Support Marianapolis

The Marianapolis Annual Fund is direct and unrestricted support to the School. In the classrooms, the studios, and the playing fields, the Annual Fund enriches all areas of school life, ensuring the ability to maintain a community-based campus, dynamic programming, and innovative curriculum that make an MPrep experience unique.

The endowment consists of restricted funds whose principal remains untouched, preserving them for long-term growth. It serves as generational support, with annual earnings used for scholarships, ongoing programs, or the general endowment—ensuring the Marianapolis experience continues in perpetuity.

This endowed fund was created in honor of “General” Norman Smith in an effort to support the Marianapolis athletic program’s annual and long-term needs. He is greatly admired by his students, now alumni, that he coached during his time at Marianapolis and this fund serves to preserve his legacy.  

“General” Smith worked at Marianapolis from 1959 until his retirement in 1969. Before Marianapolis, he was a teacher and coach at Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylvania from 1926 until he was called to active duty in 1941 with the Army. He was the senior Morale Officer on General Patton’s staff “participating in the North Africa, the Sicilian, and the Naples, Foggia campaigns.” He was wounded in 1943 and returned to the States. He was discharged in 1947. He also held positions at The Rectory School, Jug End Barn, Spring Lake Ranch, and Camp Indian Acre. 

While at Marianapolis, he coached football, basketball, and baseball, and served as the Athletic Director. He is credited with helping to build the sports program at Marianapolis. He was nicknamed the “Gen” in honor of his military service and his leadership abilities. He was universally loved by his students, who wrote this about him upon his retirement:

Sources: “It Was Nothing!” by Phyllis Murriel Smith, “Marianapolis Preparatory School: The First Fifty Years” by John C. Petrauskas, M.I.C.

This endowed fund was created to continuously support new technology not only in the classrooms, but throughout the campus infrastructure. Your contribution will not only help our current students and faculty, but it will also serve to honor Brendan’s memory. 

This endowed fund was created to foster student innovation, initiative, and self-reliance, by helping talented students overcome financial obstacles in the areas of academic, arts, music, athletics and other endeavors/ opportunities. Your contribution will also serve to honor Keith’s memory.

This scholarship was established by the Board of Directors and is designed to help support faculty and staff children as they matriculate to college from Marianapolis. While many who interacted with Marilyn Ebbitt during her time as Headmistress will remember the motto “For the sake of one child,'' she and her husband Ken '60 also had an unwavering devotion and commitment to the teaching faculty and staff of our School. This scholarship has served as a wonderful way for that legacy to continue in their names. 

Named for former Headmistress Marilyn S. Ebbitt, this fund provides resources to welcome impressive and impactful speakers to campus. Past speakers have included American Activist Ralph Nader, the Honorable Robert A. Richardson, U.S. Magistrate Judge of the District Court for the District of Connecticut, and Deputy Director of the Office of International Intellectual Property Enforcement Charles Randolph.