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2012 Valedictorian Speaks of Fleeting Moments
Valedictorian Wilson Kuhnel '12 took the podium on the porch of The Residence at Woodberry Forest School's 123rd graduation exercises on May 26, 2012, to say goodbye to his school on behalf of his classmates. Wilson spoke of fleeting encounters whose impact might only be realized years later, asserting, "We have prepared ourselves as Woodberry has intended, to reach out and grab that ephemeral wisp of chance when it comes along, and prepare for when it doesn't."
One hundred and three boys accepted diplomas at the cloudless Saturday morning ceremony attended by the entire student body, the faculty, and the friends and families of the graduates.
The morning also saw significant awards presented to members of the Class of 2012 and the community at large.
FRANK S. WALKER AWARD
Robert Morton Lanford
COLQUITT SHACKELFORD, JR. SENIOR MASTER'S AWARD
Jacob Garland Rainey
THE MRS. J. CARTER WALKER AWARD
Caswell Crooks Prewitt
THE WILLIAM B. MASON MEMORIAL
Calvin Conrad Prosise, Jr.
THE VIVIAN SLAUGHTER MEMORIAL MEDAL
Damien Christopher Chang
THE HEADMASTER'S AWARD
Charles Lee Dark Setzer
THE SERVICE MEMORIAL MEDAL
William Gibson Montgomery
THE WILLIAM CAMPBELL ARNOLD, JR. MEMORIAL AWARD
George Douglass Sutherland
THE WILLIAM M. HAHN MEMORIAL AWARD
Addison Troix St. John
THE ROBIN W.A. BREDIN MEMORIAL
Jason Lambeth Hill
THE GEORGE R. O'CONNOR PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
Dr. Karen Elizabeth Broaddus
THE FRANK HAWKINS KENAN MEDAL
William Wilson Kuhnel.
THE ARCHER CHRISTIAN MEMORIAL MEDAL Marshall Walker Deal
THE CLASS OF 2006 RESIDENTIAL LIFE AWARD David Hayes Smith
THE DISTINGUISHED ADVISER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE
Wallace Pope Hornady.
THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS
M. Anthony Gould
Travis J. Tysinger
Woodberry Forest School is an exceptional private school community for high school boys in grades nine through twelve. It is one of the top boarding schools in the United States and one of the only all-boys, all-boarding schools in the country.
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Woodberry Forest admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religious belief, and national or ethnic origin to all of the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religious belief, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs. The school is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant students.