Capital Giving
2017-2022
The vision for our most recent Excellence Begins with E campaign was to create spaces that inspire collaboration and exploration and enrich community, to support our students and faculty by properly equipping them and empowering them in their search for truth, to provide a continuity of experience across Grades K-12, and to continue to enhance the quality and accessibility of an Ensworth education.
Initiatives
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Renovation and expansion of the Robinson Hall servery and dining hall for Grades K-8
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Construction of new academic building for Grades 3-5 with larger classrooms and collaborative spaces
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Renovation of current K-1 classrooms and addition of new modular furniture
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Completion of a loop road around campus to ensure a secure perimeter
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Renovation of old Grades 3-5 wing to provide new Grade 2 classrooms, dedicated classrooms for World Languages, a new Lower School science lab, and expanded AfterCare space
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Creation of a turf field and a new Lower School playground
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Renovation of the quad to provide a gathering area for all K-8 students and space for community events
"We love Ensworth and, in particular, the Red Gables experience. Jim attended Red Gables, and his mother and brother both attended Red Gables. They all share fond memories of their experience at Ensworth and take pride in seeing our daughters get to share in those experiences, too. At the same time, our daughters were literally sitting in the same classrooms, with basically the same classroom furniture and fixtures, that Jim and his brother sat in 30+ years ago. We hoped that, through the Campaign, future generations of students could continue to share in the unique and wonderful Red Gables experience–but in an enhanced and modern setting, taking advantage of all the improvements and advances that a new building could facilitate. Basically, we were inspired to make the Red Gables experience even better."
—The Bowen Family
"From as early as kindergarten, we’ve watched how the teachers instill and shape a sense of community among their classrooms. Ensworth has a 'wider angle lens' on the holistic development of the child, including creating a communal space for each child to be inspired to find his/her best self: socially, academically, artistically, and athletically. We believe this allows the children to truly thrive."
—The Dyer Family
Leadership
Leadership Team
TJ Wilt ’91 – Co-Chair
Amy Christiansen – Co-Chair
David Braemer
Phil Krebs
Will Morrow
Honorary Chairs
The late Edith McBride Bass
The late Patricia C. Frist
The late Alice Ingram Hooker
The late Margaret Ann Robinson
Steering Committee
David Braemer
Kathryn Brown
Laura Chadwick
Amy Christiansen
Trisha Elcan ’79
Chad Greer
Phil Krebs
Hill McAlister ’73
Bruce Moore
Jamee Thompson
Christi Turner
TJ Wilt ’91
Past Trustee Chairs
Randy Smith
Reed Trickett
Parent Chairs
Jamee Thompson
Christi Turner
Parents of Alumni Chairs: Red Gables
Mary Leyden & Torry Johnson
Barby & Govan White
Parents of Alumni Chairs: Frist Campus
Kathryn Brown
Laura Chadwick
Trisha (Frist) Elcan ’79
Volunteers
Elizabeth & Clark Akers ’71
Lexie & James Armstrong
Courtney & Christian Bahr
Stephanie & David Bailey
Christen & Cole Barfield ’95
Anne & Josh Buckley
Kemp & Jeffrey Buntin ’87
Daphne & Rawls Butler
Liza (Caldwell ’88) & Greg Coleman
Amy Colton
Stephanie & Forrest Conner
Kathy & Mike Dorr
Lucy & Greg Duvall
Shervin Eftekhari
Phyllis & Steve Fridrich
Ashley Frist
Kitty Ganier ’97
Kailey Hand
Clay Hart
Laurie & Steven Hooper ’83
Christy Ivey
Coco & Chris Kyriopoulos
Farrell & David Mason ’87
Deb McDermott
Shannon & Mike McGuffin
Karen Moore
Danna & Mike Ryan
Laurie & Jim Seabury
Dorothy (Barfield ’86) & Clay Sifford
Barbara & Brett Smith
Anne Stringham
Norm Thomas
Missy & John Voigt
Donors
$2 Million+
Trisha and Chuck Elcan
James Stephen Turner Family Foundation
Christi and Jay Turner
$1 Million+
Ann & Monroe Carell Foundation
Kathryn and David Brown
Edie and David Johnson
Julie Carell Stadler
Cynthia and Dave Arnholt and the Haslam Family
Laura and John Chadwick
Mr. and Mrs. H. Rodes Hart
Speer Foundation
Lynnda Speer
Christi and Richard Speer
$500,000+
Mr. and Mrs. H. Lee Barfield II
Mr. and Mrs. Lawson C. Allen
Dr. and Mrs. L. Cole Barfield
Mr. and Mrs. Brock Kidd
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Sifford
Kathryn and David Brown
Ensworth Parent Association
Joanne Fleming Hayes
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Ingram
Louise Bullard Wallace Foundation
Elena and David Graves
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Nesbitt Jr.
Betsy and Dave Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wallace
Karen and Bruce Moore
Leah and Jim Sohr
Jamee and De Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Toby S. Wilt Sr.
$250,000+
Bottorff Family Foundation
Jennifer and Billy Frist
Julie and Tommy Frist
Craig and Trista Goguen
Gwen and Frank Gordon
Kailey and J.R. Hand
Amber and Phil Hertik
Mr. and Mrs. Orrin H. Ingram II
Katherine Hawkins Letterman
Mr. and Mrs. Seamus P. Ross
Samuel M. Fleming Foundation
Jodi and Mark Banks
Joanne Fleming Hayes
Dallas and Fleming Wilt
T.J. Wilt
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Ingram
Louise Bullard Wallace Foundation
Elena and David Graves
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Nesbitt Jr.
Betsy and Dave Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wallace
Karen and Bruce Moore
Leah and Jim Sohr
Jamee and De Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Toby S. Wilt Sr.
$100,000+
Anonymous Donors (4)
Brad and Kim Blevins
Jack and Barbara Bovender
Sara and Richard Bovender
Ravi Chari and Sharon Albers
Georgette and Shervin Eftekhari
Phyllis and Steve Fridrich
Ashley and Harrison Frist
Senator and Mrs. William H. Frist
Kristen and Chad Greer
Glenna and Sam Hazen
The late Alice Ingram Hooker
Lisa and John Campbell
Mrs. Martha R. Ingram
The late Frances C. Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Krebs
Emily and Hill McAlister
Lise and Will Morrow
The Rich Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Tate Rich
Mr. and Mrs. William Rich
Ms. Amy Rich and Mr. Eddie Schmidt
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Riven
Anne and Joe Russell
Rebecca and John Howard
Laurie and Jim Seabury
Mr. and Mrs. Brian S. Smallwood
Jacqueline and McClain Towery
$50,000+
Anne Potter Wilson Foundation
Blair Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Wilson
David and Timiny Braemer
Richard Braemer and Amy Finkel
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Buntin Jr.
Nancy and Jeff Bunting
Bratschi Campbell
Amy and Doug Christiansen
Amy and Overton Colton
Crain Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James Armstrong
Donna and Keith Crowe
The late Mr. & Mrs. Brownlee O. Currey, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ansel L. Davis
Amanda and Bob Farnsworth
The Freeland Family
Rene Houghland
Chloe Ward
Rebecca and John Howard
Rob and Jody Hull
Mr. and Mrs. Crews Johnston III
The late Margaret Ann Robinson
Alex and Polly Ryerson
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Smith
Kari and Chadd Tierney
Becky Webb & the late James A. Webb III
$25,000+
Elizabeth and Clark Akers
Mr. and Mrs. James Armstrong
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Atwood
David and Stephanie Bailey
Sallie and John Bailey
The late Edith McBride Bass
Mr. Jack M. Bass III
Ms. Jeanie Bass
Leslie McKinney Bass
Mrs. Lisa B. Foote
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson III
Eliza and Stuart Brunson
Daphne and Rawls Butler
Sandy and Don Cochran
Stephanie and Forrest Conner
Beth and Richard Courtney
Drew Crawford
Lucy and Greg Duvall
Jenny and John Dyer
Susan and Jonathan Dyke
Mr. and Mrs. Alec T. Estes
Jean M. Ewing
Elizabeth and Gregg Gerken
Amanda Church and Cesar Gueikian
Carolyn and Hartley Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Hooper
Anne and Bedell James
Torry and Mary Leyden Johnson
Emily and Will Kurtz
Chris and Coco Kyriopoulos
Matt and Ashley Lane
Farrell and David Mason
Deb and Kevin McDermott
Shannon and Mike McGuffin
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Oakley
Kimberly Patikas
Mimi and Johnson Phillips
Danna and Mike Ryan
Casey and Chris Seay
The T & T Family Foundation
Currey and Wade Thornton
Linda and Lester Turner
Stewart and Clay Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Reed Trickett
Mr. and Mrs. Govan D. White
Dallas and Fleming Wilt
Wyatt Johnson Automotive Group
Katherine and Mike Cannata
Wiff and Wendell Harmer
$10,000+
Beth and Brian Bachmann
Shawn and Elizabeth Bailes
Candy and Jim Bass
Denise and Jim Boosalis
Jim and Laura Bowen
Rebecca and Scott Bowers
Louise and John Bryan
Sarah and Bob Buchanan
Joshua and Anne Buckley
Terre and Doug Cahill
Katherine and Mike Cannata
Greg and Liza Coleman
Bruce and Kirsten Crosby
Janet and Michael Dagley
Kathy and Mike Dorr
Julie and Adam Dretler
R. Rick Hart
Christy Wilkins Ivey
Tom and Ashleigh Kendrot
Dr. and Mrs. MacRae F. Linton
Mr. and Mrs. Abhishek Mathur
Sally and Jon Nesbitt
Katie and Forrest Porterfield
Yvonne and Michael Ralsky
Jamie and Ben Rechter
Amy Liz and John Riddick
The late Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. David Rollins,
David and Mary Rollins Advised
Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Elena and Robert Rollins
Barbara and Brett Smith
Kathleen Armour-Spitzer and Ned Spitzer
Bonney and Jim Todd
Drs. Victor and Stacey Vallejo
Dr. and Mrs. Trent Wallace
Jonna and Doug Whitman
Excellence Campaign Supporters
Anonymous Donor
The Ahrend Family
John and Carol Bachmann
Courtney and Christian Bahr
Elizabeth and Charles Barrett
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Bass
Jason Bates and G. L. Black
Shelly and Rob Bearden
Andrew and Elizabeth Bond
Joe Brady
Dr. and Mrs. William F. Buckley
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Buttarazzi
Lauren and David Carlson
Drs. David and Neesha Choma
Stacey and Stu Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan J. Cole
Patti and Will David Coleman
Karmyn and Chris Conk
Ruby Cortner and Bill Fletcher
Lisa and Dave Coviello
Todd and Carlie Cruse
Abby Curtis
Delia and David Darst
Laura and Land Deleot
Megan and David Eskind
Mr. and Mrs. Royce E. Fentress Jr.
The Gainous Family
Glenn Family
Kashish Goel and Nidhi Gupta
Kevin and Amanda Graff
Linda and Kerry Graham
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Groomes
Grace Hall
Katie and Mike Haney
Jenny Hannon
Ann Phillips Harmer
Karly and Clay Hart
Clark and Tom Harwell
Bzur and Page Haun
Catherine and Michael Hayes
The Henry Laird Smith Foundation
Ms. Jeannette Sloan Warner
Virgil Herring
Ashley and Joe Howell
Mrs. Jeanne Hubert and Mr. Peter C. Sales
Kim and Bryce Hubner
The Hunt Family Foundation
Allan B. Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. James V. Hunt Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. James V. Hunt Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Granbery Jackson III
Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. James Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson L. Jarman
Heather and Stephen Johnson
Sukey and Kenneth Johnson
Ms. Whitney L. Johnson
Johnson Johnson Crabtree Architects, P.C.
Ling and Andy Kelley
Cannon and Catherine King
Tracy and Kristie Langston
The Larson Family
Jennifer and Phillip Lawson
Jodie and Hal Lawton
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Liapunov
Aeron and Catherine Lucas
Mrs. Jane N. Lupton
Mamie Cayce McAlister
Jeff and Rosella Minikus
The Mixon Family
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson III
Charles Nelson IV
Maddin Nelson
Drs. Amanda and Duc Nguyen
Mrs. Alfene S. Page
Kristin and Carter Paine
Mr. and Mrs. Craig W. Perry
Tim Petrikin
Pam and John Picklesimer
Alexia and Charley Poe
Dr. Ellen C. Reynolds
Rachel Robinson
Ellie and Trent Rosenbloom
Rebecca and Grant Rutledge
Ms. Mary Elizabeth Sales and
Mr. Ed Frank Strauss
Maureen and Donald Seitz
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Shayne
Libby and Jason Sheer
Lorien and John Sites
Allison and Arthur Smith
Lindsey and Dominick Smith
Betty and Randy Smith
Fran Spurrier
Matthew T. Sugalski
Anne and Jim Tate
Margaret Hutton Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Norman A. Thomas III
Emily and Crom Tidwell III
Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Tolbert
Tiffany Townsend and Todd Matthews
Missy and John Voigt
Drs. Joseph and Stephaine Walker
Missy and Paul Wallace
Jenifer and Wesley Weeks
Ann and Axson West
Chris Wong and Jeanette Bauchat
Maury and Mark Woolwine