Anne Banfich is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Peter Banfich of Plymouth, Indiana.

She matriculated at Indiana University in the fall of 2004.  

Anne was four-year student. She was named the Senior Prefect for the Culver Academies, effective for the start of the 2003-04 school year.

As selected by peers in upper-level student leadership positions, the Senior Prefect represents the voice of Culver Girls Academy through her association with the Dean of Girls and a variety of constituencies. She coordinates the government of all dorms to ensure consistency and communication among them. She is charged with the responsibility of seeing that all dorm chairwomen and prefects fulfill their responsibilities.

Anne received both Gold A (3.7 grade-point average or better during a given semester) and Silver A (3.2 grade-point average or better) Awards at Culver. She also was a member of the three-time state champion lacrosse team for three consecutive years, earning All-American honors as a junior and senior in goal.

Clay Lewis, the son of  Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lewis of Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, graduated with the class of 2003 and followed two older brothers to the United States Military Academy at West Point.  

The top all-around male student at Culver with better than a 4.2 grade-point average, Clay was selected to represent the Academies at the Presidential Classroom Scholars Program in Washington, D.C. Held the last week of January in 2002, the seminar focused on a broad view of the federal government. A member of the Blue Key Society who also was awarded Cum Laude Society status, he lettered three times in lacrosse, and in May of 2001 was the recipient of the Thomas Hyde Medal, presented to the best new cadet in the Infantry or Band. His leadership roles ranged from unit first sergeant and infantry battalion sergeant major to lieutenant and member of the regimental staff.

 Kathryne Elizabeth Walsh, the daughter of 

Capt. and Mrs. John Walsh of Stony Brook, New York graduated with the class of 2003 and matriculated at Wellesley College.  

She received three Gold A’s. Attained with a grade-point average of 3.7 or better, the award is the highest academic honor available during a given semester. She also earned three Silver A’s (3.2 grade-point average or better) and earlier this year was named a recipient of the American Association of Teachers of French Outstanding High School Student in French Award.

Most recently, Kathryne  was selected as an England Speaking Union Scholar to study next year at Dover College. She is one of three Culver students and one of 30 in the country to earn the honor. She also performed in the spring play as a sophomore and as a junior.  

Haining “Helen” Yu, the daughter of 

Mr. Yueyi Yu and Mrs. Jianchu Jin of Alpharetta, Georgia, graduated with the class of 2003 and matriculated at Georgia Institute of Technology.  She received six consecutive Gold A’s. Attained with a grade-point average of 3.7 or better, the award is the highest academic honor available during a given semester.

                Helen is a member of the Blue Key society and attained Cum Laude Society status prior to her senior year, scoring 1520 on her SAT as a junior. In September of 2002, she was named one of 16,000 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, representing the top one percent of more than 1.3 million seniors who entered the competition by taking the 2001 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Qualifying Test. She moved on to be one of Culver’s two finalists for the award. She also had two letters in fencing and was co-captain of the team this past winter.

Lauren Zurbrugg is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tony (N'64) Zurbrugg of Culver, Indiana. 

She matriculated at The Royal School in England in the fall of 2004 as part of the English Speaking Union Scholars Program.  

She was a four-year student, who received seven Silver A Awards and a Gold A as a senior.

Effective at the start of the 2003-04 school year, Lauren was the Culver Girls Academy Council Chair and the president of the Community Service Council. She received the CGA Council Award as a senior.

During the first leadership rotation in the fall of her junior year, she was selected to serve as secretary to the Culver Girls Academy Council, the highest leadership position for a junior girl.  At the end of her junior year she received the Bertha L. Jones Award- established to honor Mrs. Jones, who as Academy Librarian from 1966-1990, gave unselfishly of her time and energy to enhance the educational opportunities for girls at Culver. The award is given to the junior girl who by her outstanding constructive influence among her peers has made a significant contribution to Culver Girls Academy.  In addition, she was a varsity fencer, co-captain of the women’s epee team and competed four years in the sport at the Junior Olympics Fencing Championships. Lauren spent four weeks at Oxford University in England prior to her senior year, participating in the Oxford Advanced Studies Program.