This week, we hosted the annual Faculty Awards Ceremony, which honors, promotes and celebrates great teaching and recognizes the outstanding work and tireless dedication of our MICDS faculty. “As educators, our business is alchemy. Rather than transforming base metals into gold, each and every day you help children become their best selves,” said Head of School Lisa Lyle before announcing the awardees.
The School is able to present summer sabbaticals, fellowships, merit awards and Chairs of Distinguished Teaching because of the generosity of alumni and friends who value their experiences at Mary Institute, St. Louis Country Day School and MICDS. Congratulations to the 2018 honorees!
Summer Sabbaticals & Fellowships
Mary Institute Class of 1957 Faculty Development Fund combined with Edward M. Rivinus Summer Sabbatical
Tanya Roth
Wilma and Roswell Messing, Jr. ’34 Summer Sabbatical
Marshall McCurties
Thomas Family Fellowship
Mark Duvall
Polk Family Summer Sabbatical Fellowship for the Teaching of English
Chris Rappleye
Carol B. & Jerome T. Loeb Fund for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics
Tim Canavan, Dustin Delfin, Lev Guter and Krystal White (these recipients will be joined by other faculty for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference)
Merit Awards
Mary Institute Class of 1940 Annual Faculty Award
Robin Campbell
Country Day School Class of 1958 “Extra Effort” Award
Ben Krueger, Branson Lawrence, Ines Shultz and Soledad Villagomez
Dorothy Wray Roberts 1917 Faculty Merit Award
Bridget Wallace
Sears Foundation Faculty Merit Award
Janet Purdy and Christy Moore
Chairs of Distinguished Teaching
Albert G. Blanke Jr. ’28 Chair of Distinguished Teaching
Christine Mayer
Class of 1968 Chair of Distinguished Teaching
Nolan Clarke
Eugene A. Hecker Chair of Distinguished Teaching in Humanities
Christopher Barker
Ronald A. Holtman ’70 Chair of Distinguished Teaching and Coaching
Stacey Morgan
John R. Johnson Junior-Chair of Distinguished Teaching
Greg Huntoon
Craig E. Jones Chair of Distinguished Teaching
Brad Schaefer
Ethan A. H. Shepley ’41 Chair of Distinguished Teaching in English and Composition
David Terrell
Harriet Baur Spoehrer ’24 Chair of Distinguished Teaching
Chris Brennan
Marjorie Weisenburger ’32 Chair of Distinguished Teaching in Fine Arts
Barbara Spieler
Ronald S. Beasley Chair of Distinguished Teaching and Learning
Krystal White
Robert P. Hughes Chair of Distinguished Teaching and Coaching
Jack Fischer