Ross Arseneau
Upper School
Mathematics

2011 and 2012 Intel Teacher of Merit

Charles Duggan
Middle School
English Department Chair

Honored as an Outstanding Educator by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.  This organization presents the 2012 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards to educators whose dedication, commitment and guidance was represented by student work that was selected for national honors.

Cheryl Duggan
Middle School
English and Learning Consultant

Honored as an Outstanding Educator by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.  This organization presents the 2012 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards to educators whose dedication, commitment and guidance was represented by student work that was selected for national honors.

Jiro Masuda
Upper School
Art

Received an Award of Excellence in Teaching by Scholastic Arts.  He was the only teacher in the region to have four students receive national level awards from Scholastic Arts. The awards were two gold medals and two silver.

Bob Bukari
Junior School
Physical Education

Recognized by the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association as the district, regional, and Division 3 men's soccer Coach of the Year.

Cheri Dobbs
Middle School
Librarian and Curriculum Leadership Coordinator

Elected to chair the Independent Schools division of the American Association of School Librarians which is part of the American Library Association.

Dr. Marc Fazio
Upper School
Science

Awarded three Coach of the Year awards in swimming. The first was awarded by the Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association for men's Division 3 swimming. Then, the Southeastern Michigan Interscholastic Swim League also gave him double the honors by recognizing him for both men's and women's Division 3 swimming.

Steve Lepkowski
Lower and Junior School
Athletic Director

Recognized by the 2011 Michigan High School Football Coaches Association as Assistant Coach of the Year for his outstanding accomplishments in coaching football.

Brad McNellen
Upper School
Latin

Led the Quiz Bowl team to a Class B state championship.

Frank Orlando
Upper School
Assistant in Alumni Relations and Coach

Named the 2011-12 State Coach of the Year in women's basketball by the National Federation of High School Coaches Association.

Jessica Salamin
Upper School
English

As a dedicated advisor to the school newspaper, The Day Times, she led the newspaper staff to produce a quality newspaper that garnered national recognition.  The paper received first place with special

Matt Sadler
Upper School
English

As a dedicated advisor to the school newspaper, The Day Times, he led the newspaper staff to produce a quality newspaper that garnered national recognition.  The paper received first place with special.

His poems were published in Springgun, an online literary magazine, in June of 2012.

Susan Wesslen
Middle School
Math

Led a Grade 6 math team at the National Math Pentathlon Tournament. The team had two of the only three students from Michigan awarded the "Hall of Fame" status.  This status is awarded for a perfect score in all five tournament games.

Julia Winter
Upper School
Chemistry

Her mentorship of Sidharth Chand '13 helped DCDS receive the silver medal at the International Chemistry Olympiad.

Tracy Bilen
Upper School
French and Spanish

Published her first young adult novel, "What She Left Behind" through Simon Pulse/Simon & Schuster in May 2012.

Donna Rubin
Lower School
Kindergarten

Published the children's book, "The Log Cabin Kitty" which is a historical tour of twelve cabins in a pioneer village in Fort Worth, Texas.  Donna hopes to be a visiting author with her cat puppet, Miz Pepper, sharing the pioneer tales to audiences of all ages.

Angela Biedenbender
Lower School
Music

Presented "Learning Styles in the Elementary Music Classroom" at the Michigan Music State Conference 2012 Annual Research Symposium.

Mary Ann Buckley
Upper School
Math

Reviewed new publication and statistical textbook called "Statistcal Reasoning in Sports."

Josh Greenwald
Upper School
Assistant Director of College Counseling

Presented at the annual conference for the Michigan Association of College Admissions Counseling in Lansing on the use of Naviance in high school college counseling program.

Dr. Patricia Hanlan
Upper School
Physics

Presented to the Windsor Chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society on "X-rays in Elliptical Galaxies."

Beverly Hannett-Price
Upper School
English

Presented "Celebrating Over 50 Years of Teaching--the Adventures and Misadventures of Public and Private Education" at the Capstone Lecture Series hosted at Albion College.

Ruth Kay
Upper School
Forensics and Debate

Presented at the National Communication Association Annual Conference in New Orleans on "Amplifying the Voice of Elementary and Secondary Communication Education."

John Kenney
Upper School
History

Presented at the Michigan Social Studies Conference on "The Forgotten Real Heroes of the Revolutionary War."  He was also selected as a Summer Scholar for the Gilder Lehrman online course on the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Dr. Lynda Ludy
Lower School
Grade 2

Presented at the annual meetings of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters at Alma College with Alma College Professor and Director of Early Childhood Education, Peggy Thelen. The presentation was titled "Yes! Early Learning Does Pave the Path to College Doors and Beyond." She is also a Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Education at Alma College.

Joshua Osburn
Middle School
Band

Granted the unique opportunity to participate at the Conductors' Retreat at Medomak located in Washington, ME with Maestro Kenneth Kiesler.  He was also the guest conductor of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Orchestra in performance at the new Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center.

Melissa Parks
Lower School
Art and Curriculum Leadership Council

Presented at the ISACS conference in fall 2011 in Detroit.  Her presentation was titled "Creative Arts with Mrs. Parks."