2010: Elinor R. Greene II ’70, Minister

Undeterred by her challenges, Nellie graduated from Hampshire College and Yale Divinity School, and she did post-graduate work at the University of Illinois in Philosophy and Religion. She was ordained as an Episcopal Deacon in the Diocese of Pennsylvania. Nellie has devoted her ministry to bridging the gap between able-bodied people and those with disabilities. Her own story is outstanding proof of what, as Nellie would say, “other-abled” people can achieve.
 
Nellie has been recognized in numerous articles and books for her courage and accomplishments. For example, she was featured in a major front page article in The Philadelphia Inquirer Easter Sunday 2007. Within days, copies of this article flooded Chatham Hall’s fax machines and mailboxes. Alumnae and friends from all over the world saw this story and were inspired. In the book, Rocky Stories by Michael Vitez, Nellie was described as a person who speaks “only with the dazzle of her eyes…but in email correspondence, she reveals herself as a spirited woman with strong political views and a wicked sense of humor.”