Named Faculty Chairs
Horace Mann School is proud to cultivate a learning environment that values, rewards, and renews teaching excellence. While we actively recruit wonderful teachers at every grade level, and have a strong program of professional development and evaluation in place to ensure that faculty members will continue to learn as well as teach, we also believe in recognizing teaching excellence. Members of our community, including current parents, alumni, and parents of alumni, have supported our efforts to recognize both scholarly teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning by establishing the following named Faculty Chairs.
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Chair |
Division | Established | Current Holder | Previous Holders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Baruth Chair in English | Upper Division | Established by the Horace Mann School community in honor of former English teacher Alfred Baruth | Jonathan Kotchian (2023-2028) | Jennifer Little, Deborah Kassel, William McCutcheon, Deborah Stanford |
| Joseph Chase Chair in Mathematics | Upper Division | Established in 2000 by Jane and Bob Katz '65 in honor of Joseph Chase, former teacher of mathematics | Catherine Crowley (2023-2028) | Linda Hubschman, Chris Jones, Richard Somma, Lionel Garrison |
| Eisenbud Family Chair in Mathematics | Upper Division | Established in 2007 by Todd and Karen Eisenbud | Linda Itani (2020-2025) | Nick Perry, Charles Worrall |
| Heyer Chair in English | Upper Division | Established in 2005 by Mindy and Andrew Heyer | Sarah McIntyre (2022-2027) | Adam Casin, Jennifer Little, Rebecca Bahr, David Schiller |
| Kulik Chair in World Languages | Upper Division | Established in 2004 by Regina Kulik Scully '81 and Dominic Kulik '82 | Reiko Kawahara (2025-2030) | Niamh Duggan, Pilar Valencia, Mami Fujisaki, Sonya Rotman, Franca D'Amico |
| Kulik Family Chair in English | Upper Division | Established in 2006 by Regina Kulik Scully '81 and Dominic Kulik '82 | Brad Engelstein (2024-2029) | Andrew Fippinger, Harry Bauld, Wendy Steiner |
| Kulik Family Chair in Mathematics | Middle Division | Established in 2006 by Regina Kulik Scully '81 and Dominic Kulik '82 in honor of former mathematics teacher Lyall Dean | Quentin Brooks (2023-2028) | Tom Petras, Robert Potts, Susan Garrison |
| Kulik Family Chair in World Languages | Upper Division | Established in 2011 by Regina Kulik Scully '81 and Dominic Kulik '82 | Frances Fu (2021-2026) | James McCaw, Michael Dalo |
| The Rita Retzlaff Chair in Teaching Excellence | Lower Division | Established in 2007 by Denise and Thomas Stern in honor of Rita Retzlaff's retirement from Horace Mann School's Lower Division | Mary Jean Hughes (Fourth Grade) (2024-2027) | Jessica Shapiro (Third Grade), Yuna Yo (First Grade), Carol Ann Downey (Kindergarten), Katie Diaz (Fourth Grade Science), Marielle Coadic (World Languages), Barbara Sweeny (Third Grade) |
| Daniel Rose '47 Chair in History | Upper Division | Established in 1993 by Frederick '40, Daniel '47, and Elihu Rose '50 | Peter Reed (2024-2029) | Ellen Bales, Susan Groppi, Andrew Newcombe, Elisa Milkes, Greg Donadio |
| The David Schiller Chair in Teaching | Middle & Upper Divisions | Established in 2007 by The Locker Family in honor of Dr. David Schiller | Timothy Ho (2016-) | David Schiller |
| Susan and Peter Schweitzer Chair in Theater | Upper Division | Established in 2005 by Susan and Peter Schweitzer in honor of their children, Robert Schweitzer '86 and Lisa Schweitzer '94 | Ben Posner (2021-2026) | Joseph Timko, Joel Sherry, Alison Kolinski, Woody Howard |
| Martin H. Sokolow '40 Chair in History | Upper Division | Established in 2007 by Regina Kulik Scully '81 and Dominic Kulik '82 in honor of former history teacher Martin Sokolow | Steven Fabian (2024-2029) | Emily Straus, Daniel Link, Barry Bienstock |
| James M. Stuart Chair in History | Upper Division | Established in 2000 in memory of James M. Stuart by members of the Stuart Family | Melissa Morales (2024-2029) | David Berenson, Kalil Oldham, Glenn Wallach, Claude Catapano, Elisabeth Sperling |
| James M. Stuart Chair in Science | Upper Division | Established in 2000 in memory of James M. Stuart by members of the Stuart Family | Matthew Wallenfang (2025-2030) | Jane Wesley, Rachel Mohammed, Lisa Rosenblum, Janet Kraus, Eric Eilen, Jeff Weitz |