues to    During his time as an educator, Scott Daum was consis-require a broad number of strategic initiatives. The Acad-    tently one of the outstanding teachers at the Boys School.emy Board has voted for a speeded-up building program as      Students, fellow teachers and administration recognizedone part of these strategic efforts. The Trustees have sup-   this. His tenure as Boys School Principal has included manyported Marketing and Recruiting efforts that show tangible    joys as he worked with faculty to teach and lead students.results and give evidence of future capability of growth.     It also has had some very hard times when students haveThe question of whether is was prudent to continue with       made decisions that were tremendously harmful to them-this course needed to be seriously asked.                     selves and/or others. Scott Daum did not shrug off these                                                              hard times. He deeply cared for the welfare and happinessI believe that the future health of the General Church is                                                              of the students under his care. One of his observationshighly tied up in a healthy Bryn Athyn College. Certainly we                                                              was that, “There is no job more difficult than parenting aknow of people with no formal New Church education who                                                              teenager.” We are tremendously grateful for his strong, in-have become strong committed members of the Church.                                                              sightful and caring leadership of the Boys School during hisOthers have had some elementary New Church education                                                              time as Principal.and achieved this commitment. Others have been deeplyinfluenced by their Secondary Schools experience. I believe   Dr. Lindsay began his role as Dean just after a joint Board-that Bryn Athyn College is capable of powerfully forming      Faculty Committee had explored the idea of actively re-the adult understanding and deep commitment that is go-       cruiting seekers. First efforts then were relatively cautiousing to be increasingly important in this 21st century.        and tentative. Early in his tenure recruiting and admissions                                                              were handled by two teachers with a small amount of re-Together the Administration and Board have looked to a                                                              lease time. The development of this effort since this timehealthy balance of continued development with appropri-                                                              has been huge. Consider that less than eight years ago inate fiscal responsibility. We are committed to providing the                                                              August 2001 Bryn Athyn College hired the first full-timemeans of New Church education to students now and de-                                                              admissions coordinator.cades into the future. We intend to be wise stewards of thiscause.                                                        Dean Lindsay’s values and beliefs are well reflected in his                                                              many annual reports and beginning-of-the-year talks. HisINVITING AND INFORMING POTENTIAL NEW                          sense of mission is strongly reflected in his recognition that                                                              “Bryn Athyn College [is] the only undergraduate institu-STUDENTS                                                              tion in the world dedicated to promoting New Church ideasMarketing Director Andy Sullivan, working with the Lawlor     through instruction, scholarship and service.” His belief inGroup of consultants and Bryn Athyn College leadership        how this should take place on the collegiate level is reflectedand admissions, produced a wide array of communications       in his statement that, “Our role is not to tell [students] whatto inform students of Bryn Athyn College’s existence and      to think, but rather to encourage them how to think fromspecifically invite them to campus for a tour and to ap-      the Heavenly Doctrines — to take spiritual as well as natu-ply for admission. The Bryn Athyn College website (www.       ral responsibility for their lives.”brynathyn.edu) has a rich variety of short videos that helpconvey a student’s personal experiences of the College and    Dean Lindsay’s leadership of the College has encouraged aprovide a picture of what the campus and students are like.   strong sense of shared mission and ownership within theA publication in the voice of college students sent to se-    faculty and students. His insightful mind, dedication toriously interested potential students is another source of    New Church education, personal warmth and ready humorinformation. On billboards on Interstate 95 through Phila-    have served so many of us.delphia, at other sites and on city buses, Bryn Athyn College                                                               7]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[EDUCATION THAT CAN CHANGE APERSON’S LIFEEducation at the Secondary Schools and Bryn Athyn Col-lege seeks to bring about changes in what the students know,understand and believe. It seeks to bring about changes inthe things the students value and strive for. Fundamentallyit seeks to lead the students to choose freely to live a moreloving, wise and useful life than they would have withoutthat experience. This work cannot be accomplished just inthe classroom. It also takes place in the hallways, duringmeals and at the dormitories. It occurs through countlessinteractions among students and between students andother adults. It happens on the sports fields and during ser-vice activities. In all of these interactions and roles we try toinvite a healthy sense of the Lord’s presence and guidance.Fundamentally we are trying to help lead the students tothe Lord and a significant relationship with Him. While itis fitting and appropriate that Secondary Schools and Col-lege students sense their growing maturity and capability,in terms of spiritual development they are all quite young.Our efforts with them are a response to the Lord’s com-mand, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not for-bid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew19:14)(Note: During the 2008-09 school year, Eric Carswell wasappointed Bishop’s Representative to New Church Educa-tion, in addition to his spiritual leadership of the Academy,and later his Academy title was changed to Vice Chancel-lor.)                                      Eric.Carswell@anc-gc.org                                            www.ourownacademy.org                                                               8]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                    Executive Vice President                    T. Dudley DavisNote: During the year the title for this position was changed to Chief Executive Officer.O         n June 1, 2009 we welcomed Dr. Christopher Clark                     Lord wants us to do to help spread His new revelation.         to campus as the first President of Bryn Athyn                       We have well-developed plans and are seeing early         College. His experience, wisdom and initiative are                   success. The goal for the College enrollment this fallreadily evident. Bryn Athyn College is likely to welcome the                  is 170 and we may be close to 200 — the largest andlargest student body in its history to campus in the fall. On                 strongest academic class ever to experience the ben-September 25, Dr. Clark will be inaugurated.                                  efits of New Church collegiate education. This is just                                                                              the beginning.Jeremy Irwin began his tenure as Principal of the BoysSchool on July 1, 2009. Jeremy and his wife, Christina, and                   Our endowment is an incredible blessing from pastfamily have meshed into the community and bring experi-                       supporters. It helps pay our teachers, build our beauti-ence and energy to Bryn Athyn and the Academy. I am im-                       ful campus, and keep New Church education afford-pressed with Jeremy’s vision and plan for growing the Boys                    able. The stock market crash wiped out more thanSchool. Jeremy and Sue Odhner will make a dynamic team.                       $100 million from the endowment. Still we are in bet-We will miss the experience and leadership of Scott Daum                      ter shape than many schools and colleges strugglingbut know we will have a healthy relationship with him in                      to survive. But we can’t keep living off the generosityhis new role as Director of New Church Education.                             of the past. We need you more than ever to join in the                                                                              dream.After successful graduation exercises for the SecondarySchools, Bryn Athyn College and the Theological School,                 While enduring the challenges dictated by the market col-the Academy Administrative Team (AAT) met to begin the                  lapse, the administration adopted an amended strategy forprocess of developing Operating and Capital budgets that                moving forward with the growth initiatives identified in themeet the needs of our schools and are sustainable into the              Academy’s 30-year Strategic Plan. In spite of the economy,future. In these economic times this is a difficult task. No            the administration is continuing with projects which areone gets to choose when these events occur but this could               under contract and in process (Doering Center and Brick-not have happened at a worse time. We are in the beginning              man Center) and will move forward with the next phase ofof a period of rapid growth in all our schools and cam-                 implementing the Strategic Plan. Projects that are fundedpuses. The carefully developed 30-year Strategic Plan needs             will commence. We are delaying the start of unfunded proj-serious revision as we continue to move forward. I am sure              ects until we get a better reading of the economic future.this topic will loom large at future Trustees meetings.                 We are fortunate we have been planning and preparing for                                                                        difficult times over past decades with our prudent and con-Appreciation needs to be expressed to two important Acad-                                                                        servative spending of endowment income.emy of the New Church and Bryn Athyn College employeeswho have served faithfully and with distinction in their ca-            The 2008-2009 school year has proved to be historic in sev-pacities. R. Scott Daum retired from his role as the Princi-            eral ways. Among the highlights:pal of the Boys School after serving in that capacity for 10                                                                        •	    In April, Glencairn Museum, Cairnwood, Cairncrestyears. Scott will remain active in New Church education                                                                              and Bryn Athyn Cathedral received Historic Landmarkas the newly appointed Director of New Church Educa-                                                                              District recognition. In addition to President Eric Car-tion. Dr. Charles Lindsay, after serving as the Dean of Bryn                                                                              swell, Brent Pendleton introduced CongresswomanAthyn College for 13 years, will remain as Dean in a new                                                                              Allyson Schwartz, State Senator Stewart Greenleaf androle as defined by President Chris Clark.                                                                              State Representative Thomas Murt, each of whom rep-Bruce Henderson, Director of Communications, published                        resents Bryn Athyn and spoke with reverence and re-a letter from the Academy Administrative Team (AAT), in                       spect for the community and what this historic districtthe August 2009 edition of The Lion’s Pride which read in                     means to the area and the country.part:                                                                        •	    The first President of Bryn Athyn College was named      We are in a new financial world. As you know, we have                   and will be inaugurated in a ceremony planned for      launched bold plans for growth, especially in the Col-                  September 25, 2009.      lege. We believe mission-focused growth is what the                                                                         9]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[•	 The Grant R. Doering Center for Science and Research      •	    Wayne Parker, Director of Development, is imple-   will be complete and occupied by students and faculty           menting a well-organized and efficient Capital Cam-   at the opening of the 2009-10 school year. The Theo-            paign initiative to generate resources to help finance   dore and Sally Brickman Center for Student Life and             the facility, programmatic and personnel needs that   Admissions will also be complete and in use in Sep-             will be necessary to accomplish the goals of the Stra-   tember 2009. These two facilities position Bryn Athyn           tegic Plan.   College to become the academic center for the devel-                                                             •	    Several important facilities came online in the Second-   opment of New Church thought into the near future.                                                                   ary Schools during the year. A truly impressive renova-•	 The Bishop of the General Church, Rt. Rev. Tom Kline,           tion of the Dining Hall was ready for the full academic   announced the formation of an Office of New Church              year and a total renovation to the Benade Hall audi-   Education which will be directed by the Rev. Eric Car-          torium was completed during the summer and fall of   swell and R. Scott Daum. This new educational system            2008. The summer of 2010 will see the initial stages   will greatly enhance the organization and administra-           of building a new Glenn Hall (girls dorm) just behind   tion of all New Church schools throughout the world.            the current Glenn Hall. This facility should be ready                                                                   for occupancy by December 2011. The Bryn Athyn•	 All Academy employees will be evaluated in a new an-                                                                   College campus will be enhanced with the addition   nual review system termed Catalytic Coaching. This                                                                   of three 30-person suite-style dorms. These are es-   system enables the employee to identify career goals                                                                   sential to accommodate the expected and planned-for   and aspirations and allows supervisors to participate                                                                   growth in students living on campus. These facilities   in what really is the employee’s career path.                                                                   are scheduled to be completed and available to resi-•	 A new department has been established to benefit re-            dents in September 2010.   cruiting and admissions in both the Secondary Schools                                                             It has been a challenging year, a historic year, a year of un-   and Bryn Athyn College. A Vice President of Enroll-                                                             precedented growth, a year of adjustment to new direc-   ment Management was hired to organize and admin-                                                             tions, programs, campus improvements and people. Why   ister this concentrated growth initiative. Stefanie Niles                                                             is all this happening? It is happening so our schools can   assumed the position in July, 2009.                                                             attract seekers who are interested and eager to learn about•	 The Academy Marketing Department, led by Andy             the wonderful truths that the Lord has revealed to us.   Sullivan, received important recognition in the Great-   er Philadelphia region for its effective and professional                                     Dudley.Davis@anc-gc.org                                                                                                      www.ourownacademy.org   marketing strategies aimed at increasing the visibility   and awareness of Bryn Athyn College.                                                         10]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                    Dean of the Theological School                    Rev. Dr. Andrew M.T. DibbT        he 2008-09 school year was historic. The plans laid      •	   Conflict Resolution (Dr. Soni Werner): Students learn        in the year before came to fruition with an intake of         the art of interacting with those who disagree in order        men who would have a different Theological School             to minimize conflict. Personal and interpersonal skillsexperience than others before them. The Strategic Plan for            are stressed.the Academy of the New Church and the General Church                                                                 •	   Business Administration (Walter C. Childs): A pre-called for a restructuring of the Theological School, with                                                                      sentation of the business aspect of the ministry.each organization willing to accept half the cost of changesto the existing program. After careful planning in 2007-08,      •	   Group Dynamics (Dr. Soni Werner): Dealing with,the Theological School was restructured to make it possible           forming, leading and enhancing groups. This coursefor second-career men to leave their jobs, sell their houses,         is essential to a profession that by definition deals withand attend school full time. Together with fresh college              various groups of people.graduates, these men would have the opportunity of pursu-                                                                 These six skills courses, running one per term for the firsting their studies without the interference of external work.                                                                 two years of a student’s academic career, represent consid-The primary goal of the Theological School is to “consis-        erable investment in the practical skills of the students. Thetently graduate excellent pastors.” In order to achieve this, it historical focus on doctrine has not changed, and in manywas necessary to remove barriers to excellence. Observation      cases the skills and doctrinal studies bolster each other.(and personal experience) showed that the primary barrier                                                                 In addition to these skills acquisition courses, the Theologi-was money. Students needed money to survive, and so had                                                                 cal School also added a component of service learning toto work for minimum wages in order to attend Theological                                                                 the curriculum. The aim of this program is to get studentsSchool. The financial situation was also a barrier to men                                                                 out of the classroom and into contact with people. Face-who were already established in other fields and were con-                                                                 to-face experiences that have a value to ministerial train-templating a change of career.                                                                 ing are given preference over others. Under the directionBy solving the money problem, the way was cleared for            of Dr. Soni Werner, students are assigned tasks for a term.second-career men, and solved many of the problems of            Each task should take approximately three hours a week.all students. The resolution, accepted by the joint Acad-        Dr. Werner and the Dean assess the students along the way,emy and General Church Boards in February 2008, was              helping to identify areas that need reinforcing and support-to take responsibility for a financial package that ensured      ing areas of excellence. This facet of the Theological Schoolthat students had free tuition, housing, medical coverage        training has been well received by students and communityand a suitable stipend. This opened the doors to many who        alike.would not have been able to attend Theological School un-                                                                 The result of the new program was an intake of seven men,der the previous system.                                                                 each embarking on a second career. The changes in the fi-The financial solution opened other possibilities. Time lost     nancial structure of the Theological School made it possi-in jobs could be better used in providing skills and experi-     ble for men who had been considering attending part timeences that would move the Theological School closer to its       were now to attend full time. In one case it cut an estimatedgoal of graduating excellent pastors. To this end, a sequence    three years off a projected training program. Students cameof skills acquisition courses were added to the roster. These    from a variety of backgrounds, including sales, IT, counsel-courses are:                                                     ing, financial advising, insurance and nursing. The range                                                                 of preparatory experiences has brought a richness to the•	    Communication (Mary Heinrichs Williams): This                                                                 classroom.      course focuses on the essentials of communication,      including how to structure a message, use of different     Plans for the future included reworking the applications      media and so on.                                           program. Students are screened very thoroughly through                                                                 a combination of redesigned application materials, inter-•	    Counseling (Rev. Mark Carlson): This two-term                                                                 views and psychological assessments. This new application      course teaches students the basic elements of counsel-                                                                 process was used to determine the incoming student body      ing practice from a pastoral point of view.                                                                 for the 2009-10 school year.                                                                 11]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[In addition, the new program also calls for enhanced as-sessment of the theologs. Academic assessment remainsrigorous, but to this we have also added interpersonal skills                                                                 Theological Schoolassessments, based on experiential learning. This process isled by Dr. Werner. Four times a year the Dean meets with         Graduateseach student to review his progress in the light of theseassessments. This gives confidence that the TheologicalSchool will meet its goal of graduating excellent students.                                                                 MASTER OF DIVINITYTHE MASTER OF ARTS IN RELIGIOUS                                  Mark AllaisSTUDIES DEGREE                                                   Robert CooperThe MARS program continued to move ahead with a small            Coleman Glennbut dedicated student body. However, it has become appar-                                                                 Thane Glennent that if this degree is going to reach its full potential asa useful and well-regarded degree, changes were necessary.                                                                 CERTIFICATE OF DIVINITYTo that end, the Dean of the Theological School appointedDr. Jane Williams-Hogan to the newly created post of Asso-       James Barry (Valedictorian)ciate Dean of the Graduate Studies. Dr. Williams-Hogan iseminently qualified for this position. As one of the world’s     MASTER OF ARTS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIESleading scholars in Swedenborg studies, she has wide expe-       Dusko Mario Sever (Valedictorian)rience of the educational process, and the resulting visionto carry the MARS degree into the future. Not only wasshe a founding member of the MARS program, but has re-mained actively involved in it. Thus I have every confidencethat the MARS degree will go through a metamorphosisinto a flagship degree for serious New Church scholars.GOVERNMENTAL ISSUESDuring their review of Bryn Athyn College, the MiddleStates Commission for Higher Education highlighted somegovernmental issues related to the Theological School.Their review determined that the Theological School need-ed either to be accredited as a separate institution, or un-der the aegis of Bryn Athyn College. Obviously the latteroption makes sense. Thus, as Bryn Athyn College restruc-tured to accommodate a President, the Theological Schoolfinds itself working in close collaboration with the College.However, the essential issues of hiring the faculty, the deter-mination of admissions and maintenance of the academicprogram remain, as always, in the hands of the Dean, whocontinues to be appointed by the Bishop. So amidst muchchange, the essentials remain unchanged.                                     Andrew.Dibb@ancts.org                                                   www.ancts.org                                                             12]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                   Dean of the College                    Dr. Charles W. LindsayNote: In the 2008-09 academic year, Dr. Christopher Clark was named the new President for Bryn Athyn College, beginning 2009-10.B        ryn Athyn College began its 132nd year with a tal-         In addition to the experience of presenting results at a pro-        ented and diverse student body of 139 full-time and        fessional conference, this project provided our students        11 part-time students (145 full-time equivalent)           with a number of valuable learning experiences, includingfrom 11 states and 15 foreign countries. The diversity of          the opportunity to develop scientific reasoning ability andbackgrounds and perspectives represented on campus is              hands-on experience trapping deer. The presentation at-a hallmark of the Bryn Athyn College experience and a              tracted a great deal of interest and will be followed up withsource of tremendous institutional strength that has served        additional research on deer migration in the Pennypackus well for many years.                                            Watershed in the coming months.This year, the College expanded the number of opportuni-           Pennsylvania has introduced new requirements for teacherties for worship and religious discussion on campus. Each          certification that will apply to students entering college inof these experiences is designed to promote a sense of own-        the fall of 2010 and beyond. The College is working withership and responsibility among students for their own             the Bishop’s Office and the General Church Office of Ed-spiritual inquiry and development.                                 ucation to ensure that our education majors continue to                                                                   meet the needs of the General Church school system whileChapel was offered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.                                                                   fulfilling the new state certification requirements.Wednesday chapel involves the entire college communityand is required of all full-time students. The “Sunday Night       On January 8, Ms. Linda Suskie, Vice President of the Mid-Thing,” a popular student-led program featuring worship            dle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE),services given by ministers and discussion groups, contin-         visited campus to meet with faculty, administration andued to be offered to interested students on a weekly basis.        the Board of Trustees to outline the Commission’s expecta-In addition, the Rev. Scott Frazier led discussions each week      tions for a monitoring report, which must be submitted toon passages from scripture that students find intriguing or        MSCHE in November of 2009. The Commission identifiedtroubling. This program, entitled Gnashing of Teeth, fea-          several areas that the College needs to focus on, includingtured debate and a focus on how adults should approach             financial and strategic planning, governance and the assess-the Word.                                                          ment of student learning and institutional goals. A visiting                                                                   team from Middle States will be on campus in NovemberThe College continues to work to expand the number and                                                                   of 2009 to assess the institution’s progress in each of thesevariety of active learning opportunities available to stu-                                                                   areas. College faculty and administration have developed adents. Some examples include a variety of new internship                                                                   timetable for obtaining appropriate evidence and complet-opportunities with NewChurch LIVE, a televised adult con-                                                                   ing the report.temporary worship service focused on reaching new peoplewith the powerful message of the Heavenly Doctrines; and           A new laptop program will be introduced for all full-timeexchange agreements with the University of Osnabruck in            students beginning in the fall of 2009. In addition to en-Germany as well as Kyonggi University and Woosuk Uni-              hancing the classroom learning experience and offeringversity in Korea. Students arriving on campus this fall also       students the opportunity to develop critical job-relateddiscovered several new classes that were added to the cur-         skills, this program is expected to provide more reliable ac-riculum to meet specific educational needs including Fi-           cess to our wireless network as well as improved supportnancial Management, Issues in American Foreign Policy,             from the IT Helpdesk.Technology in the Classroom and Zoology.                           In February, Bryn Athyn College's theater department pre-In March, three students (Bracken Brown, Dallas Hendricks          sented Thornton Wilder's 1942 Pulitzer Prize winning play,and Alex Rohtla) and four faculty members (Drs. Allen              The Skin of Our Teeth, in the Mitchell Performing Arts Cen-Bedford, Fredrik Bryntesson, Sherri Cooper and Eugene              ter. The show, which is both a comedy and drama, featuresPotapov) presented findings on the deer study project at a         George Antrobus and his family who live in Exelsior, Newjoint conference held by the Ecological Society of America         Jersey. Sophomore Jessica Gunther and freshman Davidand the Society for Ecological Restoration at the College          Garrett led a cast of talented undergraduates in this memo-of New Jersey. Representatives from Pennypack Ecological           rable and moving production of Wilder’s play.Restoration Trust also participated in the program.                                                                   13]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[A great deal of appreciation goes to Suzanne Bernhardt,        academic awards in recognition of their scholarship, con-Nina Phillips and Naomi Haus-Roth for their work in mak-       tributions to the intellectual life of the College and affir-ing the College’s theater program a meaningful experience      mation of the College's distinctive purpose: Kendra Knightfor students.                                                  (BA in History with secondary school certification), Dylan                                                               Odhner (BA in History), and Kesley Coffin (AA in Psy-Over Thanksgiving break, 18 Bryn Athyn College students                                                               chology). The commencement address was delivered byfrom six different countries traveled to the Mississippi Gulf                                                               Becca Synnestvedt Smith, who graduated cum laude fromCoast to participate in the College’s fourth service trip to                                                               Bryn Athyn College in 2003 with a degree in English andthe region. Installing siding and electrical wiring in several French.homes and assembling playground equipment for a newlyopened elementary school were some of the tasks assigned       I am pleased to announce that Stefanie D. Niles has accept-to our students by the recovery center in Pearlington, MS.     ed an offer to serve as Vice President of Enrollment Man-The final night of the trip included a dinner and tour of      agement for Bryn Athyn College and the Academy Second-New Orleans and the French Quarter. A special thank you        ary Schools, beginning in July of this year. Stefanie will begoes to Laura Nash, Director of Experiential Education at      responsible for directing operations in admissions, includ-the College, Dylan Hendricks from the Academy Develop-         ing research and planning, recruiting, print and electronicment Office, and Anders Hyatt, who serves as Executive         communications, hiring, training and evaluating staffDirector of Charity in Action, for their leadership on this    members, budget management and oversight of financialtrip.                                                          aid. Another responsibility includes working with college                                                               administrators to develop an effective student retentionTwelve students traveled to Florida over spring break to       program. She will be joining a group of outstanding andwork with other volunteers from Habitat for Humanity to        dedicated professionals already working in admissions atbuild a house for a family whose home was destroyed by         Bryn Athyn College and the Academy Secondary Schools.a recent hurricane. In addition to learning some practicallessons about roof construction, our students were praised     I want to thank Sean Lawing for his four years of dedi-by the local Habitat organizer for their commitment to the     cated service as Director of Admissions. Sean was givenproject and unusual esprit de corps.                           responsibility for the Admissions Office at a critical time                                                               and demonstrated real leadership in establishing a profes-The college faculty is discussing several ways to modify the   sional tone and in successfully attracting a growing numberinstitution’s Freshmen Orientation Program to make it          of students to the College. It is also important to acknowl-more responsive to students less familiar with the teach-      edge John Cole, who will be leaving the Admissions Officeings and culture of the New Church. Associate Dean Hilary      after two years to pursue other career interests. John was anBryntesson plans to establish a mentoring program for all      important part of the admissions team and will be sorelynew students that will continue throughout the first year of   missed by his colleagues and friends at the College.college, since many issues do not manifest themselves un-til after the formal orientation program has ended. Presi-     LOOKING TO THE FUTUREdent Carswell and I also conducted a workshop for faculty                                                               Future generations will look back on the 2008/09 academicthat focused on the educational needs of students at vari-                                                               year as a pivotal one in the history of Bryn Athyn College.ous stages of faith development and familiarity with New                                                               As the Doering Center for Science and Research and theChurch doctrine and terminology.                                                               Brickman Center begin taking shape, the student body be-The College expanded its commitment to assist graduat-         gins to grow, and the campus community welcomes Dr.ing seniors in obtaining career opportunities or acceptance    Christopher M. Clark as the institution’s first President, itinto graduate school. Under the able leadership of Dr. So-     is easy to be optimistic about the College’s prospects fornia Werner, the program now includes a series of six career    the future.planning events in December and January focusing on ca-                                                               I want to express gratitude and appreciation to my col-reer decision-making, job-search skills, resume writing and                                                               leagues for their commitment and support during my 13interviewing. The program also makes use of the Academy’s      years as Dean of the College. It has been a privilege to workAmbassador Program and the Bryn Athyn College Alumni           with a group of people dedicated to espousing the doc-Association to help students identify potential employment     trines of the New Church and inspiring young people toopportunities.                                                 adopt spiritual truths and apply them to life.Twenty-nine students received associates or bachelors de-                                                                                           Charles.Lindsay@brynathyn.edugrees during commencement exercises held May 23 in the                                                                                                             www.brynathyn.eduMitchell Performing Arts Center. Three students received                                                           14]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchDegrees and HonorsBACHELOR OF ARTS/SCIENCE     ASSOCIATE IN ARTSAsher Edgerton Austin        Stewart Alexander ChapinKristin Coffin * †           Kesley Coffin * **Adam Sebastian Cole *        Kristin Coffin *Ryan Innes Cook              Ryan CookMichael Vincent David        Christopher Glenn GuntherSarah Marie Elder            Devon Robert HeinrichsJoelle Marie Harantschuk *   Yudai HoriCarina Nicole Heinrichs      Katrin Junge *Yudai Hori                   Melissa Jane Kloc ***Kendra Elizabeth Knight * ** Boitumelo Julia MphatseKristine Marie Medley        Shilah Rose *Sharon Acton Neiger          Evan SmithDylan Craig Odhner * ** ***  India Jeannette WyncollShilah Rose *Ayisha Synnestvedt *         *     With distinctionDiane van Zyverden *         **    Academic Award                             ***   Valedictorian*     cum laude**    Academic Award***   Valedictorian†     Service Award                              15]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Commencement Addressfor Bryn Athyn College and the Theological SchoolBecca Synnestvedt Smith‘Growing Up’ SpirituallyG          ood morning, graduating classes! This day is about   When I was at Bryn Athyn College, being spiritually con-          each one of you: about how hard you have worked      scious was so easy. Take, for example, religion classes: Rev.          for the last few years, and about your potential to  Stephen Cole frequently asked probing questions that re-use what you have learned to serve others.                     vealed inconsistencies and superficiality in my thinking.                                                               Rev. Grant Odhner drew diagrams on the chalkboard thatWhy do we go to school? Why did you go to school? In the                                                               clarified how the Lord redeems us and how He progressedmost basic sense, the point of school is to bring your level                                                               through states of separateness and oneness with His Divineof knowledge up to the level of your love so that you know                                                               soul, the Father. Coach Silverman and Mrs. Coach told thehow to accomplish your goals. We all have the goal, pre-                                                               story of how they discovered New Church teachings aboutsumably — to be a good person — but on a day-to-day ba-                                                               marriage — and they taught me, by their own example,sis it is not necessarily obvious how. That’s where religious                                                               that love in marriage is a renewable resource. At Bryn Athynstudy comes in.                                                               College, I had abundant opportunities to engage with oth-I decided to talk about religion this morning because the      ers on New Church doctrine and its application to my life.choice to make spiritually based decisions keeps coming up                                                               When we left Bryn Athyn, one of the choices Lincoln andfor me as a young professional in my field, as a wife, as a                                                               I made that has worked for us was to head for one of themother and as a New Church community member.                                                               established New Church communities. We chose Mitch-I have to date attended four tertiary institutions — and I’m   ellville, MD, because I planned to attend school and findnot sure if I’m done yet: Bryn Athyn College of the New        work in DC. We found a home within walking distance ofChurch, l’Université de Tours in France, the University of     the church. (Which enables us to be among the latest toMassachusetts at Amherst, and George Washington Uni-           church every Sunday morning.) Thanks to the warmth ofversity in D.C. Each of these institutions was helpful to me   the community members, and our physical proximity, wefor different reasons. Looking back on Bryn Athyn College,     soon felt at home.I realize it offered something no other college was designed   Choosing to be near a church was helpful for my emerg-to offer, namely the opportunity to formally study the work    ing goal to wake up and stay awake spiritually. Still, nobodyof Swedenborg and to read the Bible in this context.           was testing the quality of my mental activity on religiousAs you plan to leave Bryn Athyn and its amazing spiritual      subjects, and I certainly didn’t have to write any papers.support networks, will you be responsible for the health of    Even as part of an established New Church community, Iyour own spirit? It would have been clever if I had asked      found that I had to work at getting exactly the spiritual dietmyself this pointedly as I graduated from Bryn Athyn Col-      I was looking for. Then, when we participated in the Jour-lege in 2003. Instead, it took a few years of wandering in the ney program (thank you, Office of Outreach) we realizedrelative mental wilderness to gain some clarity.               that what we had been missing was small group study with                                                               others of our generation, not just during the seven-weekSomething my husband Lincoln and I discovered when we          campaign but year-round.left Bryn Athyn College was that if we wanted to keep theLord and the Word in mind, we had to seek it out. We had       So our small group decided to just keep going. It’s a greatto work at it. No more spiritual food for sale, as it were,    feeling to know we are all there because we want to studyin neat three-month packages as it was at college. I found     religion with our friends. Reading together and talkingmyself going back to hunting and gathering. I missed the       about spiritual life has become one of the staples of ourstructured, in-depth study of Bryn Athyn College’s religion    spiritual diet. It has created a sense of companionship withclasses. Out on my own, nobody told me to read 20 or 30        this group of peers that we did not have before. It’s often apages at a time. I might be reading the Word, but was I pro-   stress reducer, not simply another time commitment. Wecessing it? Or getting distracted with other thoughts? Was I   don’t call it “doctrinal class” but I now understand why myeven awake? Would I remember it later?                         parents’ and grandparents’ generations created and sus-                                                           16]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[tained that tradition. In our informal spiritual growth and      exercise you have found there? Will you stockpile the Writ-study group, we recreated what Lincoln and I valued most         ings? Will you find like-minded people of different faiths?about our education at Bryn Athyn College: it brought a          Will you gravitate toward a New Church congregation? (Ispiritual perspective back into daily life.                      highly recommend Mitchellville.)Soon, our daughter will be starting preschool at the Wash-       Many adults find themselves asking not once but numer-ington New Church School next door (once again, giving           ous times, “What do I want do, who will I be, when I ‘growus an excuse to be among the latest). However, going to a        up?’” Similarly, it is important to ask periodically, “Who doNew Church school does not mean she will incorporate this        I want to be when I ‘grow up’ spiritually?”faith into her life, just as getting a two- or four-year degree                                                                 And what does it mean to “grow up spiritually”? Returningat Bryn Athyn College does not mean that you will choose                                                                 to the example of leading a team project, we know fromto stay actively engaged in the New Church. If we were not                                                                 Swedenborg that we need to guard against the tendencyfree to reject religion, if we were not free to be passive, we                                                                 to control others (AC 1749, DP 217) and that the com-would not be free to willingly choose religion, either.                                                                 mandment not to murder is also a commandment not toWhat do you intend for your mental and spiritual life in the     kill someone’s character. So “growing up spiritually” mightcoming years, and how will you achieve it?                       mean: 1) refraining from badmouthing my colleague be-                                                                 hind his back, 2) looking at where his strengths are, andEvery person’s story is different. We got married, took turns                                                                 yet, 3) recognizing that I do not have complete control ofgoing to graduate school, had a kid, and entered the work-                                                                 the outcome.ing world. Some of you are still wondering, “What will Ido after graduation?” Some of you have a plan. Some of           Returning to the parenting example, we find ourselves tell-you have plans that will change, as ours did. Some of you        ing our children what to do, and — which is scary — in-have been accepted to your next school. Some of you are          fluencing what they think, but we know that compulsion,done with school forever. Some of you will try out differ-       especially in worship, will not last (NJHD 143). We knowent jobs looking for one that fits. Some of you will start a     from the Word that even though the Lord’s life flowing intofamily. Some of you already have a family. Some of you will      every person is the same, recipient vessels vary (DLW 54),go back home. Some of you will travel the world. In terms        so no two people receive God the same way. “Growing upof church activity, some of you are fully integrated into a      spiritually” as a parent might mean speaking simple, com-community, while some of you might classify yourselves as        forting truth to my anxious child, but keeping in mind theseekers: geographically, philosophically, or both.               subjectivity of my own understanding of truth.Wherever you go, whichever occupation you choose, what-          Returning to the marriage example, Conjugial Love teachesever grand projects you take on, you alone will be respon-       that men and women are equal under God (CL 125) withsible for the quality of your spiritual life. It’s up to you how unique gifts (CL 127, 159), and that marriages are to endureyou live your religion, or whether you have a religion at all.   until the end of life (CL 276). Swedenborg also teaches that                                                                 laying down your life for your friend (John 15:13) means toFor example, when you are put in the lead of a team proj-                                                                 lay down your selfishness for his or her sake. To me, “grow-ect at work, and one of your colleagues is not contributing                                                                 ing up spiritually” in marriage means remembering thereliably, how will you treat that person? Or how will you                                                                 “give” part of “give and take.” At times it means deliberatelyreact when someone questions your ideas, or worse, your                                                                 seeking things to admire and respect about my husband.work ethic?                                                                 And it means being loyal to him whether or not he appearsWhen your toddler discovers death, gets worried, and says        to be meeting my needs on any given day.things like: “I don’t want to die!” and “Mom, are you going                                                                 And so, as you move to the next phase of your life, you areto die?” …What will you say?                                                                 free! And you are rational! Bryn Athyn College has soughtIf you are married and someone else seems more attractive        to nurture that. Freedom and rationality are a gift fromthan your spouse, physically or emotionally, will you dwell      God: we have the option to intentionally respond.on what your spouse lacks? Or protect his or her status in                                                                 I wish each of you the very best as you allow the bounty ofyour heart and in your thoughts? To me, these are the situ-                                                                 the Lord’s blessings to pour in.ations where religious principles have practical value.After graduating, if you want to lead a life of religion, where                                                                 Becca Synnestvedt Smith graduated cum laude from Bryndo you plan to look for spiritual guidance and community?                                                                 Athyn College in 2003, received the Theta Alpha Award andWill you stay in Bryn Athyn for a while? Will you join an on-                                                                 was valedictorian. She is a Research Associate for the Interna-line New Church community like Pulse? Or keep in touch                                                                 tional Security Program at the Center for Strategic and Inter-with friends through Facebook? If you have benefited from                                                                 national Studies in Washington, DC.the “Sunday Night Thing,” will you continue the spiritual                                                                 17]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                    Principal of the Girls School                    Susan O. OdhnerT       he 2008-2009 school year was very good. Graduation       We have some changes in our faculty line-up for the 2009-       was wonderful, cool and sunny. Our valedictorian         2010 school year. Sarah Waelchli will be returning to teach       was Kiah Baker and our commencement speaker was          Spanish on a full-time basis, and we couldn’t be happier.Stephen David, father of graduating senior Jessica David.       Sarah was a part-time faculty member last year as she want-We had 30 girls graduating from the Girls School, and our       ed to spend time with her new daughter, Isabel Ruth. Mikihonorary diplomas went to Lottie Gurney and Brenda Ryd-         DeBaise is not retiring but will be cutting back on her workstrom. During the year three girls left for personal reasons,   assignment. Miki will no longer be working in the class-resulting in a total enrollment for the year of 108 girls, with room but, fortunately for all of us, will remain as the head34 residing in Glenn Hall.                                      tennis coach. Miki will be missed in the classroom for her                                                                integrity and genuine concern for the girls.After 26 years as the beloved teacher of our very distinc-tive Human Anatomy class, Rae Friesen is retiring from the      Megan Allen joins the faculty as an almost full-time teacher.Faculty of the Girls School. Rae’s love of correspondences      Megan stepped in to help Liz Fuller last year and has takenand the intrinsic beauty of the human body was something        on quite a load. She will be teaching three math classes, isthat she taught to her senior girls with joy and inspiration.   the head girls soccer coach with Amanda Nash as her as-She was loved and appreciated by those whom she taught          sistant, and is the junior class advisor. We look forward toand will be missed by the girls of the Academy. Kira Scha-      her enthusiasm and positive attitude. Mary Beth Bergmandegg has enthusiastically agreed to teach Human Anatomy         will be resuming her past role as personal counselor on agoing forward. She is thrilled; this is something that she has  part-time basis, and will be the Girls School representativealways wanted to do.                                            in the Religion department. Kira Shadegg will be our Hu-                                                                man Anatomy teacher and will take over as our Science De-Sylvia Parker is retiring after 52 years as a dedicated and                                                                partment Head. Finally, Whin Brown Sylla is taking over aspassionate New Church teacher. Sylvia was integral in ori-                                                                head field hockey coach in place of Sarah Waelchli.enting our new teachers in adapting their curriculum toNew Church ideas, and she did this beautifully. We will         I am proud to say that two members of our faculty receivedmiss her advice, her cheerful demeanor and her true love of     their Master’s degree this summer. Sarah Waelchli took herNew Church education.                                           exams and received her degree in Spanish in Madrid, Spain,                                                                and Cheryl Cooper received her degree in reading certifica-Jennifer DeLuca is leaving her part-time position as per-                                                                tion and ELL from Arcadia University. Congratulations tosonal counselor to spend more time with her family. Jen-                                                                both of them.nifer served the Academy well. She was sensitive to the girls’needs and helped them with issues in and out of school.         Many members of our faculty have been working on profes-She will be missed and we wish her well.                        sional development: conferences on running a department,                                                                audio conferences on bullying and cell phone management,Angella Irwin is leaving after a very successful year as one                                                                creative writing, work on software and Smart Board train-of our two Spanish teachers. She was a great addition to our                                                                ing, plus many more. My hope is always to make profes-faculty and will also be missed. Angella is leaving to help                                                                sional development available and attractive; we can alwaysher husband pursue a career in music.                                                                get better at what we do.In addition to these retirements, Emily Klippenstein and                                                                Our new teachers went through an orientation as theyTaryn Frazier will be moving from full-time to part-time                                                                make the transition into the classroom. I managed to spendteaching status. Emily is a talented teacher who has a very                                                                a significant amount of time in the classrooms observingsolid standing with the girls. She will also be the assistant                                                                our new and some of our not-so-new teachers. It is im-field hockey coach. Taryn will be teaching two sections of                                                                portant that our faculty feels supported in what they doBiology to sophomore girls. She is very a good teacher and                                                                and that they can learn and grow in their jobs as capablewe are lucky that she will be continuing to do this for us.                                                            18]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[New Church teachers. Scott Daum, as the Director of New       run with the supervision, care and passion of these ladies.Church Education, will be observing some of our teachers      These women bring a diverse set of talents to the dorm thatthis year and will train our Department Heads to do the       complement and enrich the lives of our girls from away. Wesame.                                                         couldn’t do it without this team.Three of our senior girls received recognition by the Na-     As was mentioned last year, there are some big changes ontional Merit Scholarship program. Hosanna Odhner and          the horizon. A new girls dorm will be constructed and willScout Yardumian-Grubb were commended students. Jes-           come on line December of 2011. This three-story dorm willsica David was a National Merit Finalist and only 1% of the   house 50-plus girls and will provide townhouse and apart-1.5 million entrants get to this point.                       ment living space for three housemothers and their fami-                                                              lies. The final plans are being put together and constructionWith the economic downturn and financial deficit Acade-                                                              should begin soon.my-wide, we have whittled down our offerings for the up-coming year. Regardless of the economy, we have remained      Our drama program continues to produce amazing pro-strategic and conservative and will not give up the level of  ductions every year. Our spring production of Bye Byeeducation that we have always had. This year we will not be   Birdie was terrific and provided opportunities for manyoffering Comparative Religion and in place of Personal Fi-    students to become involved. Students were not only onnance we will be offering a Health Corps course to seniors.   stage but behind the scenes building sets, creating cos-We will be losing one English elective but will be offering a tumes and working in sound, lighting and production. ItCostuming and Design Construction class through the Arts      is definitely a holistic endeavor and we look forward to ourDepartment, the only class of this kind offered in the Dela-  2010 spring production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Weware Valley. Our changes are small; we hope to bring back     continue to take part in the Cappies program and receivedsome of these courses plus others as our numbers grow.        seven nominations this year. We owe a debt of gratitude to                                                              Sarah Waelchli and Bonnie Hodgell who support our stu-While the school seems to get more hectic every year, so                                                              dents in this program.do our summers. In addition to our ANC Summer Camp,Tools 4 Life and Sports Camps, we offered six courses in      We produced our first Christmas play, A Christmas Carol,our Summer Institutes. Pixel Corp was back with beginners     in December and will do it again this year. Ivan Maddockand advanced courses offered in our new Mac lab, Kenneth      and Baird Kistner did an exemplary job as directors, withLeap taught stained glass, Normandy Alden pottery, Dan-       Sarah Waelchli at the helm as producer. This year’s lead ofielle Odhner bee keeping, and Chris Waelchli, Jess Bostock    Scrooge was given to a female, Erica Edwards, who did anand Naomi Haus-Roth taught musical and technical the-         amazing job in this role.ater. This year was successful. Next year we plan on adding                                                              Delta Mu continues to grow and provide opportunities tomore courses and students, making the institutes an even                                                              our students to give back to the broader community. Thisbigger part of our summer offerings.                                                              year we worked at the Ronald McDonald House, InglisThe Girls School Athletic Program is alive and thriving.      House and Camp Ladore. Cory Boyce does a wonderful jobShawn Synnestvedt is doing a commendable job as Ath-          leading our students and will continue in the role as Deltaletic Director of both the Boys and Girls Schools, with       Mu advisor.Adina Petersmeyer as the new assistant Athletic Director.                                                              The year has been a good one for admissions and recruit-We held three sports recognition programs throughout the                                                              ment. Chuck Blair stepped down in May as recruiter andyear, which were well attended and well done. Our teams                                                              Admissions Director to work with NewChurch LIVE. De-continue to thrive, grow and improve. We have some new                                                              nise DiFiglia has replaced him as Admissions Director. Shecoaches for next year: Whin Brown Sylla and Emily Klip-                                                              comes with a lot of experience from Solebury Prep, and herpenstein for field hockey, and Megan Allen and Amanda                                                              expertise and passion for admissions are inspiring. We lookNash for soccer. I wish them well and hope for success in                                                              forward to moving ahead with our growth initiative andthe upcoming year.                                                              putting a system in place that is sound and aggressive. WeEsther Yardumian-Smyth completed her 12th year and this       were targeted to have a total enrollment of 224 for the 2009-will be her final year as head of Glenn Hall. She has done a  2010 year, but at last count we were at 233. We look forwardwonderful and amazing job as mentor, mother and coach to      to a wonderful year as Denise, along with the assistance ofmany, many girls over the years, and she will be missed. Her  Jennifer Allen, works to facilitate growth at ANC.assistants this year are Erica Cantley, Jenna Frey, MiriamLexie and Emily Klippenstein. The dorm continues to be                                                              19]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[This has been a good year, and I cannot believe how it flewby. There are always challenges, but I feel positive, movedand inspired by the direction of the Girls School. Our corepurpose, “To prepare students for a principled and usefullife in this world and the next,” resonates with the GirlsSchool faculty and is what guides us in our mission.I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation tomany people. To Esther Yardumian-Smyth for her work inGlenn Hall. I couldn’t do this job without her. She makes adifference in all that she does. To Liz Fuller for her supportand help as Assistant Principal. She helps to make my jobmanageable. To my wonderful assistant Melinda Nemitz forthe help and support she gives me and for the care that shegives to the faculty and to the Girls School student body.To Rev. Eric Carswell and his spiritual as well as practicalinsight; he helps to keep me focused. To Dudley Davis whoinspires us to keep the big picture in mind in everythingthat we do. And, finally, to Scott Daum who was a wonder-ful support for me during my first two years as Principal.His kindness and knowledge helped me to get on my feetwith this job, and I am indebted to him for this.I am honored and blessed to work with the faculty, and Iwould like to thank everyone for the wonderful job they didlast year. Their belief in New Church education for our girlsis what makes us who we truly are. I look forward to nextyear with hope and excitement.                                      Sue.Odhner@ancss.org                                                   www.ancss.org                                                             20]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                    Principal of the Boys School                    R. Scott DaumT       he 2008-2009 school year closed with Stephen Da-          Chuck completed his theological training, he became the       vid delivering the commencement address, followed         first official recruiter for the Secondary Schools, developing       by Dean Asplundh’s valedictory speech for the Boys        our open houses and conveying our New Church identitySchool. The weather was nearly perfect, a fitting conclusion     to all comers. He has continued to lead school tours evenfor the generally positive year. This senior class proved to be  though he is a full-time employee with NewChurch LIVE.a very academically talented group and we, the faculty and       We all hope this relationship can continue into the future.administration, are looking forward to seeing the roles they                                                                 In addition to these departures, Rae Friesen, Jennifer DeLucatake on as adults.                                                                 and Angella Irwin will not return to the trenches next yearThis year also marked the end of a great career in the Boys      (see the Girls School Report), and Miki deBaise and EmilySchool. William C. Fehon devoted 31 years in the vineyard of     Klippenstein are moving from full-time to part-time teach-New Church education. While primarily known as the Boys          ing status. We are grateful for the time they are still willing toSchool’s human anatomy teacher, he wore many other hats.         give to the students.He taught computer electives and the sophomore boys biol-        Next year the Boys School will have one brand new face onogy course. He was always one of the faculty leaders when        staff and one important returning individual. Ian Cole, ait came to incorporating technology. He had the idea of re-      Pennsylvania certified science teacher, joins the Math andcording chapel and putting it on the internet, creating what     Science Departments in which he will teach two math cours-we now refer to as the Senior Slide Show, digitalizing the class es and two sections of chemistry. He will also serve as theyearbooks, and he used a variety of technologies in all of his   freshman class advisor and as one of the yearbook advisors.courses. But he did much more than this. He served for manyyears as the Director of Student Services, coached lacrosse,     I have served my 10th and final year as Boys School Principal.and had a substantial tour of duty as the Head Housemaster       In February of 2008, the Rev. Eric Carswell, then President ofof Stuart Hall. We will miss Bill’s dedication to the Academy’s  the Academy, announced that Jeremy Irwin, then Principalmission and all the talents and skills he brought to the insti-  of the Olivet Day School in Toronto, would take the helm ontution.                                                          July 1, 2009. I had hired Jeremy in 1999 to work in the Boys                                                                 School. His experiences here included coaching and teachingThe Rev. Chuck Blair did not retire, but he left the Academy     both English and Introductory Physical Science. He had aon May 1 to become the Senior Pastor for NewChurch LIVE.         stint in the Student Support program and as Registrar andFor many it will prove hard to picture the school without        worked as an Assistant Housemaster in Stuart Hall before heChuck in its employ. He served for 13 years, not an unusual      left to spend three years in Canada, where he served wiselynumber, but his impact has been tremendous. He came to           and was extremely popular. He’s been highly respected ev-the institution as a history teacher and he did teach a vari-    erywhere he has been, and when he left ANC, he said heety of history courses. However, he will probably be remem-      would return to be Principal someday. The transition hasbered as the man who transformed the Stuart Hall experi-         happened. Jeremy’s enthusiasm is infectious and the schoolence, creating a program that truly became a conscious piece     is definitely in good hands.of an Academy education. During Chuck’s tenure, the dor-mitory experience was always one of the most highly rated        Kyla White stepped in for Angela Allen and continued to el-items on the Senior Survey. There were many families in the      evate the presence of Health Corps on our campus and inBryn Athyn community who sought to enroll their children         the larger community. Like the previous year, many Brynin Stuart Hall so that they could receive a piece of that edu-   Athyn and Lower Moreland residents attended and enjoyedcation.                                                          the Health Fair, which she helped organize. She introduced                                                                 a pedometer contest for the faculty, which was so popularChuck had some other ANC firsts. In honor of Garth Pitcairn,     it raised the health consciousness of the entire community.Chuck taught the first Leadership course in the school’s his-    Fortunately, she will serve another year as our Health Corpstory. This has now combined with the Senior Project course,      representative, and there are plans to coordinate further witha very special offering in our curriculum, a demanding class     our Athletic, PE and Health program.but highly praised by the students who participate. After                                                                  21]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[We had success with our traditional events again this year:     families who are actively engaging in the life of the church,the Veterans’ Day celebration; the annual Delta Mu trip to      many beyond the average involvement level of our tradi-Camp Ladore; a pay-to-play dodge ball tournament in the         tional base.spring; the Oratorical Event; and an Arts Night at the end                                                                The big world news, the stock market collapse, definitelyof each semester, this year enhanced by the work of the Per-                                                                impacted life at ANC. The Board of Trustees did not passforming Arts Portfolio Class.                                                                the proposed budget for 2009-2010. The proposal was notThe musical production, Bye-Bye Birdie, is worthy of special    sustainable over time, given the current conditions. As of thisnote. The Critics and Awards Program, also known as the         writing, the administration has prepared a new budget to re-Cappies, which recognizes high school theater and journal-      view with the Finance Committee. There was tremendousism students in the Delaware Valley, hosts an elaborate Acad-   cooperation between all the Academy leaders to create theemy Awards-like ceremony at the conclusion of the drama         new proposal. The Finance Committee found it sound in re-season. With about 30 other area high schools participat-       gard to a long-term view and is recommending its approvaling, we received seven nominations and ultimately brought       to the Board. While the economic times are challenging, I amhome one award for set design and construction. In three        confident that the institution will survive and even prosper.years as Cappies participants, we have received at least 25                                                                I have enjoyed working with Sue Odhner, who just complet-nominations and five awards. Our Directors, Choreogra-                                                                ed her second year as the Girls School Principal. Like Jeremy,pher, Producer, (Chris Waelchli, Esther Yardumian-Smyth,                                                                she has a lot of enthusiasm and cares deeply for the mission.Jessica Bostock and Sarah Cooper-Waelchli), cast and crew                                                                She came ready to work and I think we have been a gooddo a fantastic job every year.                                                                team. While we did not agree on every issue, we could alwaysUnder the direction of Baird Kistner and Ivan Maddock, the      work things out, and I hope she and Jeremy enjoy the samestudents also performed A Christmas Carol in December.          kind of relationship.The students had a great experience and we hope to be able                                                                I also wish to thank T. Dudley Davis for his efforts with theto offer a play and a musical production each year.                                                                rest of the Academy Administrative Team to empower all theMany of our sports teams performed well this year. Our          heads of school, making it possible for them to make the de-football, hockey, basketball and baseball teams had particu-    cisions they feel are most important for the success of theirlarly good seasons. While our emphasis is not on winning,       schools.but rather teaching moral and character virtues through                                                                The Boys School’s core purpose is to prepare its students forathletic competitions, a winning team often engenders very                                                                a principled and useful life by continuing to lay the founda-positive student spirit. We had easy reasons to cheer all three                                                                tions for rational and moral wisdom, a process that began inseasons.                                                                their homes long before they ever thought about the Acad-In the realm of extra-curricular activities over the past three emy of the New Church. I am honored to have worked withyears, particularly with sports and drama, the institution      so many men who are clearly dedicated to this purpose, andhas received significant media coverage, which has led to an    I am grateful I had this opportunity to serve in such a greatincrease in inquiries about the school from families outside    cause. To the Boys School Faculty, I leave you with this salute,of the church community. Several hundred people have vis-       “Strength and Honor.”ited the website and more than 300 families have asked formore information. This has kept the continually improving                                             Scott.Daum@ancss.org                                                                                                                  www.ancss.orgadmissions team busy, and we are reaching more and more                                                            22]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Academy of the New Church Secondary SchoolsDiplomas/Certificates and HonorsGIRLS SCHOOLRebecca Adams       Corina Ernst          Gretchen Pitcairn*Alex Ayers*         Madeline Fazio        Jessica PoehlmanKiah Baker* **      Kathryn Gatti*        Emily Quintero*Emily Ball          Katharine Graham      Aven Rose*Amara Bedford       Bronwyn Gunther       Scout Yardumian-GrubbBrenna Bradley      Erika Heilman         Erika Zecher*Leah Cronlund*      Karla Hyatt*Jessica David*      Kelsey Kiel*          *    With HonorsAllison Duggan*     Ashley King           **   ValedictorianKelley Dunlap       Rachel LindsayBethany Earle       Kristen Maxwell*Erika Edwards*      Hosanna Odhner*BOYS SCHOOLDean Asplundh* **   Christopher Hyatt*    Kenneth RossRyan Asplundh       James Kim*            Hayden SchmuckerDana Ayers*         Cade Kindred          Radford SellnerEthan Cooper        Graham Lermitte       Anders SmithMark David*         Jasper McQueen*       Dustin SynnestvedtHaydon Doering      Michael Midyett*      Grant ThomasRyan Echols         Stephen Nehlig        David Uber*Chase Elder         Curtis OlsonOwen Frazier        Brendan Pitcairn      *    With HonorsChad Gurney         Desean Popley         **   ValedictorianNicholas Hammerman  Noah Rosner                                       23]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Commencement Addressfor the Academy Secondary SchoolsStephen DavidLead High-Impact Lives for GoodI  t is a pleasure and an honor to speak to you this morning.   I think George Washington’s warning is now a pulsing  We’ve all arrived at an important milestone today — a        alarm light on the national fish tank’s control panel. The  milestone for you and the world.                             religious infusion is dangerously weak.Milestones are good. They give you an opportunity to           So what does the decline of the old Christian Church meanzoom out, and look at yourself, and your life — a chance       for us all?for self-examination and setting your sights on new goals.                                                               It’s a challenge, but there’s also an opportunity, as the oldIt’s an exciting day, and a sobering one, too — an important                                                               church retreats, to fill the fish tank with new good and truemilestone in your lives.                                                               things from the New Church. This opportunity is what IIt’s an important milestone for the world, too, though it is   want to focus on for the Class of 2009. How do you use thatmostly unaware of what’s going on here.                        opportunity?Hardly anyone realizes yet that this is now the heart of       Let’s add a football metaphor to the fish tank one. FootballChristendom on earth. Spiritually, the New Church, when        has so many great applications to life!it remains true to its calling, is the heart and lungs of theworld. When you graduate from the Academy, you are like        GOOD DEFENSEa new batch of red blood cells taking fresh oxygen to the                                                               You are going to need to play good defense against falsityworld.                                                               and evil.There’s a New and Different Challenge for the Class of                                                               Some of the poisons in the fish tank are actively hostile to2009. No New Church graduating class has ever faced life                                                               religion. Your faith will be attacked — sometimes head on,in a less Christian culture.                                                               and sometimes in insidious ways. You will see religion den-Think of our culture as being like a fish tank. Our ances-     igrated on college campuses. We’ll all see it in the media,tors filled our cultural fish tank with religion-infused wa-   and in other places, too:ter. They were very serious about their religions — serious                                                               •	    Did you know that there’s a formal Secular Human-enough to cross a dangerous ocean to a wild new country                                                                     ist Manifesto that vows to stamp out religion? It wasso that they could worship in freedom. The religion-water                                                                     written in the 1930s and there’s a systematic effort tothey formulated runs throughout our founding documents,                                                                     push its points.our literature, our songs, our art and our thinking.                                                               •	    San Diego County made the news a couple of days agoTo be sure, there were some false ideas in that fish tank,                                                                     for trying to shut down Bible studies held in a person’sbut they were mostly good ones. New Church people in the                                                                     home without a permit. Sounds more like China thanNew World have been swimming in a largely friendly fish                                                                     America, doesn’t it?tank. But gradually, the religious water has been drainingaway, and it’s been getting replaced by plain water with poi-  Good Defense 1: Be “firm in the right,” as Abraham Lin-sons mixed in. Of course, this dilution is having ill effects; coln put it in his second Inaugural. Keep filters in your gills.our prisons are bulging and our homes are broken. But, as a    Shun evils as sins. Don’t watch junk. Don’t listen to junk.society, we’ve mostly misdiagnosed the problem. Instead of     You might think you are proof against it, but it’s pretty cor-looking to religion, we’re trying more social engineering.     rosive over time.Two hundred years ago, in his farewell address, George         Good Defense 2: Develop good falsity detectors. Here’s aWashington said, “reason and experience both forbid us         quote from the Writings that I want you to remember: “Evilto expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of   has a great appetite for falsity, and eagerly seizes upon it asreligious principle.”                                          if it were truth” (AC 10648).                                                           24]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[What does this mean? Well, among other things, we can                     enables us to have the best possible understanding ofexpect people who are hostile to religion to gobble up falsi-             God's message as it exists in those Bible books whichties, to believe them, and spout them.                                    constitute God's Word.”Here’s one false idea you’ll probably hear: “Religion is the         •	   Johnny Appleseed: “Good news straight from heaven”cause of many problems and wars in the world.”                                                                     •	   Helen Keller: Spiritual triumph over natural disabili-Without question, false ideas in Islam are causing great                  tiesharm today, but it is not fair to tar all religions with that                                                                     •	   Thinkers and Writers: Emerson, Poe, the Brownings,brush. The great wars of the past 200 years have been                                                                          Coleridge, Yeats, Frost, Whittiercaused by statist fascism, godless Communism and land-hungry imperialism — not religion.                                   •	   Artists and Architects: Hiram Powers, George Inness,                                                                          Jessie Willcox Smith, Daniel BurnhamHere’s another common falsity: “Religion is bunk. It’s notscientific. It stifled science in the past and is still against it.” So, give it your best effort. Good defense. Good offense. You                                                                     are not alone.I don’t think this claim holds up under inspection. Euro-pean churches were centers of learning. Their monaster-              The New Church is still young, and small. This is only theies and hospitals were centers of teaching, of science and           5th generation of the General Church, and perhaps theof law. The great universities were founded by churchmen.            10th generation of New Church people since the SecondIf anything, the freedom of religion and scientific achieve-         Coming.ment seem to go hand in hand.                                                                     We have accomplished some good things, but there is muchSo, you need a good defense — complete with filters and              more to do — plenty of scope for action for the class offalsity detectors.                                                   ’09. I’m sure I speak for all the parents here, when I say                                                                     that we’re rooting for you. It’s great to see you all, ready forGOOD OFFENSE                                                         action.You need to play good offense, too. There are some basic,            Look at all the people around you: parents, grandparents,positive things that you can do, for your own regeneration           brothers and sisters, classmates, teachers and friends. Theyand for the good of the neighbor.                                    believe in you, and in the Academy, and gave you the chance                                                                     to come to this great school. When you get a minute, thankGood Offense 1: Make good habits.                                                                     them!•	    Read the Word and the Writings                                                                     One final thought: It’s not just us in this fight. There’s a•	    Pray                                                           great story about the prophet Elisha. The army of the King                                                                     of Syria has surrounded Elisha’s village in the night, and•	    Join the church and go to church                                                                     Elisha’s servant, looking out at it, was afraid.•	    Subscribe to the Daily Inspiration email list                                                                          And his servant said to him, Alas, my master! HowGood Offense 2: Make a New Church marriage, with con-                     shall we do? And he answered, Fear not: for they thatjugial love at the heart of it, one of your Core Values.                  be with us are more than they that be with them. And                                                                          Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray you, open hisGood Offense 3: Have an impact on the culture.                                                                          eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes•	    Level 1: Perform your daily uses honestly, justly, sin-             of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the moun-      cerely.                                                             tain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about                                                                          Elisha (2 Kings, Chapter 6).•	    Level 2: Let your light shine. Teach. Befriend. Write      good blogs and books. Make good movies. Compose                We love you. The Lord loves you. If we continue to turn      good songs. Make good art. Dance good dances. Look             ourselves to Him, the Lord can and will continue to bless      for ways to have an impact.                                    the New Church, and its Academy here, and the Class of                                                                     2009, and fill us with good things, and through us, theCan we have an impact beyond our numbers? Yes.                                                                     world.Other readers of the Writings have had huge impacts. Someexamples are:                                                        Stephen David graduated from the Boys School in 1978. He                                                                     was a magna cum laude graduate of Yale University in 1983•	    Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Swedenborg enables us to             and earned an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. He      understand why we were created, why we are alive, and          is CEO of software developer SkyMark Corporation in Pitts-      what happens to us after our bodies die. Swedenborg            burgh and is a member of the Academy Corporation.                                                                      25]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                   The Treasurer                   Daniel T. AllenF      inancially, I know many of us are glad that Fiscal       Center for Science and Research and the new Brickman      2009 is over, and relieved that it was not as bad as     Center for Student Life and Admissions on the College      it could have been. The world came very close to a       campus, as well as the related infrastructure, landscapingfinancial meltdown. But when you look back on the many         and signage improvements.blessings we received and the remarkable changes that un-                                                               For the Academy, the current round of strategic plan-folded, you will quickly realize that 2008/2009 was one of                                                               ning commenced in 2004 with the excellent support ofthe most historic years ever in the history of the Academy.                                                               the firm, Sasaki Associates. The building additions are anThe College has been transformed and appears to be re-                                                               outcome of this planning. It should be understood thatalizing its dreams for growth, new leadership structures                                                               the initial facilities plan was a more cautious effort. Thatand personnel were put in place, we embarked on the si-                                                               plan for growth to 1,500 students at the College was morelent phase of what appears will be an amazingly success-                                                               gradual than now appears to be possible. We also recog-ful Capital Campaign, we borrowed $50 million for our                                                               nized that the College had no hope of achieving its growthgrowth plans — instead of spending down endowment —                                                               goals without more significant improvements of its physi-just prior to a monumental market collapse. I don’t know                                                               cal plant. The Doering Center, Brickman Center and thewhat to say other than I’m glad this is all in the Lord’s                                                               cottages are signature facilities that are making a huge dif-hands. Let’s hope we can pick up His signals as we start                                                               ference in the appeal of our campus.into another auspicious year.                                                               I’ll say more about the Capital Campaign below. WhatWe acknowledge there are challenges as we look ahead and                                                               is important to understand is that it is quite unusual forwe must proactively address them. The biggest positive in-                                                               a non-profit organization to commence such significantdicator in this regard is that we have many contributors                                                               capital spending in advance of a capital campaign. But itwho are getting behind the Capital Campaign — more                                                               was absolutely necessary. Key supporters were challengingthan $42 million raised to date — to support our efforts                                                               us to use our resources to reach out to more students, toto share our faith with more people and educate more stu-                                                               share our vital message. At the same time, we needed todents in light of that faith. Simply put, that is what this is                                                               take better care of the assets we had. We needed to makeall about.                                                               important strides in these areas before we deserved anyOthers will be reporting on the positive developments in       more support. We accepted the challenge, breaking out ofour schools and programs. I would like to focus on three       the paradigm of conserving our endowment to the exclu-financial areas key to the success of our strategic plan:      sion of this kind of strategic investment in our future.1.	 Capital spending                                           Obviously, the market collapse of the past year presents                                                               a new stumbling block to our momentum. In 2007 and2.	 Restoration of operating equilibrium                                                               2008, prior to the collapse, we had chosen to do most of3.	 Capital Campaign                                           our initial spending by drawing down endowment. The                                                               plan was to restore endowment over time through Capi-Each of these areas is interrelated among themselves and                                                               tal Campaign gifts. The financial modeling done at thewith the school and program developments. Each of these                                                               time showed that it could be done, even with the moreareas saw tremendously positive trends over the last year                                                               significant, up-front spending on College infrastructure.and experienced great stresses as well.                                                               In addition to restoring some of our endowment via the                                                               campaign, our goal was (and continues to be) to achieveCAPITAL SPENDING                                               a better balance of student revenues and annual giving inFixed assets increased by $37.2 million (additions of $39.2    relation to endowment payout over time, to attain a con-million net of depreciation of $2 million). See pp. 38 and     dition of “healthier financial equilibrium.” More on this42 on the attached Audited Financial statements, both the      in the next section.Statement of Financial Position as well as the Statement                                                               The country got into its financial crisis last year due to theof Cash Flows. This includes the new Grant R. Doering                                                               excesses of spenders, supported by cheap and loose financ-                                                          26]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[ing practices, to the detriment of savers. The federal gov-   Endowment isn’t a bad thing. It is a means to accomplish-ernment seems to have averted a depression by means of        ing our goals. People who give to endowment and orga-massive stimulus to the economy. Almost every economist       nizations who build endowment are trying to provide forpredicts this will lead to inflation in another five years or the future. In a school environment, endowment payoutso, another enormous “tax” on savers.                         should really be for financial aid and for new growth ini-                                                              tiatives. Endowment management principles say that aThe Academy and the rest of the New Church Investment                                                              payout rate of 5% or less is healthy, a proper balance ofFund (NCIF) partners have traditionally been savers,                                                              using endowment today and maintaining the spendingbuilding up our endowments to support a greater per-                                                              power of the endowment for the future. Payout rates high-centage of our operating budgets. As members of this clan                                                              er than that aren’t wrong (although a payout rate greaterof savers, we were severely damaged by these conditions.                                                              than 9% or 10% is unsustainable in the long run), but itAt one point during the year, the Academy had lost more                                                              must be done with a plan of bringing the payout rate backthan $100 million in its endowment. At yearend, our end-                                                              to a healthy condition. This was an underlying philosophying balance in the NCIF and investments held directly had                                                              as we considered the upfront investments required for thedeclined to a market value of $238,985,000 from a value of                                                              Academy’s strategic plan.$311,290,000 at June 30, 2008. See the Statement of Finan-cial Position on p. 38 of the attached Financials.            We knew that, going in, our strategic plan would require                                                              deficit spending, supported by withdrawals from endow-Interestingly, the Academy became a spender and bor-                                                              ment and, later on, the bond issue. Fiscal 2009 was therower at a propitious time. We decided to borrow money                                                              second year of deficit spending under the current plan.externally to support capital spending. We began explor-                                                              The Academy experienced a $5,174,000 operating deficit,ing bond financing in early 2008 and issued $50.7 million                                                              tracking closely to the budget deficit of $5,119,000, albeitof bonds in August 2008, right before the credit markets                                                              with big swings in various categories. (See p. 34, Exhibitseized up in September of 2008. (See the Statement of Fi-                                                              B). Endowment income, rental income and student tuitionnancial Position, p. 39.) It was not an easy time, and we                                                              and fees were greater than planned. These revenues wereexperienced some higher financing costs as a result. But,                                                              used to fund compensation changes for faculty and higherwe are quite fortunate that the financing occurred. As a                                                              facility and recruiting costs. A deficit spending draw of $5saver, the Academy would have been in a far worse posi-                                                              million was taken in June.tion had we not borrowed this money. Our endowmentwould have been much lower had we continued to finance        The Academy’s Statement of Activities (pp. 40 and 41)our capital spending from that source — not only the $50      shows all income and expenses for the year, providing in-million spent for capital projects, but also the fact that we formation beyond our operating budget. This statementwould have been selling stocks in a depressed market. The     integrates the operating budget with the profit-and-lossborrowing gives our endowment a chance to heal.               implications of the capital budget. I’ll discuss this inter-                                                              relation in more detail further below.While it is exciting to see the changes to our campus, todream about the potential uses that we can now accom-         The results include almost $5 million of new costs toplish by means of our capital spending, we have commit-       implement the strategic plan, nearly the entire operatingted ourselves to a much different operating model — one       deficit. Within the Academy’s capital budget, $3.1 millionwith far less endowment to support our schools and our        of financing expenses (interest expense and reduced in-programs. For many, this is a very scary place to be.         vestment earnings on liquidated funds) are largely offset                                                              by capital campaign and other gifts. See the summary onRESTORATION OF OPERATING EQUILIBRIUM                          the following page.As stated above, “healthier financial equilibrium” is an      The Academy’s payout rate by June 2009 (including theoperating environment that relies less on endowment           $5 million draw to cover the deficit) was 6.3% based on apayout and more on student revenues and annual giving.        36-month rolling average and 8% based on June 2009 val-As shown in the graphs at Exhibit A. the Academy cov-         ues. This was much better than anticipated after improveders 65% of its operating budget with endowment. When          market results in the last quarter of the year.financial aid expense is netted against student revenues,                                                              While Fiscal 2009 turned out largely as expected, the mar-a typical means of reporting school revenues and the way                                                              ket downturn will really begin to show up in subsequentit is done in our audited financials (see the Statement of                                                              year deficits. With lower endowment values, the NCIFActivities, p. 40), our endowment covers a whopping 73%                                                              lowered its payout for fiscal 2010 by 10%. With less payout,of our operating expenses. A healthier condition would be                                                              the Academy will require larger deficit spending. Larger20%-30%.                                                              deficits were already expected due to the additional oper-                                                              27]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[           ating costs of the new College buildings. In August 2009,     it be the right direction? Time will tell. We are regularly           after much deliberation, the Academy Board approved a         updating our financial forecasts and reviewing them with           $9,560,000 budget deficit for Fiscal 2010. The payout rate    the Finance Committee and our Board. We can handle           after deficit spending is expected to climb to nearly 9%      deficits and high payout rates for a while. The school heads           based on a 36-month rolling average. We have begun work       and central administration are identifying ways to do           immediately on the Fiscal 2011 budget with a goal of turn-    more with less, to reprioritize spending. It is also apparent           ing this trend around.                                        that we should strive to achieve growth to present capac-                                                                         ity levels — around 500 in the College and around 300 inStrategic Plan Summary (in '000's)             2007/ 08   2008/ 09       the Secondary Schools — as soon as possible. The schoolOPERATING BUDGET                                                         heads are inspiring their faculty and staff to prepare forStudent Revenues                               $0         $0             this growth and are actively involved in the recruiting andMarketing and Recruiting                       $865       $1,122         admissions processes themselves.Depreciation/ Operations of Facilities         $97        $748           We are also looking for sources of new revenue. However,College People/ Programs                       $149       $607           the most important source must be from our donor base.Secondary School People/ Programs              $85        $119TS People/ Programs                            $0         $250           THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGNAdministration People/ Programs                $175       $288           (and don’t forget the Annual Fund!)Financial Aid                                  $111       $373           We had a very successful beginning for the silent phase ofFinancing                                      $0         $1,300         the Capital Campaign in Fiscal 2008, continuing into Fis-Estimated Total Cost Effect                    $1,482     $4,807         cal 2009. Remember, the goal of the Campaign is $50 mil-                                                                         lion for specified initiatives of the General Church and theCAPITAL BUDGET                                                                         Academy. The Academy’s share of the $50 million targetFinancing                                      $671       $3,164         is 62% (i.e., $31 million). There is every reason to believeCapital Campaign and Other Gifts               ($420)     ($3,013)       that we can do better than that.Estimated Total Cost Effect                    $251       $151                                                                         The Statement of Activities (pp. 40 and 41) shows CapitalCombined Estimated Total Cost Effect           $1,733     $4,958         Campaign gifts in two places. Some of these gifts are in-                                                                         cluded in Operating Revenue, Private Gifts and Grants.                                                                         Most of these gifts are included in Endowment and Other           Last year, I got a lot of questions about how the Academy     Non-Operating Revenue, Contributions. Between these           was responding to the market downturn. Many of you            two categories, we recorded $1.3 million in cash gifts or           sent me letters from Presidents at other colleges and uni-    pledge collections, $800,000 of new pledges , and $100,000           versities, detailing how they were freezing new hires, cut-   of new life insurance planned gifts for the capital cam-           ting spending across the board, stopping all new construc-    paign in Fiscal 2009. The Academy also had $1.7 million           tion, not giving any raises, and in some cases, laying off    in directed cash gifts or collection of prior year pledges           staff. Perhaps some of these schools had similar audacious    for initiatives outside the core Campaign items. As per           dreams for growth as we have. However, I would venture        standard campaign practice, these gifts are counted in the           none of these schools had as far to go as Bryn Athyn Col-     Campaign, but are not counted in our progress towards           lege. For the College to achieve relevancy among students     the $50 million goal.           who might be seeking the kind of spiritually based educa-                                                                         I will repeat this point many times over the next several           tion we have to offer, we needed to increase spending for                                                                         years — what we record in the financial statements and           marketing, recruiting, facilities and student life.                                                                         what is reported as Capital Campaign results from the De-           We also took a bold step last year to improve compensa-       velopment Office will differ. There are several reasons for           tion for College faculty. We had increased extracurricular    this:           compensation for Secondary Schools faculty a few years                                                                         •	    For the financial statements, we must show the dis-           back, but College faculty had remained below their peers                                                                               counted value of gifts to be received in future years.           in other colleges. When impressive new facilities are being                                                                               This includes pledges for future cash gifts as well as           added to the College campus, it’s only right that we rec-                                                                               planned gifts, such as charitable remainder trusts,           ognize the people who inspire student success at the same                                                                               gift annuities or life insurance. We discount for the           time. We also announced normal compensation adjust-                                                                               time value of money (i.e., what a promise to pay in a           ments for all faculty and staff below the executive level for                                                                               future period is worth today) and for the possibility a           Fiscal 2010.                                                                               pledge will not be collected. Development will count           We are clearly blazing a different path than our peers. Will        the full value of what someone has pledged or the full                                                                     28]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[           value of what someone has committed to a planned            Through June 2009, Development had recorded the fol-           gift, such as the death benefit of a life insurance pol-    lowing amounts toward the Capital Campaign:           icy or the amount set aside in a charitable remainder                                                                       More pledges were obtained after fiscal yearend. In Sep-           trust or gift annuity.                                                                       tember, Development announced they had achieved $42.8       •	  Generally, we cannot record an estate bequest on the        million in cash or commitments at the kickoff of the pub-           financial statements. An estate gift is not an irrevoca-    lic phase of the Campaign. The Development Office and           ble commitment (a will can be changed) and there are        Campaign Committee are doing an outstanding job thus           issues in valuing what will be left over in someone’s       far.           estate. It is possible to record a pledge that is satis-                                                                       As I said, we can’t forget the Annual Fund. Last year, the           fied all or partially by one’s estate, but this pledge will                                                                       Annual Fund brought in $599,000, down about $34,000           be deeply discounted, perhaps even down to $1 if the                                                                       from Fiscal 2008 and $128,000 below its target. We are not           valuation is subject to many uncertainties. Develop-                                                                       reducing focus on the Annual Fund, however. As part of           ment will usually ask for the estate commitment in                                                                       the Campaign pledge form, we are asking each donor to           the form of a pledge and they will usually work with                                                                       commit to begin making Annual Fund contributions or           the donor to come up with a reasonable valuation that                                                                       sustaining and growing their contributions.           can be recorded for the Campaign.                                                                       The Development Office is switching the focus of the       •	  Pledges can also sometimes come with strings at-                                                                       Annual Fund to an annual appeal for financial aid and           tached. For example, one pledge last year came with                                                                       student scholarships. Exhibit B (p. 35) shows the cost per           the expectation that the Church and the Academy                                                                       student for an Academy education last year and the sub-           would show measurable progress against their strate-                                                                       stantial subsidy provided. This cost will decline somewhat           gic plan goals in order to receive future installments.                                                                       as we add new students to reach capacity levels. But the           Only the cash actually received can be shown in the                                                                       fact is, private education costs money. There is some pub-           financial statements. Development records the entire                                                                       lic support through federal and state grant and loan pro-           pledge.                                                                       grams, but we do not receive the tax base support of public       •	  Also, as per standard practice, Development is count-       schools and colleges. We need our alumni to recognize the           ing within the Campaign nearly $4 million in cash or        substantial value of the New Church education they re-           planned gifts received prior to the commencement of         ceived and give back to a new generation of students.           the Campaign. Many of these gifts are for Campaign                                                                       As stated in the previous section, we can’t sustain deficits           items (e.g., prior gifts for the Doering Center) or un-                                                                       and high payout rates. We hope you believe in what we are           restricted planned gifts that will be used to replen-                                                                       trying to do. Your support in the Capital Campaign and           ish endowment. These gifts were generally recorded                                                                       to our Annual Fund is more vital than ever if we are to           in years prior to 2008, when we began the Campaign                                                                       sustain a healthy Academy. Please contact me at (267) 502-           silent phase.                                                                       2636 or daniel.allen@anc-gc.org if you have any questions                                                                       or would like to learn how you can get involved.                  Capital Campaign Activity              through June 30, 2009 (in '000's)                        GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE EXHIBITS                                               GENERAL                                                                       Some further comments on our operating results, shown                                  ACADEMY                    TOTAL     in the Charts at Exhibit A and tables at Exhibit B:                                               CHURCHCash received toward the                                               •	   Net tuition and fees were over budget by $167,000 due$50M Campaign goal                $1,276      $782         $2,058                                                                            to higher enrollments than projected — 384 vs. 363.Pledges received toward the                                                 Government grants in support of student tuition were$50M Campaign goal                $8,120      $4,976       $13,096          over budget by $154,000. Revenues from housing op-Total                             $9,396      $5,758       $15,154          erations were slightly under budget by $5,000 due to                                                                            fewer boarders than projected — 169 vs. 172.Cash or pledges receivedprior to the Campaign             $3,715      $1,264       $4,979      •	   Rentals and fees were over budget by $569,000. MostCash received for other                                                     of this is attributable to Cairnwood operations anditems                             $3,361      $1,249       $4,610           Academy rental properties.Pledges received for other                                             •	   Salaries and Benefits were over budget by $565,000 initems                             $404        $276         $680             Program Operations and by $29,000 in Housing Op-Total                             $7,480      $2,789       $10,269          erations. In Program Operations, this is due to com-Grand Total                       $16,876     $8,547       $25,423                                                                       29]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[   pensation increases for College faculty, a 2% mid-year     Theological School program stipends and housing   adjustment for all faculty and recruiting and health       costs and unbudgeted research grant income, sup-   services staff additions. In Housing Operations, this      porting additional research costs discussed below.   is due to increased student work at the Dining Hall.                                                          •	  Other Income and Transfers were over budget by•	 Facilities Costs were over budget by $394,000 in Pro-      $265,000. This is largely due to transfers from funded   gram Operations and under budget by $43,000 in             reserves for various expenses.   Housing Operations. The net overage is due to spikes                                                          •	  Other Expenses were over budget by $55,000, offset   in energy costs last year, a colder winter than we’ve                                                              by additional research grant income (see above.)   had in several years and mid-year increases to exter-   nal contracts.                                         With reference to the Statement of Financial Position (or                                                          Balance Sheet), pp. 38 and 39 in the audit report:•	 Depreciation was lower than budget by $59,000 in   Program Operations and $71,000 in Housing Opera-       •	  See above for discussion about the decline in value of   tions. Properties were placed in service later in the      our endowments, the bond issue, the increase to fixed   year than originally estimated.                            assets, and the new contributions receivable for the                                                              Capital Campaign.•	 Other expenses were over budget by $1,096,000 in   Program Operations and $115,000 in Housing Op-             Last year, the Academy withdrew about $65 million   erations. The most significant variances relate to our     in investments from the NCIF to create a collateral   decision to expend more marketing and recruiting           pool, securing the bonds. These assets are held direct-   dollars than originally budgeted as the scope of our       ly by the Academy and are managed in line with NCIF   plans were further defined during the year. Health         asset allocation and payout principles.   services costs and bookroom costs were also higher.                                                              The bond issue is a floating rate instrument refer-   Some of these costs were offset by dedicated reserve                                                              enced to LIBOR, trading with the support of a letter   transfers. Some of the recruiting costs were covered                                                              of credit from our bank, Wachovia. We swapped into   by budget transfers from the marketing department,                                                              a favorable, 4.82% 10-year fixed rate contract. This   a central administrative service.                                                              requires recordation of the present value of the swap   The General Church’s share of new Theological              obligation payments on our books, a $4.7 million ob-   School program costs are also in these numbers.            ligation at yearend.   Billings to the General Church for these costs are                                                              More than 80% of our investments are highly liquid,   included in Gifts and Grants Income. These billings                                                              an important issue that arose for many endowments   and costs, which net to zero, were not included in the                                                              in the financial crisis last year. Liquid assets exceed all   original budget.                                                              debt (not just current liabilities) by nearly 2.4 to 1. As•	 Food purchases were over budget by $93,000 due to a        mentioned, a portion of those assets are set aside in a   decision to improve food quality and choice.               collateral pool specifically allocated to cover the bond                                                              issue. When restricted endowments (such as Glen-•	 Administrative Departments in total were under                                                              cairn, Carpenter Funds, etc.) are subtracted from the   budget by $200,000. Lower personnel costs than bud-                                                              totals, this ratio drops to around 1.9 to 1. We continue   geted in Finance and Human Resources were offset                                                              to actively monitor asset liquidity.   by higher costs in the Executive Offices. Computer   purchases, managed by the IT Department exceeded       •	  The Academy shares pension and retiree medical ob-   budget, but costs were covered by transfers from com-      ligations with the General Church. Assets of $8 mil-   puter fund reserves. Marketing transferred part of its     lion have been set aside against liabilities totaling $24   budget to College admissions as mentioned above            million — an under-funded situation of over $16 mil-   and charged the General Church for services not pre-       lion. The net liability increased by nearly $6 million   viously budgeted.                                          from 2008 to 2009. This increase is due to the decline                                                              in pension assets in last year’s market drop and a de-•	 Endowment Income was over budget by $780,000.                                                              cline in interest rates used to discount liabilities. We   Payout established by the NCIF exceeded original                                                              are taking steps to increase funding to the pension   budget estimates.                                                              plan for future years and are reviewing other tactics•	 Gifts and Grants were below budget by $36,000. An-         to improve the shortfall condition.   nual Fund gifts were below budget as mentioned                                                          •	  Accounts payable and accrued expenses are up by   above. As an offset, this category includes the un-                                                              $1.5 million over last year. Most of this is explained   budgeted payments from the General Church for the                                                              by construction activity.                                                       30]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[•	   Fund balances decreased by $91.2 million for the year,  The Statement of Cash Flows, p. 42 shows a negative cash     our second significant loss year in a row. This is de-  flow for the year — just under $500,000. Cash expended     tailed in the Statement of Activities statement which   within operating activities ($9.8 million) and investing     follows and is largely due to market declines in our    activities ($4.6 million) was largely offset by $14 million     endowment, the recordation of the swap obligation       of cash from financing activities. Cash management ac-     and the increase in net retiree liabilities.            tivities are consuming a lot more of my time and the time                                                             of the Financial Office as we implement our plans.The Statement of Activities, pp. 40 and 41, depicts the op-erating budget results described above, along with the rev-enues and expenses from other Academy funds:                                                             You have recently seen the notices about Duane Hyatt’s ap-•	   The operating results by cost center (i.e., school op-  pointment as CFO for the General Church and Tina Bartels     erations, Glencairn, Cairnwood, etc. in Exhibit B) are  appointment to succeed Duane as Controller for the Acad-     included in the Statement of Activities under the 2008  emy. I wish to thank Duane for his 15+ years of dedicated     column heading, “Unrestricted”. Interest expense and    service to the Academy — leading the Financial Office and     debt issuance costs from the capital budget would also  as Business Officer for many years. Tina was previously the     be included here; interest costs are the primary expla- Controller for the General Church and I have worked with     nation for increase to Institutional Support expenses.  her in that capacity over the last few years. She brings great     Other types of expenses in this column include per-     care and skill to her new job and is quite familiar with our     sonnel costs or materials on capital projects that must accounting systems. I look forward to working with Duane     be expensed under audit standards; athletics and arts   and Tina in their new roles     expenses from earmarked funds; etc.                                                             My job description has continued to change over the past•	   Investment income ($14.4 million) under Operating       year. The Academy and NCIF finances are becoming more     Revenue consists mainly of NCIF payout used for the     complex as we grow, and I am devoting more time to over-     operating budget and for other designated purposes.     sight and planning. I am effectively operating as CFO and     Net realized and unrealized loss ($75.8 million) un-    my job description has been modified to reflect that. I am     der Endowment and Other Non-Operating Revenue           no longer responsible for any of the operational shared ser-     primarily reflects market declines during the year.     vice departments — HR, Facilities, IT. These departments     We mark our investments to market each quarter, re-     report to Dudley Davis, the Academy’s Chief Executive Of-     cording capital appreciation or decline as investment   ficer.     income or loss. Netting the loss with investment in-                                                             Les Alden is retiring from the Human Resource Depart-     come represents the true negative investment return                                                             ment. He has been responsible for certain business of-     for the year ($61.4 million).                                                             fice functions, including property and casualty insurance,•	   Private gifts and grants under Operating Revenue        workers compensation insurance and other business risk     and contributions under Endowment and Other             coverages. With Les’ departure, Duane and I will be tak-     Non-Operating Revenue were discussed above. This        ing on responsibility for insurance for the respective orga-     is where capital campaign gifts would be recorded.      nizations (with the able assistance of Marty Nash.) I also                                                             worked directly with Les Alden over the last 10 years in sev-•	   The approximately $6 million increase in the net                                                             eral capacities — within the Business Office and HR. I wish     retiree obligations (i.e., pension-related items) are                                                             Les success in his retirement activities.     reflected in Endowment and Other Non-Operating     Revenues.                                               Quite a year. I said a couple of years back, when we took                                                             on this strategic plan, we embarked on a journey that will•	   The bottom line of the Statement shows the overall                                                             bring us many moments of satisfaction, and it will also be     decrease in net assets of $91.2 million. Losses from                                                             fraught with difficulties. We are continuing the journey     operating activities are $9.1 million. This is greater                                                             with good cheer and optimism. We are not turning back.     than the loss from Program and Housing Operations                                                             I believe it is only by continuing on this road that we will     in Exhibits A and B as it reflects financing expenses                                                             gain the trust and support we need to succeed.     and other charges incurred within our capital bud-     get. A substantial portion of capital campaign rev-                                          daniel.allen@anc-gc.org     enues are included in the non-operating activities,     mitigating this result somewhat. As mentioned previ-     ously, we took a withdrawal of $5 million from the     Academy’s investment assets in June of 2009 to cover     a portion of this deficit.                                                             31]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Exhibit A: Financial Charts                                                                                        Financial Charts                                           Enrollment By School  350  300                     261             289                                   239                                                  234  250                          264                                                 232      224                                        259                254  200                                                                225  225                          187                                                                                           160  150                                   131        139                           131                                                           159           150                                                      146                     137       136                                       138  100   50     0            2000     2001     2002     2003       2004    2005      2006 2007     2008      2009       2010                                                                                                      (est.)                         TS/ College                                        Sec. Schools                        Revenues 2009                                                                   Expenses 2009                    10%                            16%                                                                                       21%                                                                4%                                                                  2%       10%                                                                                                                                                   44%                                                                   3%                                                                               7%                65%                                                                                                      18%  Tuition & Fees                   Room, Board & Other Service Fees  Government Grants                Gifts & Private Grants  Endowment Income & Deficit Draw  Other                                                                               Salaries & Benefits   Facility Costs Depreciation Financial Aid Other                                                                                                   1                                                                      32]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[33]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                                                                                                                      MIXED USE     ACADEMY OF THE NEW CHURCH                                                    ANC                                                               FACILITIES;                          OVER/     ACTUAL RESULTS BY COST CENTER               SECONDARY        BRYN ATHYN       THEOLOGICAL       GLENCAIRN/       UNALLOC.             TOTAL          (UNDER)   OVER/ (UNDER)     JULY 1, 2008- JUNE 30, 2009                  SCHOOLS          COLLEGE           SCHOOL          CAIRNWOOD        REV. & EXP.         ACTUAL          BUDGET     PRIOR YEAR     ENROLLMENTS                                   224.06           140.68            19.34                                               384.08           5.8%         4.3%     PROGRAM OPERATIONS REVENUE     Tuition & Fees                                $2,541,686        $1,483,312         $273,298                $0                  $0      $4,298,296     7.3%         12.0%     Financial Aid                                ($1,374,082)      ($1,052,113)       ($204,900)               $0                  $0     ($2,631,096)    5.0%         16.4%     TOTAL NET TUITION & FEES                      $1,167,604         $431,199           $68,398                $0                   $0     $1,667,201     11.1%        5.7%     Bookstore/ Other Sales                          $148,119           $95,257           $3,165                $0                  $97       $246,639     36.3%        20.8%     Gov’t and Other Grants                          $169,000         $422,066                 $0               $0                   $0       $591,066     35.3%        18.8%     Rentals/ Fees                                   $102,728           $44,525               $185      $1,077,277           $283,386       $1,508,101     60.6%        24.2%     Other Revenues                                   $15,193           $54,146               $591              $0             $2,512          $72,441    126.4%        23.7%     TOTAL REVENUE                                 $1,602,645        $1,047,192          $72,338        $1,077,277           $285,995       $4,085,447     32.2%       15.1%     EXPENSES     Salaries & Benefits                           $3,914,240        $3,112,875         $561,407        $1,267,917           $233,638       $9,090,077     6.6%         13.6%     Facilities Costs                              $1,196,493         $798,856           $66,937         $884,613            $805,961       $3,752,861     11.7%        16.6%                                                                                                                                                                                    Actual Results by Cost Center     Depreciation                                    $406,326         $361,887           $31,442         $144,655            $447,036       $1,391,346     -4.1%        17.9%     Mixed Use Facility Surcharge                    $462,819         $240,038           $11,601                $0          ($714,457)              $0      n/a          n/a     Bookstore Expenses                              $190,931         $115,459            $9,162                $0                   $0       $315,552     37.4%        46.7%34     Other Expenses                                  $651,025        $1,565,973         $288,776         $536,322            $193,580       $3,235,676     51.2%        50.9%     TOTAL EXPENSES                                $6,821,834        $6,195,086         $969,325        $2,833,507           $965,759      $17,785,511     13.2%       20.5%     Surplus (Deficit) from Program Operations    ($5,219,189)      ($5,147,894)       ($896,987)      ($1,756,230)         ($679,764)    ($13,700,064)    8.6%         22.2%     DORM ENROLLMENTS                              74.38             91.77             3.00                                               169.15           -1.7%       12.7%     Housing Operations Revenue     Room & Board Income                             $364,820         $540,471           $17,559                $0                   $0       $922,850     -1.3%        20.4%     Other Income                                          $880          $9,671           $1,250                $0             $1,250          $13,051    117.5%        8.7%     TOTAL REVENUE                                   $365,700         $550,142           $18,809                $0             $1,250         $935,901     -0.6%       20.2%                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Exhibit B: Statement of Activities     EXPENSES     Salaries & benefits                             $250,206         $127,199            $4,527                $0                   $0       $381,933     8.1%         12.2%     Food Purchases                                  $240,806         $272,216           $10,470                $0                   $0       $523,492     21.8%        37.1%     Facilities Cost                                 $447,541         $374,293           $24,411                $0               $421         $846,666     -4.9%        31.0%     Depreciation                                    $183,581         $203,639           $15,927                $0                   $0       $403,147    -15.0%        86.8%     Other Expense                                    $38,061           $34,032         $115,406                $0                   $0       $187,499    161.3%       163.7%     TOTAL EXPENSES                                $1,160,195        $1,011,379         $170,741                $0               $421       $2,342,736     5.6%        41.5%     Surplus (Deficit) from Housing Operations      ($794,495)       ($461,237)        ($151,932)               $0               $829      ($1,406,835)    10.1%        60.4%]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                                                                                                                   MIXED USE     ACADEMY OF THE NEW CHURCH                                                   ANC                                                             FACILITIES;                            OVER/     ACTUAL RESULTS BY COST CENTER              SECONDARY       BRYN ATHYN       THEOLOGICAL      GLENCAIRN/       UNALLOC.               TOTAL          (UNDER)   OVER/ (UNDER)     JULY 1, 2008- JUNE 30, 2009                 SCHOOLS         COLLEGE           SCHOOL         CAIRNWOOD        REV. & EXP.           ACTUAL          BUDGET     PRIOR YEAR     ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD ALLOCATIONS     EXPENSES     Executive Office                              $457,544         $250,911           $29,519               $0                    $0        $737,974     17.5%        36.9%     Development Office                            $419,534         $230,067           $27,067               $0                    $0        $676,668     1.2%         26.5%     Financial Office                              $643,647         $352,968           $41,526               $0                  ($36)     $1,038,104     2.0%         0.1%     Business & Payroll Office                          $632             $347              $41               $0                    $0          $1,019    -99.6%       -99.5%     Capmus Services                                 $71,267          $39,082           $4,598               $0                    $0        $114,947      n/a          n/a     Human Resources                               $130,320           $71,466           $8,408               $0                    $0        $210,194     63.3%        84.0%     Information Technology                        $485,274         $266,118           $31,308               $0                    $0        $782,701     10.4%        14.7%     Marketing Department                          $155,245           $85,134          $10,016               $0                    $0        $250,395    -54.8%       -10.6%     Surcharge to Glencairn/ Other                  ($58,824)        ($34,804)         ($4,412)              $0                    $0        ($98,040)    56.4%       102.2%     TOTAL EXPENSES                               $2,304,640       $1,261,289        $148,069                $0               ($36)        $3,713,962     -5.3%       10.6%     Surplus/ (Deficit) from Total Operations    ($8,318,324)     ($6,870,420)     ($1,196,988)     ($1,756,231)         ($678,899)      ($18,820,862)    5.7%         21.9%     Cost Per Student (Day)*                         $40,792          $54,174              n/a                                                $45,954     1.7%         12.6%     Cost Per Student (Boarding)*                    $56,391          $65,195          $66,650                                                $59,819     3.0%         16.3%35     OTHER REVENUE (EXPENSES)     REVENUE     Scholarships                                  $350,904         $388,361         $143,683                $0                    $0        $882,948     -3.2%        0.9%     Other Unrestricted                               $1,193        $106,920           $67,654       $1,987,092         $9,422,268        $11,585,128     7.6%         1.2%     Allocation                                   $7,296,822       $6,187,290        $699,352                $0       ($14,183,464)                $0      n/a          n/a     TOTAL ENDOWMENT INCOME                       $7,648,919       $6,682,572        $910,689        $1,987,092        ($4,761,196)       $12,468,076     6.7%         1.2%     Gifts & Grants                                  $20,986          $18,168        $209,688            $2,725           $447,314           $698,882     -4.9%        18.7%     Allocation                                    $260,949         $163,841           $22,524               $0          ($447,314)                $0      n/a          n/a     TOTAL GIFTS & GRANTS                          $281,935         $182,009         $232,213            $2,725                    $0        $698,882     -4.9%        18.7%     Other Income and Transfers                    $163,082           $21,318          $34,425          $43,526           $407,711           $670,062     65.4%       -69.2%     Allocation Other Income and Transfers         $237,845         $149,335           $20,530               $0          ($407,711)                $0      n/a          n/a     TOTAL REVENUES                               $8,331,781       $7,035,235       $1,197,856       $2,033,344        ($4,761,196)       $13,837,020     7.9%         -8.3%     Other Expense                                   $13,457        $164,815              $868               $0             $1,396           $180,536     44.5%        -1.0%     TOTAL EXPENSES                                  $13,457        $164,815              $868               $0             $1,396           $180,536     44.5%        -1.0%     Surplus (Deficit) from Other Rev./ Exp.      $8,318,324       $6,870,420       $1,196,988       $2,033,344        ($4,762,592)       $13,656,484     7.6%          -8.4     SUBSIDY PER STUDENT*                            $37,125          $48,837          $61,892                                                $42,662     1.1%        18.7%     Gross Operating Surplus (Deﬁcit)                     $0               $0              ($0)       $277,113         ($5,441,490)       ($5,164,377)    0.9%        853.7%]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[36]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[To the Board of TrusteesThe Academy of the New Church    Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financialstatements taken as a whole. The supplementary information on page 34 is presented for purposes ofadditional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such information hasbeen subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and,in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statementstaken as a whole.                                         ___________________________________________________October 20, 2009Wilmington, Delaware                                                       4                                                    37]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                            THE ACADEMY OF THE NEW CHURCH                           STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION                                       June 30, 2009 and 2008                                              ASSETS                                                                2009                      2008ASSETS Current assets   Cash and cash equivalents                              $    5,062,544         $        5,524,996   Accounts and other receivables – net of allowance    for doubtful accounts of $41,797 in 2009    and $91,250 in 2008                                        1,469,706                    657,280   Loans receivable                                              806,318                    542,201   Contributions receivable - current                            325,421                    149,750   Retirement health plan savings due from affiliate                 -                    2,005,996   Bond issuance costs – net                                     508,669                       -   Other assets                                                  341,988                    235,439      Total current assets                                     8,514,646                  9,115,662 Contributions receivable – long-term – net                      675,363                    372,000 Investments                                                 228,201,059              299,740,941 Investments held under planned giving agreements              2,815,492                  3,439,344 Investments held for future retiree benefits                  7,968,412                  8,109,486      Total investments                                      238,984,963              311,289,771 Buildings                                                    67,498,916                 48,528,521 Equipment                                                    12,023,781                 10,153,173 Grounds and improvements                                     17,053,451                 14,392,507 Construction in progress                                     42,267,807                 26,591,359                                                             138,843,955                 99,665,560 Less: accumulated depreciation                              (20,376,344)               (18,335,248)      Total property, plant and equipment – net              118,467,611                 81,330,312        TOTAL ASSETS                                    $    366,642,583        $     402,107,745             The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.                                                    5                                                   38]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                                     LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS                                                              2009        2008LIABILITIES Current liabilities   Accounts payable, notes payable and other liabilities $   5,524,513 $   2,416,303   Accrued expenses                                          1,037,782     2,581,681   Current portion of long-term debt                         2,165,000          -   Line of credit                                                 -        6,555,226        Total current liabilities                            8,727,295    11,553,210 Long-term liabilities   Funds held for other organizations                           40,039        42,673   Liabilities under planned giving agreements                 459,543     1,045,091   Current value of derivative instrument                    4,767,323          -   Long-term debt                                           48,490,000          -   Liabilities related to employee benefits     Accrued post-retirement benefit obligation             13,756,990    13,245,524     Health savings plan liability                             385,936       351,247     Pension liability                                      10,210,338     4,873,043      Total liabilities related to employee benefits        24,353,264    18,469,814        Total long-term liabilities                         78,110,169    19,557,578             Total liabilities                              86,837,464    31,110,788NET ASSETS Unrestricted                                              167,989,657   232,289,807 Temporarily restricted                                     95,490,134   121,808,430 Permanently restricted                                     16,325,328    16,898,720             Total net assets                              279,805,119   370,996,957               TOTAL LIABILITIES AND                 NET ASSETS                              $ 366,642,583 $ 402,107,745                                                  39]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                                  THE ACADEMY OF THE NEW CHURCH                                        STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES                                  For the Years Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008                                                                                 2009                                                                              Temporarily      Permanently                                                        Unrestricted           Restricted       RestrictedOPERATING REVENUE Student tuition and fees net of tuition discounts   of $2,631,096 in 2009 and $2,261,028 in 2008     $       1,667,201      $           -     $         - Government grants                                            591,066                  -               - Private gifts and grants                                     812,860              129,951             - Investment income                                        13,615,410               827,517             - Auxiliary enterprises                                      2,931,826                     5            - Miscellaneous income                                         303,857               22,615             - Net assets released from restriction                       2,573,725          (2,573,725)             -       Total operating revenue                            22,495,945           (1,593,637)             -OPERATING EXPENSE Education and general   Instruction                                              6,198,907                  -               -   Research, extension and public service                     438,515                  -               -   Academic support                                         3,588,386                  -               -   Student services                                         4,531,906                  -               -   Institutional support                                    8,777,558                  -               - Auxiliary enterprises                                      6,470,642                  -               -       Total operating expense                            30,005,914                   -               -Change in net assets from operating activities            (7,509,969)          (1,593,637)             -ENDOWMENT AND OTHER NON-OPERATING REVENUE   Contributions                                              118,338           4,138,456           18,613   Planned giving agreements revenue (expense)                   -                  39,513             -   Net realized and unrealized loss on         investments                                     (46,292,435)         (28,902,628)        (592,005)   Depreciation on derivative instrumen                   (4,767,323)                  -               -   Net transfer of post-retirement liabilities     from affiliate (NOTE L)                                     -                     -               -   Pension expense                                           (511,466)                 -               -   Adjustment for minimum pension liability               (5,337,295)                  -               -Change in net assets from non-operating activities       (56,790,181)         (24,724,659)        (573,392)Decrease in net assets                                   (64,300,150)         (26,318,296)        (573,392)Net assets  beginning of year                           232,289,807          121,808,430       16,898,720Net assets  end of year                            $    167,989,657       $   95,490,134    $  16,325,328                    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statement                                                          6                                                         40]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                                             2008                                Temporarily       Permanently     Total       Unrestricted    Restricted        Restricted       Total$   1,667,201  $   1,576,869  $         -      $          -    $   1,576,869      591,066        497,601            -                 -          497,601      942,811        671,057      1,121,108               -        1,792,165   14,442,927     13,438,027        949,028               -       14,387,055    2,931,831      2,360,416         16,366               -        2,376,782      326,472        301,852         51,490               -          353,342         -         1,743,866     (1,743,866)              -             -   20,902,308     20,589,688        394,126               -       20,983,814    6,198,907      5,483,846            -                 -        5,483,846      438,515        378,451            -                 -          378,451    3,588,386      3,058,761            -                 -        3,058,761    4,531,906      3,341,536            -                 -        3,341,536    8,777,558      5,125,756            -                 -        5,125,756    6,470,642      4,920,886            -                 -        4,920,886   30,005,914     22,309,236            -                 -       22,309,236   (9,103,606)    (1,719,548)       394,126               -       (1,325,422)    4,275,407        181,621      1,419,346           153,016      1,753,983       39,513            -         (276,133)              -         (276,133)  (75,787,068)   (25,605,451)   (14,187,346)         (331,007)   (40,123,804)   (4,767,323)           -              -                 -             -         -       (13,813,467)           -                 -      (13,813,467)     (511,466)           -              -                 -             -   (5,337,295)     1,998,753            -                 -        1,998,753  (82,088,232)   (37,238,544)   (13,044,133)         (177,991)   (50,460,668)  (91,191,838)   (38,958,092)   (12,650,007)         (177,991)   (51,786,090)  370,996,957    271,247,899    134,458,437        17,076,711    422,783,047$ 279,805,119  $ 232,289,807  $ 121,808,430    $   16,898,720  $ 370,996,957                                             6                                      41]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                                               THE ACADEMY OF THE NEW CHURCH                                                    STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS                                               For the Years Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008                                                                                    2009                         2008CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Decrease in net assets                                                   $        (91,191,838)        $        (51,786,090) Adjustments to reconcile decrease in net assets   to net cash (utilized) provided by operating activities     Depreciation                                                                     2,041,096                    1,628,563     Amortization                                                                        28,562                         -     Contributions restricted for long-term investment                               (4,275,407)                  (1,753,983)     Planned giving agreements                                                          (39,513)                     276,133     Net unrealized and realized loss on investments                                75,787,068                   40,123,804     Net transfer of post-retirement liabilities from affiliate                            -                     13,813,467     Adjustment for minimum pension liabilities                                       7,889,446                   (1,998,753)     Changes in assets and liabilities       Accounts and other receivables                                                  (812,426)                     (26,256)       Loans receivable                                                                (264,117)                       1,223       Contributions receivable                                                        (479,034)                    (475,963)       Other assets                                                                    (106,549)                     (25,480)       Accounts payable, notes payable, other liabilities and        accrued expenses                                                              1,564,311                    2,522,934           Net cash (utilized) provided by operating activities                      (9,858,401)                   2,299,599CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Funds held for other organizations and planned giving   agreements – net                                                                      75,183                      468,165 Funds held for future retiree benefits – net                                           141,074                      847,972 Purchase of property, plant and equipment                                                 -                    (27,853,313) Bond issuance costs                                                                   (537,231)                        - Proceeds from sale of investments                                                  69,120,152                   25,463,500 Purchase of investments                                                           (73,367,338)                   (4,891,724)           Net cash utilized by investing activities                                 (4,568,160)                  (5,965,400)CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Payments on line of credit – net                                                    (6,555,226)                   2,755,226 Decrease in current value of derivative instrument                                   4,767,323                         - Proceeds from long-term debt                                                       11,476,605                          - Proceeds from contributions restricted for long-term   investment                                                                         4,275,407                    1,753,983           Net cash provided by financing activities                                13,964,109                     4,509,209Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                                   (462,452)                     843,408Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of year                                         5,524,996                    4,681,588Cash and cash equivalents – end of year                                   $           5,062,544        $           5,524,996NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from long-term debt                                             $         39,178,395         $                - Purchase of property, plant and equipment                                         (39,178,395)                         -                                                                          $                -           $                -                                                                               Adjustment for              Adjustment for                                                                             Pension Liabilities          Pension LiabilitiesSUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Accrued post-retirement                                                  $           5,337,295        $          (2,222,692) Pension liability                                                                      511,466                      223,939 Health savings plan                                                                     34,689                         - Retirement health savings plan due from affiliate                                    2,005,996                         -                                                                          $           7,889,446        $          (1,998,753)                                     The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.                                                                           7                                                                         42]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                            THE ACADEMY OF THE NEW CHURCH                             NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                      June 30, 2009 and 2008NOTE A – NATURE OF ACTIVITIES AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 1.  Nature of Activities     The Academy of the New Church (the Academy) is incorporated under the laws of     Pennsylvania and is organized for the purposes of propagating church doctrine and promoting     education in all its various forms. The Academy operates the following: two secondary     schools (a boys' school and a girls' school); a four year college (known as the Bryn Athyn     College); a graduate level theological school; a museum (known as Glencairn); and a     hospitality facility (known as Cairnwood).     The Internal Revenue Service has determined that the Academy is exempt from income tax     under applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision for     income tax is included in the financial statements.     The financial statements of the Academy are prepared on the accrual basis in conformity with     accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for nonprofit     organizations. The significant accounting policies followed by the Academy are described     below to enhance the usefulness of the financial statements for the reader. 2.  Basis of Presentation     Net assets and revenue, expenses, gains and losses are classified based on the existence or     absence of donor-imposed restrictions. Accordingly, net assets of the Academy and changes     therein are classified and reported as follows:         Unrestricted net assets – Net assets that are not subject to donor-restricted         stipulations.         Temporarily restricted net assets – Net assets subject to donor-imposed stipulations         that may or will be met either by actions of the Academy and/or the passage of time.         Permanently restricted net assets – Net assets subject to donor-imposed stipulations         that the assets be maintained permanently by the Academy. Generally, the donors of         these assets permit the Academy to use all, or part, of the income earned on related         investments for general or specific purposes.                                                   8                                                43]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE A – NATURE OF ACTIVITIES AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 2.  Basis of Presentation (Continued)     Revenues are reported as increases in unrestricted net assets unless use of the related assets is     limited by donor-imposed restrictions. Expenses are reported as decreases in unrestricted net     assets. Gains and losses on investments and other assets or liabilities are reported as increases     or decreases in unrestricted net assets unless their use is restricted by explicit donor     stipulation or by law. Expirations of temporary restrictions on net assets (i.e., donor-     stipulated purpose has been fulfilled and/or the stipulated time period has elapsed) are     reported as reclassifications between the applicable classes of net assets.     Contributions, including unconditional promises to give, are recognized as revenue in the     period received. Conditional promises to give are not recognized until they become     unconditional, that is, when the conditions on which they depend are substantially met.     Contributions of assets other than cash are recorded at their estimated fair value.     Contributions to be received after one year are discounted at an appropriate risk-free discount     rate. An allowance for uncollectible contributions receivable is provided based upon     management’s judgment, including such factors as prior collection history, type of     contribution and nature of fundraising activity.     With respect to temporarily restricted net assets, the Academy releases the restriction of     temporarily restricted net assets upon incurrence of an expense when both unrestricted and     temporarily restricted net assets are available for that purpose.     Income and realized and unrealized net gains on investments of endowment and similar funds     are reported as follows:         As increases in permanently restricted net assets if the terms of the gift or the         Academy's interpretation of relevant state law requires that they be added to the         principal of a permanent endowment fund.         As increases in temporarily restricted net assets if the terms of the gift impose         restrictions on the use of the income. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania law permits         the Academy to allocate to income each year a portion of endowment net realized         gains under an endowment spending formula. Since endowment net realized and         unrealized gains may eventually be spent by the Academy, endowment net realized         and unrealized gains are recorded in the financial statements as temporarily         restricted net assets until transferred to unrestricted net assets.         As increases in unrestricted net assets in all other cases.                                                    9                                                   44]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE A – NATURE OF ACTIVITIES AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 3.  Cash and Cash Equivalents     Cash and cash equivalents consist of all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of     three months or less. 4.  Investments     The Academy records its investments at fair value. Investments acquired by gift are recorded     at the fair value on the date the gift was received. 5.  Property, Plant and Equipment     Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost at the date of acquisition, or at fair value at     the date of donation in the case of gifts. Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis over     the estimated useful life. Estimated useful lives are as follows:              Buildings                              between 10 and 100 years              Equipment                              between 5 and 40 years              Grounds and improvements               between 20 and 50 years 6.  Benefit Expense     The Academy participates in a noncontributory defined benefit plan administered through the     General Church of the New Jerusalem Pension Trust (the Trust) via a separate trust fund with     Northern Trust Company. The pension plan covers substantially all employees of both the     Academy and the General Church. The Academy contributed $277,025 and $450,466 for     2009 and 2008, respectively, to the Trust for pension obligations.     In 2007, the Academy participated in a retiree health plan administered through the General     Church of the New Jerusalem (the General Church). In 2008, the Academy and the General     Church agreed to split the assets and related liabilities for the defined benefit retiree medical     plan. Contributions and benefit payments to the defined benefit plan and retiree health plan     are computed by the General Church’s independent actuary and approved by the board of     directors.     The retiree health plan covered substantially all employees of the Academy and the General     Church until June 30, 2007. Effective July 1, 2007, the retiree health plan was amended to     only cover employees with ten or more years of service who meet amended plan     requirements. The Academy Board of Trustees approved a resolution to establish a defined     contribution retiree medical plan for those employees with less than ten years of service. The     Academy expensed $179,683 and $247,411 for 2009 and 2008, respectively, related to the     retiree health obligations.                                                  10                                                 45]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE A – NATURE OF ACTIVITIES AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 6.  Benefit Expense (Continued)     In addition, the Academy designated from its investment assets $7,968,412 and $8,109,486     for 2009 and 2008, respectively, for future retiree health obligations. 7.  Objects of Art     In conformity with the practice followed by many institutions, the financial statements     exclude the value of the paintings, rare books, antiques, sculptures and other objects of art     donated to the Academy, and no determination has been made as to the aggregate value of     such items. 8.  Fair Value of Financial Instruments     The carrying amount of cash, accounts receivable, other receivables, inventory, accounts     payable and accrued expenses approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these     financial instruments. The fair value of debt and equity securities held is based upon values     provided by the external investment managers or quoted market values. 9.  Use of Estimates     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally     accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and     assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of     contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported     amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from these     estimates. 10. Planned Giving Agreements     Planned giving agreements are life income and other split-interest agreements with donors in     which the Academy serves as a trustee or otherwise controls the assets. Assets are invested     and distributions are made to beneficiaries and the Academy in accordance with the respective     agreements. Liabilities under planned giving agreements represent the present value of the     estimated future distributions to beneficiaries over the terms of the agreement. Investment     gains and losses, and gains and losses associated with changes in the estimates of future     distributions to beneficiaries are included in net realized and unrealized gains and losses. 11. Advertising Expense     Advertising is expensed as incurred. Advertising expense for the years ended June 30, 2009     and 2008 was $739,911 and $396,699, respectively.                                                  11                                                   46]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE A – NATURE OF ACTIVITIES AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 12.   Bond Issuance Costs       Cost incurred for the issuance of bonds is capitalized and amortized over the life of the related       debt. 13.   Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       The Academy accounts for derivative investments in accordance with Statement of Financial       Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Certain       Hedging Activities, as amended, which requires that all derivative instruments be recognized       in the financial statements and measured at fair value regardless of the purpose or intent for       holding them. The Academy currently has an interest rate swap that is being adjusted to fair       value, based upon information provided by financial institutions, through net assets. 14.   Subsequent Events       The Academy has evaluated subsequent events through October 20, 2009, which is the date       the financial statements were available to be issued.NOTE B – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Accounts receivable are uncollateralized student obligations due under normal trade terms requiring adequate payment arrangements prior to the beginning of classes. Account balances of students who have not paid or entered into a financial plan with the Academy are considered delinquent subsequent to the first day of classes for the term. Past due student accounts receivable are not charged interest and are stated at the amount billed to the student. Payments of accounts receivable are allocated to the outstanding balance of the student account. Accounts receivable are stated at the amount management expects to collect from outstanding balances. The carrying amounts of accounts receivable are reduced by an allowance for doubtful accounts that reflects management’s best estimate of the amounts that will not be collected. Management reviews all accounts receivable balances that exceed 30 days from the invoice date and, based on an assessment of current creditworthiness, estimates the portion, if any, of the balance that will not be collected. Management provides for probable uncollectible amounts through bad debt expense and a credit to an allowance for doubtful accounts based on its assessment of the current status of individual accounts. Balances that are still outstanding after management has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the allowance for doubtful accounts and a credit to accounts receivable.                                                   12                                                  47]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE C – INVESTMENTS The composition of investments was as follows at June 30:                                                                   2009               2008   New Church Investment Fund                                $164,301,148       $302,815,163   Real estate held for investment                               5,610,869          4,645,498   Equity securities                                            15,511,772            199,980   Fixed income and short term investments                      50,347,692               -   Investments held under planned giving agreements              2,815,492          3,439,344   Other                                                           397,990            189,786                                                             $238,984,963       $311,289,771 The Academy is a partner in the New Church Investment Fund (NCIF). Each fund of the Academy subscribes to or disposes of units in the NCIF based upon the per-unit market value at the time the transaction takes place. The Academy receives income distributions from the NCIF based upon provisions of the NCIF partnership agreement, subject to modification by the partners. The market value of the NCIF is based on underlying market values of its various investments. The NCIF capital is divided into E units, representing the NCIF’s underlying equity holdings and F units, representing the NCIF’s underlying fixed income holdings. In August 2008, the Academy withdrew fixed income assets representing its entire holdings in F units of the NCIF. Such assets became part of a “collateral pool” to secure a $50,655,000 bond issue. During the year, the Academy purchased equity-type mutual funds for its collateral pool, in addition to the fixed income holdings. At June 30, 2009, the collateral pool contained approximately 23.32% in equity type mutual funds and 76.68% in fixed income and short term investments. At June 30, 2009, the Academy’s aggregate partnership interest in the NCIF, having a market value of approximately $164,300,000, represented approximately 41% of the market value of the NCIF’s E shares. (The Academy no longer holds F shares.) At June 30, 2008, the Academy’s aggregate partnership interest in the NCIF, having a market value of approximately $303,000,000, represented approximately 49% of the NCIF’s E & F shares. At June 30, 2009, 100% of the NCIF's net assets were invested in equities. At June 30, 2008, approximately 80% of the NCIF’s net assets were invested in equities and 20% were invested in fixed income and short term investments. In 2009, the Academy received income distributions from the NCIF of approximately $5,800,000 in accordance with a spending policy determined under the NCIF agreement. Following a spending policy consistent with the NCIF, the Academy took income distributions from its collateral pool of $8,400,000 in 2009. In 2008, the Academy received income distributions of approximately $14,100,000 from the NCIF in accordance with the spending policies.                                                   13                                                    48]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE C – INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) In 2009, the Academy withdrew an additional $70,023,000 from the NCIF to transfer to its collateral pool (including the liquidation of its F shares in the NCIF), and it contributed $1,444,000 to the NCIF. The Academy contributed $70,023,000 to its collateral pool from the NCIF and $10,000,000 from bond proceeds. It withdrew $5,187,000 for construction related to its strategic initiatives plan and $5,000,000 for operations from the collateral pool. During 2008, the Academy withdrew $21,000,000 for construction costs related to its strategic initiatives plan and $286,000 for operations from the NCIF. The following schedule summarizes the investment return, which is classified as unrestricted, temporarily restricted and permanently restricted in the statement of activities:                                                                      2009               2008   Dividends and interest – other                                $    291,376      $     253,444   NCIF and collateral pool income distribution                    14,151,551         14,133,611      Investment income                                            14,442,927         14,387,055   Net realized and unrealized loss                               (75,787,068)       (40,123,804)      Total loss on investments                                   (61,344,141)       (25,736,749)   Investment return included in current operations               (14,442,927)       (14,387,055)   Investment loss included in non-operating      activities                                                 $(75,787,068)     $(40,123,804)NOTE D – CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE Contributions receivable are recorded after discounting unconditional promises to give to the present value of expected future cash flows. The discount is computed using an estimated “risk- free” interest rate, which was 3.63% and 4.9% at June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. An allowance for uncollectible contributions receivable is provided, based upon management’s judgment. Contributions receivable are expected to be realized as follows:                                                                       2009                2008   One year or less                                                $ 325,421          $ 180,925   Two years or more                                                  712,169            372,000                                                                    1,037,590            552,925   Less: allowance for uncollectible contributions                     (36,806)           (31,175)                                                                   $1,000,784         $ 521,750                                                    14                                                   49]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE E – LINE OF CREDIT The Academy had a $10,000,000 line of credit with Wachovia Bank as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The line of credit was established to provide cash borrowings for working capital and other general business purposes. As of June 30, 2009 and 2008, the Academy had an outstanding balance of $0 and $6,555,226, respectively. The Academy had subsequent draws and repayments on the line of credit of $1,758,000 and $1,758,000, respectively, as of October 20, 2009.NOTE F – DEBT Long-term debt was as follows at June 30:                                                                  2009              2008   Wachovia Bank     Taxable variable rate demand       bonds, series 2008                                  $   50,655,000      $         -                                                               50,655,000                -   Less: current portion                                       (2,165,000)               -       Long-term debt                                        $ 48,490,000      $         - (1) In 2008, the Academy issued $50,655,000 in bonds to finance the construction of new     buildings. The bonds require certain amounts be held to secure the debt and are referred to as     the "collateral pool". The bond issue matures in 2025 and pays a variable rate of interest.     The Academy also entered into an interest rate swap agreement, the effect of which is to modify     the interest rate characteristics of the Series 2008 bonds from a variable to a fixed rate. The     interest rate swap agreement requires the Academy to pay a fixed rate of interest (4.82%) and     receive a variable rate of interest based on fluctuations in the one-month London interbank     offered rate (Libor). The notional amount of this interest rate swap was $50,655,000 at June 30,     2009, and the swap agreement matures February 1, 2018. The fair value of the interest rate     swap is included on the statement of financial position and the change in the fair value is     reported as appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of derivative instruments in the     statement of activities. The counterparty to this arrangement is a major financial institution     with which the Academy also has other financial relationships. The Academy is exposed to     credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty. However, the Academy does     not anticipate nonperformance by the counterparty.                                                     15                                                     50]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE F – DEBT (CONTINUED) The principal payments required in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years on the above notes are as follows:                                                                Bonds                         2010                              $ 2,165,000                         2011                                 2,275,000                         2012                                 2,385,000                         2013                                 2,500,000                         2014                                 2,620,000                       Thereafter                            38,710,000                           Total                           $ 50,655,000NOTE G – QUALIFIED PENSION PLAN The Academy participates in a qualified pension plan that covers substantially all employees who meet certain requirements in the Plan, as well as employees of affiliated organizations, including the General Church of the New Jerusalem. Funding of accrued pension costs is subject to limitations included in the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA. The information below represents the Academy’s proportional share of the Plan. The following table sets forth the pension obligations and funded status at June 30:                                                                    2009               2008   Change in benefit obligation     Benefit obligation  beginning of year                   $ 22,292,626       $ 23,965,396     Service costs                                                  504,024            762,451     Interest costs                                               1,412,618         1,409,783     Actuarial loss (gain)                                          848,359        (2,696,716)     Benefits paid                                               (1,190,519)       (1,148,288)       Benefit obligation  end of year                         23,867,108         22,292,626   Change in plan assets     Fair value of plan assets  beginning of year              17,419,583         19,316,292     Actuarial (loss) gain on plan assets                        (2,849,319)       (1,147,750)     Employer contributions                                         277,025            399,329     Benefits paid                                               (1,190,519)       (1,148,288)       Fair value of plan assets  end of year                  13,656,770         17,419,583     Funded status                                             (10,210,338)        (4,873,043)     Unrecognized net actuarial loss (gain)                     10,520,253          5,800,942     Unrecognized prior service cost                               (400,354)          (429,770)         Net amount recognized                                $     (90,439)     $     498,129                                                  16                                                51]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE G – QUALIFIED PENSION PLAN (CONTINUED) The method used to determine the service cost and projected benefit obligation was the projected unit credit actuarial cost method. The long-term rate of investment return assumed for each year was 7.5%. The salary increase rate assumed for each year was 5.0%, and the discount rate assumed for each year was 6.20% and 6.57% for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The Academy’s share of the benefits paid to plan participants was $1,190,519 and $1,148,288 for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. In 2008, this plan was frozen for employees with less than ten years of service and for those who had not turned forty as of June 30, 2008. For employees with less than ten years of service, employees who have not turned forty as of June 30, 2008, and all future employees, the Academy contributes 7% to a 403(b) plan (NOTE K).NOTE H – DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREE MEDICAL PLAN In 2008, the Academy and the General Church agreed to split the assets and related liabilities for the defined benefit retiree medical plan. The Academy provides medical plan supplemental coverage to retirees as a post-retirement benefit. The following table sets forth the pension obligations and funded status at June 30:                                                                   2009                2008   Change in benefit obligation     Benefit obligation  beginning of year                  $ 13,245,524        $        -     Service costs                                                 277,784             237,766     Interest costs                                                811,054             811,928     Transfers                                                        -             15,468,216     Actuarial (gain) loss                                        (100,593)         (2,937,112)     Benefits paid                                                (476,779)           (335,274)       Benefit obligation  end of year                         13,756,990          13,245,524   Change in plan assets     Fair value of plan assets  beginning of year                    -                   -     Actuarial gain (loss) on plan assets                             -                   -     Employer contributions                                        476,779             335,274     Benefits paid                                                (476,779)           (335,274)       Fair value of plan assets  end of year                        -                   -   Funded status                                               (13,756,990)        (13,245,524)   Unrecognized net actuarial loss (gain)                        1,563,951           1,644,545   Unrecognized prior service cost                                    -                   -           Net amount recognized                             $ 12,193,039        $ 11,580,979                                                  17                                                   52]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[ NOTE H – DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREE MEDICAL PLAN (CONTINUED) The accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation was determined using a discount rate of 6.20% and 6.57% for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, a graded health care cost trend rate of 10.59% beginning July 1, 2008 and decreasing by 0.5% each year to 5.0% by 2019, and remaining at 5.0% each year thereafter. Increasing the assumed health care cost trend rate by 1% each year and holding all other assumptions constant would increase the accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation by approximately $2,014,098 and $2,269,701 as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively and would increase the aggregate of the service and interest cost components of the net periodic post-retirement benefit cost by $172,541 and $193,160 for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.NOTE I – DEFINED CONTRIBUTION HEALTH SAVINGS PLAN In May 2007, the Board of Trustees of the Academy approved changing the defined benefit retiree medical plan for active participants with less than ten years of service as of September 1, 2007. The Academy provides these participants a defined contribution health savings plan. At June 30, 2009 and 2008, a liability of $385,936 and $351,247 had been accrued to fund the defined contribution health savings plan.NOTE J – INVESTMENT SAVINGS PLAN The Academy participated in a noncontributory investment savings plan, administered by the General Church, which covered a majority of the Academy’s employees. Contributions to the plan were based on a fixed percentage of employee salaries and were made from the current unrestricted fund. The plan had vesting provisions after a certain period of service with the Academy. Gains and losses due to changes in the market value of the plan’s assets were charged or credited to the participants’ accounts. In 2009 and 2008, the Academy contributed $0 and $278,616, respectively, to the plan. This plan was frozen as of June 30, 2008 for all employees. In place of this plan, the Academy contributes to the 403(b) plan (NOTE K).                                                   18                                                 53]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE K – 403(b) PLAN The Academy provides a defined contribution 403(b) plan for its employees. Employees are eligible to participate and can make pre-tax contributions under the provisions outlined in the plan document. In May 2008, the Academy’s Board of Trustees passed a resolution to permit employer contributions to the 403(b) plan beginning July 1, 2008. With respect to employer contributions, the Academy’s policy is to provide 7% of an employee’s salary for those employees with less than ten years of service, employees who had not turned forty as of June 30, 2008 and all future employees, and 5% for employees with ten years or more of service and who were forty or more as of June 30, 2008. In 2009 and 2008, the Academy contributed $614,546 and $0, respectively to the plan.NOTE L – RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTION In 2009 and 2008, the Academy invoiced affiliated organizations $675,156 and $445,982, respectively, for facilities maintenance services performed for those organizations by the Academy- run maintenance department. In June 2008, the Academy and an affiliate agreed to split the assets and related liabilities for the defined benefit retiree medical plan. The Academy will receive a net liability of approximately $13,800,000 from the affiliate organization. The transfer consisted of the following:   Investment related to retirement health plan               $ (2,005,996)   Liability related to health savings plan                         351,247   Liability related to defined benefit retiree     medical plan                                               15,468,216       Net liability transferred from affiliate               $ 13,813,467NOTE M – NET ASSET BALANCES Temporarily restricted net assets consisted of the following at June 30:                                                                    2009               2008   Operations                                                $ 28,193,605        $ 38,276,952   Glencairn maintenance and reserves                           31,380,950          41,471,336   Cairncrest Foundation – capital                                7,729,681          9,782,946   Scholarship and awards                                       15,665,591          21,003,160   Split interest agreements                                      2,048,701          2,091,581   Cairnwood renovations and reserves                               333,209            181,813   Capital campaign programs                                      3,619,109          1,956,608   Buildings                                                      2,283,822            940,902   Other                                                          4,235,466          6,103,133                                                             $ 95,490,134        $121,808,430                                                   19                                                   54]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE M – NET ASSET BALANCES (CONTINUED) Permanently restricted net assets consisted of the following at June 30:                                                                      2009              2008   Operations                                                   $ 9,491,808       $ 9,479,630   Scholarships and awards                                          2,543,830         2,539,536   Fellowships                                                      2,204,494         2,796,498   Other                                                            2,085,196         2,083,056                                                                $ 16,325,328      $ 16,898,720NOTE N – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS The Academy maintains cash balances at several financial institutions. Under the general deposit insurance rules, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) secures bank accounts up to $250,000 per depositor through December 31, 2013, at which time it will revert to $100,000. At June 30, 2009 and 2008, uninsured amounts were approximately $5,500,000 and $5,209,000, respectively. Other financial instruments that potentially subject the Academy to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of pledges receivable. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to pledges receivable are limited due to the composition of the Academy’s contributor base.NOTE O – FAIR VALUES OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Effective July 1, 2008, the Academy adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under FAS 157 are as follows:   x   Level 1 – Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or                  liabilities that the Academy has the ability to access at the measurement date.   x   Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset either directly or                  indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active.   x   Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable, including those that are not derived from market data                  or which cannot be corroborated by market data. The determination of fair value for                  investments included in the level 3 category requires considerable subjectivity and                  estimation.                                                   20                                                  55]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE O – FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED) Fair Values Measured on Recurring Basis  Fair values of assets measured on a recurring basis were as follows as of June 30:                                                           Quoted                                                           Prices in                                                            Active                                                         Markets for         Other      Significant                                                           Identical      Observable   Unobservable                                                            Assets           Inputs       Inputs                    2009                  Fair Value      (Level 1)        (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Contributions receivable –       long-term                        $     675,363 $          -      $        -   $     675,363     Investments                         228,201,059     24,974,260       38,681,794  164,545,005     Investments held under planned       giving agreements                    2,815,492      2,314,092             -         501,400     Investments held for future       retiree benefits                     7,968,412        968,255       1,520,193     5,479,964        Total                           $239,660,326 $ 28,256,607       $40,201,987  $171,201,732                                                           Quoted                                                           Prices in                                                            Active                                                         Markets for         Other      Significant                                                           Identical      Observable   Unobservable                                                            Assets           Inputs       Inputs                    2008                  Fair Value      (Level 1)        (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Contributions receivable –       long-term                        $     372,000 $          -      $        -   $     372,000     Investments                         299,740,941         276,814             -    299,464,127     Investments held under planned       giving agreements                    3,439,344      2,937,944             -         501,400     Investments held for future       retiree benefits                     8,109,486            -               -       8,109,486        Total                           $311,661,771 $ 3,214,758        $        -   $308,447,013                                                21                                                 56]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE O – FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)  Fair values of liabilities measured on a recurring basis were as follows as of June 30:                                                             Quoted                                                             Prices in                                                              Active                                                            Markets for       Other          Significant                                                             Identical     Observable       Unobservable                                                              Assets          Inputs           Inputs                  2009                     Fair Value        (Level 1)      (Level 2)         (Level 3)   Funds held for other      organizations                      $      40,039    $       -      $        -       $      40,039   Liability under planned giving      agreements                               459,543            -               -             459,543   Current value of derivative      instrument                            4,767,323             -               -           4,767,323   Accrued post-retirement benefit      obligation                           13,756,990             -               -          13,756,990   Health savings plan liability               385,936            -               -             385,936   Pension liability                       10,210,338             -               -          10,210,338        Total                            $ 29,620,169     $       -      $        -       $ 29,620,169                                                               Quoted                                                             Prices in                                                              Active                                                            Markets for       Other          Significant                                                             Identical     Observable       Unobservable                                                              Assets          Inputs           Inputs                  2008                     Fair Value        (Level 1)      (Level 2)         (Level 3)   Funds held for other      organizations                      $      42,673    $       -      $        -        $     42,673   Liability under planned giving      agreements                            1,045,091             -               -           1,045,091   Accrued post-retirement benefit      obligation                           13,245,524             -               -          13,245,524   Health savings plan liability               351,247            -               -             351,247   Pension liability                        4,873,043             -               -           4,873,043        Total                            $ 19,557,578     $       -      $        -        $ 19,557,578                                                  22                                                 57]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE O – FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED) Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):      Contributions receivable – long-term      July 1, 2007                                                          $         -         Increase in long-term contributions                                      521,750         Amounts reclassed to current receivables                                (149,750)      June 30, 2008                                                               372,000         Increase in long-term contributions                                   1,120,799         Amounts reclassed to current receivables                                (325,421)         Discounts                                                               (492,015)      June 30, 2009                                                         $     675,363      Investment Assets      July 1, 2007         Investments                                          360,159,486         Investments held under planned giving                     501,400         Investments held for future retiree benefits            8,957,458                Total investment assets – 2007                                369,618,344            Net investment income                                              14,136,014            Annual payout                                                     (14,136,014)            Net additions and withdrawals                                     (21,460,340)            Net realized and unrealized loss                                  (40,082,991)      June 30, 2008         Investments                                          299,464,127         Investments held under planned giving                     501,400         Investments held for future retiree benefits            8,109,486                Total investment assets – 2008                                308,075,013            Net investment income                                                5,784,296            Purchase of real estate                                                965,370            Annual payout                                                       (5,784,296)            Net additions and withdrawals                                     (68,579,302)            Net realized and unrealized loss                                  (69,934,712)      June 30, 2009         Investments                                          164,545,005         Investments held under planned giving                     501,400         Investments held for future retiree benefits            5,479,964              Total investment assets – 2009                                 $170,526,369      Funds held for other organizations      July 1, 2007                                                        $      (55,438)         Net change in market value                                               12,765      June 30, 2008                                                              (42,673)         Net change in market value                                                 2,634      June 30, 2009                                                       $      (40,039)                                                 23                                                  58]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE O – FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)     Liability under planned giving agreements     July 1, 2007                                      $  (1,066,977)        Net change in market value                            21,886     June 30, 2008                                        (1,045,091)        Net change in market value                           585,548     June 30, 2009                                     $    (459,543)     Current value of derivative instrument     July 1, 2007                                      $          -     June 30, 2008                                                -        Net change in market value                         (4,767,323)     June 30, 2009                                     $   (4,767,323)     Accrued post-retirement benefit obligation     July 1, 2007                                      $        -        Change in benefit obligation (NOTE H)            (13,245,524)     June 30, 2008                                       (13,245,524)        Change in benefit obligation (NOTE H)               (511,466)     June 30, 2009                                     $ (13,756,990)     Health savings plan liability     July 1, 2007                                      $        -        Employer contributions                              (351,247)     June 30, 2008                                          (351,247)        Employer contributions                               (34,689)     June 30, 2009                                     $    (385,936)     Pension liability     July 1, 2007                                      $  (4,649,104)        Change in benefit obligation (NOTE G)              1,672,770        Change in plan assets (NOTE G)                    (1,896,709)     June 30, 2008                                        (4,873,043)        Change in benefit obligation (NOTE G)             (1,574,482)        Change in plan assets (NOTE G)                    (3,762,813)     June 30, 2009                                     $ (10,210,338)                                               24                                              59]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE O – FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED) Contributions receivable – long term are estimated as the present value of expected future cash inflows. Investments for the Academy are grouped into several different categories. The Academy has a collateral pool, a partnership interest in the New Church Investment Fund (the NCIF), land and real estate held for investment, and investments held under planned giving. Each of these categories is described below. The Academy's collateral pool consists of investments in fixed income and short term investments through a separate account at Northern Trust (typically Level 2 inputs) and mutual funds/exchange traded funds (typically Level 1 inputs). It invests collateral pool cash in a Treasury-based money market (typically Level 1 inputs). The NCIF invests through several investment managers in various forms: direct investments through separate accounts, commingled funds/mutual funds, and funds of funds. The NCIF works in conjunction with its custodian bank, Northern Trust, to obtain market data for its separate accounts (typically Level 1 or Level 2 inputs), commingled funds/mutual funds (typically Level 1 or Level 2 inputs) and funds of funds (typically Level 3 inputs). However, because the Academy’s interest in the NCIF is not readily tradable, the Academy has determined that the NCIF is a Level 3 holding. Land and other real estate held for investment are carried at cost. Investments held under planned giving arrangements are held primarily through State Street Global Advisors, as administrator and custodian (typically Level 1 inputs). An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The categorization of an investment within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the investment and does not necessarily correspond to the Academy’s perceived risk of that investment. For example, the NCIF is made up of underlying investments that fall within Level 1 or 2 which can readily be converted to cash for the Academy.                                                   25                                                    60]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE O – FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED) Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk Within the NCIF, hedge fund of fund manager holdings in underlying investee funds also involve varying degrees of market risk, credit risk or liquidity risk due to derivative instruments. For all investments, the NCIF’s loss is limited to its capital.   Market risk   Derivative instruments may contain varying degrees of off-balance sheet risk where the   maximum potential loss on a particular financial statement may be in excess of the amounts   recorded on each investee fund’s balance sheet. The investee funds are required to account for all   investments on a fair value basis and recognize changes in unrealized gains and losses in their   statements of operations. In determining the fair values for these instruments, the investee funds   will make estimates about future interest rates, default probabilities, volatilities and other pricing   factors. These estimates of fair value could differ from actual results.   The NCIF’s exposure to market risk is influenced by a number of factors, including the   relationships among the derivative instruments held by the underlying investee funds as well as   the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the derivative instruments are traded.   Credit risk   Credit risk associated with derivative instruments arises from possible counterparty non-   performance. The NCIF is indirectly subject to certain credit risks arising from the investments   made by the underlying investee funds. Credit risk is the amount of accounting loss that the   underlying investee funds would incur if a counterparty failed to perform its obligations under   contractual terms. The NCIF’s hedge fund of fund investments are also subject to credit risks if   the underlying investee funds fail to perform under their respective agreements. In addition, the   NCIF is subject to credit risks arising from derivative transactions incurred by hedge fund of   funds.                                                   26                                                  61]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE O – FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED) Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet Risk (Continued)   Liquidity risk   The underlying investee funds invest in securities and investments with various degrees of   liquidity, and as such, the hedge fund of fund managers is subject to certain   redemption/withdrawal provisions, in accordance with the investee funds’ offering agreements.   These provisions generally range from monthly to annual redemptions/withdrawals, with 60 to   180 days notice.   Certain of the hedge fund of funds’ investee funds have the ability to suspend redemptions, and   restrict redemptions through the creation of side pockets. The hedge fund of funds’ ability to   liquidate investments in investee funds that impose such provisions may be adversely impacted.   In such cases, until the hedge fund of funds is permitted to liquidate its interest in an investee   fund, its residual interest remains subject to continued exposure to changes in valuations.   The hedge fund of funds may also invest in closed-end investments that may not permit   redemptions or in investee funds that impose an initial “lockup” period before a   redemption/withdrawal can be made. In addition, certain of the hedge fund of funds’ investee   funds have the ability to impose redemption gates. In so doing, this may reduce the hedge fund of   funds' requested redemptions below the requested amount. Due to these arrangements, the NCIF   may have further constraints on its ability to liquidate from hedge fund of funds.NOTE P � ENDOWMENT The Academy's endowment consists of several individual donor-restricted funds established for the combined purpose of preserving principal and maximizing growth. As required by GAAP, net assets associated with endowment funds are classified and reported based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions. The Academy has interpreted the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania law as requiring the preservation of the fair value of the original gift as of the gift date of the donor-restricted endowment funds absent explicit donor stipulations to the contrary. As a result of this interpretation, the Academy classifies as permanently restricted net assets (a) the original value of gifts donated to the permanent endowment, (b) the original value of subsequent gifts to the permanent endowment, and (c) accumulations to the permanent endowment made in accordance with the direction of the applicable donor gift instrument at the time the accumulation is added to the fund. The remaining portion of the donor-restricted endowment fund that is not classified in permanently restricted net assets is classified as temporarily restricted net assets until those amounts are appropriated for expenditure by the Academy in a manner consistent with Commonwealth of Pennsylvania law.                                                      27                                                       62]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE P � ENDOWMENT (CONTINUED) Endowment net assets composition by type of fund as of June 30:                                                             2009                                                 Temporarily Permanently                                 Unrestricted     Restricted     Restricted       Total  Donor-restricted    endowment funds            $        -       $ 38,145,396 $ 16,325,328    $ 54,470,724                                                             2008                                                 Temporarily Permanently                                 Unrestricted     Restricted     Restricted       Total  Donor-restricted    endowment funds            $        -       $ 50,098,472 $ 16,898,720    $ 66,997,192 Changes in endowment net assets for the year ended June 30, 2009:                                                 Temporarily Permanently                                 Unrestricted     Restricted     Restricted       Total  Endowment net assets �     beginning of year         $        -       $ 50,098,472 $ 16,898,720    $ 66,997,192    Net investment return               -        (11,953,076)      (592,005)  (12,545,081)    Contributions                       -                -           18,613        18,613  Endowment net assets �     end of year               $        -       $ 38,145,396 $ 16,325,328    $ 54,470,724                                               28                                              63]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[NOTE P � ENDOWMENT (CONTINUED) Description of amounts classified as permanently restricted net assets and temporarily restricted net assets:                                                                           2009           2008   Permanently restricted net assets     Perpetual endowment funds required to be retained       by explicit donor stipulation:          Operations                                                 $ 9,491,808 $ 9,479,630          Scholarships and awards                                        2,543,830      2,539,536          Fellowships                                                    2,204,494      2,796,498          Other                                                          2,085,196      2,083,056                                                                     $ 16,325,328 $ 16,898,720   Temporarily restricted net assets     Realized and unrealized endowment gains                         $ 38,145,396 $ 50,098,472 Return Objectives and Risk Parameters The Academy has adopted investment and spending policies for endowment assets that attempt to preserve and enhance real (inflation-adjusted) purchasing power while allowing it to support a sustainable, as well as predictable and undiminished (in real terms), level of spending. Under this policy as approved by management and in accordance with the Academy's expectations, the endowment assets are invested in a manner that is intended to achieve a compounded return in excess of inflation after annual payouts to partners. Actual returns in any given year may vary from this amount. Strategies Employed for Achieving Objectives To satisfy its long-term rate-of-return objectives, the Academy relies on a total return strategy in which investment returns are achieved through both capital appreciation (realized and unrealized) and current yield (interest and dividends). The Academy targets a diversified asset allocation with a long-term investment strategy of 69.5% general equity funds, 20% fixed income funds, andNOTE P in ENDOWMENT funds. 10.5% � alternative asset (CONTINUED) Spending Policy and How the Investment Objectives Relate to Spending Policy The Academy has adopted the New Church Investment Fund's policy of appropriating for distribution each year 3 to 5 percent of its endowment. The distribution is based on a 36-month rolling average of the endowment value. In adopting this policy, the Academy considered the long- term expected return on its endowment. Accordingly, over the long term, the Academy expects the current spending policy to allow its endowment to continue to grow. This is consistent with the Academy’s objective to maintain the purchasing power of the endowment assets held in perpetuity or for a specified term, as well as to provide additional real growth through new gifts and investment return.                                                   29                                                   64]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[To the Board of TrusteesThe Academy of the New Church  A material weakness is a significant deficiency, or combination of significant deficiencies, that  results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the financial statements will  not be prevented or detected by the Academy’s internal control. Our consideration of internal  control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this  section and would not necessarily identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be  significant deficiencies or material weaknesses. We did not identify any deficiencies in internal  control over financial reporting that we consider to be significant deficiencies or material  weaknesses, as defined above.  Compliance and Other Matters  As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the Academy’s financial statements are  free of material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws,  regulations, contracts and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and  material effect on the determination of financial statement amounts. However, providing an  opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit, and, accordingly,  we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instances of  noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing  Standards.This report is intended solely for the information and use of management, the board of trustees andothers within the entity and is not intended to be, and should not be, used by anyone other than thesespecified parties.                                    ______________________________________________________October 20, 2009Wilmington, Delaware                                                    32                                                 66]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION                             THE ACADEMY OF THE NEW CHURCH               SCHEDULES OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE BRYN ATHYN COLLEGE                             For the Years Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008                                                                     2009          2008OPERATING REVENUE Student tuition and fees  net of tuition discounts   of $1,052,113 in 2009 and $801,464 in 2008                 $       431,199  $    360,491 Government grants                                                    422,066       313,451 Private gifts and grants                                              18,168        20,963 Investment income from scholarships and other endowments             495,281       484,598 Auxiliary enterprises                                                689,924       497,858 Other revenue                                                         75,464        39,477     Total operating revenue                                        2,132,102     1,716,838OPERATING EXPENSE Education and general   Instruction, academic and student support                        6,195,086     4,804,406   Institutional support                                            1,460,908     1,345,042 Auxiliary enterprises                                              1,011,379       651,190     Total operating expense                                        8,667,373     6,800,638Decrease in net assets                                       $     (6,535,271) $ (5,083,800)                                                  67]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                    Director of Development                    Wayne M. ParkerM          ilestones are important. The previous year was a    Together, these professionals have added depth and much-          year of construction. Big equipment, big holes in   needed expertise to our team. With our departmental con-          the ground and big changes underway dominated       struction now complete, we are focused on the work ofmost aspects of campus life. A quick look through valedic-    implementation. Strategic plans, as with foundations, havetories and year-end speeches verifies the impact these forces been laid and launched, and we now increasingly turn ourhad on the life and dreams of the students and families we    attention to the work of growing financial support for theserve. In construction, in building anew, our young people    Academy.and alumni alike found boundless hope for the future and                                                              With the implementation and launch of the shared initia-the promise of the Heavenly Doctrines here on earth.                                                              tives of the Academy and General Church Strategic PlansThis groundswell of optimism carried over and was further     comes the need for increasing support and funding of therefined during the 2008-2009 year. Big gave way to small as   programs and uses these promote and represent. As noted,bulldozers were replaced with joiners, plumbers and elec-     the Academy is making significant capital investments intricians working within the walls created the year before.    infrastructure, programs and people to serve these initia-Gradually, the shells of the Grant R. Doering Center for      tives. Many of these have been jump-started by the prudentScience and Research and the Brickman Center for Student      use of funds already committed to growth and borrowingLife and Admissions were transformed into beautiful and       against our endowments.functional operating spaces ready for September 2009 oc-                                                              The work of Development over this past year has been cen-cupation by our College students. The transformation is es-                                                              tered on the parallel need to increase annual giving and se-sentially complete and the uses these assets were designed                                                              cure a target of at least $50 million in new capital gifts toto serve are underway. Milestones indeed.                                                              fund these growth initiatives. With the professional help ofDuring this time, Development activity paralleled the         Suddes and Partners, a private consulting firm specializingconstruction and implementation phases of our campus          in assisting churches and private schools with major fund-to support and serve the financial needs of the institution   raising projects, a Capital Campaign strategy and programmore effectively. We, too, have been building and preparing   was created and implemented. This culminated in a veryfor the future.                                               successful silent phase where leadership groups (Trustees,                                                              Administration and Leadership Council) pledged moreIn September, Jessica Carswell joined our team as Director                                                              than $42 million or 85% of our target. We are now in theof Annual Giving and Stewardship. She came to us with a                                                              public phase of this campaign, and will be working over thebackground in fund raising and experience in the impor-                                                              next five years to raise another $10 million plus from thetant areas of promoting annual contributions and properly                                                              balance of our alumni.stewarding and cultivating donors by detailing how theirgifts make a difference in the life of the schools.           While capital support for the newness and excitement of                                                              campus initiatives has been brisk, we can never lose sightIn October, we welcomed Judy Lopacki as Director of                                                              of the importance of the Annual Fund, as this is the basisPlanned Giving, a field in which she has almost 25 years                                                              for sustaining ongoing operations. Nowhere is the practi-of experience developing and promoting the important as-                                                              cal vitality of the Academy more evident than in the trendspects of estate planning and giving. Judy has already accom-                                                              of participation and support. A quick review of the pastplished much, including the establishment of the Johnny                                                              12 month’s activity illustrates how ups and downs have af-Appleseed Legacy Society to acknowledge those individuals                                                              fected the contribution cycle.and families who created long-term legacy gifts from theirestates to benefit and support the use of the Academy.        The year began with economic uncertainty and in spite of                                                              our strongest Charter Day ever in terms of income and at-And we were very fortunate to bring Chara Odhner on                                                              tendance, by December contributions to our Annual Fundboard as Web Specialist to keep ourownacademy.org, as                                                              for the Academy were off the previous year’s pace by almostwell as the College and Secondary Schools websites dy-                                                              30%. By year end in June, our supporters responded and thenamic and current. Chara brings passion, creativity and                                                              Annual Fund rebounded significantly, closing out the yeartalented web skills to this important need.                                                              3% behind the previous year at $599,000 — and $128,000                                                          68]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[off the planned income. (See Schedule “A”, 3 Year Trends in    We are far too dependent upon too few donors. This trendTotal Giving) We are most grateful for the rally, and at the   has to be reversed and is receiving a lot of departmental at-same time concerned with missing income projections as         tention. While there are many notable exceptions, a generalrevenue improvements are critical to future sustainability.    lack of personal engagement has led to years of contribu-                                                               tions decline, with the result that dependency on the en-Offsetting this we are pleased to report a gain of 84 new                                                               dowment has been pushed increasingly to the fore. Studyingfirst-time donors to the Academy. This represents a 24%                                                               other institutions and information from publicly availableimprovement over the prior year, increasing our total num-                                                               sources indicates we have the capacity to give much more.ber of donors to 1,391, the highest in years and the reversalof a 60-year trend. We see this as a healthy result of efforts To illustrate, consider the trend illustrated in Schedule “B”,to become more relevant to young people and recent alum-       Annual Fund 15 Year Revenue History. Here we see the per-ni, a group that has been declining for years. First-time      formance history of the Academy’s Annual Fund, net tuitiongifts, while generally modest in the beginning, represent      and support from endowment over the past fifteen years.the hope of an expanding and increasingly engaged donor        Note the very flat performance of the Annual Fund. At abase of the future.                                            time when funds from endowment and net tuitions have                                                               doubled, the annual fund remained almost unchanged, andIt is important to note the difference between a gift to the                                                               in fact, lost ground to inflation. Imagine what the AnnualAnnual Fund and a pledge to the Capital Campaign. An                                                               Fund would have looked like during this period if growthAnnual Fund contribution should be viewed as an ongoing                                                               in giving had kept pace with the economic growth of theresponsibility to support operating expenses and scholar-                                                               times! In general terms, it is reasonable to assume personalship funds. This is a year-in and year-out commitment to                                                               income levels increased at a similar rate over the same pe-sustaining the uses of the Academy, and should be consid-                                                               riod, and yet, giving remained flat, and even declined whenered an integral part of a “giving from first fruits” com-                                                               adjusted for inflation.mitment to the Lord through support of the uses of NewChurch education.                                              This is supported by donor records showing that once a de-                                                               cision is made to contribute $100 (for example), this levelA Capital Campaign pledge is different. It is a specific com-                                                               is maintained for years in a majority of cases, in spite of themitment to give from abundance, in addition to regular                                                               reduced purchasing power over time. To overcome this, wesustaining gifts, in order to provide new capital for identi-                                                               are advocating donors look at their giving as a percentagefied investments in people, programs, or facilities support-                                                               of their annual income as opposed to a dollar amount. Thising the mission of the Academy. Campaigns are an excellent                                                               approach indicates an up-front commitment while afteropportunity for alumni to help ensure the healthy future                                                               tax is more likely to reflect what is left over. It will take per-of the institution by making investments now to provide                                                               sonal discipline and commitment to do so, but will lead tofor future student experiences as many others did for them                                                               a far healthier future.years ago.                                                               Going forward, it is imperative to the life and health of theAnother aspect of the Campaign worth noting is the vari-                                                               Academy that we transition from an organization depen-ance between amounts reported by Development and                                                               dant upon endowments to an organization sustained an-amounts recorded by Finance. This variance is caused by                                                               nually by inspired and motivated donors who profoundlyreporting procedures for pledges. Development reports                                                               embrace their responsibility to give back and provide forand credits donors with the full potential value of their                                                               others, including those whom we don’t even know yet. En-pledge. Accounting gives full credit for cash received and                                                               dowments are gifts given by previous generations to pro-discounts all estate, insurance and planned gifts for present                                                               vide resources for future investments in growth and usesvalue, revocability and life expectancy, where applicable.                                                               that support and promote the mission of the Academy: toKeep this in mind as the campaign proceeds as you will                                                               propagate the Heavenly Doctrines. They are not meant tosee wide variances between progress reported and posted                                                               pay operating expenses. These are the responsibility cur-financial results.                                                               rent generations of students, parents and alumni. We willThe establishment and promotion of a culture of giving is      be working hard to help our supporters and friends addressthe Number One long-term goal of Development. While            this responsibility.this past year was perhaps the best fund-raising cycle in the                                                               As always, it is an honor and joy to serve this remarkablehistory of the Academy, it remains a serious concern that                                                               institution during these exciting times of change. It is withannual sustaining giving is down. In fact, when adjusted                                                               humility and great optimism I look forward to continuingfor inflation, we have not experienced a sustaining level of                                                               the work before us.contributions in many, many years. There are a numberof reasons for this, and we are looking closely at our long-                                      Wayne.Parker@anc-gc.orgterm contribution patterns to see where improvements can                                                  www.ourownacademy.orgbe made.                                                               69]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Schedule A: 3 Year Trend in Total GivingLast 3 Fiscal Years — All Academy Funds 3 Yr Tre nd Total Giving    Last 3 Fiscal Ye ars   All Acade my Funds                                FY07     FY08   FY09  Campaign Ple dge                       $489  $8,035  (Le ss Installme nts)  Capital Campaign             $3,715   $1,624 $3,014  (Cash & Installme nts)  Annual Fund                   $585     $633   $599  O the r Gifts (Re stricte d) $3,049    $915   $845                                      70]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Schedule B: 15 Year Revenue HistoryAnnual Fund for the Academy                                        ANNUAL FUND FOR THE ACADEMY                                             15 YR REVENUE HISTORY$ 13,500$ 13,000                                       Dollars are displayed in Thousandths$ 12,500$ 12,000$ 11,500$ 11,000$ 10,500$ 10,000 $ 9,500 $ 9,000 $ 8,500 $ 8,000 $ 7,500 $ 7,000 $ 6,500 $ 6,000 $ 5,500 $ 5,000 $ 4,500 $ 4,000 $ 3,500 $ 3,000 $ 2,500 $ 2,000 $ 1,500 $ 1,000   $ 500      $0          95   96     97      98    99     00      01       02   03    04     05      06      07     08   09        19   19     19     19     19     20     20      20     20    20     20      20      20     20   20                  Endow ment Payout               Net Tuition             Annual Fund for the Academy                                                       71]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                   Director of Marketing                   Andrew J. SullivanM         ost of the marketing emphasis for 2008–2009 was       In Marketing there are four basic boxes:         on establishing a brand for Bryn Athyn College.                                                               •	   Awareness         The two most important terms in marketing are:                                                               •	   Education•	   Position: How you want the world to see you.                                                               •	   Motivation•	   Brand: How the world sees you.                                                               •	   ConversionOur first challenge in creating a brand was the realizationthat there wasn’t a concrete position to build from. A lot     Since we didn’t exist, we needed to start with basic aware-had been written about why Bryn Athyn College was cre-         ness. General awareness does not occur overnight; it is aated and what it stands for, but it wasn’t in the form of a    three- to five-year process of informing our potential au-simple sentence. We knew we wanted to describe the spiri-      dience about who we are and what we stand for. To buildtual nature of the College. The quest for Spiritual Inquiry    awareness, we chose to create an outdoor billboard cam-was a quality that stood out from other schools. Many felt     paign. It would include our name, our web site address andthat the religious nature of our schools would be the stum-    our new position, in addition to some photos that wouldbling block for potential students, but many of them are       help identify our size right away.searching for a place that allows spiritual dialogue.          The Campaign contrasted: Most Other Colleges and BrynOur challenge in marketing the College was size. We had        Athyn College. It did this by showing images of many stu-always apologized for our size and rarely treated it as a      dents on one side and a few on the other, many birds onstrength. Potential students would visit the campus and        one side and one on the other, and many cars stuck in traf-couldn’t reconcile the notion of our size and their college    fic on one side and few cars driving down a country roadexpectations. To help attract the type of students who would   on the other. The point was not to put down larger colleges,be interested in the Spiritual Nature of the College, we had   just to show that those who want a college of 10,000 stu-to move the size conversation in a positive direction.         dents won’t want Bryn Athyn College, and those who want                                                               a small college focused on spirituality should consider us.In reviewing the attributes of our size, we realized therewas a lot of strength in small. Small at Bryn Athyn Col-       Our main call to action was to encourage potential stu-lege means personal relationships, agile, able to participate, dents to visit the Bryn Athyn College website. The previ-can’t hide in the crowd, each student and faculty member       ous BAC website was aesthetically pleasing, but didn’t standcan make the College a better institution.                     out from other college websites. It felt a bit outdated from                                                               what potential students were using to learn about schools.The 30-year enrollment goal for the College is 1,500 stu-      We redesigned the website to reflect our new position anddents. Even at that number, many will still consider BAC       changed a large portion of the content to video.small. Our main challenge in communicating small as                                                               Many college sites have a few videos about students, but wea strength was to make sure that small did not take away                                                               couldn’t find any that put their students first as their mainfrom our ability to grow. With the two concepts of Spiritual                                                               content. We chose to put students before our own content.and Small, we developed the following position: Spiritual                                                               There are more than 50 videos on the BAC site where stu-by Choice. Small by Design.                                                               dents share their stories. This approach has been successful;This position enabled us to build a General Awareness plan     the average visitor spends about three-and-a-half minutesfor potential students. Although Bryn Athyn College had        on our site per visit. This is well above the average visit timebeen around for 131 years, very few people outside of town     on most sites.knew it existed. On the rare occasion when potential stu-                                                               One of the strengths of the site is the focus on small. Sitesdents somehow found out about the College and were in-                                                               for Harvard and Princeton are problematic because theyterested, how could they maintain their interest when their                                                               put all of their content online so it is hard to navigateparents and friends had never heard of it?                                                               through the thousands of pages on their sites. We have less                                                           72]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[than 100 pages on the BAC web site to help explain small      are attacks, and we won’t engage in discussion when theseand keep the visitor’s session on the site focused.           terms are involved.The rest of our design time was spent on redesigning all of   Another term we no longer use with regard to the Collegethe print materials in the Admissions Department in ad-       is “traditional” — as in how many traditional students aredition to creating a portfolio of new materials to give to    in the College. Every student whom we accept is someonepotential students. The centerpiece of the print material     who can succeed at the College, and we will not label anywas the design of a new viewbook. The previous viewbook       of them based on last names, where they grew up or wherewas a large brochure and couldn’t compete with the view-      they may have or may have not worshiped in the past.books from other colleges. Like the website redesign, we felt                                                              Some believe we let anyone in to the College. Not only iswe had to create a piece that would stand out from other                                                              this untrue based on how many we turn down each yearcolleges. Our viewbook focuses on nine students and each                                                              (that number is only going to increase based on a largerwrote about his or her experience at the College. The nine                                                              funnel), but it is unfair to our students who worked hard tostudents cover the variety of learning and living at Bryn                                                              get into Bryn Athyn College.Athyn College.                                                              Again, we are open to discussion regarding how we can im-All of this work was done to support the admissions team in                                                              prove the College, but comments that directly or indirectlyattracting a larger student base. The admissions and mar-                                                              attack our students are not welcome. The point of lookingketing efforts led to the largest enrollment in the history                                                              at some of the negative behavior isn’t to focus on it. Sinceof the College and set up a foundation for future growth.                                                              marketing is a new concept here, it is important to set upAlong with exceeding the enrollment goals, the campaign                                                              expectations for healthy communication early in the pro-received multiple awards from The Higher Education Mar-                                                              cess.keting Report as well as a Marketer of the Year Award fromthe Philadelphia American Marketing Association. More         If you have any comments or questions, feel free to call methan half of the student body participated in the marketing   at 267.502.2683 or email me:of the College, and without their help and enthusiasm, wewouldn’t have been as successful.                                                                  andy.sullivan@anc-gc.org                                                                                                        www.ourownacademy.orgWe’d also like thank many members of the College Alumnifor their feedback and support. Marketing the College is131 years in the making, but that doesn’t mean change iseasy even when it is overdue, and we appreciate the pre-sumption of goodwill from many of our alumni andChurch members.In addition to the support, we have also received at bestconcern and at worst assumptions and attacks. Questionsand discussions regarding the marketing of the Collegeare welcome as long as they come with a presumption ofgoodwill. At times, some have referred to the efforts at ourschools as watering down their spiritual nature or provid-ing a bait-and-switch with potential students. Though weare willing to talk about what can make the schools morespiritual, terms like “watering down” and “bait-and-switch”                                                              73]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                    Director of the Swedenborg Library                    Carroll C. OdhnerSUMMER CONSTRUCTION                                           that patrons and staff will miss. We wish her well in herD                                                              retirement and hope to see her often in the Library in her        iggers to the left and diggers to the right: new cam-                                                              volunteer work as treasurer of the Friends of the Sweden-        pus buildings emerging on either side of the Li-                                                              borg Library. Marvin Clymer is assuming her duties in        brary has made this a very earth-shaking year. The                                                              serials management several hours per week, in addition toexcitement of witnessing amazing changes close at hand                                                              his work managing the digital library project.that lend a physical presence and weight to the Bryn AthynCollege campus, also brings hope for new student growth       Library staff attended workshops, conferences and pro-and new faces on campus.                                      fessional meetings on: information literacy, archives con-                                                              servation and management, interlibrary loan, circulation,The library, meanwhile, has had to cope with a loss of                                                              cataloging, digital libraries, ILLiad (interlibrary loan on-parking and access difficulties for staff and patrons. This                                                              line system), Unicode, and other new Web 2.0 technology.was a problem primarily during the summer when the                                                              To date, Carroll Odhner has created a Library Disastermain door access was closed due to construction in the                                                              Plan wiki and a Moodle online course for Informationcircle area. Our summer patron visits were particularly                                                              Literacy; Carol Traveny is involved in developing a wikilow due to this. During winter and spring terms we were                                                              for library procedures. David Perry has been working hardable to provide a golf cart pick-up service for those who                                                              setting up and maintaining ILLiad.found the walk from the parking area at Pendleton Hall orPitcairn Hall too difficult. Hopefully when fall arrives and  Carol Traveny, our head of Technical Services, receivedthe dust settles, we will again see an upturn in visits.      a grant from the Tri-State College Library Cooperative                                                              (TCLC) to attend a cataloging workshop on local hold-LIBRARY USAGE CONTINUES TO INCREASE                           ings maintenance for serials. Michael Hogan is an active                                                              member of the TCLC Circulation Interest Group and par-Last year we reported a dramatic increase in the number                                                              ticipates regularly in their meetings. The Director alsoof people visiting the Library (123% over the 2006-7 aca-                                                              represented the Library at board meetings of the Tri-Statedemic year). Over the same period this year we maintained                                                              College Library Cooperative (TCLC), and at meetings ofthe high volume of traffic with a smaller increase.                                                              the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Association of CollegeWe are pleased that these positive                            and Research Libraries.statistics confirm the importance          GATE COUNTSof the Library in our commu-                 (SEPT — JUNE)                                            2007/8: 36,131    INFORMATION LITERACY (IL) AND RESEARCHnity as a gathering site and active                                            2008/9: 46,079    REQUESTSlearning environment. We invitethose who haven’t yet visited to           27.5% increase     The Information Literacy Program is building as morestop by and see what’s new.                                   Bryn Athyn College courses embed information literacy                                                              as part of their core requirements. The Information Liter-                                                              acy Committee led by Dr. Wendy Closterman has workedSTAFFING NEWS                                                 hard on developing goals, grading rubrics, assessmentsAudrey Smith retired June 30 after nearly 12 years work-      and approving IL courses. For the past three years an on-ing for the Swedenborg Library, during which time she         line Information Literacy Assessment Test has been givenchecked in thousands of magazines in our online catalog,      to first-year students. Competency in information literacykeeping the records updated. Audrey also prepared the         skills as demonstrated by passing this test is a requirementNew Church and secular journals for the bindery every         for graduation. Library support for the students in learn-year. Later she took keeping our New Church sermon col-       ing these skills is provided through IL library workshops,lection up to date and organized the reference shelves. She   an online Information Literacy Moodle course and pre-did all these technical jobs while simultaneously assigned    sentations to college classes. The Director, along with as-to help patrons, students and faculty at the front desk.      sistance from David Perry, have been involved primarilyAudrey brought a courteous professionalism to her job         with library instruction.                                                           74]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Research requests and visits from scholars continue to      One of the most important parts of the Digital Collectionsclimb. This past year the Director assisted many scholars   are the Academy Collection of Swedenborg Documents.and authors. A few examples include Paul Miner, an ex-      This includes 3,000 transcribed documents relating to thepert on Blake, who is preparing an article on Blake and     life of Swedenborg, many of which are no longer in exis-Swedenborg for a future issue of Blake Studies; Howard      tence. Now they are keyword searchable and available toMeans, a well-published author, who is writing a new        scholars and researchers everywhere.biography of John Chapman (aka Johnny Appleseed);           Thanks to the five-year grant from the Phoebe W. HaasProfessor James Fairhead, University of Sussex, who is      Charitable Trust, we will be able to substantially build theresearching the life of Samuel Woodworth and his son        Digital Collections.Selim, (influential Swedenborgians) and their part in theearly history of American ethnology; and Arthur Hum-phrey, who has been tracking his ancestors and early New    TECHNICAL SERVICESChurch pioneers, the Barclays and others. He recently e-    This past year significant technology upgrades were com-mailed the following after I sent him some information on   pleted. Our Library Management System (SirsiDynixearly Ohio libraries that included references to Sweden-    Unicorn) was upgraded to an Oracle-based system andborgians: “Now only a librarian could find a book like that hosted off site by our system vendor. Two other upgrades— about old Ohio libraries!” Many of these scholars do      were installed: Unicode and ILLiad. Unicode is essentialvisit the Library as well, spending time researching in our as it allows multiple language character sets to be read ac-Church collections. They are often pleasantly surprised by  curately by computers. It enables us to catalog our Newtheir new research finds and by the depth of information    Church holdings in non-Roman character sets such asavailable here.                                             Cyrillic and the Asian languages. For example, Korean li-                                                            brary users will be able to read bibliographic records for                                                            Korean translations of The Writings in our library catalogLIBRARY RECEIVES GRANTS                                     in their own language. ILLiad is a program that managesThe library received another grant for the Swedenborg Li-   interlibrary loan transactions with other libraries aroundbrary Digital Collection from the Phoebe W. Haas Chari-     the world in an online system that streamlines the wholetable Trust. The grant for $500,000 will cover support for  process of lending and borrowing books. It also enablesthe next five years, beginning in January 2010. The grant   the patrons to create their own accounts that track theirwill enable us to digitize key historical documents and     requests for books and journal articles.photographs from our Swedenborgiana, Academy Ar-                                                            The technical services staff has been involved in upgrad-chives and New Church Collateral collections. John and                                                            ing the New Church journal collection. This involves pro-Chara Haas also renewed their support of the Academy                                                            cessing items for storage, providing barcodes for all items,Archives with a donation of $20,000. This will be used to                                                            editing records in the online catalog and re-shelving. Thiscover part-time staffing and supplies. We are very thank-                                                            much-needed and long-overdue project will soon be com-ful to receive this support which helps us to preserve and                                                            pleted and will provide improved access to informationmake known to scholars our unique New Church heritage       about New Church journals and newsletters. Particularvia the web.                                                thanks to Elaine Kim and volunteer Sally Smith for their                                                            valuable work on this project.SWEDENBORG LIBRARY DIGITAL                                                            Technical Services Supervisor Carol Traveny also spentCOLLECTIONS                                                 considerable time again this year assisting our SwedishThe Swedenborg Library Digital Collections is a fully-      volunteers at our Stockholm branch by e-mailing answerssearchable, freely accessible online database of text and   to their cataloging questions. She also assists the Direc-images found in the Swedenborg Library and Archives.        tor with publication of the Library Newsletter, BI-Lines.The collections are divided into three areas: Swedenbor-    BI-Lines changed its look last fall: by using Microsoft Pub-giana (letters and documents pertaining to Emanuel Swe-     lisher we have given the newsletter a more streamlined,denborg, and the first editions of his works); New Church   professional appearance. The current newsletter and anLiterature (books, pamphlets, New Church journals and       archives of past editions are accessible on the library webother material relating to all aspects of the study of Swe- page.denborg and the New Church); Archives (a variety of let-                                                            Again this year we extend a special thanks to our volun-ters, photographs and other documents relating to the                                                            teers in technical services: Sally Smith (copy cataloging)New Church, the Academy of the New Church and the                                                            and Wren Doering (book processing). We have missed theBryn Athyn community).                                                            75]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[presence of Sally Smith this summer as she recuperates        The Rev. Dr. Erik E. Sandstrom, our volunteer curator, re-from an automobile accident. Thanks also to our mend-         ports that he assisted 14 visitors on site, and a dozen differ-ing ladies: Sonia Doering, Donnette Alfelt, Janet Simons,     ent scholars with official requests via e-mail. He dealt withMuriel Genzlinger and Jacquie Bostock. Thanks also to         identity and disposition of numerous portraits of Sweden-our loyal book-shelver Janina Stroh. This summer we had       borg or from Swedenborg’s era, brought to him by MarvinAcademy student Julia Feerrar volunteer in the Library to     Clymer for inclusion in the Library’s Digital Collection;learn more about various aspects of running an academic       prepared material for display or classes on several occa-library. She will be heading to Dickinson College this fall   sions; fielded student questions and other queries fromand may be interested in a future career in librarianship.    local lay-people and regular inquiries from colleagues, in-                                                              cluding Chara Daum, Chara Odhner, Jane W. Hogan and                                                              Swedenborg Library staff, among others.ARCHIVES AND SWEDENBORGIANAGreg Jackson, Academy Archivist, reports the following        The curator arranged for the Spanish translation of Heav-accomplishments during his first year: 52 visitors since      en and Hell to be copied and made available as full-textJanuary and 21 requests for information or research as-       digital copy on the Toronto Church website. This site is re-sistance. Greg has installed a program call Archon to cre-    ceiving 10,000 hits per day. More recently, visiting scholarate an electronic catalog of the archives collections. He     Dr. Ronald K. Smeltzer came to do research on Sweden-has begun the long process of adding collections into the     borg’s scientific works. Another scholar, David Simpson,archives catalog, which will enable researchers to search     inspected the 1862 Russian edition of Heaven and Hell inelectronically for archival material. The Cole Foundation     our vault, the edition Dostoyevsky also used when com-is sponsoring a grant for a one-year archives internship.     posing Crime and Punishment.The college student who is awarded the internship willwork closely with the archivist, learning aspects of historic NEW CHURCH COLLECTIONS AND LIBRARYpreservation and research.                                    SPACE PLANGreg has been submitting articles to the Bryn Athyn Post      We have been fortunate to find funding the past few yearsand BI-Lines on a regular basis, explaining the mission       to convert our Swedenborgiana/Archives vault and theand important role of archives in preserving our history.     New Church/Rare Book vault to compact storage. ThisAlong with other library staff, he is also keeping up with    enabled us to catalog and place many volumes that we hadnew technology and seeking ways to use technology to im-      housed temporarily under stairs and other storage spacesprove service.                                                into the new compact storage units. However, even with                                                              the compact storage, which is now nearly filled to capac-The Swedenborg Library hosted the TCLC Archives and           ity, we barely have room to house the remainder of theSpecial Collections Interest Group last April, with Greg      Charles Cole donations (3,500 volumes) and other Churchgiving tours of our archive facilities for the group at the   publications and archival material that continue to growend of the meeting. He will be attending the American         and need to be placed in the vaults.Society of Archivist conference in Austin, Texas this sum-                                                              As we reported last year, additions of the new café, the Col-mer from August 10-15. Martha McDonough continues                                                              lege Admissions office, and a new computer lounge areato assist in the archives two days a week. Thanks to all the                                                              on the main floor made it necessary to discard 1,000 titlesregular volunteers, who have been helping in the Acad-                                                              and move 3,000 volumes to the upper level. Our referenceemy Archives: Jane Carter, Vera Glenn, Aubrey Odhner                                                              and New Church circulating collections on the main leveland Ruth Goodenough. Ruth is helping the archives with                                                              are severely crowded. We have no more space to add to thetranslations of French letters that John Pitcairn wrote. The                                                              circulating sets of the Writings that are housed on the up-archives purchased a chest freezer which is used to eradi-                                                              per level. We also lost library space by converting the AVcate insects from incoming archival material. Some of the                                                              room to college classroom and meeting room space.items added to the Academy Archives this year are:                                                              With the placement of the new Doering Center for Science•	   Mechanical drawings of Swedenborg’s Airplane that        and Research and the Brickman Student Life and Admis-     hangs in the Smithsonian                                 sions buildings on either side of the Library, our options•	   Fan signed by the “Ladies Meeting” of 1904 General       for future expansion are limited. In the spring of 2008, the     Assembly                                                 Library Director and Academy Archivist sent an in-house                                                              space needs study to the Dean and others, illustrating•	   Enoch Price Bible & Notes on the Word                    possible use of existing internal spaces and suggestions for•	   Journal of Homer Synnestvedt                             future expansion on the upper level. The study included                                                          76]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[statistics on the projected growth of the collections and     IN MEMORIAMfuture need for student research/study areas. Since then,                                                              We are sad to lose two former Academy faculty membersour new College President, Dr. Christopher Clark, has                                                              and lifelong advocates for the Swedenborg Library whosuggested that the Library have a master plan that ad-                                                              passed into the spiritual world this year: Dr. Robert L.dresses these needs.                                                              Gladish and Mary Alice Carswell. Bob was President ofIn June I gave an in-depth tour of the library to Dr. Clark   the Friends of the Swedenborg Library from 1998 to 2008,and Dean Charles Lindsay to show them the situation. As       when he died suddenly on the evening of December 10. Ina follow-up they suggested I seek information on a con-       1986/7 as Dean of the College, Bob played a key role in thesulting firm that specializes in producing space needs        planning of the new Swedenborg Library and he activelymaster plans for libraries and estimated cost information     participated in the enormous job of moving and re-shelv-in order to start the process of creating such a plan for the ing the collections.Swedenborg Library. Over the summer I plan to contact                                                              After his retirement, he accepted the position of Presi-other Library Directors in area academic institutions that                                                              dent of the Friends of the Swedenborg Library, replacinghave recently renovated or built additions to investigate                                                              the late Dr. Grant R. Doering. Bob continued to show hisconsulting firms.                                                              love and support for the Library through his leadership as                                                              President and the energy he put into the book sales andFRIENDS OF THE SWEDENBORG LIBRARY                             other programs. We will miss him dearly.(FOSL)                                                              Mary Alice Carswell set an outstanding example for oth-The Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Swedenborg           ers in terms of years of service and devotion to her workLibrary was held February 3. A memorial resolution for        for the Academy. I am very grateful for all she’s done toDr. Robert W. Gladish was read by Don Fitzpatrick and         promote the Library and for her help in preparing me forattendees rose in a moment of silence for Bob. After the      the special field of New Church librarianship. I learned toconclusion of officers reports, an election was held which    appreciate her not only for her role as my mentor and pre-resulted in Don Fitzpatrick being elected to replace Bob      decessor as director, but also for her hospitality and gen-Gladish as President, Margaret Gladish elected as Vice        erosity toward all her friends and colleagues.President, and Vera Glenn replacing Robin Cooper asSecretary. Audrey Smith was elected to another term as                                     Carroll.Odhner@brynathyn.eduTreasurer.We wish to extend our appreciation to Robin who hasbeen a wonderful secretary and liaison with the Collegeon behalf of the Friends. In fact, he has agreed to continuein the capacity as the College liaison. After the brief busi-ness meeting, the Rev. Robert S. Jungé spoke on Buildingon Our Historic Doctrinal Foundations. Rev. Jungé’s latestbook is What Shall I Do to Inherit Eternal Life?, publishedin 2008.We were saddened by the sudden loss in December of ourfriend Bob Gladish, who had been the main driving forcebehind our book sales during his 10 years as President.Even though Donald Fitzpatrick has been away much ofthis past year as interim Headmaster at the Bryn AthynElementary School, he was able to help with the book salesand take over Bob’s leadership for the spring sale.Due to construction around the Library and access prob-lems, the on-going used book sale attendance and revenuewere down this year. Even so we had the usual loyal booklovers, including many students and faculty, come to oursales. Our heartfelt thanks go out to all the volunteers whohelped with the semi-annual used book sales, and in par-ticular, Wren Doering for sorting all year.                                                              77]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Swedenborg Library StatisticsBOOKS PROCESSED                                  2007-2008             2008-2009Swedenborg Library                               1,676                 2,352Theological Library                              24                    10Glencairn Museum Library                         0                     0Stockholm Library                                475                   278TOTAL                                            2,175                 2,640MEDIA PROCESSEDCD’s                                             3                     11Cassettes                                        38                    6Video/DVD                                        42                    25Microfilm                                        65                    60Electronic Books (E-Bks)                         100                   100TOTAL                                            248                   202CIRCULATION                                      6,560                 4,160*INTERLIBRARY LOANMaterials loaned                                 270                   281Materials borrowed                               220                   296ATTENDANCE                                       36,131                46,079* Increased use of full text online databases, e-books and other digital referencesources is reflected in a decreased usage of on-site library books and journals.This year we upgraded to Academic One-File, which doubled the availableelectronic full text journal articles for our students and faculty.                                                                          78]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Director of Glencairn MuseumStephen H. MorleyT        his was a historic year for Glencairn Museum. To-      colors found in the medieval glass windows in European        gether with Bryn Athyn Cathedral, Cairnwood and        churches. To achieve the quality they were looking for, the        Cairncrest, Glencairn was designated a National His-   Bryn Athyn group had to do no less than rediscover the losttoric Landmark.                                                techniques of the medieval glassmakers. Artists were sent                                                               to France and England to draw and photograph the glass                                                               in the churches there, and a stained glass studio and glassA NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK DISTRICT                          factory were established in Bryn Athyn. The necessary tech-On October 7, 2008, Dirk Kempthorne, the Secretary of the      niques were, with great ingenuity, finally perfected at BrynU.S. Department of the Interior, designated 16 new Nation-     Athyn in the 1920s. Eventually elements of these techniquesal Historic Landmarks. Among these were Glencairn, Bryn        were carried to other 20th century ecclesiastical buildings,Athyn Cathedral, Cairnwood and Cairncrest — all build-         such as the Washington National Cathedral, by craftsmenings in the Bryn Athyn Historic District. National Historic    trained in Bryn Athyn.Landmarks are buildings, sites and districts that have beendetermined to be nationally significant in American history                                                               THE CELEBRATIONand culture because they possess exceptional value or qual-ity in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United On April 18, 2009, Bryn Athyn Cathedral, Cairnwood andStates.                                                        Glencairn Museum hosted a day-long celebration honor-                                                               ing our new designation as a National Historic LandmarkThe Bryn Athyn Historic District includes the renowned         District. An estimated 2,000 visitors enjoyed tours of ourBryn Athyn Cathedral and three Pitcairn family residences.     buildings, numerous special activities, trolley rides and aCairnwood, a 19th century country house in the Beaux-Arts      food, music and craft tent. At noon, a special event tookstyle, was built by John and Gertrude Pitcairn. Bryn Athyn     place at Cairnwood, where officials from federal, state andCathedral, a medieval-style house of worship, was dedicat-     local governments and the National Park Service spoke toed in 1919. Cairncrest, once the home of Harold and Clara      us about the importance of our new designation. At a jointPitcairn, was built in the 1920s and now houses the offices    ribbon cutting ceremony, appreciation was expressed toof the General Church. Glencairn, completed in 1939, was       those who had helped make the designation possible, par-once the home of Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn, but now         ticularly, Mary DeNadai FAIA, Drew Nehlig and Jean Wolf.serves as a museum of religious art and history.                                                               Throughout the day, one of the most popular activitiesWhile there are many historic places across the nation,        was the Passport Tour. Among many other things, partici-only a small number have meaning to all Americans. Ac-         pants learned about the work of a 19th century blacksmithcording to the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Bryn       at Cairnwood, about stone cutting at the Cathedral, andAthyn Historic District meets the criterion of national sig-   about the hand-carved bed in Glencairn’s master bedroom.nificance because of the distinguished and often nontra-       All ages participated in this quest and were awarded a prizeditional methods of 20th century construction developed        — a button declaring, “I Bryn Athyn.”at the site, in part through the influences of the AmericanArts and Crafts Movement. The designs of Bryn Athyn Ca-        About 60 volunteers and staff members worked at Glencairnthedral and Glencairn evolved gradually, relying on scale      during the event, directing visitors to our new orientationand full-sized plaster models rather than on predetermined     video, the exhibition Painting with Light: The Revival of Me-architectural plans. Creative input was sought from the        dieval Glassmaking in Bryn Athyn, a glassblowing demon-craftsmen themselves, who worked together with designers       stration, a glass painting workshop, and a cell phone tourin workshops and studios built for them on site.               of the building and grounds. Lots of hard work, outstand-                                                               ing weather, extensive promotion and months of planningOf all the crafts associated with these buildings, the pro-    created the Historic District’s most successful cooperativeduction of stained glass for Bryn Athyn Cathedral and          venture to date.Glencairn is the most noteworthy. The artists and crafts-men were determined to duplicate the textures and pure                                                               79]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[EVENTS                                                         College, watch a demonstration of medieval stained glass                                                               painting techniques, listen to a wandering minstrel, or en-weekend programs                                                               joy the Castle Café.Diane Fehon, education coordinator, Joralyn Echols, out-reach and public relations coordinator, Leah Smith, muse-      painting with light: the revival of medievalum educator, and Doreen Carey, operations administrator,       glassmaking in bryn athyncoordinated Glencairn’s part of the Historic District Cel-     This well-received exhibition, on view in Glencairn’s Up-ebration. What a team! Additionally, they managed these        per Hall between March and August of 2009, related theprograms:                                                      story of the dedicated group of artists and craftsmen who                                                               set out in the 1920s to revive the lost techniques of the me-The first of four special weekend events, Dial-A-Castle: A                                                               dieval glassmakers, in order to recreate the splendor of theCell Phone Sunday (September, 62 visitors) encouraged vis-                                                               stained glass made for Gothic cathedrals. These individualsitors to take the Museum’s new cell phone tour for the first                                                               included Winfred Hyatt, Ariel Gunther, David Smith andtime. Visitors were also invited to view the new 15-minute                                                               Lawrence Saint among many others. The rich colors andorientation video, take a guided highlights tour, explore the                                                               exquisite composition of the stained glass windows madegalleries, make a family-friendly project, or simply relax                                                               for Bryn Athyn Cathedral and Glencairn have inspiredwith a drink and a snack in the café set up in the Upper                                                               worshipers and other visitors to these buildings for de-Hall.                                                               cades. Bryn Athyn College student David Gyllenhaal servedThe second event, held during Charter Day weekend, fea-        as co-curator of this exhibition together with his father, Edtured a Charter Day Passport Tour (225 visitors) designed to   Gyllenhaal, Glencairn’s curator. The exhibition was the cul-encourage alumni to explore our historic buildings: Bryn       mination of research undertaken by David largely throughAthyn Cathedral, Cairnwood and Glencairn. Visitors were        volunteer hours while he was a student at the ANC Boysalso invited to take guided tours and enjoy refreshments       School (as a member of Delta Mu, the school’s communityfrom the café in the Upper Hall.                               service club). Bret Bostock, Glencairn’s collections manager,                                                               worked with David and Ed to coordinate the exhibition.The third event, Glad Tidings: A Celebration of Christmas(December, 252 visitors), brought an appreciative crowd,       lecturesincluding many families, to view the Museum’s Christmas        A first for Glencairn Museum was a Dharma talk given indioramas and stained glass. Visitors were also invited to take November by the founder of Anusara Yoga, John Friend.a new, seasonal cell phone tour, shop for the perfect gift at  This was part of a larger program sponsored by Bryn Athynthe Ten Thousand Villages and Bead-for-Life sales, make a      College for students of yoga from both the local and sur-3-D angel, roam the galleries, or listen to the singing of The rounding areas. A number of first-time visitors have sinceNever B Flats, a group of Bryn Athyn College women.            returned to the Museum for tours or to attend other pro-The fourth and last event, Medieval Art in the Making: An      grams.Illuminating Afternoon (February, 389 visitors), provided      In January we welcomed back the Rev. Prescott Rogers,visitors with the opportunity to witness a Gutenberg-style     whose topic was The Tabernacle: YHWH’s Presence in Israel.printing press at work. The printing press revolutionized      This well-attended lecture explored the meaning of holi-the Western world at the end of the Middle Ages and has        ness in the Tabernacle both in ancient times and today. Thebeen hailed as the most important invention of the past        program included an opportunity to see the model of themillennium. As we know from the Writings, “The Word            Tabernacle in Glencairn’s Near East Gallery.could be written in our world, because the art of writingexisted here from the most ancient times, at first on tablets, In March, stained glass artist and researcher Kenneth Leapthen on parchment, later on paper, and finally it could be     presented an artist’s perspective on the work of the dedicat-disseminated in print. The Lord’s providence caused this       ed group of craftsmen highlighted in the exhibition, Paint-for the sake of the Word” (Earths in the Universe 115).        ing With Light: The Revival of Medieval Glassmaking in Bryn                                                               Athyn. Carl Gunther spoke after Ken, reminiscing about hisAfter observing the printing of an image of St. George on      father Ariel’s work in the Bryn Athyn glass factory.the press, visitors made their way to Glencairn’s librarywhere they could see a display of illuminated manuscripts      The final lecture of the year was given in April by Brynand printed Bible leaves from the Museum’s collections.        Athyn College student Kristine Medley, Collections Intern-They could also view a demonstration of medieval calligra-     ship Presentation: Rediscovering Stained Glass of the Past.phy techniques. Visitors were also able to take a pilgrimage                                                               concertstour led by Bryn Athyn College history students (History115: The Medieval World), participate in family-friendly       Peter Childs, concert coordinator, reported on the followingprojects with Museum Education Interns from Bryn Athyn         eight concerts, much appreciated by our loyal audience:                                                            80]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[•	   Julian Gargiulo: Played piano for four hands with        students for the Academy’s schools also serve the Museum.     Maria Yefimova                                           They increase our chances of finding quality students for                                                              our internships and volunteer positions. And don’t forget•	   Wister Quartet: Philadelphia’s foremost chamber mu-                                                              the future! We have found that former students who return     sic ensemble                                                              to work for us as adults make excellent employees.•	   Elizabeth Pitcairn: Playing her famous Red Violin                                                              The Bryn Athyn Historic District will always need a well-     (top concert attendance, 307)                                                              trained, inspired staff who are excited about what we do,•	   Glencairn Sing: Renowned horn players; Bishop            who support our mission and want to help us share the     Kline’s Christmas address                                doctrines of the New Church as they are exemplified in the                                                              remarkable buildings, collections and programs of the Dis-•	   Jonah Kim: Cello soloist with Philadelphia and other                                                              trict.     orchestras                                                              Joralyn Echols, Glencairn’s Outreach and Public Relations•	   Ben Odhner: ANC alumnus on violin now at Cleve-                                                              Coordinator, reported that Glencairn supports the recruit-     land Institute of Music                                                              ing of students for Academy schools in a number of ways:•	   Dolce Suono Trio: Mimi Stillman (flute), Yumi Kend-                                                              1.	 This year, 51 potential college students were brought     all (cello), Charles Abramovic (piano)                                                                    to Glencairn as part of their campus tour and a num-•	   Chapter 6: A small Christian choral group, perform-            ber of potential Academy Secondary Schools students     ing for Bryn Athyn College Spring Weekend with the             visited as well. Tours were also provided for eight area     College’s Never B Flats opening                                guidance counselors to encourage them to recommend                                                                    Academy schools to their students.museum /bryn athyn college trip to franceFor two weeks in June, 33 students and intrepid travelers     2.	 All adult tours and the new cell phone tour mentionjourneyed to France to visit and study some of that nation’s        the close relationship the Museum has with each of themasterpieces of medieval architecture. The main focus of            Academy schools.the trip was stained glass from the 12th and 13th centuries,  3.	 About a third of Saturday tours are led by Museuma particular strength of the Glencairn collection. The group        Education Interns who consistently get good reviewswas fortunate to have as its instructor Professor Michael           from visitors:Cothren, a scholar and outstanding teacher, who is consul-tative curator of medieval stained glass at Glencairn Mu-           “The tour was very informative. Our young guideseum and professor of Art History at Swarthmore College.            was very knowledgeable and enjoyable to be with… I                                                                    will be sure to recommend this tour to visitors to theAdditionally, the group was privileged to hear talks given          area. Everyone was most gracious and for once I neveron site by six Bryn Athyn College students who had pre-             checked the time.”pared their presentations as one of the assignments for FineArts 212: Medieval Art, a college course taught in the spring       “Bravo — our tour guide… was superb: informativeby Dr. Martha Gyllenhaal. The group visited cathedrals              and mature for a college student. Architecture: A+,and abbeys in the towns of Sens, Autun, Cluny, Soissons,            Art: A+, Atmosphere: A+.”Rheims, St. Denis, Chartres and Rouen as well as Sainte             “Am fascinated by fact that the museum was originallyChapelle in Paris. These locations were chosen because              home to family and children. I liked pieces of informa-the Museum has stained glass or sculpture from each loca-           tion regarding how the family lived, with emphasis ontion. Professor Cothren helped the group find each object’s         family, Church, education and community. The tourformer home. College alumna and Museum staff member,                was well done, led by [a Bryn Athyn College intern]…Lisa Parker Adams, organized a myriad details to create a           who provided much information. Well done!”remarkable, memorable and smoothly run trip for all.                                                                    “Nice overview of the mission of the religion, his-                                                                    tory of the church and family…. our tour guide, wasOUTREACH AND RECRUITING FOR THE                                     knowledgeable, entertaining, and sweet. Thank you forSCHOOLS OF THE ACADEMY                                              training your guides….”Glencairn has come to depend on an intelligent and hard-                                                              4.	 These interns, and in fact all students who meet theworking team of students who are interested in serving at                                                                    public, wear name tags which identify their school. Forthe Museum, and who can support its many programs by                                                                    example, “Molly, Bryn Athyn College, Education In-taking part in internships and doing volunteer work. In this                                                                    tern” or “Academy Boys School, Glencairn Volunteer”.way, the efforts made by the Glencairn staff to recruit good                                                              81]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[5.	 In both the print press and online this year, the fact         the viewer to the life of Emanuel Swedenborg, the es-     that the exhibition Painting With Light was co-curated        tablishment of the New Church, the Academy of the     by Bryn Athyn College freshman David Gyllenhaal, re-          New Church, and its museum, the founding of Bryn     ceived good coverage.                                         Athyn, the design and construction of Bryn Athyn Ca-                                                                   thedral and Glencairn, and the remarkable art collec-6.	 Glencairn’s orientation video, based on the DVD, Em-                                                                   tion assembled by Raymond Pitcairn. Visitors watch     bracing The Sacred: The Story of Glencairn Museum, in-                                                                   the video in a room newly equipped with projector,     cludes footage of our campuses and shows classes being                                                                   screen and speakers. When asked for feedback, two     held at Glencairn. The narrator says: “For the schools                                                                   viewers wrote:     that comprise the Academy of the New Church, the     Museum is an unparalleled educational resource. The           “The video helped me expand my knowledge of and     Boys and Girls Schools still stand where they did 100         interest in the town of Bryn Athyn, Glencairn and     years ago. Bryn Athyn College now has a campus just           the New Church. I appreciated the narration and the     across the street from Glencairn. Students visit regu-        flow of the video. The production values, compared to     larly on field trips led by Museum staff, attend courses      similar educational museum videos, were exceptional.     taught by Bryn Athyn College professors in the Mu-            I walked away with a thirst for more….”     seum’s classrooms and galleries, and participate in the                                                                   “As a member of the Bryn Athyn community, I love the     Museum’s popular internship program.”                                                                   video. I think it provides a great ‘crash course’ on Bryn7.	 Free copies of Embracing The Sacred are being donated          Athyn, [and] the New Church….”     to libraries in the Philadelphia area. Mailings to librar-                                                                •	 A New Highlights Tour: After viewing the 15-minute     ies and bookmobiles in Bucks and Montgomery Coun-                                                                   orientation video, visitors experience a new guided     ties are nearly complete, and plans to expand our reach                                                                   tour of the building and collections, with a special fo-     to Philadelphia, Chester and Delaware Counties are in                                                                   cus on how various religions throughout history have     the works. We have already received a gracious note                                                                   visualized God in art and how they have tried to serve     from our neighbors at the Huntingdon Valley Library:                                                                   Him in daily life. The success of the tour is reflected in     “Thank you for your donation of two DVDs, Embrac-                                                                   the comments received from many visitors, several of     ing the Sacred… Glencairn, the Bryn Athyn Cathedral                                                                   which follow below:     and [Cairnwood]… are local treasures. The time and     effort spent in making this DVD will go a long way            “A very interesting tour. Never heard of the New     toward educating our library users about the history          Church before….”     and mission of this historic site.”                                                                   “This was a wonderful tour to see all the art and the8.	 Glencairn’s largest single recruiting event this year was      beautiful home. Learning about religion through the     Bryn Athyn College’s Admitted Student Reception in            artifacts that were presented was fascinating.”     February. This was designed to encourage admitted                                                                   “I enjoyed the explanation of religious truth as a con-     students to commit to attending Bryn Athyn College.                                                                   tinuum from ancient times to the present. The archi-     Approximately 100 students and parents visited the                                                                   tecture is a perfect blend of gothic and modern.”     campus for tours, interviews and a reception in Glen-     cairn’s Great Hall. Director of Admissions Sean Lawing        “This was a marvelous tour. I appreciated hearing the     made some welcoming comments, and then the visit-             insights into the New Church theological mission as     ing students mingled with current students and Bryn           well as the… respect for all religions. This is indeed     Athyn College faculty while enjoying refreshments,            a hidden treasure that should receive more publicity.     visits to the tower and several galleries.                    Thank you for the opportunity to visit. P.S., the guides                                                                   were wonderful.”EDUCATION: NEW PROGRAMS FOR                                     •	 Bryn Athyn College Interpreters: To help accommo-VISITORS                                                           date the growing demand for the highlights tour, weIn September, Glencairn introduced new programs for visi-          are very pleased to have hired three Bryn Athyn Col-tors, which include:                                               lege students as paid interpreters. They have begun                                                                   training and will be ready to lead tours this summer•	   Our First Orientation Video: Visitors now begin tours         and fall.     with a 15-minute orientation video based on the full-     length DVD, Embracing the Sacred. The video features       •	 Cell Phone Tour: Also in September, the Museum’s     spectacular aerial photography of Glencairn, Bryn             cell phone tour was launched, a new way to share the     Athyn Cathedral and Cairnwood, plus rare archival             mission and story of Glencairn with our visitors with-     footage and historic photographs. It also introduces          out needing additional guides and other staff. The first                                                            82]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[     phase of this project is now complete: visitors can tour   2.	 This committee must follow all the guidelines outlined     the exterior and the interior and choose to listen to            in the Policy.     short recordings which are provided for 18 locations.                                                                3.	 All deaccessions must be approved by the Museum     To hear the introduction to this new tour, try dialing                                                                      Advisory Committee.     1-267-470-1161 if you live in the US or Canada, wait     for the greeting, and press 1. To hear, for example, about bylaws amendments     Winfred Hyatt’s stained glass window of The Woman          Two requirements when deaccessioning, that is, selling ob-     Clothed with the Sun, press 32. Visitors can tailor-make   jects from the collections, included in the proposed bylaws     their Glencairn experience by choosing how many and        amendments are:     which objects to learn about. Also, they can leave the     staff a voice message evaluating their experience.         1.	 In the first bylaw, the Museum may not deaccession                                                                      objects valued at more than $50,000 in total, in one                                                                      12-month period, without Board approval.MUSEUM ASSESSMENT PROGRAM: ANUPDATE                                                          2.	 In the second bylaw, the Museum will use the proceedsIn past reports, Glencairn Museum’s participation in the              from any deaccession either to acquire new objects orMuseum Assessment Program, a process of institutional                 to conserve existing objects in the collections. In otherself-examination supervised by representatives of the                 words, the proceeds are used to strengthen the Muse-American Association of Museums, has been described.                  um’s collection and thus its educational mission. How-This was invaluable preparation for responsible growth                ever, in extreme cases, the proceeds may be used forand change at the Museum. The four primary recommen-                  other purposes. This would happen rarely and is thedations made by the surveyors in their report were:                   reason for the bylaw, which allows for proceeds from                                                                      deaccessioning to be used for other purposes if that1.	 Research and write a Resolution of Permanence for the             purpose has been approved by the Corporation.     Museum.                                                                These amendments to the bylaws of the Corporation are2.	 Create a new Museum Advisory Council.                       now an important part of Glencairn’s collections manage-3.	 Research and write a strategic plan for Glencairn Mu-       ment policy, supporting the Museum’s administration, its     seum.                                                      Advisory Council, the ANC Board and Corporation in the                                                                quest to become excellent stewards of our religiously, edu-4.	 Research and write a Collections Management Policy.         cationally, and aesthetically important collections.The first of these was achieved in February 2008 when theANC Board of Trustees approved a Resolution of Perma-           COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENTnence. A new Museum Advisory Council has been formed,                                                                bryn athyn college intern kristine medleybut needs to be formalized and expanded. An initial draftof a strategic plan has been written and is being reviewed      In the fall of 2005, first-year college student Kristine Med-by the Museum staff. A Collections Management Policy has        ley told us she was interested in museums and asked to vol-been written by Bret Bostock, collections manager. It in-       unteer. Her first duty was to greet visitors and show themcludes two bylaws amendments drafted by ANC Trustee,            the Great Hall. When we learned that she was putting her-Phil Zuber, and passed by the ANC Corporation at their          self through college, we found work for her, which includedMay meeting.                                                    assisting the collections manager with the large project of                                                                entering the collections into a database. She has performedcollections management policy                                   many duties associated with the conservation of the collec-An important section of the policy describes how Glen-          tions as well, particularly the historic costumes.cairn Museum should deaccession those objects which are         As she began to discover an interest in the profession ofnot in keeping with its mission; and then, what to do with      museum conservator, we helped her find summer work inthe proceeds when a deaccession is made. In the museum          the John and Gertrude Pitcairn Archives, copying manyprofession, deaccessioning objects is usually interpreted to    of the important letters in that collection. Meanwhile, themean selling them. Using policies from several other mu-        College faculty encouraged her to study the sciences, artseums for guidance, Glencairn’s Collections Management          history and the fine arts to prepare herself academically forPolicy requires the Museum staff to take the following steps    this challenging profession. Her senior research essay waswhen deaccessioning any object from the collection:             entitled, Ethics in Art Conservation.1.	 The action must be approved by the collections com-         To add to her experience here, she trained and became a     mittee whose members are the director, collections         valued Museum Education Intern, leading adult tours and     manager and curator.                                                                83]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[teaching school programs for two years. Last summer she          the Archives for temporary displays. Several researchersbegan a collections internship, a collaboration between          used the Archives to support the following publications: theBryn Athyn Cathedral and the Museum. The Cathedral has           re-publication of E. Bruce Glenn’s book, Bryn Athyn Cathe-many early versions of its stained glass windows, over 100       dral, the online site NewChurchHistory.org, New Churchof which Kristine cleaned, catalogued and moved to safe          History Fun Facts, a feature of NewChurchHistory.org, andstorage at Glencairn where they will be held as long-term        a book being written about the Catskills which includesloans for research and educational purposes. When Kristine       the Pitcairn home, Glen Tonche. Staff involved in variousasked the Museum staff to write recommendations for a            repair or restoration projects at Cairnwood and Glencairngraduate internship, they described her as a well-organized,     used blueprints and other items from the Archives.efficient, intelligent and careful worker.                                                                 statisticsWe were thrilled when she was chosen as best qualified for       The Archivist has reported that 87 individual items werethe paper conservation internship at Philadelphia’s Ameri-       checked out to exhibit or for other uses. Also, 35 uniquecan Philosophical Society where her duties will include re-      visitors were counted over the year, a figure which repre-housing some of Ben Franklin’s papers. The staff at APS          sents several hundred visits. For example, in this figure, Dr.have expressed their willingness to help with the next phase     Martha Gyllenhaal, instructor of the College course Fineof Kristine’s career, which will be to apply to a graduate       Arts 213: Topics in Twentieth-Century Architecture: Brynprogram in this field.                                           Athyn Cathedral, counts as one and her students count asconservation                                                     seven. However, they used the Archive about 100 times, re-                                                                 searching various projects for the course.Two conservation efforts were completed this year by theMilner & Carr Conservation Company. The first project            archives in usewas the cleaning and repainting of the banisters, railings       Bryn Athyn College student Clara Odhner undertook aand newel posts on four floors. This involved careful match-     History Internship with the Cole Foundation this year. Sheing of paint colors and the application of a special protec-     contacted the Glencairn Museum Archives and requestedtive finish. Secondly, the plaster relief, Deliver us from Evil, material relating to her topic, which was primarily aboutby John Flaxman was cleaned, given a restoration touch up,       the religion of Abraham Lincoln and any connection thatand new structural support was added to the back of the          he had with the theological works of Swedenborg. The corepiece.                                                           of her research was Raymond Pitcairn's scholarly explora-                                                                 tion of this topic. Using the finding aid already available,GLENCAIRN MUSEUM ARCHIVES                                        the archivist was able to provide Clara with several speech-In July we were very pleased to welcome our new archi-           es that Raymond Pitcairn had given on the topic of Lincolnvist, Greg Jackson, whom we share with the Academy of            and Religion.the New Church Archives in the Swedenborg Library. He            The final result of this successful internship was that Clarahas accomplished a lot in his first year. At Glencairn, the      gave three well-received presentations in Bryn Athyn relat-Archives are located in what was the building’s gym, which       ing to her research. This may not sound like an unusualis now a modern storage facility for archival and Museum         anecdote, unless one considers these questions: If a studentcollections.                                                     researcher had had the same goal 20 years ago, where wouldfacility improvements                                            she have looked for these speeches? In which drawer, box, or                                                                 closet at Glencairn were they stored? When she had locatedThe Glencairn Museum Archives have seen several im-                                                                 them would she have had to read through all 48 versionsprovements this year: new lighting has been installed                                                                 to find which were relevant to her research? It is notewor-throughout; the telephone has been upgraded so that the                                                                 thy, however, that now Glencairn has a climate-controlledarchivist has the same number at Glencairn and at the                                                                 storage facility with fire-suppression, compact, moveableSwedenborg Library; wireless internet has been installed;                                                                 shelving, a growing number of finding aids and a profes-a decontamination freezer has been purchased; and a new                                                                 sional archivist to direct the researcher in her work.computerized content management system called Archonhas been installed.                                                                 RESEARCHresearch                                                         This year, curator Ed Gyllenhaal did extensive research intoThe Glencairn Museum Archives supported the following            the history of the Egyptian collection at the Museum, withevents: Bethel Pitcairn Junge's memorial reception, the ex-      a special focus on its origin in the 19th century. Much of hishibition Painting with Light, the Cairnwood Gala, and the        time was spent digging in Academy of the New Church Ar-Historic District Celebration. Each event used items from        chives, where he uncovered a wealth of information about                                                            84]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[the 1878 trip up and down the Nile made by the Rev. Wil-       leave behind his varied responsibilities at the Museum, weliam Henry Benade and John Pitcairn, and about the pur-        were pleased that he has been promoted to the position ofchase later that year of 1,300 Egyptian objects from Ridolfo   Media Director for the Academy of the New Church. Stew-Lanzone, an Italian Egyptologist.                              art has been working at Glencairn on and off since he was                                                               a student at the Boys School. A few highlights of his recentBishop Benade had a clear and comprehensive vision of                                                               years here: he was head of security for our new Saturdaythe importance of studying the ancient world for the New                                                               tours; he supported several successful funding applicationsChurch, and was a strong believer in the newly emerging                                                               with PowerPoint presentations; he led tours and assistednotion of the "academic" museum. As Benade observed, "A                                                               with educational programs for visitors of all ages; for sev-good Museum is a necessary adjunct of a good School." In                                                               eral years he gathered and created the usage figures for this1879 Benade moved the Egyptian collection into the parlor                                                               report; most recently he inaugurated the Museum’s digitalof his home at 110 Friedlander Street in Philadelphia, a row                                                               image archive.house that would also serve for several years as the Acad-emy's College and Theological School.                          We also said good-bye to Ryan Rose, who has done security,                                                               proofreading for NewChurchHistory.org and assisted withMr. Gyllenhaal will publish the results of his research,                                                               the move of the archives to the gym, the Buddhism exhibittogether with work he has done on the Egyptian objects                                                               and other collections tasks. We will miss his hard work,collected by Raymond and Theodore Pitcairn, in a forth-                                                               flexibility and sense of humor. Last summer, we welcomedcoming book of essays to be published by the Supreme                                                               Jeanine Kern to the staff for one year. She assisted both theCouncil of Antiquities, a branch of the Egyptian Ministry                                                               Education Coordinator and Public Relations and Outreachof Culture. His research will also serve as the basis for an                                                               Coordinator. Jeanine was an exemplary employee, intelli-introductory chapter in a full catalog of Glencairn's Egyp-                                                               gent, well-organized and willing to pitch in wherever need-tian collection, which will hopefully be published within                                                               ed. We will miss her competence and friendly manner andthe next few years.                                                               wish her well as she begins a graduate degree in museum                                                               studies at George Washington University.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT                                                               This year we welcomed several new members to the staff.This year, several staff and interns from Glencairn took                                                               Brian Henderson, Assistant Professor of History at Brynpart in a variety of professional development opportuni-                                                               Athyn College and a longtime member of Glencairn’s Mu-ties. Some of their activities include:                                                               seum Committee, is now also serving as Assistant to the•	    Archivist Greg Jackson successfully completed a gradu-   Director of Glencairn Museum, where he is working on      ate level course in Archives and Manuscripts at Temple   strategic planning, budgeting and other administrative is-      University which will assist in his preparation to take  sues. Glenn Greer is already doing good work stepping into      the Certified Archivist's exam next fall. There are only Stewart’s and Ryan’s roles in the security and collections      1,000 Certified Archivists in the United States.         management departments, and creating the usage figures                                                               for this report. Duncan Herder, a friendly and capable•	    Joralyn Echols, Public Relations and Outreach Coordi-                                                               security presence, is always willing to cover evening and      nator, is about halfway through a Master’s Program in                                                               weekend time slots which are often hard for us to fill.      Museum Studies at Leicester University.•	    In May, three staff members and four Bryn Athyn Col-     CONCLUSION      lege students attended the annual conference of the                                                               Please take a moment to look through the tables below. The      Association of College and University Museums and                                                               usage figures (see B) reveal this year to be our best ever in      Galleries at the University of Pennsylvania Museum.                                                               terms of attendance, with a total of 21,475 visitors. This is      The title of the conference was The Museum Studies                                                               in large part due to one event. On April 18, 2009, we cel-      Experiment. It is no accident that all of the partici-                                                               ebrated the fact that we are now part of a National Historic      pants from Glencairn are enrolled in or are consider-                                                               Landmark District. That day 1,671 people came through      ing enrolling in a Museum Studies graduate program.                                                               Glencairn’s doors, the highest attendance recorded for any•	    Also in May, three staff members attended the Ameri-     single event at Glencairn Museum.      can Association of Museums annual meeting, held in                                                               And now, another full, useful, and enjoyable year is com-      Philadelphia this year.                                                               plete — year 131 for the Academy’s museum, and year 27                                                               for Glencairn Museum.STAFFINGThis year we said good-bye to several on staff and welcomed                         Stephen.Morley@glencairnmuseum.org                                                                                                       www.glencairnmuseum.orgsome new faces. While we were sad to see Stewart Farmer                                                               85]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Glencairn Museum StatisticsJune 1, 2008 – May 31, 2009School Tours                           Usage FiguresNEW CHURCH SCHOOLS                     EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSBA Church School	                30    Regular BAC Courses	                      2,944Other New Church Schools	         6    Special classes, Medieval Festival (NC)	  2,627ANC Secondary Schools	           57    Special classes, tours (others)	          1,867Bryn Athyn College 	             16    	7,438	109                                   EVENTSMUSEUM, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE             Historic District Event	                  1,671SCHOOLS                                Special Weekend Programs (4)	               928Preschools	2                           Lectures (3)	                               373Elementary Schools	              24    Concerts (7)	                               946Home Schools, etc.	               8    Glencairn Sing	                             205High Schools	                     3    College Events (6)	                         334Colleges/Universities	7                ANCSS Events (7)	                           286Museum Interns (Cloister, NYC)	   1    Wedding Photography & Tours	                396                                       Other Events	                             1,495	45TOTAL SCHOOL TOURS	             154    	6,634                                       MUSEUM TOURS                                       Weekday Tours	                            1,407                                       Saturday Tours	                           1,744                                       Cell Phone Tours (Unique Callers)	          184                                       	3,335                                       RECRUITING                                       ANCSS Campus Tours	                          14                                       BAC Campus Tours (51 Potential Students)	 146                                       Guidance Counselor Tours	                     8                                       BAC Admitted Student Reception	             100                                       	268                                       MUSEUM WORKERS (Not Staff)                                       Student Workers/Interns	                  2,039                                       Researchers/Administrators etc.	            518                                       Volunteers	254                                       	2,811                                       EVENTS AT THE RETREAT                                       Visitors	989                                       	989                                       TOTAL USAGE FIGURES                                       FOR GLENCAIRN MUSEUM	                    21,475                                    86]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                   Director of Cairnwood                   Evelyn K. StephensC         airnwood is an ever-changing and exciting place.       be seen at www.cairnwoodgala.com. This website and the         Most of the energy comes from the mystery and dis-     associated Facebook page were pulled together under the         covery of our historic past, some by the drama and     creative direction of Missy Pendleton. Cairnwood was ableexcitement of events in the present. This year at Cairnwood     to accept payments directly through the website, which wasa lot of enthusiasm has been generated by the tremendous        a technical first for us.number of restoration projects that were accomplished un-                                                                The Gala, while dramatic and memorable, was not the onlyder the capable direction of Drew Nehlig.                                                                special event this year. We have been working hard at de-The size and scope range from the dramatic to the mun-          veloping a schedule of special events that support our edu-dane. Perhaps the most impressive was the full restoration      cational program. The largest event was the celebration ofof the original Olmsted and Elliott Garden House walkway        our National Landmark Status.leading to the terrace. There was also the full restoration of                                                                At Cairnwood, guests found lessons on 19th century eti-the Cairnwood façade on Huntingdon Pike that included                                                                quette, Victorian dress up, horse and carriage rides, interac-exterior painting of the carriage house, restoration of the                                                                tive blacksmith demonstrations, sheep shearing, and helpedCairnwood gate, storm damage repairs to the gazebo roof                                                                themselves to old-fashioned strawberry shortcake. Cairn-and gutter, tree fertilization, and a good old-fashioned ma-                                                                wood was proud to host the ribbon cutting with such no-sonry cleaning of the walls bordering the estate on Hunt-                                                                table dignitaries as Mayor Hyland Johns, Cairnwood Boardingdon Pike. Other exciting developments included the in-                                                                of Governor Chair Brent Pendleton, Congresswoman Ally-stallation of a brand new and long-anticipated emergency                                                                son Schwartz, State Senator Stewart Greenleaf, State Repre-power generator, new electrical access on the terrace and                                                                sentative Thomas Murt and Pitcairn family members.new lighting in the carriage house.                                                                Our next major project — the restoration of the Cairn-Some of the less dramatic, but entirely necessary projects                                                                wood Garden House by the architectural firm of Milnerincluded: window well restoration, parking light repairs,                                                                and Carr — is well underway. With generous help frompocket door restoration, floor refinishing, plaster repairs                                                                the Glencairn Foundation and the capable planning skillsand the restoration of the underground phone cable be-                                                                of Thayer Pendleton, a newly restored educational centertween the Garden House and Cairnwood. Painting projects                                                                serving both Cairnwood and the Bryn Athyn Historic Dis-included the butler’s pantry, courtyard gates and a beautiful                                                                trict will be open for business in the spring of 2010.refurbishment of our front and rear wrought iron railings.                                                                We made the giant leap of being open to the public dailyUtilizing the design skill of Kay Kintner, we have continued                                                                by offering historic tours of Cairnwood Estate at 11 a.m.to chip away at restoration of our historic interiors. With                                                                We are delighted to have offered three student internshipthe help of an old letter from Lu Lu Odhner dated 1895 as                                                                opportunities this year.our guide, we refurbished the living room, billiard roomand one of the upstairs bedrooms in period wallpaper. We        Finally, in the face of a challenging economic environment,have begun the painstaking efforts and expense of bringing      Cairnwood showed increased income of $1,135,000 thisback and restoring family furniture from the turn of the        year, resulting in a net income of $300,000.century. We are also getting ready to unveil the reproduc-tion of the original family rugs this fall. Lisa Adams has been                              Evelyn.Stephens@cairnwood.org                                                                                                             www.cairnwood.orgsupervising the collection of antique furnishings through-out the year, which will aid in educational programs andhelp Cairnwood feel more like a home.The Cairnwood Roaring ’20s Gala was a terrific success.More than 300 guests and sponsors helped raise $40,000toward the restoration of the Cairnwood Garden House.The lighting, décor, food, fashion, flappers, flowers, en-tertainment, exhibits and fabulously-attired guests can all                                                                87]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[                   Director of Research                   B. Erik OdhnerT       he promotion of New Church and secular scholar-              person falls ill are diverse. All illness is a permission,       ship is encompassed in the Charter purposes of the           but some diseases are self-inflicted, self-induced and as       Academy. The Research Committee is a primary                 the Writings suggest, the result of spiritual evils root-mechanism for the support of research and provides sum-             ed in the individual, and some are caused by externalmer grants for scholarly research to successful applicants          agents over which the human being has no control andfrom the Academy faculty. The members of the committee              therefore no culpability, and there are those scenariosare Dr. Kristin King, Edward Gyllenhaal, Meg M. Walker,             in which the individual has some culpability and someDr. Wendy Closterman, the Rev. Stephen Cole, Dr. Jane               control.Williams-Hogan and Erik Odhner, chair.                                                              Ed Gyllenhaal researched the history of the Egyptian col-Over the years, summer funding by the Research Commit-        lection at Glencairn Museum, with a special focus on itstee has resulted in:                                          origin in the 19th century. Much of his time was spent dig-                                                              ging in Academy of the New Church Archives. There he•	   numerous public presentations                                                              uncovered a wealth of information about the trip up and•	   scholarly papers being published both within the         down the Nile made by the Rev. William Henry Benade and     Church and in peer-reviewed and other secular jour-      John Pitcairn in 1878, and about the purchase later that     nals                                                     year of 1,300 Egyptian objects from Ridolfo Lanzone, an                                                              Italian Egyptologist. Bishop Benade had a clear and com-•	   the publication of several books                                                              prehensive vision of the importance of studying the an-One important benefit of the summer grant program is          cient world for the New Church, and was a strong believerthat it encourages faculty to continue projects, when pos-    in the newly emerging notion of the "academic" museum.sible, during the academic year and thereby develop conti-    As Benade observed, "A good museum is a necessary ad-nuity in their research programs.                             junct of a good school."Each application is carefully scrutinized to ensure that con- In 1879, Benade moved the Egyptian collection into theditions are auspicious for a successful effort. The commit-   parlor of his home at 110 Friedlander Street in Philadel-tee examines the qualifications and research experience of    phia, a row house that would also serve for several years asthe applicant, the scope of the effort, and the candidate’s   the Academy's College and Theological School.own assessment of the outcomes of the project. Following                                                              The results of Mr. Gyllenhaal’s research is being published,the summer, researchers submit a report to the committee.                                                              together with work he is doing on the Egyptian objects col-These reports are studied in the context of the original ap-                                                              lected by Raymond and Theodore Pitcairn, in a forthcom-plications and follow-up letters with the committee’s ob-                                                              ing book of essays intended for an Egyptological audience.servations are sent to each researcher.                                                              His work will also serve as the basis for an introductoryIn the spring of 2008 the committee decided to support six    chapter in a full catalog of Glencairn's Egyptian collec-applications for summer research grants.                      tion, which hopefully will be published within the next few                                                              years.Dr. Fredrik Bryntesson researched the Writings and NewChurch collateral literature, as a follow-up to his develop-  Dr. Jane Williams-Hogan has been writing a biography ofment thesis: The Life Cycle of the Human Immunodeficiency     Emanuel Swedenborg for the last eight years. Her currentVirus: A Useful Tool for Teaching Scientific and New Church   title is: The Making of a Modern Visionary—Emanuel Swe-Principles in the Biology Classroom. He is in the process of  denborg, Eyewitness to the Apocalypse. She has written theincorporating this research into that thesis, to be published Introduction and four of the nine chapters for the book.in New Church Philosophy. Here is an excerpt from his find-   This past summer she wrote a chapter, The Setting—Swe-ings:                                                         den and Europe. It describes the major institutions of Swe-                                                              den as they unfolded and functioned in the century of Swe-     The overall conclusion of this study is that the cause                                                              denborg’s birth (the 17th century) — society, economics,     of all disease is the hells, but that the reasons why a                                                           88]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[politics, church, education and culture. The chapter also      basic concepts of the Writings (Charity, Freedom, Use, etc.)discusses Swedenborg’s family circle and gives a compara-      into a pleasant, user-friendly format. Alongside the text, thetive analysis of Sweden and Europe.                            book includes full color photos, “myth and truth” sections,                                                               and stories of the teachings applied in real-life situations.Dr. Kristin King did preliminary research toward publica-tion of an article in the Henry James Review. Her interest is  Although the book speaks primarily to a high school au-in Henry James’ depiction of children in his fictional works,  dience, it may also appeal to newcomers to the Church,and in responding to a recent critic’s views of Swedenborg’s   or even as a refresher for current church members. Mrs.influence on that depiction. One conclusion of her reading     Henderson spent a great deal of time working out the lay-and contemplation:                                             out and visuals that are important to such a book, working                                                               with her sister, Serena Sutton, who is Art Director in the     Having time to contemplate the concept of Sweden-                                                               Academy’s Development/Marketing Office.     borgian influence in literature helped me realize what     I don’t want to spend further time exploring. As a liter- Although not as visible as the remarkable outward signs of     ary critic, I don’t particularly care that someone read   growth about campus, the intellectual “edifices” construct-     Swedenborg’s works unless the literature produced         ed by these scholars connect the teachings of the Heavenly     was enriched through the contact. Blatant religious in-   Doctrines with the learning of the secular word, ensuring     fluence often has a deleterious effect on literary work,  that relevant learning and rational thinking will be the van-     in my view. The more subtle the influence, often the      guard of the New Church.     more powerful the effect. Not surprisingly, subtle in-     fluences are the most difficult to trace.                                                      Erik.Odhner@ancss.org                                                                                                                 www.ancss.orgDr. Ray Silverman worked toward a conclusion of his anal-                                                   www.brynathyn.eduysis of the inner connections in each Gospel and betweenGospels. This year he completed an examination of Luke1-24, along with constant revisions of earlier versions thataccompany a work of this magnitude. Dr. Silverman de-scribes his literary journey:     Reading the gospels in this way is very much like walk-     ing through a long corridor of darkened rooms in a     magnificent mansion. As readers find the switch that     turns on the lights in one room, they discover that     they have just enough light to find the switch to the     next room. And so it goes, episode by episode, room     by room — a glorious tour. The science of corre-     spondences, the doctrine of genuine truth, and prayer     for enlightenment are the keys that turn on the light     switches in every room.Sasha Henderson, who as a member of the ANC Second-ary Schools Educational Support Department has seen theneed for a simple and straightforward presentation of keyNew Church teachings to young people who may be new tothe church/school. In 1970, Dr. Sig Synnestvedt’s EssentialSwedenborg cracked the mold of previous compendiums,seeking to meet the minds of those coming to the Writ-ings for the first time. Today the new technology, combinedwith a greater emphasis on visual media, has opened thedoor to building on his compendium, gearing it toward anew generation.For her summer research, Sasha Henderson decided to at-tempt to write and design the first five chapters of such abook. Playing on the Cliffs Notes theme, she titled the book,No Fear Swedenborg, emphasizing her goal of bringing the                                                               89]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Secretary of the CorporationRonald K. McQueenT       he Corporation of the Academy of the New Church       the current Strategic Plan projects without needing to draw       met twice during the 2008-2009 academic year. The     the funds directly from our endowment.       annual meeting was held on October 10, 2008 and the                                                             At the October 10, 2008 annual meeting of the Corporation,semi-annual meeting was held on May 2, 2009. The annual                                                             the following members were elected for six-year terms:meeting was attended by 39 of the 91 elected members, fiveex officio members who are officers of the Corporation,      •	    Robert W. Brickman, Covert, MIand five emeritus members. The semi-annual meeting was                                                             •	    Gael P. Coffin, Kempton, PAattended by 40 elected members, five ex officio members,and three emeritus members.                                  •	    Frederick A. Fiedler, Phoenix, AZThe Board of Trustees includes 18 members elected from       •	    Brett J. Heinrichs, Longmont, COthe Corporation as well as five ex officio members: Chan-                                                             •	    Ralph W. Hill, Kitchener, ON, Canadacellor, President, Vice President/Treasurer, Executive VicePresident and Secretary. Two General Church clergy mem-      •	    Eva S. Lexie, Huntingdon Valley, PAbers were appointed to the Board as non-voting members                                                             •	    Robert C. Simons, Sudbury, MAby the Executive Bishop to represent and maintain the closecooperation of the General Church with the Academy.          The focus of the Secondary Schools and the College has                                                             been on increasing their enrollments. The enrollment inThe Board of Trustees held three regular meetings dur-                                                             the College for this year has reached 145 students for theing the academic year with an average of 16 elected Board                                                             fall semester and the Secondary Schools has a current en-members attending each meeting. The first regular meet-                                                             rollment of 230. These numbers suggest that the word ising, September 19 and 20, 2008, was chaired by Chancellor                                                             spreading about the quality of the education at the Acad-Thomas L. Kline. He announced the intent of the General                                                             emy and the College. These increases are also due in largeChurch Board to change its administrative structure by                                                             part to the successful efforts of the recruiting teams in eachadding a Vice Chair of its Board of Directors to assist in                                                             school.Board matters. The focus of the General Church will be thevarious schools and communities world wide and will be       Prior to the regular Board meetings held February 6 and 7,addressing the optimal methods to assimilate people who      2009, Board members were led on a tour of the new Doer-show interest in joining the life and activities of a church ing Science Center and the new Brickman Administrativecommunity. He noted that this is an area which we need to    Center, both of which are under full-steam construction onimprove if we are to continue our growth in the future.      the College campus. It was very exciting to see these two                                                             important structures that will house the burgeoning enroll-President Eric Carswell announced the formation of a                                                             ment at Bryn Athyn College. Chancellor Kline noted thatsearch committee for a President of Bryn Athyn College, to                                                             this encouraging growth in seeking intellectual improve-work with a search firm to compile applicant materials and                                                             ment in our schools is evidence of the promise from theadvertise the position.                                                             Lord that the Church will descend into the whole earth. ItVice President/Treasurer Daniel Allen reported that the      remains our responsibility to do all we can to carry out this2007-2008 fiscal year closed with an operating budget defi-  most important mission in the history of the human race.cit of approximately $600,000. This deficit was higher than                                                             Vice President/Treasurer Daniel Allen reported that ouroriginally expected due in large part to some Strategic Plan                                                             budget deficit continues to trend in the direction originallyitems that were over budget and required additional fund-                                                             expected. For the 2008-2009 budget, we will end up withing beyond original estimates. Many of these overruns were                                                             an approximate $5 million deficit, which might have beenappropriate as they involved additional infrastructure costs                                                             higher had we not enrolled a larger number of studentsand some finishing details that were deemed appropriate                                                             than originally projected. For the upcoming year’s budgets,for the overall growth initiative of the Secondary Schools                                                             it is anticipated we will likely have a payout rate in excessand the College. In order to achieve these initiatives, the                                                             of 9% of the value of the endowment, which is not sustain-Academy opened a $50 million bond issue at an interest                                                             able over the long term. We will need to grow our studentrate of 4.82%. These funds will enable us to proceed with                                                          90]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[body as well as our fund raising in order to service the debt     At the semiannual meeting of the Corporation held May 2,incurred to cover the large capital expenditures occurring        2009, the following incumbent trustees were reelected forpresently.                                                        three-year terms for the Board of Trustees:The spring Board meetings held May 1 and 2, 2009, be-             •	    Gregg G. Asplundh, Huntingdon Valley, PAgan with a vision relayed by Chancellor Kline of what it                                                                  •	    Jill A. Brickman, Glenview, ILmight be like when the many, many alumni of the Academyschools are out in the world spreading the message that the       •	    Tracy L. McCardell, Huntingdon Valley, PALord God Jesus Christ reigns and that there is a place on                                                                  •	    Phillip R. Zuber, Mitchellville, MDearth where this vital truth can be studied in a curriculumencompassing all subjects. He stated that there is a need         Susan B. McGrath was nominated to complete the unex-for a place on earth where a rational study of the Heavenly       pired term of Scott W. Brickman.Doctrines and their application to life is happening and af-                                                                  Leonard A. Gyllenhaal was newly elected to the Board for afecting the lives of human beings. This is our mission.                                                                  three-year term.Vice President/Treasurer Daniel Allen brought the meeting                                                                  Memorial Resolutions were presented for three Corpora-back to reality by noting that while we are in the midst of                                                                  tion members who passed into the spiritual world duringvery exciting developments, both in buildings and student                                                                  the past year: Mr. Lawson A. Pendleton, the Rev. Geoffrey S.enrollments, we are also in the midst of one of the most                                                                  Childs and Mr. Robert M. Frazier.severe economic downturns since the Great Depression ofthe 1930s. This has had dramatic effects on the value of the      The Corporation voted on two bylaw amendments con-endowment, and necessitates that future budget decisions,         cerning the deaccessioning of objects in the Glencairnboth operating and capital, will need serious review prior        Museum collection. The amendments established a cu-to embarking on new programs for capital expenditures.            mulative value over which the Board of Trustees must beWith this in mind, it has become clear that the anticipated       consulted prior to selling any of these items. The dollarwithdrawal percentage from the endowment would exceed             amount was fixed at $50,000 in any 12-month period. The10% of the rolling three-year balance for the coming few          second amendment, also approved, dealt with the use ofyears. To help offset these deficits, it was noted that the great the proceeds of deaccessioned objects, which must be usedsuccess of the recruiting teams at the Secondary Schools          to enhance the mission of the museum or to restore otherand College will result in approximately 170 students in          existing museum items.the College (an all-time high), and approximately 250 stu-                                                                  Vice President/Treasurer Daniel Allen reported on thedents in the Secondary Schools. These positive trends will                                                                  current status of the NCIF Endowment Fund. In Octoberhelp offset more of the fixed costs incurred in the operating                                                                  2007 the balance was approximately $360 million. In May,budget.                                                                  it stood at approximately $240 million. He noted that weIt was announced that Dr. Christopher M. Clark had been           have borrowed $50 million on the credit line approved byselected by the College President Search Committee to be-         the Board over a year ago, and so have not needed to usecome the first Bryn Athyn College President. The Board ap-        $50 million of endowment funds from capital reserves toproved his hiring as of June 1, 2009.                             fund the expansion of the campus infrastructure. He said                                                                  once we begin the capital campaign this fall, we anticipateFinance Committee chairman Alan Elder reported that the                                                                  replacing a lion’s share of the borrowed funds. Further ex-Academy is still facing a $5 million operating budget defi-                                                                  pansion under the long-term strategic plan will be delayedcit and conditions are that a similar or even higher deficit                                                                  until future funds and future needs are present.would be incurred in the upcoming year without furtherbudget changes. It was decided to forgo a final vote on the       Overall, the Board and administration have had to deal2009-2010 operating and capital budgets to allow the ad-          with significant financial turmoil during the past fiscal year.ministration to further review its requirements and come          It is not easy work, especially when a growth initiative wasto an agreement which will be palatable over the next few         started less than one year prior to the economic meltdownyears. As a result, an interim budget was approved pending        around the world. Our mission is still clear: to provide fora final vote at a future meeting.                                 those who seek to pursue it an education provided in the                                                                  light of the three-fold Word. There is no mission greaterDevelopment Director Wayne Parker noted that annual                                                                  than this, and it is inspiring to be working toward this goalgiving levels are only down slightly, even in the face of the                                                                  no matter what current conditions may present.economic downturn. Overall, contributions are up $3.7million or 6.4% over the same time last year. Some people                                                  Ronald K. McQueenhave reallocated a portion of their annual gift into the capi-tal campaign for the campus improvements.                                                                  91]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Register of Students ofTHE GIRLS SCHOOLCLASS 9           CLASS 10                CLASS 11            CLASS 12Laura Betz        McKenna Acton           Elle Acton          Becca AdamsHaley Brock       Aidan Asplundh          Holly Adams         Alex AyersSarah Clymer      Marijke Bau-Madsen      Katie Arrimour      Kiah BakerMarissa Cole      Kaitlyn Brock           Brandy Asplundh     Emily BallNatalie Daum      Ahmai Cole              Kathleen Beckley    Amara BedfordAli DeVincent     Kirsten Cranch          Brooke Blair        Brenna BradleySydney Elder      Elise Cronlund          Rorri Bostock       Leah CronlundAshley Henderson  Ivy Daum                Michaela Boyesen    Jessica DavidElisabeth Horigan Kate Duggan             Blair Campbell      Allison DugganRebecca Jackson   Rachel Galbraith        Kara Cowley         Kelley DunlapSwan Kim          Jenny Greer             Jessica Elliott     Beth EarleKendra McDonald   Sara Gunther            Ali Elsing          Erika EdwardsBrettie Pitcairn  Rebecca Gyllenhaal      Holly Feerrar       Corina ErnstHaley Schmucker   Hanna Kuhl              Amber Gandy         Madeline FazioBrooke Stephens   Yuna Lee                Jasmine Garrett     Kathlyn Gatti                  Maggie Lindrooth        Karenna Genzlinger  Katie Graham                  Tia Lloyd-Goodman       Milana Gilbert      Bronwyn Gunther                  Maria Miller            Rachel Gladish      Erika Heilman                  Tamar Nash              Laura Glenn         Karla Hyatt                  Paige Park              Mareika Glenn       Kelsey Kiel                  Kama Pellani            Cree Gurney         Ashley King                  Lauren Pitcairn         Megan Herder        Rachel Lindsay                  Corri Prince            Seunghee Lee        Kristen Maxwell                  Jess Roskow             Alexis Leonard      Hosanna Odhner                  Gwyneth Stevens-King    Yiqi Lin            Gretchen Pitcairn                  Vienna Thompkins        Kerstin Lindrooth   Jess Poehlman                  Chelsea Thompson        Leigh Ann Loughery  Emily Quintero                                          Heidi McCardell     Aven Rose                                          Mara Metroka        Scout Yardumian-Grubb                                          Aven Odhner         Erika Zecher                                          Bryonna Odhner                                          Katie Odhner                                          Gael Pitcairn                                          Megan Reinprecht                                          Nora Roscoe                                          Lindsay Rose                                          Aria Silva-Espinosa                                          Beth Tough                                          Ty Williams                                          Dian Zhuang                                       92]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Register of Students ofTHE BOYS SCHOOLCLASS 9             CLASS 10          CLASS 11               CLASS 12Ben Adams           Bob Allen         Nigel Adams            Dean AsplundhChris Allen         Duncan Asplundh   Jay Andrew-Bryant      Ryan AsplundhChristian Blair     Garrett Asplundh  Shawn Asplundh         Dana AyersAlex Bock           Kellen Ayers      Adam Chang             Ethan CooperJustin Brown        Reece Ayers       Jack Clauser           Mark DavidChristian Buss      Eddie Bieker      Daniel Cook            Don DoeringJosh Cook           Tyler Boyce       Sam Cooper             Ryan EcholsBrett Doering       Andy Chapin       Laird Frazier          Chase ElderColton Doering      Blake Cole        Warren Gillis III      Owen FrazierConnor Dunlap       Josh Cole         Alec Horan             Shannon GivensLuke Frazier        Tarran Doering    Quentin King           Chad GurneyMarcus Gilbert      Blair Dunlap      Alex Knight            Nick HammermanCade Gurney         Oliver Fisher     John Kunkle            Chris HyattReno Heinrichs      Ash Genzlinger    Charlie Lindrooth      James KimTyler Hill          Malcolm Gilbert   Dez Lites              Cade KindredEvan Kloc           Erik Halterman    Adriano Maestri        Graham LermitteSavon Lloyd-Goodman Felix Langlotz    Steven Maurer          Jasper McQueenTravis McCurdy      Daniel Lee        Blake McCurdy          Michael MidyettStephen Pronesti    Jeff Levy         Kyle McCurdy           Steve NehligShane Randall       Canaan Lexie      Jordan Nelson          Curt OlsonChristopher Roth    James Lindrooth   Ike Nwokoye            Brendan PitcairnGerald Scott, Jr.   Malcolm Lites     Lucas O'Connor         Sean PopleyJosh Seckelman      Ekene Nwokoye     Jordan O'Sullivan      Noah RosnerKirk Synnestvedt    William Qiu       Blair Pitcairn         Kenny RossLuke Synnestvedt    Jonathan Riles    Lucas Pronesti         Hayden Schmucker                    Greg Synnestvedt  Stephen Rohtla         Rad Sellner                    Jaryd Synnestvedt Caleb Sansom           Anders Smith                    Josh Thomas       Karl Schemmer          Dustin Synnestvedt                                      Mark Stephens          Grant Thomas                                      Nick Tate              David Uber                                      Gerald van Zyverden II                                      Ryan Watkins                                       93]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Register of Students ofBRYN ATHYN COLLEGEFIRST YEAR                                       SECOND YEAR          THIRD YEARMicah A. Alden           W. Lincoln Neiger       Gabriel H. Adams     Sarah M. AllardEva O. Anochi            Lewis Nelson            Alexis L. Asplundh   Mary A. AtkinsKyle P. Asplundh         Melanie J. Odhner       Bracken M. Brown     Christopher A. BarberKamenan J.F. Atta        Gyo-Joon (Khan) Park    Jared J. Buss        Michelle ChapinJoren C. Blair           Justin Pellani          Stewart A. Chapin    Alison ColeJulie Bouzonie           Owen S. Pitcairn        Kesley Coffin        Esther N. DziekporQuentin J. Brock         Russell R. Pitcairn     Michael T. David     Jeremy D. FehonJoy M. Brown             Anita Pokharel          Sha-Lei Driscol                                                                      Dylan GlennJonathan A. Caldwell     Michael J. Pokorny      Denis Y. Dziekpor                                                                      Joel C. GlennTristin K. Clark         Ian D. Rose             Melody Ferr                                                                      Christopher G. GuntherBenjamin D. Cole         Daya Sapkota            Karla L. Fisher                                                                      Devon R. HeinrichsMichael G. Cole          Eleanor D. Schnarr      Jennifer E. Gardner                                                                      Caleb KerrSarah J. Cresswell       Cody G. Smith           Kateryna Grafs'ka                                                                      Dawn KintnerKyle R. Cullison         Jaron Smith             Jessica Gunther                                                                      Laird KlippensteinAlia El Khaffafi         Shane O. Smith          Joshua S. Harvey                                                                      Melissa J. KlocJulia G. Feerrar         Annalisa Synnestvedt    Dallas A. Hendricks                                                                      Cullen P. McGrotherDavid J. Garrett         Brian A. Wagner         Matthew A. HenriquesBenjamin A. Glenn        Erika C. Walker         Travis Hill          Ntatemoholo K. MofokengMalcolm G. Glenn         Charity Warwick         Patrick M. Huber     Boitumelo Julia MphatseEdith Gomis              Katelin D. Weil         Douglas A. Keith     Clara D. OdhnerDavid N. Gyllenhaal      Joseph D. Zapata        Eun Yung (Lisa) Kim  Jace D. OdhnerR. Chandra Hall          Milica Zikic            Bismark K. Ntow      Reagan M. OdhnerMark W. Hendricks                                Chad E. Odhner       Shyam P. PokharelCharles (Chad) Hitchcock                         Adolf L. Ollennu     E. Alexander RohtlaJuliet Horan                                     Ian L. Reinprecht    Caleb B. SchnarrCathlin G. Hyatt                                 Hannah R. Reynolds   Hannah SimonsJessica L. Hyatt                                 Aven A. Rose         James F. SnyderTravis D. Hyatt                                  Evan Smith           Skye W. SynnestvedtTatiana Kamaeva                                  Jennica E. Smith     Anto (Shawn) ThattarkunnelKendal S. King                                   Lydia Smith          Daniel Van NoteJaihyun Kwon                                     Judah E. Synnestvedt Dale R. ZecherNikolay V. Lukin                                 Kathryn van ZyverdenPuseletso L. Mabaso                              George A. WilliamsNkulueko L. Magwaza                              India J. WyncollJonathan P. Markus                               Eun Mi YiScott M. MerrillJonathan J. NashTanya D. Nash                                              94]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FOURTH YEAR            PART-TIME           AUDITORS               STUDENTS AT BORDEAUXEmily K. Adams         Mark Allais         Jeffrey C. Brown       Jeremy L. CowleyBrooke E. Barnett      Guillaume Anato     Robert Cooper          Laird H. DibbKristin Coffin         Ryan Asplundh       Margaret Gladish       Geneva J. EcholsRyan I. Cook           Asher Austin        Marcia Kennedy         Christian R. HerderSarah Elder            Todd Beiswenger     Alan LaidlawKelly A. Greer         Adam Cole           Juliet LindroothAnthony A. Griffin     Michael Conaron     Judith LopackiJoelle M. Harantschuck                     Will Merrell                       Ethan DaumEric Craig Herder                          Lora Orlovic                       Michael V. DavidYudai Hori                                 Kean Pitcairn                       Pearse FrazierKatrin Junge                               Julie Rankin                       Carina N. HeinrichsBeth E. Kindred                            Edward L. (Ned) Rogers                       Brent HerderDedan R. King                       Kelly HoriganTovah King                       Jency C. LattaKendra E. Knight                       Nicks MarisaAbigail L. Kruger                       Wayne C. McCleaftMaia R. LudwinKristine M. Medley     Stephen MuiresDylan C. Odhner        Sharon NeigerLamar Odhner           Calvin A. OdhnerShilah Rose            Justin A. RoseLuciana Santos         Emma SimonettiAyisha Synnestvedt     Howard ThompsonLandon K. Synnestvedt  Aleksandar ZikicMolly L. SynnestvedtDiane van Zyverden                                           95]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Register of Students of theTHE THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLMASTER OF DIVINITY PROGRAM                                   MASTER OF ARTS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIESCandidates                                                   Part-TimeMark Allais                                                  Hilary Bryntesson – Thesis WorkJames Barry (part-time)                                      Wendy Cooper – Thesis WorkRobert Cooper                                                Jane Edmunds (Distance) – Thesis WorkColeman Glenn                                                Shanda Heinrichs – WinterThane Glenn                                                  Gordon Jorgenson (Distance) – Fall, Spring                                                             Charles Lindrooth SpringSecond-to-Last Year                                          Fay Lindrooth – SpringGuillaume Anato                                              Carol Nash – Fall, SpringRonald Schnarr                                               Dusko Sever – Thesis WorkBrian Smith                                                  Rebekah Simons – Spring – Thesis WorkMalcolm Smith                                                John Walker – SpringAleksandar Zikic                                             Sarah Walker – Thesis WorkSecond YearRyan SandströmFirst YearTodd BeiswengerPearse Frazier (as of 12/1/08)Wayne McCleaftStephen MuiresCalvin OdhnerHoward ThompsonSpecial (Taking MDiv Classes but obtaining the MA Degree)Nicks Marisa                                                          96]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[ANC FACULTY DEGREESALDEN, Kay R. — B.S., Bryn Athyn College, M.A., Academy of the     COOPER, Cheryl B. — B.A., Bryn Athyn College      New Church Theological School                                                                   COOPER, Gail A. — B.A., Oakland University; M.A., VillanovaASPLUNDH, Kurt Hyland — B.A., Haverford College; B.A.,                   University      Bryn Athyn College; M.Div., Academy of the New Church      Theological School                                           COOPER, Robin S. — B.A., College of New Jersey, M.A., Arcadia                                                                         UniversityBEDFORD, Allen J. — B.A., Bryn Athyn College; M.A., Ph.D.,      Temple University                                            COOPER, Sherri L. — B.S, Duke University; M.S., University of                                                                         Delaware; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins UniversityBERGMAN, Mary Beth — B.A., University of Colorado; M.A.,      Villanova University                                         DALCIN, Donette F. — Ph.D., Temple UniversityBERNHARDT, Suzanne V. — B.S., Bryn Athyn College; M.A.,            DAUM, R. Scott - B.S., Bryn Athyn College; M.Ed., University of      Villanova University                                               MarylandBLACKMON, Miriam D. — B.A., Bryn Athyn College; M.A.,              DeBAISE, Miki Lee - B.S., Beaver College; M.A., West Chester      University of Western Ontario; Professional Graduate,              State College      University of Strathclyde, Glasgow                                                                   DeLUCA, Jennifer F. — B.A., Lock Haven University; M.S.Ed.,BLAIR, Charles E. — B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.Ed.,          Long Island University      University of Pittsburgh; M.Div., Academy of the New      Church Theological School                                    de PÁDUA, MAURO S. — B.A., Bryn Athyn College; M.Div.,                                                                         Academy of the New Church Theological School; M.S.,BONGERS, Caira B. — B.A., Bryn Athyn College; M.S., Drexel               National Louis University      University                                                                   DIBB, Andrew M. T. — B.A., Bryn Athyn College; M.Div., AcademyBONGERS, Garth F. — B.A., Bryn Athyn College                             of the New Church Theological School; B.Th.(hons.), M.Th.                                                                         D.Th., University of South AfricaBOSTOCK, Jessica E. — B.A., Temple University                                                                   EVANS, Michael*BOYCE, Cory B. — B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State      University; M.A., Lehigh University                          EVANS, Stella R. — B.A., Bryn Athyn College, Ph.D., Thomas                                                                         Jefferson UniversityBOYESEN, Eyvind C. — B.A., Lehigh University                                                                   FEERRAR, Phillip W. - B.S., Lock Haven University; M.P.A., M.Ed.,BRECHT, Thomas S. — B.S., Columbia University                            Ph.D., Pennsylvania State UniversityBRYNTESSON, A. Fredrik — B.A., Bryn Athyn College; B.Sc.,          FEHON, William C. — B.A., Queens College; M.S., University of      University of Greenwich; Ph.D., University College London          N.C.-CharlotteBRYNTESSON, Hilary D. — B.Ed., Brighton University                 FRAZIER, Scott I. — B.A., Bryn Athyn College, M.A., Villanova                                                                         University; M.Div., Academy of the New Church TheologicalCANTLEY, Erica W. — B.A., Columbia University                            SchoolCARSWELL, Eric H. — B.A., Penn State University; M.Div.,           FRIESEN, Rae C. — B.S., Bryn Athyn College; M.A., University of      Academy of the New Church Theological School; M.Ed.,               Pennsylvania      Lehigh University                                                                   FULLER, Elizabeth K. — B.A., James Madison University; M.A.,CHILDS, Amanda G. - B.S., Allegheny College; M.Ed. La Salle              Arcadia University      University                                                                   GENZLINGER, Kyle G. — B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute andCHILDS, Walter C., III — B.A., Oakland University; M.B.A., Suffolk       State University      University                                                                   GLENN, Thane P. — B.A., Washington College; M.A., University ofCLOSTERMAN, Wendy E. — B.A., Bryn Athyn College; Ph.D.,                  Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Temple University      Johns Hopkins University                                                                   GLUNZ, S. Ryan — B.A., Roanoke CollegeCOLE, Stephen D. — B.S., Bryn Athyn College; M.Div., Academy      of the New Church Theological School                         GREER, Melody — B.A., Bryn Athyn College                                                                   97]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[GRUBER, Keith A. — B.A., Washington & Jefferson College,                 M.Div., Academy of the New Church Theological School       M.F.A., University of the Arts in Philadelphia                                                                   LINDSAY, Charles W. — B.S., Lafayette College; M.Ed., LehighGYLLENHAAL, C. Edward — B.A., Bryn Athyn College; M.A.,                  University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania       University of Pennsylvania                                                                   MADDOCK, Ivan J. — B.S., Carnegie Mellon UniversityGYLLENHAAL, Martha — B.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University;       M.A., Ph.D., Tyler School of Art, Temple University         METROKA, Nancy G. — B.A., Montclair State College; M.Mus.Ed.,                                                                         Temple UniversityHALTERMAN, Barry — B.A., Bryn Athyn College; M.A., Temple       University; M.Div., Academy of the New Church Theological   MORLEY, Stephen H. — B.S., Bryn Athyn College; M.Ed., Lehigh       School                                                            UniversityHARANTSCHUK, Kay*                                                  NASH, Laura C. — B.S.W., West Chester State CollegeHAUS-ROTH, Naomi — B.F.A, M.S.T., Rochester Institute of           ODHNER, B. Erikson — B.A., Bryn Athyn College; M.A., Villanova       Technology                                                        UniversityHENDERSON, Brian D. — B.A., Pennsylvania State University;         ODHNER, Calvin A. — B.S., Penn State University, M.S., Chestnut       M.A., Villanova University                                        Hill CollegeHENDERSON, Sasha S. — B.A., Gettysburg College                     ODHNER, Carroll C. — B.A., M.A., University of MichiganHODGELL, Bonnie C. — B.A., University of Scranton; M.A.,           ODHNER, Grant H. — B.A., State University at Plattsburgh; M.Div.,       Breadloaf School of English                                       Academy of the New Church Theological SchoolHORIGAN, Brian S. — B.S., University of Waterloo; M.S.,            ODHNER, Johanan H. — B.S., Bryn Athyn College       Philadelphia University                                                                   ODHNER, Martha H. — B.S., Iowa State UniversityHULTGREN, Daniel S. — B.A. Bryn Athyn College                                                                   ODHNER, Susan O. — B.A., Bryn Athyn CollegeHYATT, JoAnne — B.S., University of Delaware, M.A., Widener       University                                                  ORTHWEIN, Christina K. — B.F.A., Tyler School of ArtIRWIN, Angella K. — B.A., Bryn Athyn College                       ORTHWEIN, Walter E. — B.A., University of Missouri; M.Div.,                                                                         Andover Newton Theological SchoolKEARNS, Katherine — B.A., University of Montana; M.S.,       Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., Temple University     PARKER, Sylvia D. — B.S., Bryn Athyn College; M.A.T., Oakland                                                                         UniversityKEITH, Brian W. — B.A., Bryn Athyn College; M.Div., Academy of       the New Church Theological School; M.A., Northwestern       PHILLIPS, Nina G. — B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.S.,       University                                                        University of BridgeportKEITH, David A. — B.S., University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) POTOPOV, Eugene R. — M.Sc., University of Leningrad; Ph.D.,                                                                         Oxford UniversityKIM, Elaine — B.A., Yonsei University                                                                   RANKIN, Julie — B.A., Bryn Athyn College; M.L.I.S., University of                                                                         PittsburghKING, Kristin - A.S.N., Gwynedd Mercy; B.A., College of William       and Mary; M.A., Ph.D., Boston University                                                                   REINPRECHT, Francis C. — B.A.E., M.N.S., Arizona State                                                                         UniversityKISTNER, Baird J. — B.A., University of Richmond; M.A., Villanova       University                                                                   REUTER, Douglas A. — B.A., College of New JerseyKLINE, Thomas L. — B.A. Bryn Athyn College, M.Div., Academy of                                                                   ROGERS, Prescott A. — B.A., Franklin & Marshall College; M.A.,       the New Church Theological School                                                                         Temple University; M.Div., Academy of the New Church                                                                         Theological SchoolKLIPPENSTEIN, Emily L. — B.A., Gettysburg College                                                                   ROGERS-PETRO, Amanda R. — B.A., MacAlester College;KLIPPENSTEIN, Ty — B.A., Gettysburg College                                                                         M.F.A., University of MichiganLAWING, SEAN B. — B.A., M.A., ABD, University of North                                                                   ROSE, D. Gregory — B.A., Bryn Athyn College; M.A., Naval       Carolina                                                          Postgraduate School; Ph.D., University of PittsburghLINDROOTH, David H. — B.A. George Washington University,           ROSE, Taryn — B.A., Bryn Athyn College                                                                98]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[RYDSTROM, Brenda —B.A., University of Arizona, M.Ed., Holy      Family UniversitySANDSTRÖM, Erik E. — B.S., Bryn Athyn College; B.A.,      Pennsylvania State University; M.Div., Academy of the New      Church Theological School; M.A., Ph.D., Temple UniversitySCHADEGG, Kira R. — B.S., University of North Carolina (Chapel      Hill); M.Ed., Beaver CollegeSCHNARR, Brian L. — B.A., M.A., M.Phil., University of WaterlooSCHNARR, Philip B. — B.A., Bryn Athyn College; M.Div., Academy      of the New Church Theological SchoolSILVERMAN, Ray — B.A., St. Lawrence University; M.A.T.,      Wesleyan University; Ph.D., University of Michigan; M.Div.,      Academy of the New Church Theological SchoolSIMONETTI, Neil — B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State      University; M.S., Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon UniversitySIMONS, Allyn E. —B.S.N., Loyola University; M.S.N., Duke      University; CSN, PA DOESIMONS, Christopher W. — B. Mus., Boston University; M. Music,      Temple UniversitySMITH, Adrian*SYNNESTVEDT, Dan A. — B.A., Bryn Athyn College; M.A.,      Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., Temple UniversitySYNNESTVEDT, Shawn O. — B.S., College of New Jersey; M.S.,      Arcadia UniversityVAN HAM, Karen S. — B.A., Bryn Athyn Collegevan ZYVERDEN, Edith — B.A., Bryn Athyn College; M.S., Chestnut      Hill CollegeWAELCHLI, Christopher Y., — B.M., Catholic UniversityWAELCHLI, Sarah C. — B.S., Georgetown UniversityWALKER, Margaret M. — B.A., University of Pennsylvania; J.D.,      Villanova University School of LawWERNER, Sonia S. — B.A., Western Connecticut State University;      M.A., Ph.D., Iowa State UniversityWHITE, Mara B. — B.S., Colorado State UniversityWILLIAMS, Mary H.*WILLIAMS-HOGAN, Jane K. — B.A., M.A., Ph.D, University of      PennsylvaniaYARDUMIAN, M. Aram — M.A., University of PennsylvaniaYARDUMIAN-SMYTH, Esther — B.A., Maryville College; M.A.,      Villanova University                                         *Degree status not on file                                                            7/21/08                                                                    99]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Academy Board of TrusteesTERMS EXPIRE MAY 2010                         OFFICERS                                  EMERITUS MEMBERS OF                                              ex officio members of the Board           THE CORPORATIONR. Andrew Damm III                                              Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline, ChancellorJohn A. Kern                                                                            E. Boyd Asplundh                                              Rev. Eric H. Carswell, PresidentDirk Jungé                                                                              Paul S. Asplundh                                              T. Dudley Davis, Executive ViceWillard B. McCardell                                                                    Robert H. Asplundh                                              PresidentClark D. Pitcairn                                              Daniel T. Allen, Vice President/Treasurer Alan D. Childs, Esq.Rev. Jeremy F. Simons*                                              Ronald K. McQueen, Secretary              Peter R. GyllenhaalStewart D. Smith                                                                                        Alfred H. Hasen                                              GUESTSTERMS EXPIRE MAY 2011                                                                   Sarah J. Headsten                                              W. Leslie Alden, Business ManagerJames A. Adams                                                                          Garry Hyatt                                              Timothy Barbagallo, CPO HeadRobert W. Bradin                                                                        Kent Hyatt                                              R. Scott Daum, Boys School PrincipalScott W. Brickman                                              Rev. Dr. Andrew M.T. Dibb, Theological    Hyland R. JohnsRev. Peter Buss Jr.*                          School Dean                                                                                        Gordon T. JorgensonAlan H. Elder                                 David O. Frazier, General Church                                              Treasurer                                 James F. JungéDuncan B. PitcairnJames G. Uber                                 Bruce Henderson, Director of              Louis B. King                                              Communications                                                                                        Robert D. MerrellTERMS EXPIRE MAY 2012                         Lelia Howard, IT Director                                                                                        H. Keith Morley                                              Duane D. Hyatt, Finance DirectorCarl Hj. Asplundh Jr.                                                                                        Lachlan PitcairnGregg G. Asplundh                             Dr. Charles W. Lindsay, College Dean                                              Brent M. McCurdy, College Alumni          William B. RadcliffeJill A. Brickman                                              President                                 Paul J. SimonettiLeonard A. Gyllenhaal                                              Stephen H. Morley, Glencairn MuseumTracy L. McCardell                                                                      B. Dean Smith                                              DirectorPhillip R. Zuber                                                                        Marlyn F. Smith                                              Susan O. Odhner, Girls School Principal* General Church appointees; non-voting Board Wayne M. Parker, Director of              Ray Synnestvedtmembers                                       Development                                                                                        John H. Wyncoll                                              Andrew J. Sullivan, Director of Marketing                                              Joseph H. Weiss, Director of Human                                              Resources                                              College Representative                                              Girls School Representative                                              Boys School Representative                                                               100]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Academy CorporationJames M. Adams*                      Michael J. de Maine            Blake G. MessmanDaniel T. Allen**                    Barbara C. Doering             Stefanie D. NilesP. Lee Allen                         Kris H. Earle                  Norman A. NortonPeggy K. Andrews                     Alan H. Elder*                 Keith R. ParkerThomas R. Andrews                    Mark O. Elder                  Philip J. ParkerCarl Hj. Asplundh, Jr.*              Maj. Gen. Frederick A. Fiedler Brent PendletonEdward K. Asplundh                   B. Reade Genzlinger            Laird P. PendletonGregg G. Asplundh*                   Neil Genzlinger                Thayer B. PendletonJessica M. Baker                     Gail C. Glunz                  Clark D. Pitcairn*Emily P. Bau-Madsen                  Leonard A. Gyllenhaal*         Duncan B. Pitcairn*Robert A. Beiswenger                 Glenn H. Heilman               Reid B. PrichettJames W. Bellinger                   Brett J. Heinrichs             Eric A. RohtlaDelinda G. Bochneak                  Norman G. Henderson            James S. Roscoe, Esq.Robert W. Bradin*                    Ralph W. Hill                  Nicholas T. RoseJill A. Brickman*                    James P. Horigan               Joseph D. Seckelman, Esq.Robert O. Brickman                   Lee Horigan                    Jerome V. SellnerScott W. Brickman                    Brent H. Hyatt                 Edward A. SimonsTheodore W. Brickman                 Dirk Jungé*                    Robert C. SimonsHenry B. Bruser, III                 John A. Kern*                  The Rev. Jeremy F. Simons †Amy C. Buick                         John C. King*                  Stephen H. SmithWilliam W. Buick                     The Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline** Stewart D. Smith*Erin Glenn Busby                     David M. Kloc                  Karen Day StoellerMichael N. Buss                      William L. Kunkle              Blake SynnestvedtNeil M. Buss                         Suzanne S. Laidlaw             Leo SynnestvedtThe Rev. Peter M. Buss †             Emily Jane Lemole              Howard A. ThompsonThe Rev. Eric H. Carswell, President Eva S. Lexie                   James G. Uber*Christopher M. Clark                 Charles H. Lindrooth           Dawn R. Wadsworth, Esq.Gael P. Coffin                       Christopher W. Lynch           Mara Jungé WrinkleGeorge M. Cooper                     Joan P. Lynch                  Mark H. WyncollLaurence E. Cranch, Esq.             Tracy L. McCardell*            Phillip R. Zuber, Esq.*R. Andrew Damm*                      Willard B. McCardell*Joseph S. David                       Brent K. McCurdy              *Board Member, **Ex officio member,                                                                    † Non-voting memberStephen L. David                     Susan B. McGrathT. Dudley Davis**                    Ronald K. McQueen**                                                           101]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[    The Development Office       po box 708, bryn athyn, pa 19009      267-502-4895 / 267-502-2530 fax          development@anc-gc.orgbruce henderson, director of communications        bruce.henderson@anc-gc.org]]></paragraph>
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