Campaign News

Redmond C. S. Finney and William Greene were visionary educators whose prescience and influence transformed Gilman. Finney, a Gilman class of 1947 graduate and longtime faculty member who served as headmaster from 1968 until 1992, is largely considered as one of the primary architects of integration at Gilman. In one of his early appointments as headmaster, he hired William Greene, Gilman’s first African-American faculty member.

Tim Holley was a top-notch pitcher and outfielder at Gilman back in the day. Jon Jacobson recalls fondly, however, that his upperclassman teammate did have a penchant for wild pitches. As one of the many who “feared for their lives” at batting practice with Tim on the mound, Jon delights in the oft-told story of a young slugger who was afraid to go up to bat against Tim. “Stand on the plate,” Tim’s catcher is said to have advised. “He’ll never hit you.

With its $3 million investment to endow the Gilman college counseling program, the W. P. Carey Foundation has made the largest donation to support college counseling received by the School and set a new benchmark for Baltimore independent schools.

Robert F. Greenhill ’54 and his late wife Gayle honored the life and influence of one of Gilman’s most inspiring teachers, role models, outstanding educators, and trailblazers, Ruth Weaver Williams, with a $2 million leadership gift to First Things First, which will establish an endowed faculty chair.

Thanks to the generosity of Anne and Thomas H. (Toby) Broadus III ’86, the Johnnie L. Foreman, Jr. Faculty Fellowship Gilman gives a recent college graduate the chance to explore the profession of teaching at Gilman School.

Gilman is excited to announce it is an inaugural member of the Independent School Teaching Residency (ISTR), an innovative new collaboration between the Graduate School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania and a consortium of 10 of the nation's leading independent day schools.