About
More than a century has passed since Mr. Taft founded our school. While the world and the school have changed dramatically, his fundamental values endure: work hard, without regard for public acclaim; develop all your talents: academic, artistic, and athletic; and most importantly, give of yourself to others.
Admission
“The Taft Admission office seeks students who will infuse our community with intellectual and social curiosity, while embracing a joyful balance and a steadfast commitment to excellence in all they pursue.’’Amanda Bohnsack, Director of Enrollment
Academics
Our students develop the skills, knowledge, and habits of mind to be lifelong learners, critical thinkers, and responsible global citizens.
Arts
Success in the Arts is bred of self-confidence; a fearlessness or joy in the process, more than the outcome. Taft School Portrait of an Arts Graduate
Athletics
In building one of the most successful athletic programs in New England, Taft coaches promote fair play, respect for opponents, a love of the game, competitive spirit, and team loyalty.
Campus Life
Taft is a school with heart. Our sense of community is strong, and extends to every aspect of campus life.
Giving
Taft has been built, brick by brick, through the collective generosity of generations of alumni, parents, families, and friends.
Living Our Motto
Not to be served but to serve is more than our motto, it is the underlying principle that shapes our perspectives and guides our actions every day.
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Previous Citation of Merit Award Recipients

1983	Horace D. Taft 1943
1984	Andrew K. Marckwald 1930
1985	Robert W. Sweet 1940
1986	Henry W. Taft 1943
1987	Harold B. Whiteman, Jr. 1937
1988	Louis F. Laun 1938
1989	George H. Weyerhaeuser 1944
1990	Centennial Year—No award given
1991	Henry P. Becton 1933
1992	Maynard Mack 1927
1993	Katherine duPont Gahagan
1994	Peter R. Fink 1951
	Charles E. Yonkers 1958
1995	William R. Duryee 1923
1996	William H. Risley 1935
1997	William A. Waldron 1931
1998	Lee Paul Klingenstein 1944
1999	Donald F. McCullough 1942
2000	H. Wick Chambers, Jr. 1927
2001	Lance R. and Patricia K. Odden
2002	Cheves M. Smythe 1942
2003	Alfred Gilman 1958
2004	Wesley S. Williams, Jr. 1959
2005	John L. Vogelstein 1952
2006	Samuel F. Pryor III 1946
2007	John A. Logan, Jr. 1942
2008	John S. Wold 1934
2009	John G.G. Merrow II 1959
2010	John Orb 1937
2011	Lowell Thomas, Jr. 1942

Horace Dutton Taft Alumni Medal Recipients

2012	Rodman W. Moorhead 1962
2013	Cynthia M. Thebaud 1981
2014	William I. Miller 1974
2015	Drummond C. Bell III 1963
2016	Andrew S. Taylor 1972
2017	Joyce Poole 1974

2018	Philip K. Howard 1966
2019	Lawrence B. Morris III 1965
2020	Steven Erlanger 1970
2022	Karen L. Stevenson 1975
2023	Pamela J. and William R. MacMullen 1978
2024	John Dayton 1964

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