Episcopal School of Jacksonville’s Alumni Hall of Honor recognizes some of the school’s most distinguished alumni. Hall of Honor members represent professional and personal accomplishments in the following areas: Arts, Athletics, Humanitarian, Academia, and Business. These five fields represent individual facets of an Episcopal education.
The first induction ceremony took place on May 9, 2016. Nancy Hogshead-Makar ’80, William H. Walton III ’70, The Rt. Rev. George D. Young III ’73, and Todd Eberle ’81 were inducted during a special ceremony in the Munnerlyn Center. The Rev. Adam Greene, Head of School, and Alumni Board President Anne-Marie Forbes Hulsey ’95 welcomed the inductees.
The second Alumni Hall of Honor induction took place on March 10, 2020. Timo Weiland ’01 and Sally Hogshead ’87 were inducted during a special ceremony in the Munnerlyn Center. The Rev. Adam Greene, Head of School, and Alumni Board President Heather Rainey Moseley ’88 welcomed the inductees, who spoke to family, alumni, faculty, staff, and students following their induction.
The third Alumni Hall of Honor induction on January 20, 2026 included Curtis Davis ’71, The Rev. Dr. Deborah Mitchell Jackson ’75, Bill Forrester ’76, and Chris Farrell ’84. Held in the school’s 60th anniversary year, The Rev. Adam Greene, Head of School, Alumni Board President Peter Blumeyer ’08, faculty, staff, and Upper School students attended the event in the Munnerlyn Center. A reception and dinner were also held in the inductees’ honor.
Curtis M. Davis, R.A. ‘71, is an architect and urban planner specializing in regional planning, urban design, real estate development, community development, and facility capital program management. He was the founding principal of ReBuildit Collaborative, a city building advisory service, and served as project manager for the Emancipation Community
Development Partnership, a strategic collaboration in Houston’s Third Ward between Project Row Houses, the Kinder Foundation, Houston Endowment, and the Emancipation Economic Development Council. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston’s Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design.
As Project Executive, Curtis oversaw the planning, facility programming, and designer selection phases for the Smithsonian Institution’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture. He has also served as: Project Director for MetroFuture, a comprehensive, regional, long-range plan for Boston’s Metropolitan Area Planning Council; Sr. Investment
Officer and Director of Construction Management at the John Hancock Real Estate Investment Group; Director of Design & Engineering for the Central Artery Third Harbor Tunnel Project in Boston, Massachusetts; and Development Architect for the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development.
Curtis started his career as Community Planner and Real Estate Development Manager at the Greater Roxbury Development Corp., a former Title-7 CDC in Boston, Massachusetts. Curtis earned a master’s degree in architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and a bachelor of arts degree in architecture from Rice University.
Throughout his career, Curtis has demonstrated a sustained commitment to civic leadership and community service. He served as an appointed member of the Boston Civic Design Commission and as co-chair of both the Boston Transportation Department’s Advisory Committee on Transportation and the mayorally appointed Washington Street Design Oversight Committee. He also held leadership roles with Move Massachusetts 2000 and United South End Settlements, where he served as board chair. In addition to these roles, he has contributed to numerous professional, neighborhood, and housing advocacy initiatives in Boston and Houston focused on design excellence, equitable development, transportation, and affordable housing. His public service and professional impact have been recognized with the City of Boston Transportation Department’s Community Transportation Award, the Rainbow Coalition Special Leadership Award, and the Alpha Rho Chi Medal in Architecture.
The Rev. Dr. Deborah Mitchell Jackson is a seasoned Episcopal priest, theological educator, and former corporate executive whose ministry spans formation, social justice, and leadership development across the church. In July 2024, she accepted an appointment at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP), where she currently serves as the Dean of Formation. In this role, she is primarily responsible for designing and overseeing the program for formation at CDSP, ensuring a premier experience of student life, and spiritual and professional development for the seminary’s hybrid Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree participants from their matriculation through graduation.
A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Dr. Jackson earned her M.Div. from Sewanee in 2007 and began her ordained ministry at St. John’s Cathedral in Jacksonville as a canon. She later served as Assistant Rector at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea in Jacksonville Beach and as Interim Associate Rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Jacksonville. For over a decade, she served as Associate Dean for Community Life at Sewanee’s School of Theology, where she supported seminarians and their families through all aspects of formation, from orientation to deployment.
Her doctoral work focused on millennial engagement with the Church. In 2013, she completed a D.Min. in Transformative Leadership from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, with a thesis titled “Welcoming Young Adults Home: Creating a Model for the Churching of Young Adults.”
Prior to ordained ministry, Jackson spent 23 years in marketing at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida following her B.A. in Behavioral Science from Rollins College and M.B.A. in Marketing and Management from Jacksonville University. She has also taught as an adjunct instructor at Florida State College at Jacksonville.
She is a current member of the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church, and she served as chaplain on the most recent Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop. Jackson is a member of the Order of the Daughters of the King, a member of the Union of Black Episcopalians, and a former trustee of the Kanuga Conference Center.
Jackson is known for her deep listening, pastoral presence, and unwavering commitment to shaping compassionate, faithful leaders for today’s Church.
She and her husband Mr. James Jackson are the parents of three Episcopal alumni: Jerrold ’02, Justin ’04, and and Ashley ’10.
Bill grew up swimming in Birmingham, Alabama. By his sophomore year of high school, his swimming success led his family to decide that he would move to Jacksonville to train with Randy Reese. While swimming at Episcopal, he won several Florida High School state championship individual titles. He was a contributor to the 1976 Florida High School State and Mythical High School National Championship team. He attended Episcopal from 1974 to 1976. Upon graduation in 1976, he competed in the Summer Olympics in July and won the bronze medal in the 200-meter butterfly. Training with Reese provided the physical and mental preparation that led to his national and international success.
Bill earned a bronze medal in the 200-meter butterfly representing the United States at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. Prior to the Olympics, he won gold in the 200-meter butterfly and bronze in the 100-meter butterfly at the 1975 FINA World Championships in Cali, Colombia. He continued his international success at the 1978 World Championships in West Berlin, capturing gold in both the 200-meter freestyle and 4×200-meter freestyle relay (the latter setting a world record), along with a bronze in the 400-meter freestyle.
A graduate of Auburn University (1980), Bill trained under renowned coaches Eddie Reese and Richard Quick and set an American record in the 200-meter butterfly as a freshman. Following his collegiate and international competitive career, he went on to establish himself as a transformative swim coach.
In 1994, Bill founded the Georgia Coastal Aquatic Team (GCAT) in Savannah, Georgia. Under his leadership, GCAT became one of the region’s most respected programs for competitive youth swimming.
In 2020, Bill was inducted into the Pennsylvania Aquatics Hall of Fame in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the sport. He was later inducted into the Georgia Aquatic Hall of Fame in August 2025.
Chris Farrell attended Episcopal from 1978-1984. He played varsity soccer for four years. During his time as an Episcopal player honors included Captain, Offensive MVP, All City and All State. He graduated from Stetson University with a BA in Economics and played NCAA Division I soccer. Following undergrad, he joined Nippon Credit Bank in New York in the Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) group. He earned his MBA in Finance from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, where he was inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society and recognized in Who’s Who in American MBA programs.
Following graduate school, Chris joined Bear Stearns as an Associate in the Investment Banking Division. During his 20 years as an investment banker, he specialized in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, spending his final decade as a Managing Director at Wasserstein Perella in London and UBS in New York. After his banking career he switched to the corporate side and has held senior-level positions in Strategy, M&A and Investor Relations at companies including Interline, Delhaize Group, Authentic Brands, Ahold Delhaize, and Mattel.
Chris currently serves as Executive Vice President, Head of International Strategy and Development for Walmart Inc, the world’s largest company by revenue and ranked #1 on the FORTUNE 500.
Having worked on projects in over 40 countries, he brings a wide-ranging perspective to everything he does.
His pursuits outside of work include helping fellow Episcopal alum Kevin Chinoy ’86 launch “The 24 Hour Plays” on Broadway in the aftermath of 9/11, and serving as Vice Chairman of the Board of the Joyful Heart Foundation which he helped Emmy Award-winning actress Mariska Hargitay launch. He previously served on the Board of Directors of the Surfrider Foundation.
He developed and produced the feature-length documentary Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President, which was slated as the opening night of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival and aired on CNN and HBO Max, and produced Left Behind, winner of Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 SOHO Film Festival. Left Behind was recently nominated for an NAACP IMAGE AWARD for Outstanding Documentary Film. A published essayist, Chris serves on the Board of Directors of the Bentonville Film Festival and is a member of the Producers Guild of America.
Chris is a minority investor and former Board member of Shelbourne Football Club (Dublin, Ireland based professional soccer team). He is a season ticket holder at Fulham Football Club, the London based soccer team he has supported for almost thirty years.
He is a generous, lifelong supporter of Episcopal, including its soccer program. In 2024, the school named the student section at Jangro Stadium the Farrell-Hayes Stands in honor of Chris and his late teammate James Hayes ’86.
Sally believes that to become more successful, you don’t have to CHANGE who you are… you have to become MORE of who you are. After graduating from Duke University, Sally skyrocketed to the top of the advertising elite, creating TV commercials for brands like Nike and Coca-Cola. By 24, she was the most award-winning copywriter in the U.S. And at 27, she’d opened her first ad agency, in Los Angeles. At age 30, her work was hung in the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Today, Sally writes New York Times best sellers on the science of fascination… why we’re impressed by certain people and brands. She has repeatedly been named the #1 Global Brand Guru, and frequently appears on NBC’s morning show, TODAY.
Sally created The Fascinate test, the world’s first personal brand test, which measures your most fascinating and impressive qualities. More than one million professionals have taken her test, including leaders in companies such as Facebook, Porsche, NASA, and Twitter. Sally is one of only 200 professional speakers to be inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame– the industry’s highest award for professional excellence.
Timo Weiland is an award-winning Creative Director, serial entrepreneur, and DJ based in New York City. After graduating from Episcopal in 2001, he studied economics, Spanish, and business at Vanderbilt University. After graduating from Vandy, Timo worked for several years as an investment banking analyst at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. covering Media & Technology before launching his first startup. Since 2010, Timo has successfully built a namesake lifestyle brand, as well as businesses across food and beverage, design, media, B2B intelligence, real estate, technology, and venture capital. The Timo Weiland brand, co-founded in 2010 with Alan Eckstein and Donna Kang, won the prestigious Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation award, was on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List for Design; won the International Woolmark Prize for Apparel; and won the Council of Fashion Designers of America x Cadillac Retail Lab Innovation grant. Recent projects include creative direction for GAP’s Banana Republic, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG Worldwide), and one of the world’s largest direct-to-consumer optical brands, Zenni.
In March of 2018, Weiland co-founded The Lead, a vertical media company designed to help fashion, beauty, and lifestyle retailers innovate and find business opportunities in the technology market. The Lead serves as a research and executive events platform with the mission to “bridge” the world of fashion with the global Silicon Valley. Timo works between his creative offices in Brooklyn, the Timo Weiland store on the Bowery, recording studio in Dumbo, and venture capital offices in the West Village of Manhattan. The Timo Weiland brand will open a second store location in Los Angeles on Melrose Avenue in June 2020. Timo has been recently profiled in The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Vogue, WWD, Forbes, and Fast Company.
Bill Walton graduated from Princeton in 1974 with an A.B. degree in economics. He rowed at Princeton, was captain of the Lightweight Crew his senior year and, in 1973, his team went undefeated, including victories in the Eastern Sprints, the Thames Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta, and the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston. Bill graduated with an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1979, and then spent 15 years at Morgan Stanley in New York. He co-founded Westbrook Real Estate Partners in 1994 and his present firm Rockpoint Group in 2003. Rockpoint is today one of the world’s largest and most successful real estate private equity firms. Bill currently serves on the boards of real estate companies Boston Properties, Crow Holdings and FRP Holdings. He also serves on the boards of KIPP Jacksonville, the Mpala Wildlife Foundation and the University of Florida Investment Corporation.
He is a former board member of Communities in Schools, the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Episcopal School of Jacksonville, the Episcopal School Foundation, Florida Rock Industries, Mercy Ships, Princeton University, Princeton University Investment Company, and the St. Joe Company. Bill is the son of Episcopal Founders and Emeritus Trustees Elizabeth and William H. Walton, Jr, for whom the Walton Boathouse is named. Bill’s parents have had 12 children and grandchildren attend Episcopal. Bill and his wife, Dori (a current Board member) have three children, all of whom attended Episcopal. The Waltons have also quietly been one of Episcopal’s most generous benefactors.
George was born in Mandarin to parents Peggy Young and the Rev. George Young, Jr. – Rector of Church of Our Savior in Mandarin. “Father George” also served for many years as Episcopal’s Chaplain. George entered Episcopal as a seventh grader as a member of the “Charter Class” – the first class to go all the way through six years at Episcopal. George graduated from Episcopal in 1973, then from Florida State University with a major in Sociology, and minors in Psychology and Religion. George married his wife Kammy in 1981. Active at the Church of the Advent in Tallahassee as a youth leader, vestry member, musician, and worship leader, George went through the discernment process in the Diocese of Florida, became a postulant, and went to Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, in 1987, where both he and Kammy were seminarians. George, Kammy, and their two children moved to Jacksonville in 1992, George serving as Rector of St. Elizabeth’s, and Kammy as Associate Rector at St. Mark’s. Five years later, the family moved to Fernandina Beach where George served as Rector of St. Peter’s, and Kammy served as Rector of St. George’s, Fort George Island. In 2011, George was elected Bishop of the Diocese of East Tennessee. Initially living in Knoxville, site of the Diocesan office, after two years George moved to Sewanee, where Kammy teaches on the faculty of the School of Theology, University of the South. George has 45 Episcopal parishes and five worshipping communities in Tennessee and north Georgia under his pastoral and administrative care.
Nancy was a world class swimmer at the 1984 Olympics, where she won three gold medals and one silver medal. Through high school and college dual meets she was undefeated. Other major awards she’s won include the Nathan Mallison Award, given to Florida’s outstanding athlete, and the prestigious Kip-huth Award, given to the best all-around swimmer nationally. Nancy has been inducted into eleven halls of fame, including the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame.
She earned her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and is an honors graduate of Duke University. As decorated as she was in swimming, she is perhaps equally as well known today for her advocacy for access and equality for women in athletics. Nancy leads Champion Women, a non-profit leading targeted efforts to advocate for equality, accountability, and transparency in sports. She has written or co-authored several books, testified in Congress numerous times on the topic of gender equity in athletics, written numerous scholarly and lay articles, and is a frequent guest on national news programs on the topic, including CNN, ESPN, NPR, Fox News, and 60 Minutes. She serves as an expert witness in Title IX cases and has written amicus briefs representing athletic organizations in precedent-setting litigation. Sports Illustrated Magazine listed her as one of the most influential people in the history of Title IX and she has earned numerous national and international awards for her work. Nancy and her husband Scott have three children and live in Jacksonville.
Todd is an acclaimed New York City-based photographer and longtime photographer-at-large for Vanity Fair magazine. His photography includes a wide range of topics – political, artistic, cultural, architectural and technological subjects. We will show some of Todd’s work as I am speaking. He has photographed such icons as Hillary Clinton, Martha Stewart, Tom Ford, Karl Lagerfield, and Phillip Johnson. Todd has had solo exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, PS 1 MOMA, The Gallery White Room in Tokyo, and Tate Modern. His work has been included in group exhibitions around the world. He has also photographed advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein, IBM, and Bottega Veneta. Todd has published several photography books to acclaim, most recently a monograph encompassing 35 years of his work, Empire of Space. He studied at the Cooper Union in New York in the 1980s.
