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Alumni Recognition

Alumni Mission Award

In 2019, the Alumni Mission Award was created to recognize graduates from the Academy who are living the GA Mission: Independent in Thought, Confident in Expression, Compassionate in Spirit, Collaborative in Action, and Honorable in Deed. The Award is bestowed on a bi-annual basis by the Alumni Society Board. Enjoy reading below about the first 14 recipients of this honor.

Nominees must be 10 years or more out from graduation (Class of 2017 or older). Honorees will be notified and announced in Summer 2027, and honored during GA/PC Day & Alumni Weekend in 2027. We will share a form here when nominations open. 

Athletic Hall of Fame

Alumni baseball team at the Hall of Fame Induction

Created in 1995, GA's Athletic Hall of Fame has recognized over 175 alumni student-athletes, coaches, teams, and special friends.

Class of 1760


The honorary "Class of 1760" was created by the Germantown Academy Alumni Society Board to recognize non-alumni for their outstanding contributions to the Academy and was named in commemoration of the Academy’s first graduating class.

In November 1951, the inaugural class of honorary alumni were inducted and included those community members who "have devoted their interests...and contributed time and service to the welfare of the school." 

Each year, the Alumni Society Board considers nominations for election into the Class of 1760. Please take a moment to nominate a non-alumni parent, past parent, grandparent, faculty/staff, or friend in our community who should be considered for this special honor.

Nominees are not to be judged by the number of letters of recommendation, but by their merit and outstanding service to the Academy. A form will be available here when nominations open.

Candidates with appropriate qualifications include these constituents:

Faculty, Staff or Coach: Those individuals who work over-and-above expectations to consistently and effectively improve the quality of life at the Academy whether by inspiring students to develop intellectual curiosity and to become leaders, or by contributing, often behind the scenes, to the internal functioning of the Academy.

Parent/Parent of Alumni or Grandparent: Those individuals who give themselves to help make Germantown Academy a better institution. Parents and Parents of Alumni selected demonstrate years of involvement and selfless dedication to advancing GA’s Mission in both word and deed.

Friends: Other individuals whose efforts greatly influence the direction, policies, and growth of the Academy, in some instances visible only after a long period of time due to the nature of the contributions. 

Current Members of the Class of 1760

Academy Club


Founded by the members of the Class of 1924, the Academy Club is an organization whose members are chosen by their peers in recognition of their dedication, involvement, and school spirit as well as their commitment to keep their class connected to GA as alumni.

The purpose of the club is to create, in the words of the founders, a "closer relationship between the Alumni body of Germantown Academy and the school itself." This spirit of dedication and involvement is commemorated each year when GA and the senior class honor certain class members for contributing to the life of the school.

Club Leadership - Academy Club Co-Presidents
Simi Kaplin Baer '91
Shana Duffine Genkin '95

Academy Club Members

The names are listed below by last name.