Steve 马克卡迪 Receives Leipheimer Teaching Award

5/29/2017

史蒂文·麦卡蒂, whose creativity, 完整性, and dedication in and out of the classroom have enriched the lives of Foxcroft students for a decade, received the Mary Louise Leipheimer Excellence in Teaching Award from Foxcroft Head of School Catherine S. McGehee on Thursday (5月25日) at the School’s annual Awards Assembly.

The Middleburg resident has taught English and 历史 courses, ranging from American Literature and Creative Writing to Economics and World Cultures, since joining the Foxcroft faculty in 2007. He has also coached both softball and volleyball, and served as advisor to the Sophomore Class, the vibrant online student literary magazine, 妄想, and scores of grateful students.

前美国大学.S. Air Force officer with a strong sense of honor and 完整性, 马克卡迪 serves on the Judicial Committee, Foxcroft’s student-faculty disciplinary body, and has worked with Student Council for the past three years to formalize the School’s honor code and create an honor pledge.

Most essentially, 虽然, 马克卡迪 helps students find their voices and hone the skill with which they express them. His frequent jam sessions encourage girls to pick up an instrument and find their musical voices. 他的教室, 嵌合体, and writers’ circles offer opportunities to share written expressions of those voices. Said one former student, 正如他教导的那样, it is not finding a unique story to write about that is most important, but finding a unique voice with which to tell it.”

马克卡迪, who earned a BA from West Virginia University and a Master’s from the University of South Carolina, finds time to explore his own voice, 太, 还有他的诗, 论文, and short stories have been published in a number of literary magazines, 包括 The Thomas Hardy Review; The Piedmont Virginian; and 诗人传说, the nation’s oldest poetry journal.

The Mary Louise Leipheimer Excellence in Teaching Award was established in 2014 by Foxcroft’s Board of Trustees to honor the retiring Head of School who spent 40+ years at the School as a teacher and administrator. It recognizes a classroom teacher with a tenure of at least three years who “connects with and challenges each student to develop her analytical ability, critical and independent thinking, communication skills, and personal 完整性.” Previous recipients of the honor, which carries a cash award, are 阀杆 Department Chair Maria Evans, Ph.D., and former Math Department Chair Susan Erba.

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