Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame Award recognizes the service of members of the Calverton community to Calverton and general society. Hall of Fame members serve as role models to current and future Calverton students. We are proud of their achievements, and want to ensure that future generations have knowledge of the rich heritage of The Calverton School, a heritage due in part to their efforts.
Donna Chaney Bunn ‘78
Donna was an active member and leader of the School community while she was a student at Calverton. She played multiple sports and served many years on Student Council in various leadership roles and also on the Student Disciplinary Committee. Donna graduated from Virginia Tech with a Business Management degree and returned to work at the family business, Chaney Enterprises, where she started working at age 16 in various positions. She became the Office Manager and then started the Human Resources Department. Upon her father’s death, she took over as Vice Chairman of the Board. Donna served nine years on The Calverton School Board of Trustees, six years as Vice President, and started the Trustee Committee. Since retiring from the Calverton Board, she has served on the Capital Campaign, Marketing and the Alumni Field Committees. She currently serves on the executive planning committee for the annual 3v3 soccer tournament. Donna is a parent of Philip ’08, Will ’09, Beth ’11, and Spencer ’17.
Dr. Elizabeth Cataldi
Libby served as Head of The Calverton School from 1987 to 2004. Her first involvement at Calverton was as a reading and writing coach, and she brought the “Writing and Thinking” project to Calverton. Before long, Calverton became a demonstration school for the State of Maryland and received recognition for the program both nationally and internationally. During Libby’s tenure as Head of School, she worked with the Board of Trustees to develop a master plan for Calverton, oversaw the acquisition of the “Hundred Acre Wood” and marsh properties, started the Annual Giving campaign, facilitated a successful capital campaign to build the Bowen-Thomas Science and Art Center, and many other initiatives. Libby has spent the last few years writing her book, Stay Close, which was published in 2009.
Fran Markwith
Fran joined The Calverton School in the fall of 1970 after teaching at Maret School in Washington, D.C., her alma mater. As a physical education teacher and athletic coach, Fran was instrumental in developing a strong physical education program at Calverton. In her first year she introduced the sport of field hockey to Calverton and began Field Day, a long-standing tradition that remains today. Fran devoted a great deal of time and talent to the students and her many contributions to the school included coaching basketball and softball, teaching driver’s education, and driving the school bus. In the fall of 1981, Fran became the first Athletic Director and after retiring in 1994 as Director of Student Support Services she returned to her first love, field hockey. Since then, she has been an assignor for the Tri-County Field Hockey Officials Association, vice president for the United States Field Hockey Association, and has traveled extensively with friends who support the national teams.
Patricia Meagher 
Patricia Meagher, the first Headmistress at The Calverton School, worked tirelessly with the Board of Directors and the first families in the creation of the School. She had been teaching six grade and seventh grade geography at The Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland when she was interviewed for the position. At the time, Mrs. Meagher had been coming to Calvert County for the summers and most weekends since 1950 when her parents purchased Morgan Hill Farm in Lusby, so Calvert County definitely felt like home. During her tenure, she built a solid college preparatory program, along with the faculty she hired, and developed high standards academically and morally for all students. Calverton credits Mrs. Meagher with one of its most important traditions – a firm handshake – one that is carried on to this very day. Mrs. Meagher remained the Head of the School until 1981. Upon her retirement she began to devote more time to volunteer activities including working with the Red Cross and various environmental groups, as well as offering tax advice to elderly citizens. She has traveled extensively and visited every continent.
Rick Weber ‘75
Rick has had a distinguished career both as an athlete and an educator. During his years at Calverton, his outstanding basketball skills, as demonstrated with his 1,440 career points and 1,100 rebounds, combined with his solid sportsmanship, brought recognition and recruitment offers from over thirty notable college and university coaches, as well as early recognition to the School’s young athletic program. Rick earned numerous awards while playing varsity basketball each year for nationally ranked Roanoke College, graduating with a degree in Business Administration and a minor in Health and Physical Education. He was a celebrated head varsity basketball coach at Amherst County High School in Virginia before returning to Calvert County in 1984 as a teacher, Athletic Director, and head varsity basketball coach at Calvert and Northern High Schools, earning numerous SMAC championships and coach’s awards. In between, Rick completed his master’s degree in Education Administration at Old Dominion University in 1992 while coaching there. Since 1997 Rick met with continued success as head basketball coach and Vice Principal at Northern and currently Huntingtown High School.
Wanda T. King 
Wanda has served on the Board of Trustees for The Calverton School from 1987-2005, rejoining the Board in 2008, and is currently serving as Board President. She has led the Board of Trustees with vigor and enthusiasm and is personally involved in all committee work. Her achievements and contributions to the School are extraordinary. During her tenure on the Board, she has provided the leadership and financial support needed to ensure the School would not only survive but also thrive. This she has done anonymously in her quiet and reserved manner. She organized a fundraising effort at the School, implementing the first Annual Giving campaign. She has always been committed to seeing that many students are afforded the opportunity of a Calverton education. In 1998, she directed a master plan for campus expansion, with the completion of the Bowen-Thomas Science and Art Center in 2001. The Calvert County community greatly benefits from her involvement, including serving as co-chair of the hospital’s capital campaign and treasurer for her church, as wall as raising funds for the Johns Hopkins Professorship in Pediatric Endocrinology and working on the Presidents Leadership Council at Washington College. Wanda is the parent of Michelle ’91, Christine ’92, Thom ’00, and Kate ’03.
The Founding Board of Directors: Honorable Perry G. Bowen, Jr., James T. Briscoe, Charles R. Cox, Jr., Dwight B. Galt, Jr., Samuel J. Hammett, Robert Lee Horsmon, Owen H. Jones, Earl M. Thompson, Kenneth M. Wells
The Founding Board of Directors played an integral role in the formation of The Calverton School. Working with other concerned parents, they were all determined to have a school that stressed academic achievements above all else. These people characterized the strength of human spirit needed to give birth to a school. The early years were filled with frequent meetings, plenty of physical labor, and a frenzy of fundraising activities by countless individuals. The Calverton School was fortunate
to have The Board of Directors lead this fledgling school with a steady, yet aggressive hand. These nine individuals knew the meaning of a hard day’s work and didn’t shy away from a commitment about which they felt strongly. Self-made businessmen, independent farmers, a judge, a writer…they all worked together to realize this dream of “building a school,” involving the entire family with their wives working just a diligently. As Judge Bowen once said, “Although I was part of it, it still seems - after all these years - an unbelievable accomplishment in such a short time. It is a tribute to the energy and commitment of all of the parents of those days.”
