2011 Meeting: Charleston Place Hotel, SC
Opening Meeting
Business Meeting
NICHOLAS LEMANN "The Search for Truth - What to tell students"
IAN SYMMONDS "Major Trends and Forces Shaping Independent Schools"
JUDITH SHULEVITZ "What Can We Learn from the Sabbath"
EDES GILBERT "Reflections: Past, Present and Future"
MARGARET THORNTON "Simple, Direct and Terrible" The Enduring Lessons of Tennessee Williams
JOHN THORNTON "Emancipating the Mind"- (A quote of Deng Xiaoping)
Anne-Marie Kee Report from CAIS (Canada)
Lisa Darling and Dr. Helen Wright Report from GSA (U.K.)
SPECIAL DINNER ENTERTAINMENT
"Porgy and Bess"
MEMORIALS - 2011
Lyttleton Bowen Purnell Gould Jr. - Macdonald Brooke 'Mac' Halsey - Joyce McCray
Miriam Putnam Emerson Peters - John Harrison Wright Jr.
 
 

2010 Meeting: Silverado Resort - Napa, CA

OPENING MEETING President Ellen Stein
Treasurer's Report - Lisa Darling
Membership Report - Bill Clarkson
Nominating Report - Rita McBride
Honorary Reflections - Joan Twaddle
Program Committee Report - Wanda Holland Greene
Visit to UK Report - Bodie Brizendine
Visit to Canada Report - Steve Nelson
MEMORIALS Read by Burch Ford
Isota Tucker Epps
Lyttelton Bowen Purnell Gould
Charles A. Hamblet
Idanelle McMurry
Archibald R. Montgomery III
Edith Blakeslee Phelps
Adele Griffin M. Sands
 
"Pray the Devil Back to Hell" Remarks - Wanda H. Greene
SUNDAY DINNER - Janet Durgin Remarks - Abigail Disney - Remarks
SPEAKERS:
Fred Dust - IDEO - "Day to Day Design"
John Lasseter - Pixar - "The Creative Process"
Diane Deacon - "Thinking Out of the Box"
BJ Fogg - Stanford University - "Persuasive Technology"
Gail Tsukiyama - Author - "Women of the Silk"
 
 

2009 Meeting: LaCantera Resort, TX

OPENING MEETING - Welcome - President Burch Ford
Conference Overview - Jeanne Whitman and Bruce Galbraith
Treasurer's Report - Lisa Darling
Nominating Report - Bodie Brizendine
Membership Report - Bill Clarkson
Honorary Reflections - Connie Pratt (Read by Nancy Kussrow)
Memorials - Henry Moses, Marianna Leighton (John Blackburn, Rebecca Stickney)
UK Report - Blair Stanbaugh; Canada Report Burch Ford and Greetings From Canada - Dr. Pat Dawson
Salute to outgoing President Burch Ford - Bo Lauder for Ellen Stein
Salute to New President Ellen Stein - Burch Ford
Keynote Address - Dr. Pearl Kane
Panel: Nurturing Leadership - Pearl Kane, Jerry Katz, Wanda Holland Greene
Poet: Naomi Shihab Nye - "What's the Buzz?"
 
OPENING DINNER
"Welcome to Texas" - Evan Smith - Introduced by Liza Lee
Comments by Retiring Heads - Roger Weaver and Keith Shahan - Thanks to Lake/Flato Architects
Salute to Bruce Galbraith
Peg Tyre: "What can NAPSG Learn from a Book About Boys?"
JoAnn Deak: "What can NAPSG Learn from a Book About Girls?"
Q. and A. for Peg Tyre and JoAnn Deak
 
 

2008 Meeting: Westin at Hilton Head, SC

Opening Meeting - President Ford's Remarks
Gullah Greeting - Louise Cohen
Treasurer's Report - Lisa Darling
By-Laws - Amendment
Honorary Reflections - Aggie Underwood
Honorary Election - Bodie Brizendine
Program Chair Remarks - Susan Haberlandt
Local Host Remarks - Sue Groesbeck
Executive Director Remarks - Bruce Galbraith
Memorial Resolutions-Blair Stambaugh - Janet Jacobs, Mary Hinckley Crane, Thomas A. Wood, John Chandler, Jr.
"Spirit of Sweetgrass" - Nicole Seitz
Canada and U. K. Reports
Keynote Address - Dr. Nannerl Keohane
Panel Response to Dr. Keohane
Outstanding Achievement Award - Dr. Nan Keohane
John Merrow - Reflections on A. D. D.
Joan Countryman - "Beautiful in the Light"
John Badalament - "Dads and Daughters"
Robert Hallett - E. E. Ford Foundation
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2007 Meeting: Ventana Canyon, AZ

Opening Meeting - Presider, Burch Ford, President
Native American Blessing Vincent Redhouse
Finance ReportProgram Chair Report
Memorial Resolutions Marion Hamilton and Mary Schaffner
Honorary Reflections by Blair Stambaugh
Nominating Committee Report
New Members - Membership Report
Association Reports Canada and the U. K.
 
Speakers:
Dr. Johnnetta Cole Holding Up Half the Sky: Girls and Women in Leadership
Ginger Thompson Leadership in the Media
Mark Mathabane Leadership from my Mother
Dr. Eboo Patel God in the Classroom Teaching about Religion
Crisis Panel Natural Disasters - Can You Prepare?
Stephen Davenport Leadership at Miss Oliver's
 
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2006 Meeting: Charleston, SC

 
Presider, Bodie Brizendine, President
Topic: "NAPSG Business Meeting - 2006"
 
Reports in Business Meeting - 2006
President's Report, Bodie Brizendine
Executive Director's Report, Bruce Galbraith
Treasurer's Report, Marlene David
Membership Report, Steve Blanchard
Nominating Report, Bruce Galbraith for Susan Haberlandt
Report from NAPSG representative to CAIS (Canada), Gene Bratek
Report from NAPSG representative to GSA(UK), Coreen Hester
Report from CAIS representative to NAPSG, Claire Sumerlus
Report from GSA representative to NAPSG, Pat Langham
Honorary Reflections, Evy Halpert
 
 
Memorial Resolutions, led by Blair Stambaugh
James VanAmberg, read by Linda Gibbs
Elizabeth Blodgett Hall
 
Welcome to Charleston Opening Ceremonies
Speaker: Dr. Louann Brizendine "The Female Brain"
Speaker: Nancy Lieberman "The Inside Scoop on Title IX"
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Speaker: Natasha Trethewey "Poetry and the (M)uses of History: Narrating Women's Lives
Speaker: Dr. Gus Lee "Owning Courage"
Speaker: Shawn Wallace, Esq. "Preventing Harassment and Abuse"
Closing Banquet: New President's Remarks
 
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2005 Meeting: Rancho Bernardo, CA

 
Presider, Bodie Brizendine, President
Topic: "NAPSG Business Meeting - 2005"
 
Reports
President's Welcome
Executive Director's Report
New Members - Stephen Blanchard, Membership Chair
Nominating Committee Report - Susan Haberlandt, Chair
Secretary's Report - By-laws amended, Mary Lou Leipheimer, Secretary
Honorary Reflections, by Nancy Kussrow
Report from NAPSG Representative to CAIS - Canada, Tom Southard
Report from NAPSG Representative to GSA - England, Dulany Bennett
Greetings from CAIS, Canada - Paul Duckett
 
Memorial Resolutions, led by Blair Stambaugh
Duncan Alling, written by Ted Lingenheld, read by Blair Stambaugh
Archer Harman, Jr., read by his son, David Harman
Joan Stitt McMenamin, written by Mildred Berendsen, read by Blair Stambaugh
 
Opening Banquet
Speaker: Alfre Woodard
 
Speakers: Panel:
Whitney Ransome and Becky Gilmore - National Coalition of Girls' Schols - NCGS
Burch Ford and Kay Betts - Nat'l. Ass'n. of Principals of Schools for Girls - NAPSG
Topic: "Mentoring Women Leaders -- Two Successful Programs Offered by NAPSG and NCGS."
 
Speaker: Penny Landreth
Topic: Mentoring Women Artists: A Teacher Speaks (Text ONLY - smaller file)
Mentoring Women Artists: A Teacher Speaks (Very large file - many pictures)
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Speaker: Mike Riera
Topic: The Hidden Logic of Students in Everyday Life
 
Speaker: Ross Szabo
Topic: Healthy Heads: Addressing Mental Halth In Your Students
 
Speaker: Dr. Bert Mandelbaum
Topic: The Evolution of the Female Athlete (Text ONLY - smaller file)
The Evolution of the Female Athlete (Very large file - many pictures)
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2004 Meeting: Savannah, GA

 
Presider, Bodie Brizendine, President
Topic: "NAPSG Business Meeting - 2004"
 
Speaker: Blair Stanbaugh "Memorial Resolutions"
 
Memorial Resolutions given by Blair Stambaugh:
Betty Jo "BJ" Calhoun
Robert A. Chumbook
Agathe Keliher Crouter
Earl G. Harrison, Jr.
Closing remarks: NAPSG President Bodie Brizendine
 
 
Speaker: Pat Conroy
Topic: "A Conversation with Pat Conroy"
 
Speaker: Gordon Varnedoe
Topic: "A Conversation with General Oglethorpe."
 
Speaker: John Duncan
Topic: "An Introduction to Historic Savannah."
 
Speaker: Dr. Richard Chait
Topic: "Governance as Leadership: Getting the Most Out of Your Board of Trustees."
 
Speaker: Reverend Lyndon Harris
Topic: "Transitions and Transformations: Life at Ground Zero."
 
Speaker: Faith Popcorn
Topic: "GENTREND: How Trends are Shaping the Youth of Today and Defining the Culture of Tomorrow."
 
Entertainment: Premiere performance of "The Schoolhouse Steps".
Note: A DVD of this performance is available. Send $10 to NAPSG
(includes shipping and handling).
 
 
 
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2003 Meeting: Ponte Vedra, FL

 
Presider, Liza Lee, President
Topic: "NAPSG Business Meeting"
 
Memorial Resolutions given by Blair Stambaugh:
Diane Howell
Margarita Espinosa
 
Speaker: Dr. Kathleen Gill Bowman, president of Randolph-Macon Women's College
Topic: "Fostering Women's Leadership: A Matter of Global Concern."
 
Speaker: Tasha Elsbach, Head of the Middle School, The Brearley School, New York City
Topic: "A First Hand Account of What Inspires and Supports Emerging Leaders"
 
Speakers: Jessie-Lea Abbott, Bodie Brizindine, Burch Ford, Joan Lonergan.
Topic: "How to Encourage Leadership and What are the Barriers"
 
Speaker: Peggy Orenstein, Author "School Girls" and "Flux",
Topic: "The Messages We Send Girls"
 
GROUP DISCUSSION, Jessie-Lea Abbott, Moderator,
Topic: "Making Transitions"
 

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 2002 Meeting: Napa, CA

 
Presider, Liza Lee, President
Topic: "NAPSG Business Meeting"
 
Speaker: Blair Stanbaugh "Memorial Resolutions"
 
Memorial Resolutions given by Blair Stambaugh:
Eunice Stunkard Lantham
Dorothy Osborne
Caroline Pardue
 
Speaker: The Very Reverend Alan Jones, Dean, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA
Topic: "Integrity: Personal, Spiritual, Professional"
 
Speaker: Robin Mamlet, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, Stanford University, CA
Topic: "Examining the Evidence: Students With and Without Balance in Their Lives"
 
Speaker: Wendy Mogel, Ph.D, Author, "Blessing of a Skinned Knee"
Topic: "Raising Self-reliant Children: Applying the Concept of Balance and Personal Integrity to Our Students"
 
Speaker: Lalita Tademy, Former V-P, Sun Microsystems & Author, "Cane River"
Topic: "An Examined Life"
 
Speaker: Dr. Ricki Pollycove, OB/GYN, Author, "Mother Nurture" (to be published 3/25/02)
Topic: "Teacher Nurture in a Helping Profession: Self-care and Balance While Caring for Others"
 

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