Physical Education Department Chair and Varsity Field Hockey Coach Jean Carlson, a member of the faculty since 1976, has been selected by the Faculty & Staff of The Wheeler School as the recipient of the Jason and Carly Siperstein Faculty Chair. The three-year appointment recognizes an “inspirational, influential, and dedicated full-time teacher” with at least ten years at Wheeler. Head of School Dan Miller said when making the announcement, “Jean Carlson is beloved by students of all ages, alumni/ae, colleagues and families. Her energy and enthusiasm, her optimism, her professionalism, her dedication to teaching, are all simply extraordinary. No teacher could be more deserving of this honor than Jean Carlson.” The Jason ’06 and Carly ‘03 Siperstein Faculty Chair is one of two faculty chair endowments at Wheeler and was created in 2005 by alumni parents Gary and Mynde Siperstein in honor of their children to recognize the importance of faculty at Wheeler. Previous recipients were Lower School Art Teacher Ann-Marie Gillett and Diversity Program Director & Teacher Philip Hall.
TWO VETERAN FACULTY EARN TEACHING CHAIR HONORS Upper School Math teacher Kathy Johnson, a member of the Wheeler faculty since 1998, has been selected by the Upper School faculty and staff as the recipient of the Michael Brown Endowed Chair in Teaching. The three-year appointment recognizes teaching and advising excellence for faculty with a minimum of 10 years at Wheeler. Upper School Head Neeltje Henneman said when making the announcement, "Kathy is a beloved and admired 13-year member of the math department. Her teaching and advising are characterized by warmth, flexibility and humor, and her work ethic is beyond compare." The Brown Endowed Chair is one of two faculty chair endowments at Wheeler and was created by a number of generous donors to honor the former Head of Upper School Michael Brown who retired in 2001. Previous recipients have included Ken Clauser, Rob Brown and Marcie Cummings '72.