Among Friends - Fall 2010

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News and Notes Faculty/Staff Briefs Fifth Grade teacher Kathy Cook served as Dean of the new ESF Innovation Project,

Two Appointed to School Committee Since 2008, Sandy Hoeppner

one of several summer camp opportunities

Brown has been the Chair of the

offered at Moorestown Friends School.

Committee of Trustees of the

Campers problem solve, create and

Kellman Brown Academy, as well as

innovate while collaborating with a team on ideas to solve real-world, practical

serving on the Academy’s Head

issues. Third Grade Teacher Ted Quinn

Support and Evaluation Committee,

was the lead instructor for the Animal

the Finance Committee and Strategic

Advocacy cohort. The other cohorts were Forensic Science and Masters of Design. During the three-week program,

Financial Planning Committee. From 2006-08, she served as

campers were fully immersed in an area of their interest where

Chair of the Board at Kellman Brown and led an $11

they posed original questions, crafted thoughtful answers and

million capital campaign. In addition, Brown sits on the

built understanding – not only from experts in their chosen

Kohelet Foundation Advisory Board, which strives to create

field, but more importantly from each other. Serving as a student assistant was MFS senior Nick Cook.

greater access to Jewish education. She also provides office fit outs and art selection for NFI Industries. Brown is a

Academic Technology Coordinator Diana Day is heading up a cohort of seven MFS teachers exploring the educational use of technology – especially social media.

graduate of Dickinson College. She and her husband Sid are the parents of Courtney ’07, Eric ’10 and Jake ’12. They reside in Voorhees.

Participating are: English Teacher Erika Bohman, English Teacher and Middle School Dean Maggie Beck, Social Studies Teacher Parker Curtis, Fourth Grade

Philip Lippincott is retired Chairman and Chief Executive

Teacher Stephanie Scheutz, Chinese

Officer of Scott Paper Company, a

Teacher Tao “Cindy” Huang, and First Grade Teacher Teri

former non-executive Chairman of

Kaiser. It is a program run by the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) and led by Will

Campbell Soup Company, and

Richardson, author of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other

former Board Chair of the Fox

Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Upper School Director

Chase Cancer Center. He is a

Chris Kimberly and Associate Head of School and Academic

former Director of ExxonMobil Corporation and former

Dean Barbara Caldwell are participating in a parallel set of ADVIS webinars, also led by Richardson, for administrators who help manage technology.

Trustee of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Lippincott is a graduate of William Penn Charter School, Dartmouth College, and holds an M.B.A. from Michigan

School Psychologist Monica Pawluk Hottenstein ’68 announced in June that

State University. He and his wife Naomi are the parents of

she was moving on to build her private

Grant ’80, Kevin ’82 and Kerry ’84. They reside in Park

practice in Moorestown. In a note to

City, Utah.

faculty and staff, she provided well wishes to the school community: “I have so appreciated all of the support and friendship…MFS is a community of wonderful people, and I wish it all the best,” she wrote.

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