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RCDS Celebrates Graduates Inducted to the
PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY
The Rumson Country Day School celebrated the achievements of its
graduates inducted to the Phi Beta Kappa Society. The nation’s most
prestigious honor society, PBK recognizes excellence in the arts and
sciences each year. To date, RCDS knows of more than 60 alumni who
have been selected for membership and suspects that there are more.
Kathryn Clark, ’12, the most recent alumna known to have received
the honor, graduated from The Peddie School and then Rhodes College
magna cum laude with a degree in art history. She was also the recipient
of the national Unsung Hero Award and one of seven students inducted
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ership in student activities, service to others and overall contributions to
the campus community.
“RCDS taught me to think of challenges as opportunities,” Clark
said. “The rigorous yet supportive environment prepared me for so many
things. The school prepares well-rounded students who think about
things in an interdisciplinary way. This skill lends itself to others like mul-
the workforce six months ago amid the pandemic.”
Fellow RCDS alumnus and Phi Beta Kappa member Matthew Haddad,
’97, agrees.
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“I credit RCDS with everything, frankly,” Haddad said. “The environment
was both nurturing and demanding in a way that pushed
you to excel. My teachers inspired me to think beyond the narrow and
taught me to be dedicated regardless of what you’re doing. This set the
tone for my future.”
Haddad’s journey after RCDS took him to Christian Brothers Academy
and then on to Lafayette College, followed by Cornell Law School.
Now a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in New York City, he recognizes
that his nine years at RCDS were instrumental in shaping his life both
professionally and personally.
with me today.”
Haddad hopes to instill these values in his children, which is one of
the reasons he recently enrolled his daughter in RCDS’s Early Childhood
Education Program.
Families interested in enrolling their children are encouraged to
learn more at rcds.org.
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