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Press Release June 14, 2004 

NMH Trustee Committee to Plan Uses for Northfield Campus 

NORTHFIELD, Mass. —The Northfield Mount Hermon School Board of Trustees has established the Northfield Stewardship Committee of the Board of Trustees. Working closely with school president Richard W. Mueller, class of 1962, the trustee committee will lead and oversee management of the Northfield campus and plan alternative uses for its facilities. Trustee Carol Ramsey, class of 1970, will serve as chair. Experts in a variety of fields will advise and assist the committee. The first meeting of the committee was held on May 26. 

A separate advisory group will be formed to work with the board and President Mueller. Members will be chosen to provide a range of experience and knowledge to advise the school in its deliberations and to provide feedback. 

In addition, the school will remain in close communication with the Town of Northfield to assure that both the school’s and the community’s interests are well served. President Mueller has been meeting with town officials as well as others in Franklin County and the Pioneer Valley. 

The Northfield Mount Hermon Board of Trustees recognizes its special responsibility in identifying uses for the campus that serve the school’s mission, educational vision, and financial needs. Two generous alumni donors, David Bolger ’50 and Mary Heist ’49, have already helped fund extensive renovation and restoration of the exterior of school founder Dwight L. Moody’s birthplace on the corner of Moody Street and Highland Avenue. 

Northfield Mount Hermon is an independent, coeducational college preparatory school in western Massachusetts. NMH enrolls boarding and day students in grades 9–12 and postgraduate, and is known for its innovative academic programs and diverse and talented student body. In January 2004 the NMH Board of Trustees decided to reduce the school’s enrollment from over 1,000 to 600–750 and to consolidate from two campuses to one by September 2005.

Contact: Deb Holman, 413-498-3376, dholman@nmhschool.org

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