Northfield Mount Hermon School, Northfield, MA

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Northfield Mount Hermon School, Northfield, MA

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Originally founded by evangelist Dwight L. Moody as the Northfield Seminary for Young Ladies (1879) and the Mount Hermon School for Boys (1881), their campuses on opposite sides of the Connecticut River, the two schools merged in 1971. The Northfield campus was closed in 2005.

Location:
Gill, MA

Founding Date:
1879

Radio Station:
WNMH 91.5

Enrollment:
900

Official Website:
http://www.nmhschool.org/

STUDENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Aurelia E. Brazeal Diplomat 24-Nov-1943 US Ambassador to Ethiopia, 2002-05

John S. Chen Business 1-Jul-1955 CEO of Sybase

Misha Collins Actor 20-Aug-1974 Castiel on Supernatural

Lawrence Ferlinghetti Poet 24-Mar-1919 A Coney Island of the Mind

Lee De Forest Inventor 26-Aug-1873 30-Jun-1961 Inventor of the Audion vacuum tube

Richard Gilder Business c. 1932 Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

F. Philip Handy Business c. 1945 Strategic Industries Inc.

David Hartman Talk Show Host 19-May-1935 Good Morning America

Valerie B. Jarrett Business 14-Nov-1956 White House Office of Public Liaison

Laura Linney Actor 5-Feb-1964 Meryl in The Truman Show

James L. McConaughy Politician 21-Oct-1887 7-Mar-1948 Governor of Connecticut, 1947-48

James W. McLamore Business 30-May-1926 8-Aug-1996 Co-Founder of Burger King

William R. Rhodes Business 15-Aug-1935 Vice Chairman of Citigroup

Edward Said Educator 1-Nov-1935 25-Sep-2003 Orientalism

Frank Shorter Track and Field 31-Oct-1947 Marathon runner

Paul Stookey Singer/Songwriter 30-Dec-1937 The Paul in Peter, Paul, and Mary

Uma Thurman Actor 29-Apr-1970 Kill Bill: Vol. 1

DeWitt Wallace Business 12-Nov-1889 30-Mar-1981 Founder of Reader's Digest

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Dwight L. Moody Religion 5-Feb-1837 22-Dec-1899 Revivalist, founder Northfield Mt. Hermon

William R. Rhodes Business 15-Aug-1935 Vice Chairman of Citigroup

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