2024-2025 Annual Report of Gifts
DONORS

Lower School Donors

The Ashley H. Priddy Lower School Renovation Project

 
Dedicated August 2025

Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our donors listed below, Hockaday celebrates the transformation of The Ashley H. Priddy Lower School spaces, thoughtfully renovated to nurture imagination, discovery, and a lifelong love of learning.

Approximately $5 million was pledged to this effort, including gifts designated for the endowment, ensuring the care of these facilities for decades to come.
 
With sincere appreciation, we honor those who made this vision a reality:

Giving Levels

List of 8 frequently asked questions.

  • $1.5 Million

    The Atkinson and Sewell Families
         Jacquelin Sewell Atkinson '99 and William Atkinson
         Peggy and Carl Sewell

  • $1 Million

    The Hoak Foundation
         Nancy and Jim Hoak

  • $500,000

    Rosalind Redfern Grover ’59 *

  • $325,000

    The Kathryn and Ashley H. Priddy Family

    The Bentley Family
         Ann Priddy ’73 and Rhett Bentley
         Elizabeth Bentley ’10  
         Virginia Bentley Anthony ’12  
         David Bentley

    The Priddy Family
         Dianne and Hervey Priddy
         Amsler and Don Bell
         Ashley and Ashley Priddy

    The Walker Family
         Kathryn Walker '94 and Jim Francis
         Ashley Francis ’24
         Jimmy Francis
         Robert Francis
         Ashley Walker ’05 and Nathan Coles 
         Caroline Walker ’98

  • $250,000

    Porschla and Jason Kidd

  • $100,000

    Anonymous
    Natasha and Antal Desai
    Frank Mihalopoulos
    The Prado Family
         Lupe and José Luis Prado Jr.
         Rosy and José Luis Prado Sr.
    Kelli and Sunny Sajnani
    Amy and Pat Thompson

  • $50,000

    Anonymous
    Julie and Sulman Ahmed
    Lauren and Quint Brown
    Lucy Billingsley ’98 and Tom Burns
    Devon and David Conrad
    Kristin and Fadi Constantine
    The Craig & Carrie Levering Charitable Foundation
         Carrie and Craig Levering
         Christen Levering Redlich ’03 and Jody Redlich
         Colleen Redlich ’35
         Hunter Redlich
         Courtney Levering ’07
    Sapna and Jai Desai
    Sarah Penn '01 and William James
    Melissa and Reagan Jensen
    Diana and John Kedora
    Jasmine and Collin Lensing
    The Novakov and Higginbotham Families
         Lydia and Dan Novakov
         Isabell Novakov ’98 and Trey Higginbotham
         Hoblitzelle Foundation
    Stefanie and Michael Prentiss
    Quynh and Ben Yip

  • $25,000

    Katie and David Aisner
    Stacey and Alex Duran
    Becca Marcus ’96 and Alex Fernandes
    Erin and Eddie Keith
    Binita and Neil Patel
    Lara and Brian Pryor
ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS 2024-2025
THE HOCKADAY SCHOOL
11600 Welch Road
Dallas, Texas 75229
214-363-6311
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DEVELOPMENT CONTACTS
Jessica W. Epperson ‘96
Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives
214.360.6579
jepperson@hockaday.org
 
Christina Goldberg
Director of Annual Giving and Leadership Gifts
214.360.6529
cgoldberg@hockaday.org
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