Peabody Makes a Difference
I am pleased to receive the Reflector and read the cover article, 鈥淎head of the Pack,鈥� with personal interest. I began聽studies聽in 1978 and聽earned my Ed.D. in 1984. My diploma reads 鈥淔rom George Peabody College of 杏吧原创.鈥� I believe it was the first year of the merger. Some time in 1977聽three of us聽in East Maine District 63, located in suburban Chicago, began meeting in the聽school district聽with Art Silverman,聽dean and professor聽of policy study and聽educational leadership at Peabody,聽to establish the first cohort group聽to begin doctoral studies in the Chicago area (off-campus, but with an 鈥渙n-campus鈥� degree). This may聽possibly have been聽the聽first program of this kind for Peabody.聽Initiators included Lenore Page (now deceased)聽and聽me, and our superintendent聽Alan Gogo. Lenore and I began our studies with about 30 others in the fall of 1978聽at聽the District 63 Administration Center. I am thankful and grateful for the confluence of people and聽events that gave me the opportunity to work with consummate professionals who were highly prepared in their field, dedicated to students, and kind, supportive聽and generous with their time despite having to travel聽back and forth between Nashville and Chicago. I am pleased to say that my time and experiences with the people at聽Peabody聽made a difference in my life and hopefully by extension, the lives of聽many others during my time as superintendent of schools in four systems during the 鈥�80s and 鈥�90s. I am proud of Peabody鈥檚 commitment to innovation and continued聽development of聽our professional practice along with the politics involved in educational leadership.
Cesare Caldarelli, EdD鈥�84
Peoria, Arizona
Veterans Village Memories
As I thumbed through the Peabody Reflector Fall 2012 issue I stopped on page 21.聽The picture of Veterans Village brought back a multitude of memories.聽My parents and I lived in one of those 鈥減refabricated apartments鈥� when I was 4 to 6 years of age. I attended the nursery/kindergarten mentioned in the photo caption and then attended first grade at Peabody Demonstration School. As I turned to page 22 and saw the interior view picture I was overcome by the memory of my father sitting on a couch just as the man in the picture is, but what was lacking in the picture was the little blond girl who sat in his lap and listened as he read his assignments out loud to me. The GI Bill supported my father鈥檚 graduate studies in geography. He then taught in higher education in seven states, including 26 years at the University of Central Oklahoma. Upon my return to the Peabody Campus in 1969, I recall taking a 鈥渕emory walk鈥� across campus and thinking of those Veterans Village days鈥攖he movies and concerts on the lawn of the Social Religious Building, playing on the playground at the nursery/kindergarten and learning what the iris means to Peabody. Thank you for the memories of my days on the Peabody campus and of the man who introduced me to life in higher education鈥攊t is a wonderful life.
Annelle R. Huggins, MLS鈥�70
Memphis, Tenn.
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