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Jane MacElree<br />

Ask Crawford Hill. He will tell you about a teacher who drove him to school, a Dad who was a trustee, a wife who taught at<br />

<strong>Episcopal</strong>, two bro<strong>the</strong>rs who attended <strong>Episcopal</strong>, a cohort of science faculty who are friends as well as colleagues, children who are<br />

recent graduates, and a thoroughly engaged mo<strong>the</strong>r.<br />

Crawford ’70 and his bro<strong>the</strong>rs Michael ’80 and “lifer” Tom ’75 attended <strong>Episcopal</strong>. Longtime teacher-coach George Greenwood<br />

drove <strong>the</strong>m to school. Children Connor ’03 and Hadley ’01 graduated recently. Crawford’s wife Suzie was a third grade teacher<br />

at <strong>Episcopal</strong> from 1976 until 1981. And Jane Cox MacElree is <strong>the</strong> appreciative mo<strong>the</strong>r — grateful to <strong>the</strong> teachers who influenced<br />

her children, impressed with <strong>the</strong> education received by her grandchildren, and proud of her son, Crawford, who chairs <strong>the</strong> Science<br />

Department at <strong>Episcopal</strong>. <strong>The</strong> Hill/MacElree family history represents 89 years of connection to <strong>Episcopal</strong>, and <strong>the</strong> relationships were<br />

<strong>the</strong> genesis of Jane MacElree’s decision to fund <strong>the</strong> Hill Science Center.<br />

When you meet her, you can detect <strong>the</strong> perpetual twinkle that hides just behind her eyes. She is intelligent, inquisitive,<br />

unpretentious, approachable, interesting, and interested. Jane MacElree is real. And she is busy. Mo<strong>the</strong>r to seven, grandmo<strong>the</strong>r to<br />

ten, Jane is an entrepreneur, a civic leader, and a philanthropist. Her interests include her horse farm, travel, <strong>the</strong> environment, land<br />

preservation, conservation, and education. She is an avid reader and an astute observer of <strong>the</strong> world and has expressed her keen<br />

interest in <strong>Episcopal</strong>’s goal to prepare its students to confront <strong>the</strong> many global issues that will demand solutions in <strong>the</strong>ir lifetimes.<br />

Her son projects attributes of a leader — enthusiasm, energy, passion, and ambition. A highly respected master teacher with<br />

more than 30 years at <strong>Episcopal</strong>, he is fiercely loyal and genuinely proud of <strong>the</strong> faculty members in his department, his program, his<br />

students, and his graduates. He has served on <strong>the</strong> Development, Executive, Head Search, Strategic and Master Planning Committees<br />

and, with wife Suzie, is a major benefactor to his school.<br />

Mo<strong>the</strong>r and son toge<strong>the</strong>r are a force to be reckoned with. <strong>The</strong>ir close relationship<br />

is evident, and each takes pride in <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r. You might say that Jane has had a front-row<br />

seat during some of <strong>the</strong> most transformational times in <strong>Episcopal</strong>’s history. And <strong>the</strong>re<br />

have been critical junctures when she has influenced that history with her endorsement<br />

and support. Of course, much of it she sees through <strong>the</strong> eyes of her son. She has greatly<br />

appreciated <strong>the</strong> teacher-counselor–coach model that is woven into <strong>the</strong> fabric of <strong>the</strong><br />

school and has commended <strong>the</strong> academic rigor promoted by <strong>the</strong> faculty, which she<br />

has witnessed firsthand, commenting on <strong>the</strong> freedom <strong>Episcopal</strong> gives its teachers to be<br />

creative, innovative, and all that <strong>the</strong>y can be. Jane has been heartened by <strong>the</strong> opportunities<br />

offered <strong>Episcopal</strong>’s faculty to mentor and counsel. She cheered on her son and his<br />

winning teams when he worked with <strong>the</strong> school’s student-athletes for 17 years, 11 as a<br />

highly touted varsity wrestling coach. And for certain, Jane has had a unique perspective<br />

of <strong>Episcopal</strong>’s science program and its leader. Through <strong>the</strong>se many years she has helped to<br />

shape and nurture both.<br />

Over <strong>the</strong> course of <strong>Episcopal</strong> and Jane’s shared history, her interest and generous spirit<br />

have prompted gifts to <strong>Episcopal</strong>’s Century III and Thresholds <strong>Campaign</strong>s, seed money<br />

to initiate <strong>the</strong> community service program, leadership support for <strong>the</strong> land campaign, and<br />

now a magnificent gift to honor her son and indeed <strong>the</strong> entire Hill/MacElree family.<br />

Relationships are everything. We celebrate <strong>the</strong> many connections that bring toge<strong>the</strong>r<br />

our school and this truly vested <strong>Episcopal</strong> family. Jane’s extraordinary generosity and her<br />

friendship have made a real difference for this venerable institution. <strong>The</strong> Hill Science<br />

Center is testimony to that.<br />

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