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Aaron E. Carpenter OPC '1902
Lower School Faculty Salaries Fund
In 1975, Penn Charter established the first endowed mastership for an elementary school teacher in this country. It was named for Aaron E. Carpenter II, a Penn Charter graduate of the class of 1902 who bequeathed a generous legacy to the school. The first recipient was Ruth H. Tindall, who taught in the Lower School for twenty years beginning in 1956.
Ball/Somers Fund
Lewis S. Somers 3rd OPC '44 and his wife Betty created this fund to support the review and implementation of important educational changes at Penn Charter. The grants are to be used to provide support for faculty in analyzing salient issues and implementing new curricular ideas based on that analysis.
John Flagg Gummere English Mastership
The late Crawford H. Greenewalt OPC '18 established this mastership to honor his lifelong friend and classmate. Jack Gummere believed that good teaching was the most important ingredient for a good school. This fund celebrates his great contributions to Penn Charter and memorializes Jack's many years of commitment to its community. The fund will provide support for outstanding teachers who are dedicating themselves to teaching young people at Penn Charter.
McFarland Family Fund for Faculty Salaries
Established in 2001, Duncan M. OPC '61 and Ellen B. McFarland created this fund
in support of faculty salaries to reflect their belief in both Penn Charter and the critical
role exceptional teaching plays in continuing the excellence of the school.
Randy W. Granger Chair in the Visual Arts
This endowed chair was established by Jeffrey M. Lotman OPC '80 to honor his former teacher and to recognize teaching that seeks to touch the lives of students and to help them grow as individuals in the broadest sense, as well as in the discipline of the arts.
The Hillas Faculty Fund
Established in 2003 by Roger OPC '45 and Dee Hillas P '71 '06 '09 for the enhancement of professional capabilities of teachers that will in turn enhance instruction of students at William Penn Charter School. This fund provides the school with additional resources to support faculty participation in conferences and workshops so that the teachers will be better able to implement an outstanding curriculum. It encourages graduate and independent summer study that will enhance the teacher's professional role at Penn Charter. In certain cases there could be grants released for related projects to professional development.
The Robert J. F. Brobyn Master Teacher
Scholar Sabbatical Fund
Robert J. F. Brobyn OPC '56 established this fund in 1988 in loving memory of Master Teacher Gay B. Frazee to honor Penn Charter's extraordinary and dedicated faculty that has performed so well over the years and particularly during his years as a student. The purpose of this fund is to provide educational growth for the teaching staff that will improve teaching performance and promote educational quality.
The Edward E. Ford Foundation Faculty Support Fund
The Edward E. Ford Faculty Fund to endow faculty salaries in the upper school established in 1978 was seeded with a generous challenge grant from the Edward E. Ford Foundation.
The Richard B. Fisher OPC '53 Faculty Support Fund
With his gift in 1990, Richard Fisher OPC '53 established two funds. The Richard B. Fisher Faculty Support Fund helps Penn Charter in its efforts to improve the level of faculty salaries. The Richard B. Fisher Scholarship Fund is used to help students needing financial assistance to attend Penn Charter.
Herbert S. and Marjorie L. Winokur Fund
Herbert S. Winokur, Jr. OPC '61 established the Herbert S. and Marjorie L. Winokur Faculty Fund to honor his parents. This fund benefits teachers who have been at Penn Charter for five to ten years to encourage them to do something special in the area of faculty development and enrichment.
The MacNeal Faculty Endowment Fund
Created in 2003 by Richard H. MacNeal OPC '40 and The MacNeal Foundation in recognition of the outstanding teaching that is the hallmark of William Penn Charter School, past, present and future. It provides general support for faculty salaries and professional development.
Betty Barr Thomas Faculty Fund
Made possible by a bequest from Betty Barr Thomas. Established by the school in honor and recognition of her deep devotion and generous support, this fund supports faculty salaries.
Frank S. Craig Faculty Fund
This fund is established in honor of Frank S. Craig, a teacher
of Latin and Mathematics at Penn Charter from 1926 to 1957,
and in recognition of the importance of offering competitive
salaries and benefits to the teaching staff. Established by
his son Frank S. Craig, Jr. OPC '43 and Elizabeth J. Craig
in 1999.
Anna Emmons Faculty Fund
Anna S. Emmons P '36 '37 '40 '44 GP '73 of Bryn Mawr gave a generous gift to Penn Charter in 1975 to honor the school's challenge grant from the E.E. Ford Foundation for the endowment of faculty salaries in the upper school.
Percival E. Foerderer OPC 1902
Middle School Science Center Fund
Established in 1978 to support faculty in the Middle School Science Department, this fund makes it possible for Penn Charter to maintain the strong science program that has distinguished the school for so many years. Mr. Foerderer's daughter, Mignon Foerderer Davis, made gifts to the fund to assure that the Percival E. Foerderer Middle School Science Center Fund would continue its commitment to a strong science faculty.
Pierre S. du Pont OPC '1886 Mastership in Science
Established in 1958 by Headmaster John F. Gummere with a grant
from the Longwood Foundation in memory of Pierre S. du Pont,
industrialist, philanthropist, and educational visionary.
Pierre and his brothers, Irenee du Pont OPC '1892 and Lammot
du Pont OPC '1892, honored Penn Charter with their lifelong
commitment to education and outstanding leadership of the
Du Pont Corporation.
I.H.B. Spiers Mastership in Modern Languages
In 1944, Headmaster John F. Gummere wrote to all former students of I. H. B. Spiers, a distinguished French teacher, suggesting that they might contribute to a capital fund to create the I. H. B. Spiers Mastership in Modern Language. This fund was established in 1946.
Robert R. Cryer Fund for Teacher Excellence
Established by Robert R. Cryer OPC '56 to assist Penn Charter in retaining dynamic, young teachers. The fund awards a three-year grant to a member of Penn Charter's faculty who has demonstrated exemplary teaching and made significant contributions to the life of the school.
The W. Stuart Emmons OPC '37 Family Fund
Anna S. Emmons P '36 '37 '40 '44 GP ' 73 established this fund in memory of her son W. Stuart Emmons who was president of the Class of 1937. The Emmons family believed that a faculty's strength is the key ingredient in assisting Penn Charter students in their growth. They demonstrated their tremendous interest and commitment to Penn Charter with this fund to support faculty salaries.
The Class of 1945 Herbert McVey Fund
Established in honor of their 50th Reunion and in memory of their faculty advisor, Herbert B. McVey, this endowed fund provides support for faculty salaries. The Class of 1945 began its funding effort shortly after their 45th Reunion to help Penn Charter recruit and retain the highest caliber faculty.
Col. Clifton Lisle Memorial Faculty Fund
The Col. Clifton Lisle Memorial Fund was established in 1992 by his widow, Anna Hayward Lisle, and William B. Gold, Jr. OPC '31 to memorialize Colonel Lisle's life at Penn Charter. This gift, joined with gifts from the Hoxie Harrison Smith Foundation and Colonel Lisle's former students, benefits members of the Penn Charter English Department and thousands of boys and girls for generations to come.
Donald E. MacCormick Mastership in Math
Established in 1947, this fund honors Penn Charter's first department head Donald E. MacCormick who taught mathematics for thirty-four years - from 1914 to 1948 at Penn Charter.
M. Albert Linton Fund
Warren F. Miller, Jr. OPC '65 and other grateful students established the M. Albert Linton Fund to honor their master teacher. Bert Linton began his teaching career at Penn Charter in 1946. During his years on the faculty, he was a strong force in the lives of many students. He represented the epitome of fine teaching at Penn Charter. This fund in his honor will help to support salaries of teachers of mathematics.
Class of 1959 Faculty Support Fund
The Class of 1959, in honor of their 25th Reunion and the faculty who taught them, established this fund for the purpose of supporting younger faculty. It is used to supplement their salaries, to further their education, to offer summer travel and to provide assistance for other uses related to their teaching and professional growth at Penn Charter.
Harry R. Hirshorn Memorial Fund
In 1982, Ralph S. Hirshorn and his family established this fund in honor of his parents, Harry R. Hirshorn and Estelle Spector Hirshorn, who were former Penn Charter parents and grandparents. The family hopes that the fund will help improve faculty salaries, ensuring that the finest teachers available will be retained and recruited.
Class of 1964 Faculty Development Fund
On the occasion of their 20th Reunion in 1984, the Class of 1964 established this fund to honor Penn Charter's faculty. The income from this endowed fund is used by the faculty for summer study, sabbatical and special projects.
Joseph T. Sullivan Memorial Fund
The fund was created in 1986 with a gift from Allen F. Steere OPC '66 OV in memory of his wife Meemie Sullivan's father, Joseph T. Sullivan OPC '26. It provides opportunities for enrichment to a member of the History Department and supports the Middle School Sullivan Speaker.
The Class of 1954 Faculty Endowment Fund
Established by members of Penn Charter's Class of 1954 in
recognition and celebration of their fiftieth reunion, this
endowed fund seeks to help the school hire and retain the
best possible teachers through competitive compensation. Income
from the fund shall be directed annually to support teacher
salaries in perpetuity.
Philip T. Sharples Science Faculty Fund
In 1984, Grace Wheeler P '78 GP '08 OV and Philip P. Sharples P '78 GP '08 founded this fund in honor of his father, Philip T. Sharples. The fund supports excellence in the teaching of science at Penn Charter.
Class of 1956 Fund for Master Teacher Sabbaticals
To celebrate their 35th Reunion, the Class of 1956 established
this fund to express its deepest gratitude and appreciation
to the faculty of Penn Charter. In addition to honoring and
supporting the school's extraordinary faculty, the fund provides
educational opportunities that will improve teaching performance,
promote educational quality, and attract and retain a faculty
of the highest quality and dedication.
The Class of 1944 Memorial Faculty Fund
Established in 1984 by the Class of 1944 on the occasion of their 40th Reunion, this fund supports Penn Charter's efforts to pay rewarding salaries to its faculty. The contributions to the fund are made in memory of the deceased members of the class.
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