Groton School Quarterly, Spring 2015 by Groton School

LEADERSHIP TRAINING

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Faculty who became heads of school— what they did at Groton and the schools they went on to lead

H MATHER A. ABBOTT

H CRAIG GEMMELL

H EDWARD PULLING

Greek, English, and printing teacher, 1896-1916 Lawrenceville School Lawrenceville, NJ

Assistant head, director of college counseling, science teacher, 1994-2015 Brewster Academy Wolfeboro, NH

History teacher, 1920-22, 1924-28 Millbrook School (founder) Millbrook, NY

H AUGUSTE BANNARD

H KATHY GILES

Classics teacher, college counselor, 1977-89 St. Catherine’s School Richmond, VA

English, academic dean, 1984-85, 1990-2003 Middlesex School Concord, MA

H RONALD BEASLEY

H JOHN HALLOWELL

History teacher, 1928-49 Mary Institute St. Louis, MO

H JANET HARTWELL

H AMOS BOOTH

H JOAN OGILVY HOLDEN

French and German teacher, 1954-57, 1973-79 St. Bernard’s School New York, NY

Dean of students/history teacher, 1974-84 St. Stephen’s,St. Agnes School Alexandria, VA

H TRAVIS BROWNLEY

H STUART JOHNSON III

English teacher, 1980-86 Marin Academy San Rafael, CA

Classics teacher, 1982-85 St. Bernard’s School New York, NY

H THOMAS H. CARPENTER

H ADRIENNE MILLER

English teacher, 1971-76 St. Stephen’s School Rome, Italy

Sacred Studies teacher, 2004-11 Karuna School (founder) Lincoln, MA

H PAM CLARKE

H ROBERT MOSS

English teacher, Admissions, 1972-90 Doane Stuart School Rensselaer, NY

Sacred Studies teacher, 1938-58 St. Andrew’s School Middletown, DE

H KEVIN R. CONKLIN

H PETER O’CONNELL

Math teacher, 1981-84 Montgomery School Chester Springs, PA St. Mark’s Episcopal Day School Jacksonville, FL

English teacher, 1951-55 School of English Studies Folkestone, England

Assistant head, English teacher, 1996-2003 Greens Farms Academy Westport, CT

Assistant head, Classics teacher, 2004-09 Bishop’s School La Jolla, CA

H CHARLES W. SHEERIN, JR. Chaplain, English/history teacher 1950-52, 1961-70 Woodberry Forest School Woodberry Forest, VA

H THE REV. WILLIAM G. THAYER French and English teacher, 1886-87, 1889-94 St. Mark’s School Southborough, MA

H THE RIGHT REV. ANN TOTTENHAM Dean of students, religion/ethics teacher, 1974-81 Bishop Strachan School Toronto, ON

H WILL WEBB Alumni Affairs, Admissions, 2005-11 Fountain Valley School Colorado Springs, CO

H LUCRETIA WELLS Admissions, 1989-93 Buckingham Friends School Lahaska, PA

H THE REV. JOHN P. WILLIAMS

H THE REV. REMSEN B. OGILBY

Admissions, 1979-89 Peddie School Hightstown, NJ

English teacher, 1902-04 Baguio (now Brent) School (founder) The Philippines (also president Trinity College, Hartford, CT)

H BURCH FORD

H ROBERT CURTIS PARKER

Counselor, psychology/ethics teacher, 1978-88 Miss Porter’s School Farmington, CT

H CHARLES RIMMER

H AIMECLAIRE ROCHE

Science teacher, 1942-44 Rivers Country Day School for Boys (now Rivers) Weston, MA

H THOMAS DEGRAY

French intern, 1985-86 Pomfret School Pomfret, Connecticut Math teacher, college counselor, 1950-74 Pingree School South Hamilton, MA

German teacher, 1935-42 Western Reserve Academy Hudson, OH

H GEORGE H. BLACKWELL

H TIMOTHY RICHARDS

History teacher, 1931-32, 1935-40 Christopher’s School Richmond, VA

H PAUL WRIGHT Math teacher, assistant head, 1928-74 Groton School Groton, MA

English teacher, 1964-79 Emma Willard School Troy, NY Some worked at other schools between Groton and the school they headed.

Many thanks to the Alumni Office for help compiling this list, and especially to archivist and shop teacher Doug Brown ‘57.

Groton School Quarterly

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Spring 2015