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News and Events : News 04-05
Press Release
July 15, 2005
Brookses Receive NMH Morrow Award
NORTHFIELD, Mass.— Virginia K. Brooks and Edwin E. Brooks,
formerly of Northfield, were
given the Northfield Mount Hermon William H. Morrow
Award at the school’s recent alumni weekend festivities. Named
in honor of former faculty member Bill Morrow, the award goes to
nonalumni who have had a significant impact on the life and
spirit of Northfield Mount Hermon School.
Wife and husband, Virginia and Edwin came to NMH in 1969 to
teach religious studies. They helped to expand the curriculum so
that religion was taught alongside topics in nature,
environmental studies, and feminist theory. As dorm residents,
they learned firsthand of their students’ thoughts and concerns and
were particularly masterful in resolving tensions arising from
the realities of a newly permissive society. Travel to India and
other places where community life reflected a religious
orientation gave fresh perspectives for the spiritual
development of the NMH community. In 1985, they were appointed
co-chaplains, a position they held for 13 years.
The Brookses recently retired and moved to Harrisville, New
Hampshire.
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