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ean of Faculty Ron Kim
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announced the following six faculty member appointments to endowed teaching positions: Science Instructor Townley Chisholm P’10, P’11, P’14 is now the Independence Foundation Distinguished Professor. This award was created to honor a long-standing faculty member recognized as among the Academy’s most esteemed teachers. Chisholm, who earned his B.A. from Harvard University and his M.Sc. from Pembroke College (Oxford), came to the Academy in 1994. Mathematics Instructor Stephanie Girard P’13 is the John E. and Mary E. Smith Memorial Distinguished Professor in Mathematics, created to support “an accomplished senior faculty member from the Mathematics Department.” Girard is recognized for her high standard of scholarship and teaching and her success in mentoring the Academy’s young faculty. Girard joined the faculty in 1986, and earned her B.A. from Boston College and her M.A. from the University of Virginia. Brooks Moriarty ’87, an instructor in English since 2008, is the Barton Evans and H. Andrea Neves Instructor in the Humanities. Established in 2004 by Neves and Evans ’66, this award honors an early or midcareer member of the teaching faculty who plays a multidimensional role at Exeter. Moriarty earned his B.A. from Yale University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. (ABD) from the University of Virginia. Modern Languages Instructor Viviana Santos P’17 is the new
Robert W. Kesler ’47 (Hon.) Distinguished Professor in Modern Languages. Established by the class of 1947 on its 40th reunion, the appointment is awarded to an exceptional Modern Languages instructor. Before joining the Academy’s faculty in 2001, Santos taught French, Spanish and Italian at public and independent schools, as well as at the university level. She earned a B.S. from Georgetown University, an M.A. and M.S.Ed. from Middlebury College and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively, and her Ph.D. from Rutgers University. Masami Stahr P’11, P’14, an instructor in mathematics since 2008, is the Smith Family Instructor in Mathematics. Endowed in 2006, this position was established by former Trustee Rick Smith ’66 to support an exceptional early-career instructor in mathematics who has demonstrated particular promise in scholarship, student guidance and involvement in Academy life. Stahr earned a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. from
George Mason University. Science Instructor Tanya Waterman is the Alfred Hayes ’25 and Jean M. Hayes Teaching Chair in Science. This endowed position is awarded to a Science Department member who has served fewer than 10 years and fosters enthusiasm for science, coupled with a genuine interest in and love for the students. Waterman earned a B.Sc. from the University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and a M.Sc. from Brown University. She began teaching at Exeter in 2004.
Albert Chu ’13 Named U.S. Presidential Scholar Albert Chu, of Exeter, NH, was one of 141 U.S. high school seniors chosen by the U.S. Department of Education as a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar.The honor recognizes Chu’s outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, leadership, citizenship, service, and contribution to school and community. Initially, he was one of 3,000 graduating seniors and 560 semifinalists who qualified for this
award, based on SAT and ACT scores and nominations through the National Young Arts Foundation. Chu and the other scholars were awarded Presidential Scholars Medallions in June during a ceremony sponsored by the White House. Earlier this year, Chu was also the recipient of a record 19 awards given by the 2013 National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
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