As a kick start to the Alumni Weekend festivities, Blair Trustees, faculty, alumni, family and friends gathered in Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts to celebrate the portrait unveiling of Doug Kimmelman P’12 ’13 ’15 ’22. Doug’s legacy at Blair is one of transformative leadership, deep care for the institution and lasting impact. As Blair’s 19th Board Chair, his visionary guidance over nearly a decade and the Kimmelman family’s generous philanthropy elevated every aspect of student life, from academics, the arts and athletics to residential and leadership experiences. 

“What inspires me most about Doug is how he never asks more of other people than he is willing to do himself,” Board of Trustees Chair Maria Vinci Savettiere, Esq., P’17 shared. “He challenges us to leave the institutions we are involved in better than we found them.” Doug’s generosity, strategic insight and a selfless dedication to the Blair community leaves behind a stronger, more vibrant Blair. Those at the unveiling embraced the opportunity to remember Carol Kimmelman, who served on Blair’s Board of Trustees and was proud mom to Annie ’12, Robert ’13, Tommy ’15 and Scottie ’22.

“Thank you all for the painting, but thank you truly for a lifetime friendship and how you have embraced every aspect of my life and my childrens’ lives,” Doug addressed the crowd gathered at the portrait unveiling, alongside his sons, Tommy and Scottie. “None of you did it because you were supposed to, but because you genuinely cared about all of us, so for me and my family…how do you not try to leave [Blair] a little better than you found it?”