The 1953 Society

The 1953 Society honors distinguished members who have made exceptional contributions that shaped Colorado Rocky Mountain School's legacy, recognizing outstanding alumni, long-serving faculty, staff, and trustees whose impact transcends their formal roles.

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The 1953 Society Inductees

Adele Hause

Honorary Alumna 1965, Faculty 1961-2001

Adele Hause

Adele Hause arrived at CRMS in 1962. For over three decades, she served in several…

Anne Holden

Founder; Faculty 1953-67

Anne Holden

Anne Lacey Holden (1911-1997) and her husband John were behind one of America’s most adventurous…

Barb Snobble

Faculty 1955-69

Barb Snobble

Jack and Barb Snobble agreed to join the Holdens on the CRMS faculty soon after…

Bill Moore ’60

Trustee 1989-1998

Bill Moore ’60

A Denver resident for more than fifty years, as were his Denver mother (Eudorah Morse…

Charlotte Jossman

Faculty 1954-1962

Charlotte Jossman

Charlotte studied languages (English, French, Spanish, Latin, and Greek) at the University of Berlin and…

E.S. Wells Kerr

Faculty 1959-1975, Honorary Trustee 1959-1976

E.S. Wells Kerr

John and Anne Holden convinced Wells Kerr, the emeritus Dean of Phillips Exeter Academy, to…

Gene Hebert

Faculty 1968-1989

Gene Hebert

Gene L. Hebert was born September 28, 1933, in Norwich, New York, to George and…

Harald “Shorty” Pabst

Trustee 1953-65 & 1966-79

Harald “Shorty” Pabst

John Holden secured the support of benefactors and members of the community that would lay…

Jack Snobble

Faculty 1955-69

Jack Snobble

Jack and Barb Snobble agreed to join the Holdens on the CRMS faculty soon after…

Joe Frank

Faculty 1958-1970

Joe Frank

Joe Frank was a beloved figure at CRMS who brought exceptional intellectual breadth and demanding…

John Holden

Founder; Faculty 1953-67

John Holden

Anne Lacey Holden (1911-1997) and her husband John were behind one of America’s most adventurous…

Lee Ann Eustis

Faculty 1965-80; Honorary Alumna 1968; Trustee 1979-86, 1989-99 & 2003-17

Lee Ann Eustis

Lee Ann’s CRMS journey started as a new parent living in the New Boy’s Dorm,…

Marlyn Fiscus

Staff 1956-97

Marlyn Fiscus

Marlyn and her family were driven from eastern Colorado in 1940 by drought and crop…

Mary Whitford Graves ’60

Trustee 1998-2007

Mary Whitford Graves ’60

The noteworthy characteristic of my 83 year-long life is moving: changing locations where I lived…

Noël Congdon

Trustee 1978-1987

Noël Congdon

Noël–or Noey–Congdon and her husband Tom suffered the ultimate tragedy when their daughter Natasha fell…

Pat Fender

Faculty 1961-2000

Pat Fender

Pat Fender was born in Denver and  returned to Colorado after college, moving to the…

Pat Stein Spitzmiller ’60

Alumna

Pat Stein Spitzmiller ’60

Passionate about nature, art, literature, and her wide circle of friends and family, Patricia Stein…

Paula Mechau

Faculty 1953-76; Trustee 1976-82

Paula Mechau

The Holdens met Paula Mechau and her family at a neighbors’ house one summer evening…

Ralph Beck ’73

Trustee 1997-2006

Ralph Beck ’73

Ralph Beck first came to CRMS in the summer of 1970 through a family connection…

Rolleen Stricker

Faculty 1958-1975

Rolleen Stricker

Rolleen Stricker served on the CRMS faculty as an English and Religion teacher for 17…

Steve Shanzer

Faculty 1954-79

Steve Shanzer

Steve Shanzer holds the unique distinction of being the only person to appear in every…

Tedd Hepp ’61

Trustee 2003-2015

Tedd Hepp ’61

Why Ted Hepp ’61 supported CRMS In terms of proportion, his gifts to CRMS could…

Tom Congdon

Trustee 1989-1998

Tom Congdon

Noël–or Noey–Congdon and her husband Tom suffered the ultimate tragedy when their daughter Natasha fell…

Tony Cherin ’58

Trustee 1993-2021

Tony Cherin ’58

Colorado Rocky Mountain School lost a great friend and supporter in Tony Cherin ‘58 when…