The Class of 2016 members of McCallie's chapter of the Cum Laude Society
Thirty-three McCallie seniors were recognized at Chapel as 2015 members of the Cum Laude Society in recognition of academic excellence. These young men were selected to recognize their place in the top 20 percent of the senior class as measured by cumulative GPA in their Upper School courses at McCallie.
The 2015 Cum Laude inductees at McCallie School are: Montgomery Belk, Marut Bhagat, Banner Brock, Michael Brown, Arjun Chander, Peter Cho, Nic Chung, Hampton Clark, Ace Damodaran, Nelson Eiselstein, Edward Ellis, Donovan Fan, Aiden Gelb, Kaleb Gosdin, Jiahao Guo, Dan Harper, Harrison Jennings, Hyo Kim, Grayson King, Lucas Liu, Brendan Lynch, Evan Majic, Parker Marshall, Gareth May, Duncan Moore, Nathan Newbold, Nicholas Seay, Karl Shadle, Jacob Sloan, Dustin Smith, Kevin Wagoner, Sam Wood and Chris Zhu.
Only a student’s work at McCallie is considered for determining eligibility for Cum Laude, and a student must have been at McCallie for at least one full year.
McCallie School’s Cum Laude chapter is the oldest in Tennessee and has been active since 1952.
Middle School Head Lynn Goss spoke to the student body prior to the induction on the importance of understanding the burden of others and the importance of being grateful for the gifts given Following the talk, Associate Director of College Guidance Jeff Kurtzman recited the names this year’s inductees.