Newsmakers to teachers across the country. This fall, she piloted a two-week STEM unit in which her fifth graders followed mathematical and scientific standards in creating a plan for a zoo. She will pilot a second unit created by her STEM Center group in the spring. Kendra Thornton, K-6 Academic Counselor and member of the Cincinnati Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Team, was sent to Atlanta in August by the American Red Cross to be trained as a Reconnection Workshop Facilitator. Dr. Terrence Malone, Upper School Director, presented his doctoral dissertation, “Educators’ Perception of Parenting Styles and the Impact on Schools,” at the 35th Annual Mid-Western Educational Research Association Conference on Nov. 7 in suburban Chicago. Maureen Ferrell, Director of College Counseling, has been appointed to a one-year term on the Princeton Review advisory board. She has also been appointed to the Hanover College admissions advisory board in its inaugural year. In addition, she is in her second year on the Admission Advisory Board for the University of Chicago. Larry Dean, Middle School Latin Teacher, received the Joseph B. Whitehead Educator of Distinction Award from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. He was one of 250 educators across the U.S. who were recognized for making a difference in the lives of Coca-Cola Scholarship recipients.
Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Fame. He is in his second year on the Planning Committee for the Southwest Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer Breakfast, which raises money for the American Cancer Society. Jeff Stayton, Upper School Social Studies Teacher, is in his third year serving as a docent for student and adult tours at the Center for Holocaust and Humanity Center in Kenwood. Julia Almaguer, Lower School Math Specialist, is serving her first year on the board of EarthShares CSA, a community-sponsored agricultural organization in Loveland. She also volunteers at Grailville in Loveland. Laura Adkins, Middle School Language Arts Teacher, is serving the first year of her second three-year term on the Board of Directors of the Comfort Foundation, a national non-profit headquartered in St. Louis which helps adult orphans in Russia lead successful, independent lives. Three members of The Summit’s faculty and staff were appointed by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr to serve a three-year terms on Archdiocese groups. Michael Johnson, Middle School Director, was appointed to the Board of Directors for St. Rita’s School for the Deaf. Rev. Philip Seher, Chaplain, is Chair of the Archdiocese Mission Board. Nancy Berlier, Communications Manager, is on the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Communications Commission.
Robert Gorey, Upper School Science Teacher, has been reappointed to a two-year term on the Patient Education Committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Kelly Cronin, Upper School Social Studies Department Chair and Dean of Students, has been appointed to a two-year term on the WhippleHill Advisory Board. She is the sole teacher representative on the 12-member board whose role is to provide feedback to project managers on products and suggest enhancements. Rich Hoyt, Middle School Religion Teacher, is serving the second year of a three-year term as District 16 Director for the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches’ Association. He was appointed in June to the Advisory Committee for the Greater 22 Winter 2012 - 2013
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