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Alumnae Awards
2022: Sherley Young '57, Teacher & Community Leader
Young, who received her B.A. in history from Smith College and her M.S. in education from the University of Pennsylvania, has dedicated her life to empowering women and has more than 50 years of teaching experience and extensive experience on educational boards as well as as a visiting lecturer. She has also led 14 international trips for Habitat for Humanity including Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Ghana, Botswana, Mozambique, Chile, Brazil, Costa Rica, Australia, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Nepal.
As a leader, she encourages local participation with project teams so that the methods used and learned by the community members will continue to empower the residents after the Habitat team has returned home. In 2014, she became involved with the SEGA Girls’ Secondary School in Tanzania where she developed and implemented a two-week oral fluency program for students whose oral English language abilities were virtually nonexistent. Truly, she has been involved in local, national, and international affairs for more than half a century in myriad ways.
“Sherley Young has empowered women from around the world to choose courage over comfort,” said Danielle Thomas Kimmel ’04, president of the Alumnae Council. “During her sixty-fifth reunion in 2022, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to recognize Sherley for her global service and leadership.”
Read her remarks from the 2022 Alumnae Award Remarks lunch on April 30, 2022.
800 Chatham Hall Circle • Chatham, VA 24531
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Day and boarding school for girls grades 9-12 in the Episcopal tradition.
+1 434.432.2941 • admissions@chathamhall.org
Day and boarding school for girls grades 9-12 in the Episcopal tradition.
