Peggy Pitman Mays Fund for Teacher Excellence
Investing In Our Faculty
Established in 2008 by Saint Mary’s Hall alumna and former teacher, Peggy Pitman Mays (Class of 1953), this program allows faculty members to study a variety of course-related topics that will benefit the student experience at Saint Mary's Hall.
In the years since the Peggy Pitman Mays Fund for Teacher Excellence was created, more than 70 teachers have traveled around the world for the best professional learning opportunities available, such as: Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute (Williamsburg, Virginia), Seminars at Accord Language School (Paris, France), Tours of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (Birmingham, Alabama), Attendance at the Impulstanz International Dance Festival (Vienna, Austria), Field Studies in Meteorology, Oceanography, & Geography (Hawaii), Professional Development at the Oregon Coast Children’s Book Writers Workshop (Oceanside, Oregon).