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ACCOLADES Each year at Convocation, outstanding members of the faculty are recognized for their most important contributions to the NA community. This year, honorees included: William Hobson for the Catherine Lynham Academic Chair; Julius Tolentino for the Ripps Faculty Award; Debra Tavares for the Ernest Allsopp Award; Robert Bitler for the Innovation in Teaching Award; and Dan Erlandson for the Ohaus Chair. Amy Hone, Cathy Pursell and Bill Blaskopf were honored with Head of School Awards. Congratulations to all for their innovative teaching!
Amy Hone, Cathy Pursell and Bill Blaskopf
William Hobson, Julius Tolentino, Debra Tavares, Robert Bitler and Dan Erlandson
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FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS
Congratulations to Robert Mallalieu and Scott Jacoby for 30 years at Newark Academy; and to Stephanie Acquadro for 25 years at NA!
Tom Ashburn, Middle School Principal, earned an MA in educational leadership from the College of St. Elizabeth.
NEW FACULTY AND STAFF Twelve new educators joined the Newark Academy faculty this year: Rayna Lifson (Humanities); Elisa Bateman, Calina Lee, Sonia Martinez, Aaron Weiss and Erin Zabukovec (Language); Amanda Addison ’06 and Rebecca Gordon (Mathematics); Sarah Gordon and Paul Libassi (Arts); Kaley Rode and Diana Santos (Health). Stacey Clark has joined Newark Academy as a learning specialist. Stephanie Rusen has joined the technology team as an educational technologist. Karissa Feiton and Marci Kahwaty joined the institutional advancement team as assistant director of annual giving and communications associate, respectively.
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Bill Blaskopf, Mathematics, received The Max Sobel Award from the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey. Given annually, the award recognizes an educator in New Jersey for his/her outstanding work in math education. Dr. Max Sobel is considered one of the foremost mathematics educators in New Jersey. Viraj Lal, Choral Director, earned an MA in choral music education from Florida State University (FSU). Master’s degree candidates spend the final summer of the program at FSU’s campus in downtown London, taking advantage of the choral music history and resources in Britain. Manny Morelli, Humanities, was accepted into the “9/11 and American Memory” seminar for teachers, a joint offering from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the 9/11 Memorial. The seminar, held in July at the offices of the 9/11 Memorial, examined the nature and meaning of historical memory, as well as the historical impact and legacies of the September 11 attacks. Elana Snow, English, and co-researchers from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, published their research article “An Analysis of Instructional Discourse and an Argument for an Integrative Assessment Framework” in the “American Educational Research Journal.”