Susanna Adams Jones ’81

Susanna died Sept. 21, 2025. She dedicated her long and illustrious career to the promotion of girls’ education.

Born in Huntington, N.Y., Susanna graduated from Phillips Academy Andover in 1977. At Princeton, Susanna majored in history and afterwards earned an MA and an M.Phil. in history from Columbia University.

For 16 years, Susanna was head of school for the Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Md., retiring in 2023. Previously, she was head of school for The Ethel Walker School, in Simsbury, Conn., and upper school director at Marlborough School in Los Angeles. After retiring from Holton-Arms, Susanna joined the educational consulting firm Carney, Sando, and Associates. She also continued to promote girls’ education as executive director of The 1911 Group, which emphasizes female leadership. Susanna was also a founder of the Association of Academic Leaders at One Schoolhouse.

Susanna is survived by her husband of 36 years, Robert Dayton Beguelin; their son Aaron Ogden Dayton Beguelin; and her brother Thomas Jones.