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write, attend conferences, and educate<br />

the community on gender issues in<br />

education.<br />

Betsy Allen Fund for Lower School<br />

Special Initiatives<br />

Established in 2006 by a group of<br />

parents to honor Betsy Allen, a beloved<br />

member of the BB&N Lower School<br />

faculty for nearly 30 years, this fund<br />

provides support for specialists and other<br />

resources to train and educate Lower<br />

School teachers—particularly Morse<br />

Building (Beginner, Kindergarten, and<br />

Grade 1) teachers—on child development<br />

issues and other areas related to but<br />

outside of specific curricular topics.<br />

Class of 1991 Parents’ Faculty<br />

Development Fund<br />

Class of 1992 Parents’ Faculty<br />

Development Fund<br />

Class of 1993 Parents’ Faculty<br />

Development Fund<br />

Class of 1994 Parents’ Faculty<br />

Development Fund<br />

Class of 1995 Parents’ Faculty<br />

Development Fund<br />

Class of 1997 Parents’ Faculty<br />

Development Fund<br />

Class of 1998 Parents’ Faculty<br />

Enrichment Fund<br />

Established by parents in the Classes of<br />

1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997,<br />

and 1998 during their senior year, these<br />

funds support BB&N’s general faculty<br />

professional development budget.<br />

Class of 1999 Faculty Development<br />

Fund<br />

Established by Class of 1999 students<br />

during their senior year, this fund supports<br />

BB&N’s general faculty development<br />

budget.<br />

Clifton Family Fund<br />

Established in 1987 by former trustee<br />

Roger Clifton P’86, this fund promotes<br />

programs for faculty that will expand their<br />

understanding of new points of view and<br />

encourage them to be more responsive<br />

and inclusive in their teaching.<br />

The Curhan-Pokross Fund to<br />

Promote Faculty Excellence<br />

Established by Prof. and Mrs. Ronald C.<br />

Curhan P’86, ’89 and David R. and Muriel<br />

Pokross GP’86, ’89, ’09 to encourage and<br />

promote faculty excellence in the Upper<br />

School, this fund provides training and<br />

professional development opportunities<br />

for Upper School faculty.<br />

Educational Technology<br />

Endowment Fund<br />

Gifts designated for educational technology<br />

endowment provide support for<br />

BB&N’s educational technology training<br />

budget.<br />

Garai Family Math Faculty Fund<br />

Established in 2006 by Gabor Garai and<br />

Susan Pravda P’11, ’13, this fund is used<br />

to enhance and enrich BB&N’s math<br />

program on all three campuses by providing<br />

support for professional development<br />

for math faculty, for external consultants<br />

related to the math program, and other<br />

general support for the interests and<br />

talents of the math faculty.<br />

The Hixon Family English Faculty<br />

Endowment Fund<br />

The Hixon Family English Faculty<br />

Endowment Fund, established in 2007<br />

by Diana and Anthony Hixon P’07 and<br />

Augusta Hixon ’07, is intended to be<br />

used to provide support for professional<br />

development for Upper School English<br />

Department faculty.<br />

David L. Kasdon Fund<br />

Established by Mrs. Jenifer Kasdon<br />

P’91,’98 in memory of her husband, Dr.<br />

David L. Kasdon ’63, P’91, ’98, this fund<br />

supports Upper School faculty professional<br />

development.<br />

Helen Landess Fund<br />

Established in 1989 by Dr. and Mrs.<br />

J. Philip Kistler, Mr. and Mrs. David B.<br />

Roberts ’67, P’97, ’99, and Pam Turner<br />

P’91, ’94 to honor Mrs. Helen Landess,<br />

a beloved teacher in the Lower School<br />

for 37 years, this fund supports Lower<br />

School faculty development with a focus<br />

on language arts. A portion of the income<br />

from this fund also supports the annual<br />

Landess Author Series for the Lower<br />

School community.<br />

Livingston Fund for Middle and<br />

Upper School Science<br />

Established in 1997, this fund is used<br />

to support professional development<br />

initiatives for Middle and Upper School<br />

Science faculty, with a preference for<br />

Upper School faculty.<br />

Sidney L. and Lester O. Simonds<br />

Faculty Development Fund<br />

This fund was established in 1986 by<br />

Marshall Simonds and Jonathan O.<br />

Simonds ’48 in honor of their fathers,<br />

Sidney L. Simonds ’10 and Lester O.<br />

Simonds ’13. The fund promotes faculty<br />

excellence by furthering professional<br />

development of faculty.<br />

Sixth Grade Fund for Lower<br />

School Faculty<br />

Established in 2006 by parents of<br />

the Class of 2012 and intended to be<br />

perpetuated by parents of future classes<br />

of sixth grade parents, this fund is to<br />

be used to enhance broadly the lives of<br />

Lower School faculty as well as the overall<br />

learning environment of the Lower School,<br />

and is to be allocated each year for<br />

special initiatives and endeavors that are<br />

particularly meaningful to Lower School<br />

faculty.<br />

Anne Elliott Smith Math Faculty<br />

Development Fund<br />

This fund honors the memory of a<br />

beloved and distinguished Middle School<br />

mathematics teacher, Anne Elliott Smith.<br />

The fund provides support for curriculum<br />

development in mathematics or related<br />

studies with a preference for faculty and<br />

programs at the Middle School.<br />

Elizabeth Thacher Stowe Teaching<br />

Fund<br />

This fund was established in 1974 in<br />

honor of Elizabeth Stowe, who served as<br />

Headmistress of the <strong>Buckingham</strong> School<br />

from 1963 until 1974 in recognition of<br />

her talents as a stimulating teacher and<br />

able administrator. The fund supports<br />

faculty professional development with<br />

special emphasis on projects designed<br />

to expand the interrelationship of the<br />

teacher and student in the teaching<br />

process.<br />

Marian Vaillant Fund<br />

Established in 1984 by Annette B. Cottrell<br />

Merle-Smith ’49 and her husband to<br />

honor the former headmistress of the<br />

<strong>Buckingham</strong> School, the Vaillant Fund<br />

supports faculty development through<br />

professional meetings, seminars, and<br />

workshops.<br />

Susanne B. Williams Fund for<br />

Social Studies Research<br />

Established by Mr. Manning A. Williams in<br />

honor of his wife Susanne Williams P’69,<br />

’71, ’74, a former second grade and social<br />

studies teacher in the Lower School, the<br />

Williams Fund supports programs that<br />

encourage an interdisciplinary approach<br />

to the Lower School social studies curriculum,<br />

as well as opportunities for Lower<br />

School faculty to study and travel with their<br />

families.<br />

FINANCIAL AID<br />

Financial aid endowment funds have been<br />

established over the years by alumni/ae,<br />

parents and friends of the School who are<br />

committed to making a BB&N education<br />

available to talented students regardless of<br />

their financial means. Financial aid endowment<br />

funds support either the general<br />

financial aid budget of the school, or the<br />

financial aid award to a specific type of<br />

student specified by the donor.<br />

BB&N Financial Aid Fund<br />

Income from BB&N’s general financial aid<br />

endowment supports the School’s annual<br />

financial aid budget.<br />

The Alpert Family Financial Aid<br />

Fund<br />

The Alpert Family Fund was established in<br />

2007 by Norman W. Alpert ’76 to support<br />

the general financial aid program of BB&N<br />

by providing funding for an inner city<br />

student, with a preference for an Upper<br />

School student.<br />

The Armida V. Beatrice<br />

Scholarship Fund<br />

This fund was established by G. Joseph<br />

Beatrice P’74 in memory of his wife. The<br />

fund provides financial assistance to an<br />

Upper School scholar-athlete.<br />

A. Ellis Benjamin Fund<br />

Established in 1951 by A. Ellis Benjamin<br />

P’46, ’50, ’53, this fund provides financial<br />

aid to an Upper School student.<br />

Robert F. Bradford Scholarship<br />

Fund<br />

This fund honors former Governor of the<br />

Commonwealth and former trustee Robert<br />

F. Bradford ’18, who set standards of<br />

distinguished public service in the fields of<br />

government and education.<br />

BB&n endowment and spendable Funds<br />

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