“ Shaping Ethical Leaders” CONTENTS
SAINT DAVID’ S MAGAZINE
Volume 40, No. 2 Summer 2026
“ Shaping Ethical Leaders” CONTENTS
2 From the Headmaster 4 Tom Ryan- A Tribute by Eugene Romanosky 8 Dr. O’ Halloran’ s and Alumni Tributes to Mr. Ryan 18 Excel: Shaping Ethical Leaders by Ali Aoyama
22 Leadership Is Built in the Moments No One Sees How character, connection, and reflection shape boys into leaders long before they hold the title by Pedro Morales
26 Accountability as Moral Formation:“ How can we help boys heed their inner calling to become better?”
31 Shaping Historians through Active Engagement with Primary Sources Inside Saint David’ s Collaboration with the New York Historical by Drew Burton
34 DUFS and the Cultivation of Leadership by Bradford Hardie
38 The Wisdom Within: Learning as Deliberate Practice by Dr. Ric Campbell
42 Lights, Curtain, London: A Journey Across the West End by Meg Myette
46“ To Be Rather Than To Seem” Erik Alfieri’ 09 reflects on how his educational experience at Saint David’ s has prepared him for the challenges presented by AI in the workplace.
48 The Frederic Whitney“ Eric” Wu’ 14 APC Lecture Series A Spiritual Journey with Christopher Beha’ 94 by Peter Martin
50 Around Campus 76 Generations 86 Alumni Snapshots 102 In Memoriam
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