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Rectory School Head of School Fred Williams, center, presents Evan Campbell and Melissa Zahansky with the 2022 Kellogg Grant Award. Courtesy photo.
POMFRET — Senior Enrollment Manager Evan Campbell and grade 4 teacher Melissa Zahansky are the 2022 recipients of Rectory School’s prestigious Kellogg Grant Award.
The Kellogg Grant Award, established in 1993 by Rectory alumnus Peter Kellogg ’57 in honor of his mother, Mrs. James Crane Kellogg III, recognizes Rectory employees for their dedication to the school.
In his address to students and faculty in early March, Head of School Fred Williams lauded Campbell and Zahansky for their contributions to the Rectory community through their continuous work with students and commitment to their colleagues.
Since he started at Rectory in 2010, Campbell has been a learning specialist, an English teacher, a dorm parent, a soccer coach, a placement officer, a tennis coach, an assistant athletic director, an enrollment officer, a mentor, and, beginning next year, Dean of Students. Along with the breadth of tasks, there is consistency as he performs all of these roles with equal doses of skill, enthusiasm, good nature, and incredibly clever wit.
Zahansky has also been at Rectory since 2010 and taught in the K-1 classroom before moving to fourth grade in 2012. When you walk by her classroom, several things are immediately apparent: it is clear the children love being there, a feeling matched by their teacher, and while Zahansky makes the experience look effortless, this is anything but the case. Her teaching philosophy is that each child in her classroom develops to their fullest potential while existing in a welcoming, innovative, and high-character environment. In addition, she serves as Rectory’s Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and works directly with the middle school Student Happiness, Inclusion, Equity, Leadership, and Difference (SHIELD) student association.
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