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Annual Giving Report 2024-2025

Annual Fund
March Mania
Young Scholars
Other
Scholarships
6th Grade Gift

On behalf of everyone at Presbyterian Day School, thank you for your generous support of our 2024–25 Annual Fund. Your gift is a powerful expression of your belief in our mission to develop boys in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man.

Because of your generosity, we continue offering exceptional programs, enriching classroom experiences, and a Christ-centered education that shapes the hearts and minds of our students. Every gift, no matter the size, makes a lasting impact, and we are extremely grateful.

Thank you again for partnering with us in this important work. Your support helps ensure that PDS remains a place where boys thrive.

Sincerely,

Chris Oliver
Chief Advancement Officer

Board of Trustees 2024-2025

Mr. James D. Witherington, Jr., Chairman
Mrs. Bowie Campbell
Mr. Dennis Catalano
Mrs. Erika Conley
Mr. Charles R. Dickinson, Jr.
Mrs. Mary A. Edwards
Mr. Stuart Harris
Dr. Andrew Irwin
Mr. Milton L. Lovell
Dr. Jay Paul McDonald, Jr. '94
Mrs. Taylor Norrid Moore
Mr. Nick Nunn
Mrs. Jennifer Richardson
Dr. William Shappley III
Mr. Michael Stockburger
Mr. Lewis Cherry Williamson, Jr.
Mr. David Stewart Work '67
Mr. Andrew T. Yonchak

Ex-Officio
Rev. D. Todd Erickson
Mr. Brad Sewell

Annual Fund Lead Gift Team 2024–2025

Dr. Amelia and Mr. Michael Bailey
Mrs. Meredith Irwin
Mr. and Mrs. Bentley Pembroke
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Robertson

Giving Clubs

The Red and Blue Club
For Gifts of $1 to $499

The Ross Lynn Club
For Gifts of $500 to $999

cornerstone-2012-tiny The Cornerstone Society

All Gifts over $999
The Frank Norfleet Society
For Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499

The Lee Burns Society
For Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999

The Len Sumner Society
For Gifts of $5,000 to $7,499

The Anthony W. Dick Society
For Gifts of $7,500 to $9,999

The Robert J. Hussey Society
For Gifts of $10,000 to $19,999

The Head of School’s Society
For Gifts of $20,000 and above

This report reflects gifts given August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025

Cornerstone Society

Robert J. Hussey Society

The Robert J. Hussey Society recognizes donors who make annual fund commitments between $10,000 and $19,999. This society is in memory of Mr. Robert J. Hussey, one of the founders of PDS, for his tireless dedication and leadership in the formation of PDS. Mr. Hussey was one of the members of the original Board of Trustees and chairman of the board when the school opened in 1949.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Andrews
Mrs. Robert J. Hussey, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John Robert Pitts
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sidney Smith, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Frazer Smith '94

Anthony W. Dick Society

The Anthony W. Dick Society recognizes donors who make annual fund commitments between $7,500 and $9,999. Dr. Dick became the pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in the summer of 1947, expressing the desire that the church provide Christian elementary education with a day school. The giving society in his name is in memory of his commitment through his storied tenure to the boys of PDS.
Anonymous

Len Sumner Society

The Len Sumner Society recognizes donors who make annual fund commitments between $5,000 and $7,499. Dr. Sumner was the Head of School of the school from 1979–2000. During his tenure, the facilities we use today were constructed, computers were introduced into the classroom and programs such as enrichment, aftercare, and after-school tutoring were established. Dr. Sumner also served as president of the Memphis Association of Independent Schools and the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools.

Dr. Amelia and Mr. Michael Bailey
Brinkley Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brundick III
Mr. and Mrs. John Durham Bryce
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dowell
Mr. and Mrs. George Klepper Erb '96
Mr. and Mrs. Mark George
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Trowbridge Gillespie, Jr. '59
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Irwin
Drs. Janet and Harold Knight
Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Lovell
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Charles Schaeffer, Jr. '82
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Foster Smith, Jr. '60
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Rivers Sullivan
Mr. William Best Townsend '72

Lee Burns Society

The Lee Burns Society recognizes donors who make annual fund commitments between $2,500 and $4,999. Lee Burns was the head of school from 2001–2014. Under his leadership, many of the current state-of-the-art facilities were built, including the Norma T. Wilson Early Childhood Building, and technology was expanded across the campus.

American Online Giving Foundation
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Beard '98
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Buchanan
Mrs. Patti Winemiller Eason
Mr. and Mrs. James Thornton Edwards, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Trowbridge Gillespie III '95
Miss Laura Ann Glenn
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas David Hill, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Keith Jensen
Ms. Becky Maddux
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McCaughan Morrison, Sr. '72
Mr. and Mrs. John Pellicciotti
Mr. and Mrs. William Poff
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Reedy
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Riney
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Savage
Mr. and Mrs. W Douglas Schrank
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Christopher Sewell
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Foster Smith III '92
Ms. Nancy W. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Alexander Thompson III
Mr. and Mrs. Woodson Cary Whitehead '94
Rev. and Mrs. Sanders L. Willson
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Witherington, Jr.

Frank Norfleet Society

The Frank Norfleet Society recognizes donors who make annual fund commitments between $1,000 and $2,499. Mr. Norfleet was responsible for creating the PDS Annual Fund, as it was his idea to have an annual fund drive supplemental to the budget. The Frank Norfleet family has been a major contributor to the fund for many years.

Anonymous (4)
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Barrett
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Barton '55
Dr. James H. Beaty
Mr. and Mrs. Louie Carlton Bishop '80
Dr. Katherine and Mr. Adrian Blackney
Dr. Eve Cieutat and Dr. James W. Blatchford III
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence C. Braswell, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Bricken
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Brown IV
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Emerson Campbell, Jr.
City Silo Table + Pantry
Mr. and Mrs. John Cowart
Dr. Lyle and Mr. Timothy E. Davis, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Dickinson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. David Vaughan Dow '63
Mr. and Mrs. George Douglas Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. Blake Elliott
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bach Faber '90
Mr. and Mrs. John Fair
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Love Fisher '66
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Friend III '99
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fruitt
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Eugene Glotzbach II '93
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Griffith
Mr. and Mrs. Brett Grinder
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grinder
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gusmus III
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gusmus, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Pillow Halliday '79
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Eric Hancock
Mr. and Mrs. Addison Hurt Hansford
Dr. and Mrs. Spencer Hauser
He Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hess
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hollis
Mr. and Mrs. James Hopkins
Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Houston II
HTS Commodities
Dr. and Mrs. Long Kang
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kyle
Ms. Carissa Lacy
Mr. and Mrs. William Eugene Long, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Holt B. Maddux, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William Neely Mallory IV '01
Dr. Kyle and Mr. Jonathan Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jay Martin, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Maynard '93
Dr. and Mrs. Kit Sanford Mays
Dr. Margaret Ann and Mr. Benjamin Kit Sanford Mays '93
Mr. and Mrs. David McCabe
Mr. and Mrs. John McFadden '65
Mr. and Mrs. James Stillman McFadden, Sr. '69
Dr. and Mrs. Dwight Morris
Mr. and Mrs. John Randolph Norfleet '72
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Nunn
Mr. and Mrs. William Brandon O'Mell '95
Mr. and Mrs. John Speck Palmer '87
Mr. and Mrs. James Parker
Mr. and Mrs. John Pembroke
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Perkins
Mr. and Mrs. John Milton Planchon, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Portis
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Foster Preston, Sr. '68
Mrs. Carolyn Ostner Purser
Regions Financial Corporation
Ms. Rebecca Reid
Mr. and Mrs. George Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Robertson
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cortis Schadt '58
Mrs. Frederick C. Schaeffer
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Schuyler
Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Scott III '93
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Christian Scull IV '76
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Seaton
Drs. Rebekah and Rusty Shappley
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Shaw
Ms. Viet Ha Do and Mr. Roman Sledziejowski
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Smith
Mr. and Mrs. William Stokes '03
The Canale Foundation, Inc.
Thomas M. Garrott Foundation
Dr. Liz and Mr. Joseph Vannucci
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hays Wages
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Walker
Dr. and Mrs. William H. West
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cherry Williamson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Kemmons Wilson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Wetter Witherington '92
Mr. David Stewart Work '67

Giving Clubs

Ross Lynn Club

The Ross Lynn Club recognizes donors who make annual fund commitments between $500 and $999. Colonel Ross Lynn was the first Head of School of PDS and is credited with establishing the high academic and moral standards of PDS. Colonel Lynn was also responsible for commissioning the design of the original PDS crest and establishing the motto.

Mr. and Mrs. Johnston Cooper Adams, Jr. '60
Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Albertine, Sr.
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Anthony
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Durran Batchelor '66
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Christopher Beaty '95
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Burkart
Mr. and Mrs. Hunt Campbell
Drs. Allison and Patrick Cleeton
Mr. and Mrs. James Cook
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Redfearn Crosby '73
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Scott Cross
Mr. Robert Patrick Dempsey, Jr. '88
Mr. and Mrs. James Thornton Edwards, Jr. '01
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elliott
FP Kendall Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Joshua French
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gardner
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Hayes
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas David Hill III '89
Mr. and Mrs. R. Hunter Humphreys, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hurst
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hurst
Mr. and Mrs. William Hooper Jones III '91
Ms. Hye Shin and Mr. Joon Kim
Ms. Renin Lukose and Mr. Ravikumar Kurusanthony
Dr. and Mrs. Michael LaBagnara
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lacy
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lequerica
Mr. and Mrs. Chris R. Long
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Marquez
Ms. Janice Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Paul McDonald, Sr. '64
Mr. and Mrs. William McGhee IV
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence McRae
Mrs. Betsy Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. John Christopher Oswalt
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. William Quinn
Mr. and Mrs. Brackney Reed
Mr. and Mrs. Laurent Reze
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Riley
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Roger Sapp
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schaeffer
Drs. Audrey and. James Benton Selecman
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Snider
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kendall Stephens '04
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clifton Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sykes
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Terry
Mr. and Mrs. William Van Thompson III '89
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Colin Threlkeld '76
Mr. and Mrs. Jalal Umlani
Mr. and Mrs. David Wilder
Dr. and Mrs. Dexter Hathaway Witte III
Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Yates

Red and Blue Club

Gifts of $1 to $499

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Chinn Adams, Jr. '68
Mr. and Mrs. Palmer S. Albertine, Jr.
Ms. Jo Ann Ammons
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Anderson
Anonymous (10)
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Anthony, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Humphreys Arnold, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Esmond Arrindell, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Baccus
Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm D. Bailey, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ball
Mrs. Hannah Barber
Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Beard '92
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Beasley
Mr. and Mrs. William Milton Bell IV '01
Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Bell
Mrs. Peggy Bethel
Ms. Juanita Blanchard
Mr. and Mrs. David Boshers
Ms. Gayle Bourland
Mr. and Mrs. Chad Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Braxton
Mr. and Mrs. David Robinson Bridgforth, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brolin
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Brown
Ms. Irene Leatherman Brownlow
Mr. and Mrs. Larry H. Bunch
Mrs. Arthur Burns, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Busby
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Fontaine Campbell '85
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Caruthers
Mrs. Sujuan Huang and Dr. Yixin Chen
Dr. Amy Li and Dr. Derrick Choi
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Christenbury
Mr. Willard Broderick Clifford
Mrs. Mary Hearn Coleman
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Comes
Mr. and Mrs. William Conrad
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight R. Creasman
Ms. Katy Creech
Mr. and Mrs. John Herbert Curtis III '95
Mrs. Anne Curtis
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Daniel
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Crawford Dawson, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond M. Dearman, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Reed Dennis
Mr. and Mrs. William Deupree III
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Drinkard
Mr. James David Duke '06
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. East
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Edwards
Ms. Margaret Eldridge
Elizabeth Malmo Interior Design
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Everett
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Johnson Fair '83
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Jason Farmer
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Farris III
Mr. John Fenton
First Horizon Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Peter Fischer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gardner III '96
Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas Garner, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas Garner, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Garrett '97
Gaskill Strategies, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gentry
Dr. and Mrs. John Gleysteen
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Goddard
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Delmas Gooch III
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Goodell
Mr. and Mrs. John E Goodman, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graham
Drs. Elizabeth and Michael Granieri
Drs. Linda and Isaac Hadley
Mr. and Mrs. Drew Haight
Miss Brooke Haley
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hammond
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Roland Harris '75
Drs. Barbara and Joe Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hauser
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Haynes IV
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Haynes III
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Hays
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goodwyn Heard III '70
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Heard
Mr. and Mrs. John Heflin '02
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Hendrix
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Henry
Dr. Meg West and Mr. Reese Hodges
Mr. and Mrs. James Louis Holbrook, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Holcomb
Mr. and Mrs. Delton C. Holmes III
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hultquist
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Humphreys
Dr. and Mrs. Alan Humphreys
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison McDade Hunt '01
Ms. Laura Hyde
Mr. and Mrs. Les Jaco
Dr. John Jafarian and Ms. Nina Kiyani
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery A. Jarratt '73
Mr. and Mrs. Hank Johnson
Dr. and Mrs. William Gray Jones '82
Mr. Harvey Leland Kay IV '95
Mr. Ross Maxwell Kaye '18
Mr. Nash Houston Kaye '16
Mr. and Mrs. Chad Keller
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ross Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. Don Kilgore
Kimberly-Clark
Mrs. Hardin Kimmel
Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Graham Knight '99
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Koelsch
Mrs. Shelley Webb Krapels
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kretzer
Mrs. Ida Cline and Mr. Dale Lancaster
Dr. and Mrs. William Lancaster
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Pearson Ledbetter, Sr. '55
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Leeke
Ms. Donna Lester
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Limbaugh
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Lindsey
Mr. and Mrs. James Balton Long '04
Ms. Nicole Lytle
Ms. Lisa Maeder
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Anthony Malmo III '00
Drs. Jennifer and Drew Mason
Mr. and Mrs. George Kirby May '88
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Fitzgerald Maynard, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. John McCall
Mr. and Mrs. David McGanity
Mrs. Linda McNeil
Mr. and Mrs. Witte Brendan Meloni '05
Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Miller III
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mink
Miss Becket Monaghan
Mr. and Mrs. John Monaghan '79
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henley Montgomery III '60
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Walker E. Morris
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Morrison
Mrs. Laura Freeman and Mr. Scott Motley
Mr. and Mrs. William Gerhardt Mueller IV '69
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Asif Nansiyani
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Thomas Nenon '00
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Nenon
Mr. and Mrs. Salman Noordin
Mr. and Mrs. Rush O’Keefe
Ms. Elizabeth Ward Oakes
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Day Oates
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Oliver
Mr. Keith Bennett Owen, Jr. '18
Mr. William Mark Parker
Ms. Judith G. Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parks
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Perry
Ms. Linda Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. John Phillips V '97
Mr. and Mrs. Will Pierce
Mr. and Mrs. John Planchon, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. William Plyler
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pouget
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bates Preston '72
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pritchard, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pruitt
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Purser
Mr. Harris Patton Michael Quinn, Sr. '67
Mr. and Mrs. James Connell Rainer IV '71
Mr. and Mrs. James Connell Rainer V '99
Mrs. Cheryl Ramsey
Ms. Pamela J.H. Redinius
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reinhardt
Ms. Ann Rhomberg
Mr. and Mrs. William Rice
Mr. and Mrs. David Richards, Sr.
Dr. Betty and Mr. George Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. James Aubrey Robinson, Jr. '62
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. James Robinson
Dr. and Mrs. Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo
Mr. and Mrs. Collins Roll
Mr. and Mrs. David Rose
Mr. Alex Michael Rose '66
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. Rose
Rotolo’s Craft & Crust
Mr. and Mrs. Chad Rounder
Mrs. Bonnie Rounder
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Rowe
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Rudzena
Mr. Stan Ruffin
Dr. and Mrs. Bryant Alexander Salmon
Mr. and Mrs. William Reid Sanders, Jr. '04
Mr. Patrick Layton Sanders '65
Mr. and Mrs. John Scarbrough
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dudley Schaefer '97
Mrs. Susan Waters and Mr. Christian Schwarz
Mr. and Mrs. Davis Selberg
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sewell
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Sharpe
Ms. Erin Shea
Mr. and Mrs. Erich Simpkins
Dr. Mary Austin and Mr. Scott Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Heppel Sneed '97
Mrs. Sarah Logan Song and Mr. Junghoo Song
Mrs. Dawn Southerland
Mr. and Mrs. Bret Spiegelman
Rev. and Mrs. David McCrory Stenberg '93
Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Strawn
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Stringfellow
Dr. Ning Sun
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blake Talbot '97
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Tashie
Dr. Jingqun Ma and Dr. Aaron Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Taylor
Miss Stephanie Taylor
Ms. Michele Thomas
Dr. and Mrs. John Thomison
Mr. and Mrs. Treadwell Blakesley Thompson '95
Ms. Lucie May May Thompson
Mr. Eugene Edward Tibbs, Jr. '80
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Tindall
Mr. Michael Faimont Tom '95
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Tragarz
Mr. and Mrs. Danny Trusty
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Turner
Ms. Christian Turner
Miss Jeremie Upshaw
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Jacob Vander Have
Ms. Monica Vunk
Mrs. Yanan Zheng and Mr. Chuanqi Wang
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Warner
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Washburn
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watson
Mr. and Mrs. Logan Wilson Welch '00
Mr. and Mrs. Harris White
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wilhite
Mr. and Mrs. Garner Williams
Ms. Erin Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Williamson
Mr. and Mrs. David Willson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Winchester
Mr. and Mrs. Joey Winterrowd
Dr. Mark Edward Wiygul
Mrs. Jan Valentine Wiygul
Dr. and Mrs. Earl Jack Wohrman, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wojcik
Mrs. Mary Wood
Dr. and Mrs. Michael John Woodbury '79
Mrs. Gail Woods
Mr. and Mrs. David Yaffe
Mr. and Mrs. John Patrick Yarbrough
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Yonchak
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. Yonchak
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Young
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Younker
Dr. Silu Zhang

* Deceased

Grandparents Club

  • Mr. and Mrs. Johnston Cooper Adams, Jr. '60
    • Cooper Adams Burt
    • Tatum Spencer Roll
  • Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Chinn Adams, Jr. '68
    • McCain Adams Stringfellow
  • Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Albertine, Sr.
    • James Winfield Albertine
  • Ms. Jo Ann Ammons
    • Aidan Hershel Garner
  • Mr. and Mrs. Paul Anderson
    • Robert Anderson Stone '25
    • Waring Hargrove Stone
  • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Andrews
    • George Shadrach
    • Henry Shadrach
  • Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm D. Bailey, Jr.
    • Michael Nelson Bailey
  • Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Bailey
    • Wells Overton Bailey
  • Mr. and Mrs. Don Batchelor
    • Henry Christopher Calkins
    • William Covington Calkins
  • Mr. and Mrs. Keith Beasley
    • Griffin Dupree Faulkner '25
  • Dr. James H. Beaty
    • Harold Beaty Roper
    • James Stewart Beaty
  • Mrs. Peggy Bethel
    • William Hayes Cleeton
  • Ms. Juanita Blanchard
    • Phillip Edward Langston
  • Mr. and Mrs. David Boshers
    • Ellis Archer Hayes
  • Ms. Gayle Bourland
    • William Charles Hurst
  • Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brolin
    • Jack Thomas Brolin
  • Mr. and Mrs. Keith Brown
    • William Taylor Maury
  • Ms. Irene Leatherman Brownlow
    • Walker Seabrook Curtis
  • Mr. and Mrs. John Durham Bryce
    • Samuel Bryce Riney
  • Mr. and Mrs. Hunt Campbell
    • Luke Michael Granieri
    • Hunt Allen Robertson
  • Mr. and Mrs. John Cowart
    • John William O’Mell
  • Ms. Katy Creech
    • Earl Jack Wohrman IV
  • Mrs. Anne Curtis
    • Walker Seabrook Curtis
  • Mr. and Mrs. Steve Davis
    • Wells Overton Bailey
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Crawford Dawson, Sr.
    • Jeff Crawford Dawson III
  • Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Dickinson, Jr.
    • George Robert Plosser
    • John Hastings Plosser
    • William Gray Plosser
  • Mr. and Mrs. David Vaughan Dow '63
    • Gentry Reeder Dow '25
    • Lawrence Vaughan Dow
  • Dr. and Mrs. Dan Eason
    • Aaron Gregory Eason
    • Brock Daniel Eason
  • Mr. and Mrs. Paul Eldridge
    • Charles Wilson Wright
  • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elliott
    • Charles Bryson Elliott
  • Mr. and Mrs. John Fair
    • Andrew Clark Fisher, Jr. '25
    • Stewart Fair Fisher
  • Mr. John Fenton
    • Fenton Thomas Sewell
    • Stone Manning Sewell
  • Mr. and Mrs. Richard Love Fisher '66
    • Owen Blake French
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gardner
    • Goodwyn Gardner
  • Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas Garner, Sr.
    • Aidan Hershel Garner
  • Mr. and Mrs. Mark George
    • Crawford Wellington George
    • Pierce Browning George
    • George Mac Hooser
    • Howard Finley Hooser
    • Baker Ellis Smith
    • Wallace Strickland Smith
  • Mrs. Elizabeth Gillespie
    • Paul Trowbridge Gillespie IV
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graham
    • William Campbell Mitchell
  • Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gusmus, Jr.
    • Charles Tucker Gusmus
    • William Gray Gusmus
  • Drs. Linda and Isaac Hadley
    • Ethan Hadley Arrindell
    • Graham Llewellyn Arrindell
  • Mr. and Mrs. David Hankins
    • Henry Hunter Hankins
    • Oliver Blake Hankins
  • Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hauser
    • William Gray Hauser
  • Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Haynes III
    • Oliver Haynes
  • Mr. and Mrs. Mark Heard
    • Macallen Morris Ramsey
  • Mr. and Mrs. Terry Hendrix
    • Adam Henry Daniel
  • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Henry
    • Micahel Guillermo Henry
  • Mr. and Mrs. Thomas David Hill, Jr.
    • Thomas David Hill IV
  • Mrs. Betty Hofstra
    • Nathaniel Quinn Shappley
    • Silas Robert Shappley
    • William Vance Shappley IV
  • Mr. and Mrs. James Louis Holbrook, Jr.
    • Charles Maclin Holbrook
    • James Louis Holbrook IV
  • Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hollis
    • Cromwell Cook
    • Garner Gaines Williams, Jr.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hultquist
    • George Douglas Conrad
    • Robert Frederick Conrad
  • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hurst
    • William Charles Hurst
  • Mr. and Mrs. Les Jaco
    • James Richard Hopkins, Jr.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Keith Jensen
    • Joshua Graham Knight
    • Lawrence Keith Jensen, jr.
    • Philip Jensen Knight
  • Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ross Kelly
    • Barry Walker Maynard
    • Edward Kelly Maynard
  • Drs. Janet and Harold Knight
    • Joshua Graham Knight
    • Philip Jensen Knight
  • Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kretzer
    • Callan Adkins Chapman
    • Wiley Wendall Chapman
  • Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lacy
    • Kacen Joseph Parham '25
  • Mrs. Ida Cline and Mr. Dale Lancaster
    • Davis McRae Lancaster
    • William Lawrence Lancaster
  • Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Leeke
    • Kingston Gardella
  • Ms. Donna Lester
    • Patrick Woodward Lester
    • Paul Lightman Lester
  • Mr. and Mrs. Chris R. Long
    • James Henry Long
  • Dr. and Mrs. Holt B. Maddux, Jr.
    • Andrew Elliot Stenberg
  • Ms. Becky Maddux
    • Andrew Elliot Stenberg
  • Mr. and Mrs. Larry Marquez
    • Colin Wiley McCabe
    • David Fitzgerald McCabe
  • Ms. Janice Martin
    • Albert Jay Martin III
  • Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Fitzgerald Maynard, Jr.
    • Barry Walker Maynard
    • Edward Kelly Maynard
  • Dr. and Mrs. Kit Sanford Mays
    • Benjamin Kit Sanford Mays, Jr.
    • Henry Harris Mays
    • Kit Sanford Mays Smith
    • Oliver Patrick Smith
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jay Paul McDonald, Sr. '64
    • George Rule McDonald
    • Jay Paul McDonald III '25
  • Mr. and Mrs. David McGanity
    • William Yates McGanity
  • Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence McRae
    • Davis McRae Lancaster
    • William Lawrence Lancaster
  • Mr. and Mrs. Mark Miller
    • Garner Gaines Williams, Jr.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mink
    • Robert Steven Mink
  • Mrs. Betsy Mitchell
    • Tripp Hardwicke Lewis
  • Dr. and Mrs. Dwight Morris
    • Lake Morris Schroerlucke
  • Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Morrison
    • Louis Pierce Guyton
  • Mrs. Laura Freeman and Mr. Scott Motley
    • Niam Vasireddy
  • Mr. and Mrs. William Gerhardt Mueller IV '69
    • Adams Hardt Salmon
    • Crawford Perry Washburn
    • Haile Adams Washburn
  • Mr. and Mrs. Mike Murphy
    • Jack Murphy
  • Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Nenon
    • Peyton Hughes Nenon
  • Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Day Oates
    • James Taliaferro Oates
  • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Oliver
    • Jonah Hugh Oliver '25
    • Jude Oliver
  • Ms. Judith G. Parker
    • William Hillman Parker
    • Parker Elijah Prewitt
  • Mr. and Mrs. James Parker
    • Parker Ramsey Justice
    • William Carlyle Justice
  • Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parks
    • William Van Berg Parks
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jim Perry
    • James Alan Perry
  • Ms. Linda Phillips
    • Ernest John Phillips III
  • Mr. and Mrs. Will Pierce
    • Goodwyn Gardner
  • Mrs. John Robert Pitts
    • James Houston Barnes
    • William Lewis Barnes
  • Mr. and Mrs. John Planchon, Sr.
    • Henry Howard Planchon
    • John Milton Planchon III '25
  • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Portis
    • Andrew Campbell Irwin
    • William Aubrey Irwin
  • Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Purser
    • Michael Nelson Bailey
  • Mr. and Mrs. James Connell Rainer IV '71
    • James Connell Rainer VI
    • William Lawrence Rainer
  • Mrs. Cheryl Ramsey
    • Macallen Morris Ramsey '25
  • Mr. and Mrs. Brackney Reed
    • Henry Laurens Porter, Jr.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jim Reedy
    • Reed James Buchanan
  • Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reinhardt
    • James Dardis Robinson
  • Ms. Ann Rhomberg
    • William Milton Bell V
  • Dr. Betty and Mr. George Richardson
    • Sterling George Hardy Richardson
  • Mr. and Mrs. James Robinson
    • James Dardis Robinson
  • Mr. and Mrs. William W. Robinson
    • Hawkins Quinn Robinson
  • Mr. and Mrs. William W. Robinson
    • Hawkins Quinn Robinson
  • Dr. and Mrs. Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo
    • James Henry Wynn
  • Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. Rose
    • Jeff Crawford Dawson III
  • Mrs. Bonnie Rounder
    • Tilden Edward Rounder
  • Ms. Emily Salmon
    • Adams Hardt Salmon
  • Mr. and Mrs. John Scarbrough
    • Parker Fields
  • Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schaeffer
    • Benjamin Leonard Anthony
  • Mr. and Mrs. Phil Schuyler
    • George Schuyler Vest
  • Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sidney Smith, Jr.
    • William Neely Mallory V
  • Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Strawn
    • William Franklin Adams
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Tashie
    • Gustave McKinnon Tashie
    • Henry David Tashie
  • Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Taylor
    • Herbert Hobson Hunt
  • Ms. Michele Thomas
    • John Michael Thomas, Jr. '25
  • Ms. Lucie May Thompson
    • Henry Caldwell Walker
  • Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Alexander Thompson III
    • Frank Philips Thompson
    • James Norfleet Thompson
    • Treadwell Blakesley Thompson, jr.
    • Samuel Alexander Thompson V
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Tindall
    • Easton Brooks McAdoo
  • Mr. and Mrs. Bob Tragarz
    • Jack Murphy
  • Mr. and Mrs. Danny Trusty
    • Eli Sims Boyd '25
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jalal Umlani
    • Rumi Umlani
  • Mr. and Mrs. Mike Warner
    • James William Warner
  • Mr. and Mrs. Mike Washburn
    • Crawford Perry Washburn
    • Haile Adams Washburn
  • Dr. and Mrs. William H. West
    • West Hodges
  • Mr. and Mrs. David Wilder
    • David Johnson Wilder
    • Henry Raburn Wilder
  • Rev. and Mrs. Sanders L. Willson
    • David Augustine Willson, Jr.
  • Mr. and Mrs. C. Kemmons Wilson, Jr.
    • Adrian Collins Blackney, Jr. '25
    • Wilson Thompson Blackney
  • Dr. and Mrs. Dexter Hathaway Witte III
    • Dexter Hathaway Witte V
  • Dr. Mark Edward Wiygul
    • Andrew Sandidge Riley
    • Neal Valentine Riley
    • William Morris Riley
  • Mrs. Jan Valentine Wiygul
    • Andrew Sandidge Riley
    • Neal Valentine Riley
    • William Morris Riley
  • Dr. and Mrs. Earl Jack Wohrman, Jr.
    • Earl Jack Wohrman IV
  • Mrs. Mary Wood
    • Harvey Edward Garrett
  • Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Wright
    • Charles Wilson Wright
  • Mr. and Mrs. Greg Yonchak
    • Andrew Harris Yonchak
  • Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Young
    • Thomas Rice
    • William Daniel Rice

* Deceased

Memorials & Honorariums

Memorials

  • Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Bell
    • Mrs. Anna Brewer
  • Mrs. Mary Hearn Coleman
    • Mrs. Helen T. Riggs
  • Mrs. Mary Hearn Coleman
    • Mrs. Suellyn Ruffin
  • Mrs. Mary Hearn Coleman
    • Mr. Reid Sanders 1961
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Crawford Dawson, Sr.
    • Mrs. Katherine Cockroft
  • Dr. and Mrs. Dan Eason
    • Mr. Reid Sanders 1961
  • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Farris III
    • Mrs. Barbara Morris
  • Mr. and Mrs. John E Goodman, Jr.
    • Mrs. Barbara Morris
  • Drs. Barbara and Joe Harris
    • Dr. Len Sumner
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Jostworth
    • Mr. Paul Douglas '78
  • Mr. Ross Maxwell Kaye '18
    • Mr. Tim Johnson
  • Mr. and Mrs. Don Kilgore
    • Mrs. Anna Brewer
  • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kyle
    • Mr. Tim Johnson
  • Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henley Montgomery III '60
    • Mr. Dwight Drinkard, Sr.
  • Mr. Stan Ruffin
    • Mrs. Suellyn Ruffin
  • Drs. Rebekah and Rusty Shappley
    • Ms. Marilyn Born
  • Ms. Lucie May Thompson
    • Mr. Reid Sanders 1961
  • Mr. Eugene Edward Tibbs, Jr. '80
    • Mr. Jack Stanford
  • Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Williamson
    • Mrs. Barbara Morris
  • Mr. and Mrs. James D. Witherington, Jr.
    • Mrs. Barbara Morris
  • Mr. and Mrs. James D. Witherington, Jr.
    • Mr. Reid Sanders 1961

Honorariums

  • Mr. and Mrs. John Alexander
    • Davidson ’18, Harry ’20 and Mac Alexander '23
  • Ms. Jo Ann Ammons
    • Ashley Garner
  • Mr. and Mrs. Paul Anderson
    • Anderson Stone '25, Waring Stone and their teachers
  • Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Anthony, Jr.
    • Benjamin Anthony
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Barrett
    • Class of 2025
  • Dr. Eve Cieutat and Dr. James W. Blatchford III
    • James W. Blatchford IV '13
  • Mr. and Mrs. Chad Boyd
    • Class of 2025
  • Mr. and Mrs. Byron Brown IV
    • Penn Brown
  • Mrs. Arthur Burns, Jr.
    • Lee, Arthur and Preston Burns
  • Mrs. Mary Hearn Coleman
    • Dr. Steve Threlkeld 1976
  • Mrs. Anne Curtis
    • Walker Curtis and John H Curtis III '95
  • Mr. and Mrs. Blake Elliott
    • Bryson Elliott
  • Dr. and Mrs. Joshua French
    • Owen French
  • Dr. and Mrs. Long Kang
    • Julian and Justin Kang
  • Drs. Jennifer and Drew Mason
    • Camden Mason '25
  • Dr. and Mrs. Ben Maddux
    • Jenny and Andrew Stenberg
  • Dr. Margaret Ann and Mr. Benjamin Kit Sanford Mays '93
    • Mays, Ford and Henry
  • Gaskill Strategies, LLC
    • Mr. Milton Lovell
  • Gaskill Strategies, LLC
    • Mr. Jim Witherington
  • Mr. and Mrs. Witte Brendan Meloni '05
    • Reece Meloni
  • Mr. and Mrs. John Monaghan '79
    • Becket Monaghan and John Monaghan '16
  • Mr. and Mrs. Walker Morris
    • Becket Monaghan
  • Mr. and Mrs. James A. Robinson, Jr. '62
    • James A. Robinson III, Jesse E. Robinson '99 and James A. Robinson, IV
  • Mr. and Mrs. William W. Robinson
    • Hawk and Lindsey Robinson
  • Mrs. Frederick C. Schaeffer
    • John, Davis and Edward Phillips
  • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Foster Smith III '92
    • Class of 2025
  • Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Weissinger
    • Wynn Weissinger
  • Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Williams
    • Duncan Ware Williams '16
  • Dr. Mark Edward Wiygul
    • The Riley Family
  • Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wojcik
    • Emily Lequerica

Programs

Young Scholars Program

The Young Scholars Program was launched in 2007 to provide the opportunity for boys from any part of the Memphis area to attend PDS. Young Scholar sponsors commit to support a Young Scholar for their entire PDS career.

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Mr. and Mrs. John D. Alexander II
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Beard '98
Crawford-Howard Private Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert William Frazee
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Jostworth
Mercy For Memphis
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Charlton Moore III '91
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. William Plosser
Mr. and Mrs. William Rice
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Scull IV '76
Second Presbyterian Church Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley C. Sewell
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stockburger
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Wetter Witherington '92
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Witherington
Mr. David Stewart Work '67

March Mania

March Mania Committee

Rebecca Anthony
Allie Baty
Allison Bragg
Sarah Conrad
Elizabeth Gordon
Haven Haynes
Brittney Haynie
Megan Johnson
Kate Mallory
Grier Stokes
Shanleigh Walton
Lexis Zellner

PRESENTING SPONSORS

Grinder, Taber & Grinder, Inc.
Pickle Iron

DIAMOND SPONSORS

Bishop Hearth & Home
First Horizon

PLATINUM SPONSORS

Advanced Dental Implant & TMJ Center
Chestnut Hall
Hank Hill Custom Building, LLC
Metro Construction
Murphy Custom Homes
Price Hays Construction
SESCO Lighting

GOLD SPONSORS

ATC Fitness
City Silo
Duncan Williams Asset Management
Elizabeth Malmo Interior Design
HTS Commodities
Jim Keras Automotive
Kiser’s Floor Fashions
McCabe Construction
Memphis University School
Myers Cobb Realtors
OrthoSouth
ProScan Solutions
RBC Wealth Management
Reliant Investment Management
Royal Furniture
Salmon Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Swanky’s Taco Shop/Cheffie’s Cafe
Sweet Noshings
Total Pain Care
Watkins Uiberall, PLLC

SILVER SPONSORS

Artisent Floors
Greenfield Arena
Gusmus Construction
Haynie Electric & HVAC, Inc.
Laurelwood Shopping Center
Matthew Gant, State Farm Agent

BRONZE SPONSORS

Hutchison School
Martha Robertson, Ware Jones Realtor
Pediatrics East
Zellner Contruction Services

PARTY PATRONS

Gina & Chad Boyd
Sarah & Will Conrad
Emily & John Eager
Shanna & Brian Eason
Carol & Matt Fields
Kristen & Alex Griffith
Brittney & Sam Haynie
Iyona & Earl Houston
Meredith & Andy Irwin
Megan & Wes Johnson
Anastasia & Michael LaBagnara
Mallory & Stephen Lester
Molly & Riccardo Marciano
Eleanore & Barry Maynard '93
Palmer & Foster Smith '92
Paige & Will Thompson '89
David Work '67
Sarah & Jon Wright
Mary Wilkes & Drew Yonchak

Scholarships

Bible

Second Presbyterian Church

Cultural Expeditions

He Family Foundation

Project Zero

Crawford Howard Private Foundation

Scholarship Fund

Crawford Howard Private Foundation
Second Presbyterian Church Foundation

Acknowledgements

Parents' Association Board 2024-2025

President
Iyona Houston

Vice President
Chavanne McDonald

Secretary
Emily Fisher

Nominations
Breland Fischer

Accelerated Reader Chair
Amy Thakkar

Accerated Reader Vice-Chair
Abbay Curtis

Art Appreciation Chair
Chantall Jenkins

Art Appreciation Vice-Chair
Katherine Thomison

Band Support Chair
Alexis Faber

Band Support Vice-Chair
TBD

Berclair Partnership Chair
Lesley Hansford

Berclair Partnership Vice-Chair
Lana Holmes

Book Fair Chair
Jennings Barnes

Book Fair Vice-Chair
Eleanore Maynard

Community Rewards Chair
Komal Noordin

Community Rewards Vice-Chair
Sultana Ali

Crusaders Care Chair
Mary Austin Smith

Crusaders Care Vice-Chair
Sarah Conrad

EC Connections Chair
Tori Shadrach

EC Connections Vice-Chair
Allison Bragg

Elementary Connections Chair
Malaney George

Elementary Connections Vice-Chair
E’Lane Williams

Faculty Appreciation Chair
Catherine Erb

Faculty Appreciation Vice-Chair
Brittney Haynie

Father/Son Event Chair
Michelle Wilson

Father/Son Event Vice-Chair
Martha Robertson

Hospitality Chair
Catherine O’Mell

Hospitality Vice-Chair
Amber McCabe

Library Volunteers Chair
Amy Robinson

Library Volunteers Vice-Chair
Melanie Schrank

PDS Buddies Chair
Brooke Justice

PDS Buddies Vice-Chair
Loren Lancaster

6th Grade Mother-Son Luncheon Chair
Audrey Hurst

6th Grade Mother-Son Luncheon Vice-Chair
Hattie Rounder

Spirit Sale Chair
Caroline Sones

Spirit Sale Vice-Chair
Lisa Shin

PDS Parents’ Association Liason
Kristen Griffith