Bryn Athyn College: Jamie Reynolds, Academy Girls School; Jack McCabe,
Academy Boys School; Ivy Daum, Bryn Athyn College; David Steen, Bryn
Athyn College Theological School.
Honored as Distinguished Alumni for the Secondary Schools were:
• Elaine Synnestvedt Asplundh (Girls School, 1974). She earned her
AA from Bryn Athyn College and her BS from Temple University. She
is a certified coach for the United States Volleyball Association and the
Professional Tennis Association and has coached both sports in the
Girls School and College – as well as lacrosse, badminton, basketball
and cheerleading. She has served as Athletic Director and Head of the
Department of Physical Education at the College. She and her husband,
Reed, have 10 children and four grandchildren. She loves to volunteer,
including as a foster parent for both children and animals.
• Jill Heilman Rogers (Girls School 1964). She earned her AA and
BA from Bryn Athyn College and her MA in Religious Studies from
the Theological School. She taught for many years in the Bryn Athyn
Church School and the College, and worked with the General Church
Office of Education, including as Assistant Director. In retirement in
North Carolina, she teaches Sunday School, consults for the Glenview
New Church School, and leads the Education Committee for the
Midwestern Academy of the New Church Board. She and her husband,
Prescott, have five children and 12 grandchildren.
• The Rev. Prescott A. Rogers (Boys School, 1964). He earned his
BA in Classical Studies at Franklin and Marshall College, his MA in
Religious Studies from Temple University, and his MDiv from the
Bryn Athyn College Theological School. He has taught in Bryn Athyn
at the elementary school, Secondary Schools, College and Theological
School – where he still teaches select courses. He has served as Principal
of the Bryn Athyn Church School and President of the Academy. In
retirement, he is pastor of the Charlotte New Church Circle in North
Carolina. His reunion class’s gift to the Academy was publication of his
book, The Triune Word.
• The Rev. Dr. Jonathan S. Rose (Boys School, 1974). He earned his
AA and BA from Bryn Athyn College, his MDiv from the Theological
School, and his MA and PhD in Latin from Bryn Mawr College. He was
Curator of Swedenborgiana in the Swedenborg Library for 13 years and
joined the faculty of Bryn Athyn College, where he served as chaplain.
In 2001 he left to work for the Swedenborg Foundation as series editor
and translator for the New Century Edition of the Writings. He has
served on the General Church Translation Committee, The Word
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