F. Kevin Simon History Symposium
In the fall of 2002, the Sayre School Board of Trustees unanimously approved endowing and renaming the nationally recognized program known as the David A. Sayre History Symposium to honor its founder and director from 1985 - 2002, F. Kevin Simon.
Kevin’s vision for the History Symposium was to enhance teacher awareness of American history and to foster a heightened atmosphere of collegiality among history teachers. Teachers have a unique opportunity to personally meet noted historians whose scholarly expertise is matched by their commitment to the teaching of history at the secondary level.
The 29th Annual F. Kevin Simon History Symposium
Sayre School’s 29th annual F. Kevin Simon History Symposium for secondary history and social studies teachers took place on February 2 on the Sayre campus. This year’s symposium “Focusing on the Environment: US History with a New Lens ” featured speakers Thomas Andrews, University of Colorado, Boulder; Mark Fiege, Colorado State University and Shannon Bell, University of Kentucky.
In 2002 the symposium was named in memory and honor of its founder and director, F. Kevin Simon. According to Head of School Stephen Manella, "Imagine a professional development experience that intertwines scholarly expertise, colleagiality, and intellectual stimulation all at no cost to the participants. That is Sayre's F. Kevin Simon Symposium and for nearly three decades secondary level history teachers from Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana have benefited from this unique program."
Photographed from left to right: Kathryn Culligan Simon, Symposium committee member; Stephen Manella, Sayre Head of School; Bettina Morrish, Sayre History Department Chair; and speakers Shannon Elizabeth Bell, Mark Fiege and Thomas Andrews.
2013 Speakers and Topics:
Thomas Andrews: "You'll Never Walk Alone: Animals, Environmental History, and Agency"
Department of History, Center of the American West, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Mark Fiege: "Nature and the Reconstruction of American History"
Department of History, Colorado State University
Shannon Bell: "Our Roots Run Deep as Ironweed: Appalachian Women and the Fight for Environmental Justice"
Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky.
2013 Symposium Attendee Packet
F. Kevin Simon History Symposium
Sayre School
194 North Limestone Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40507
Fax: (859) 231-0508
Phone: (859) 254-1361
kfleckinstein@sayreschool.org
