The Order of the Phoenix
The Order of the Phoenix is an invitation-only award that established in 1908 by the president of the School General William Verbeck. It was originally founded as a means of recognizing service to School and the accomplishments its students, alumni, and faculty.
The Order of the Phoenix was continuously awarded at our School, first at St. John’s, then Manlius, and later Manlius Pebble Hill, until 1973. It was revived during the 2010 Alumni Weekend and will henceforth be awarded annually to alumni, faculty, trustees, former faculty, students, and other special friends of all three schools.
Member of the Order of the Phoenix receive special lifetime benefits, which include:
- A gold-plated Order of the Phoenix lapel pin
- A special “Order of the Phoenix rate” at various MPH events
- Invitation to MPH’s annual Leadership Recognition Dinner
- Inclusion at special Order of the Phoenix events
Each year, new members will be inducted during Clambake Weekend’s opening ceremony. This year’s presentation will occur on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at noon at the Manlius flagpole on the MPH campus.
Over 1150 alumni, faculty, and friends of the School have been inducted into the Order of the Phoenix since its inception in 1919. A complete listing can be found here. Please let us know if you see any errors.
The School extends heartfelt thanks to John Ellis ’67HQ our School historian for his work in revitalizing the Order of the Phoenix. Any questions or corrections should be emailed to Tina Morgan.
Since 2010 and 2011 were “rebuilding years” for the Order of the Phoenix, we had a lot of catching up to do and inducted many new members. Henceforth, classes will be somewhat smaller.
2011 Inductees
Larry Adams ’59A
Trent Amond ’74, faculty
Janet Amond ’78
Russ Andrews ’64
Cherie Bisnett, faculty
Steve Burchesky ’66C (second award)
Tom Denton ’65, former faculty
Dick Doust ’61
Tracy Frank, faculty
Keith Gatling, faculty
Had Fuller ’60A
Steve Johnson ’62
Laura Lavine ’73
Sue Leahey, faculty
Peter Manolakos, trustee
Tina Morgan, faculty
Claire Myers-Usiatynski ’72
Ed Nathan ’61HQ (second award)
Jenn Neuner, faculty
Lloyd Osgood ’67HQ
Bob Pratt ’67HQ
Nat Reidel ’65
Paul Silverstein ’67B
Eric Spevak
Dave Temes ’97
Peter Terry, former faculty
Sylvie Terry, former faculty
George Urist, trustee
Josh Wells ’89
2010 Inductees
Maureen Anderson, faculty
Rolly Anderson ’66B (second award)
Baxter Ball, faculty
Sue Bahner, former faculty
Reverend Suzi Bahner Harriff, friend
Fred Benedict ’58A
Chris Ellis ’68HQ
John Ellis ’67HQ
John Lenore ’47A
Paul Morton ’59A
Bob Oberst ’59B
Bill Rezak ’59A
Chuck Richards ’59A
Ted Shiro ’47A
Tom Potter ’67B
Bob Theis ’67B
Reverend Guido Verbeck, friend
Over 1150 alumni, faculty, and friends of the School have been inducted into the Order of the Phoenix since its inception in 1919. A complete listing can be found here. Please let us know if you see any errors.
