Ice cream and graduation sounds like an exciting idea for students. It might sound like a dream, but Cheshire Academy seeks to turn this dream into a reality at this year’s commencement. According to Cheshire Academy’s Homepage, Jeff Furman ’61 will give a speech about his journey after high school until the success of Ben&Jerry’s Ice Cream’s at the 221st commencement of The Academy (Cheshire Academy Homepage). Also, free ice cream will be served for everyone who will attend the commencement (Cheshire Academy Homepage).
Jeff Furman was determined to pursue a career as a “chemical engineer” even though he was still unsure about this decision (Cheshire Academy’s Homepage). Later on, he changed his mind about studying “chemical engineering”, and he went to New York University to study law (Cheshire Academy Homepage). He wasn’t stable in his decision making, so he left pursuing a career in law, and met Ben and Jerry, who later on would be his “long term friends” (Cheshire Academy Homepage). They couldn’t reach their success in the second they found each other. It took years for them to shape their business. Jeff found a way that would make their business interesting, and he was successful in doing that. Jeff Furman was a brave, and determined person. He always kept working until his work was perfect. I believe that he was a good student in terms of perseverance in his work. Furman mentions his success as “It turns out I was innovative and good at starting things.” (Cheshire Academy Homepage). From his words, we can see how being creative had helped him through his life after graduating high school, and creating a business that would change his life entirely. Jeff Furman was the key for the business to be successful. For the business to be successful, his “innovational” thoughts were needed (benandjerrysfoundation.org). The effort he has made for the business to be successful made other “entrepreneurs” think that it was easy to be successful (Ice Cream Social). From what I understand is that success is not always valued by the effort that is made at school. Jeff Furman was not the best student at Cheshire Academy. Even though he had a passion for basketball, he chose not to continue his life by playing basketball (Cheshire Academy Homepage). He wanted to follow his own path, and he was successful. He had also helped several non-profit organizations such as The EDGE Funders Alliance, and PartnerShops (benandjerrysfoundation.org).
Head of Cheshire Academy, John D. Nozell, expressed his thoughts about Jeff’s arrival on campus as “Jeff’s dedication to corporate social responsibility is part of why I asked him to speak at commencement.” (Jesse Buchanan Record). Mr. Nozell also thinks that Jeff Furman can make a lot of students learn from his experiences, and maybe Jeff Furman can help them shape their own future (Cheshire Academy Homepage). If you like ice cream, and you are from Cheshire Academy, come to the graduation ceremony this year to eat a lot of ice cream, and learn a lot from Jeff Furman.
Works Cited
Buchanan, Jesse. "Ben & Jerry’s Official to Give Commencement for Cheshire Academy." Myrecordjournal.com. N.p., 27 Apr. 2015.Web.
Edmondson, Brad. "Ice Cream Social: The Struggle for the Soul of Ben & Jerry's | Green Money Journal." Green Money Journal. N.p., Mar. 2014. Web. 06 May 2015.
"Meet the Staff and Trustees." Ben & Jerry's Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 May 2015.
"News Detail | Cheshire Academy." News Detail | Cheshire Academy. N.p., 07 Apr. 2015. Web. 06 May 2015.
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