Faculty Notes
KENNETH KLENK, former physical education teacher and
Joni and Scott Palmer ’01 are thrilled to announce the
volleyball coach, accomplished his lifelong dream of reaching
birth of their daughter Renee Carolyn Palmer on September
base camp of Mt. Everest in December 2012. Ken and his wife
5, 2013. Renee weighed 6 lbs., 6 oz. and measured 20 inches
Betsy live in York, Pennsylvania and their son Andy ’12 is a
long. Scott is the Director of Advancement Operations
sophomore at James Madison University.
in the St. Mark’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations, and Joni teaches Upper School economics and history at Hockaday.
Kenneth at Mt. Everest Base Camp.
Jeanie’s Place Early Head Start Center at Jubilee Park in Dallas
Renee Carolyn Palmer.
was named after former faculty member JEANIE LAUBE. The new school will provide education and resources for expectant mothers and 48 infants and toddlers in southeast Dallas. Jeanie has been a tireless advocate for Jubilee Park, and was the Community Service Director at Hockaday and St. Mark’s for more than 20 years. JOHN MEAD, Eugene McDermott Master Teaching Chair in
DREW AND ANDI WETHINGTON were blessed with a baby boy, Elijah Duke Wethington, on March 18, 2013. Eli weighed 7 lbs., 1 oz. and measured 20 inches long. Andi, former Assistant Director of Communications, and her family now live in Missouri.
Science, was featured as the April 2013 cover story for Allen Image Magazine. The article focuses on John’s use of photography as a teaching tool in the classroom.
Elijah Duke Wethington.