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Charles and Julia Simmons Kim and Sarah Spanoghe Kenneth and Kathleen Stasun Georg and Kathy Straub Scott and Carolyn Thomas Barton and Holly Thompson Mary Alice Thornton
Jun and Michiko Tsuchiya
Lee and Donna Tucker
Aloysius and Sharon Van Dalen Ronan Wagner
Mark E. Wegman Deborah Whalen
David and Eleanor White Edward and Obdulia Wood
Panther Club ($25.00 + )
Anonymous (Eleven Donors) John and Elizabeth Alpar Ramiro and Josefina Arredondo William and Kathy August Robert and Robyn Barry
Sue Barry
Barbara Bentley
Dick Blach
Allan and Jean Bollhoffer
Sean and Alice Brennan
John and Mary Alice Byrne Chrisopher and Carole Cain Timothy and Margie Cain
Bliss and Gitta Carnochan
Mr. and Mrs. Jen-Tse Chen Mike and Ruth Cheng
James and Julie Ciardella Margaret Cody
Bill and Gail Cohen
James and Carmen Collins Laurel Crittenden
Mabel Crittenden
Madeleine R. Crowley
Laurel Davis
David and Janice de Carion Geoffrey and Isabella De Sibert Stephen and Lu Ann DeMartini Alison Dienner
David Dienner
Richard Dioli
Mark and Carolyn Dobervich Kathy Dos Remedios
Christopher Drouin
James and Lisa Dugoni
Paula Durdach
Steven and Nancy Eigisti Richard and Charlie Ellinger Susan Falaschi
Gary and Marcia Farriss
Samuel and Kathyrn Felix Tarlton and Wendy-Anna Fleming Michael and Mary Fleishman Harriet Freeman
James and Nancy Gogan Bradford and Victoria Gorman William and Natalie Graham Jeffrey and Laura Gundell
Laszlo and Carolyn Gyermek John and Mary Ann Haeuser Peter and Taffy Handy
Edmund and Patricia Hannum
Three innovations in Priory academic life were especially rewarding last year: the students’ new clubs and activities, faculty professional activities, and the faculty-student advisory program. As an academician, I recognize the importance of support beyond tuition which makes our progress possible. I deeply appreciate it.
Deborah Whalen Academic Dean
A Great Faculty And Great Professional Growth
Growth in professional development over the past two years has been phenomenal. Funding was increased threefold in 1995-96. This support made possible a high quality of on-campus training, such as the “Dimensions of Learning” project that helped faculty identify and support differences in student learning style. Individual faculty members also were able to increase their participation in conferences tailored to their specialities.
This year, the professional development program again received a dramatic and substantial boost that applies right at the individual teacher-classroom level. See the article on the Hewlett Technology Grants, Page 6.
Faculty were invited to give presentations at conferences locally to internationally. For example, Merrilyn Mecham, Head of the Division of Language Arts, presented her approach to culture-based language instruction with use of technology at an international conference in Hawaii.
About seventy percent of the Woodside Priory School faculty hold advanced degrees. Five hold doctorates.
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