James R. Maggart ’68 MAT,

James R. Maggart ’68 MAT, of Hamden, Conn.; Nov. 19. He obtained an MBA from Stanford and pursued educational administration in the U.S. and abroad. He was head of school at Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey; St. John’s School in Houston, Tex.; and Hamden Hall Country Day School. In Istanbul, he appointed women to key school positions and started the first girls’ basketball team and led them to a Turkish national championship. He was a partner at Educators’ Collaborative and a leader in international school accreditations for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. He worked and volunteered to improve the lives of students and educators. Later in life he began woodworking and created furniture that fills the homes of his family and his summer home in New Hampshire. He is survived by his wife, Kaye; three children, including daughters Stephanie Johnson ’88 and Aylin Flanagan ’93; a son; five grandchildren; and a sister.