Brodie Awards Honor Anne Yancey, David Brott Middle School English teacher Anne Yancey and Upper School math teacher David Brott are recipients of Brodie Grants for Excellence in Teaching from the Brodie Family Faculty Betterment Fund. The Brodie Fund is an endowed fund which provides professional development opportunities for faculty and which recognizes outstanding teachers at both early and later stages of their careers. Middle School Head Ted Rockwell said, “Anne Yancey’s calm, reassuring and compassionate voice can fool her students. She is no pushover. She has high academic and ethical standards. Her students know where she stands and don’t want to disappoint her. Whether it is grappling with the language or the issues of Where the Red Fern Grows, Anne leads her students to understanding. How Anne
accomplishes this can seem somewhat magical, but it always happens so it is not questioned. She also works her magic on her colleagues, always being there with a helping hand, a kind word. Every school needs teachers like Anne Yancey. Seven Hills is fortunate to have her.” Upper School Head Nick Francis said, “David Brott is a much-loved member of the faculty. His colleagues and his students appreciate his positive energy, excellent teaching, and friendly personality. David’s contributions to life at Seven Hills cover all aspects of the community. He is a superb math teacher, lead advisor to the ninth grade, CoDirector of the Personal Challenge program, faculty dodgeball player, sustainability activist, expert at Halloween costumes, chess tournament supervisor, and frequent chaperone. I could continue, but suffice to say, he is integral to the success of the students and is very much appreciated by everyone.”
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Our Congratulations and Appreciation to These Faculty and Staff Members Honored for Their Years at Seven Hills
“I’m often surprised when I watch American diplomats and cabinet members conduct various talks and negotiations with foreign dignitaries, invariably depending on English. Although we are a multilingual nation, the only language we offer diplomatically is English and I often wonder what the tone and content of international talks would be if Hillary Clinton—or her predecessors Condoleeza Rice, Colin Powell or Madeleine Albright—were able to conduct many of their talks in Chinese, French or Spanish.
5 Years Michelle Alexander Raymond Alexander Maria Eynon Marni Greenwald Elisa MacKenzie Linda Maupin Lynn Niehaus Liz Okin Marji Platt
“In this amazing nation, we can do better than offer one language to the rest of the world, and at Seven Hills, we hope to inspire many of our students to view fluency in another language as a responsible way of connecting to a world very different from our own.
15 Years Theresa Cohen Janet Hill Melissa Khoo Sandra Shaw
“I feel incredibly fortunate to be at this school and to be the recipient of this Chair. “Before I close, I want to recognize all of the members of the foreign language department—Rachel Herrel, John Krauss, Gretchen Carstens, Brian Sebastian, Cora Garcia, Carla Wessels, Ismael Godoy, Teresa Bardon, Peggy Lovro, Jacky Kalubi and Ann Griep—because, to be sure, if it weren’t for you all, I wouldn’t be standing here. Thank you again for this honor and I wish each and every one of you the very best in this new school year.”
10 Years David Brott Tricia Hoar Gloria Clayburn Pegi Leonard Steve Davis Malinda McReynolds Elissa Donovan Kara Meador Beth Driehaus Bill Schmidt Kitty Fischer Roger Schnirring Nick Francis Brian Sebastian Ann Griep Brian Wabler Carri Haskins Russell White 20 Years Genny Serrano Regina Daily Jacky Kalubi Rick Questa
30 Years Bobbie Staggs Lowell Wenger Joan Wolfram
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25 Years Barbara Karol Diane Kruer Ginger Rubin Ed Wiseman
35 Years Marcia Snyder Barbara VanderLaan