Burr and Burton faculty members Barbara Miceli and Meg Kenny received the third annual Rowland Endowed Faculty Chair Awards from Wendy and Barry Rowland during a special meeting at the school recently.Ms. Miceli is chair of the Foreign Languages Department, teaches German, and is the coach of the varsity dance team. Ms. Kenny, chair of the Social Studies Department, teaches world and U.S. history and economics.
The $10 million gift to the endowment made in 2006 by Wendy and Barry Rowland included the establishment of two endowed faculty chairs. These endowed chairs will honor two accomplished teachers every year. In addition to funding a teacher's salary, the endowed positions also carry a professional development award that permits the faculty members to upgrade course materials, attend conferences, travel or pursue other academic enrichment activities.
Rowland Sabbatical Awards were given to guidance counselor Cristin Rose, science teacher Dale Spring, English teacher Wil Mackey, art teacher Betsy Hubner, and mathematics teachers Mary Rita Manley and Mike Caraco.
“We feel very strongly that the future of Burr and Burton depends on attracting and retaining highly qualified and engaged faculty members,” said Mr. Rowland. “By recognizing and rewarding excellent teachers every year we hope to make Burr and Burton an even more attractive place to teach and to continue learning.”
In setting up their gift to the school’s endowment, the Rowlands identified specific areas they wanted the funds to support. Gifts to the endowment are invested and carefully managed much like a perpetual savings account that will continue to grow, giving Burr and Burton a solid financial foundation and the flexibility to create new programs as the need arises.
Barry and Wendy Rowland presented this year’s Rowland Faculty Awards to Burr and Burton teachers. Pictured (left to right): Wendy Rowland, Barbara Miceli, Meg Kenny, Barry Rowland and Headmaster Mark H. Tashjian.
