The Stahl Family’s long and deep legacy at Derryfield lives in the many members of our community they have touched as Founders, scholars, teachers, advisors, students, and alumni at Derryfield. After Drs. Barbara and David Stahl helped found the School, Dr. Barbara Stahl remained a lifelong member of Derryfield’s Board of Trustees, helping guide the School’s development for 40 years. All four of their children attended Derryfield, spanning the first 14 years of Derryfield’s operation. Two of their daughters, Susan ’70 and Nancy ’73, stepped forward during the Thinking Forward campaign to help support the Derryfield Vision for the next generation. They joined the campaign in honor of their parents, particularly their mother, who they believe would be very pleased with Derryfield today. Susan and Nancy were also moved by their visit to the School last year and by Mary Halpin Carter’s expression of the School’s vision. Nancy reflected that her experience at Derryfield taught her not just to have goals, but how to work to realize them. She views supporting the Thinking Forward campaign as a way of ensuring that Derryfield can continue teaching those lessons to future generations. Susan acknowledges that, “Derryfield was groundbreaking when it was founded,” and hopes that we will “continue to break new ground in education for the next 50 years.” Susan said, “I am proud to be an alumna and I hope that future generations of students will feel the same way.”