Master Teaching Chair Program

One of the ways St. Mark’s recognizes excellence among the faculty is by naming individual faculty members to endowed chairs established by generous gifts from alumni, parents, and friends of the School. Click here to learn more about the Master Teaching Chair Program.

Endowed Master Teaching Chairs

Cecil H. and Ida Green Master Teaching Chair in Science

Cecil H. and Ida Green Master Teaching Chair in Science
Mark Adame
B.S., Texas A&M University
M.A.T., The University of Texas at Dallas

Victor F. White Master Teaching Chair in English

Victor F. White Master Teaching Chair in English
GayMarie Vaughan, D.L.S.
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.A.T., University of Texas at Dallas
M.A.S., University of Dallas
D.L.S., Southern Methodist University 

Ackerman Family Master Teaching Chair in Lower School

Ackerman Family Master Teaching Chair in Lower School
Teri Broom
B.A., Virginia Tech University - B.A.

Leonard N. “Doc” Nelson Alumni Master Teaching Chair

Leonard N. “Doc” Nelson Alumni Master Teaching Chair
Michael Lane, Ph.D.
B.S., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Arnold E. Holtberg Master Teaching Chair

Arnold E. Holtberg Master Teaching Chair
Scott Hunt
B.S., M.F.A., Texas A&M University-Commerce

J. J. Connolly Master Teaching Chair

J. J. Connolly Master Teaching Chair
Nancy Marmion
A.B., College of William & Mary
M.A., The University of Texas at Austin

Cecil H. and Ida Green Master Teaching Chair

Cecil H. and Ida Green Master Teaching Chair
D. Scott Gonzalez
B.A., North Texas State University
M.A., University of Dallas 

Eugene McDermott Master Teaching Chair in Science

Eugene McDermott Master Teaching Chair in Science
John S. Mead
B.A., M.A.T., Duke University

Thomas S. Adams Master Teaching Chair

Thomas S. Adams Master Teaching Chair
Greg Crook
B.A., College of William and Mary

Sally & Edward Genecov Master Teaching Chair

Sally & Edward Genecov Master Teaching Chair
Amy J. Pool
B.S., M.S., Portland State University

Founders’ Master Teaching Chair

Founders’ Master Teaching Chair
Tracey McKenzie
B.A., Texas Southern University
M.A., American Intercontinental University

Malcolm K. and Minda Brachman Master Teaching Chair

Malcolm K. and Minda Brachman Master Teaching Chair
Martin Stegemoeller, Ph.D.
B.A., Northwestern University
M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Suzanne and Patrick McGee Family Master Teaching Chair in Mathematics

Suzanne and Patrick McGee Family Master Teaching Chair in Mathematics
Zuming Feng, Ph.D.
M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

Trustee Master Teaching Chair

Trustee Master Teaching Chair
Lynne Schwartz
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
M.A., University of Dallas

Gene and Alice Oltrogge Master Teaching Chair

Gene and Alice Oltrogge Master Teaching Chair
Janet Lin
B.A., Universal Journalism College
B.A., Soochow University

Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Master Teaching Chair

Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Master Teaching Chair
Bruce C. Westrate, Ph.D.
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

Endowed Faculty Positions

In addition to Master Teaching Chairs, St. Mark’s also maintains several Endowed Faculty Positions. These positions carry different responsibilities than Master Teaching Chairs and are tailored toward supporting the administration of the School. Endowed Faculty Positions honor the impact of the departments they fill.

Eugene McDermott Headmaster

Eugene McDermott Headmaster
David W. Dini
B.A., M.L.A., Southern Methodist University

Stephen M. Seay ’68 Science Department Chair

Stephen M. Seay ’68 Science Department Chair
Fletcher Carron
B.S., Rice University

Ahlberg & Ribman Family Director of Alumni Relations

Ahlberg & Ribman Family Director of Alumni Relations
Jack Mallick '14
B.S., Texas Christian University

Tony Vintcent Fine Arts Department Chair

Tony Vintcent Fine Arts Department Chair
Scott Hunt (Interim)
Position to be filled.

Thomas B. Walker III ’73 Mathematics Department Chair

Thomas B. Walker III ’73 Mathematics Department Chair
Shane May
B.S., University of Houston
M.Ed., Houston Baptist University

Al G. Hill ’63 Director of College Counseling

Al G. Hill ’63 Director of College Counseling
Veronica Pulido
B.A., M.S., University of Notre Dame
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