Thanks to $1.4 Million Bequest, Church Farm School Establishes First Endowed Faculty Chair

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Church Farm School, the private boarding and day school for high school boys based in Exton, has established its first endowed faculty chair, the Jean and Wilbur Hall Faculty Chair for the Teaching of Science.

Jean and Wilbur Hall, formerly of Plymouth Meeting, were longtime supporters of the school with a particular interest in the school’s science program. Jean worked for SKF for 22 years, while Wilbur was a research chemist for American Chemical Products for 29 years, and was responsible for 29 U.S. patents and 151 international patents.

The couple retired to western Maine in 1984. Wilbur passed away in 2009, and Jean died last year. In her will, Jean left the couple’s estate of $1.4 million to Church Farm School.

The school’s Board of Directors is honoring the Halls’ bequest by establishing and naming the Jean and Wilbur Hall Faculty Chair for the Teaching of Science.

“This is a wonderful and important gift to Church Farm School and its commitment to science education through our newly formed STEAM program,” said Head of School, The Rev. Ned Sherrill. “Furthermore, it honors a wonderful history of science education at the school and, in particular, the devoted and inspirational work of the entire faculty.

“This bequest will help us continue our work providing underserved young men with a private, college preparatory education they would otherwise not have access to.”

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