Janet Hinds Pivalis ’71 Honored by University of Findlay
Janet Hinds Pivalis was one of eight people honored at the University of Findlay’s Homecoming and Family Weekend. Janet is a retired educator who taught for 34 years in what she calls her “dream job” in Delran Public Schools. After retiring from Delran in 2009, she was an adjunct professor for seven years at Rowan College Burlington County, teaching intensive reading and composition.
Janet earned numerous teaching awards throughout her career including the New Jersey Governor’s Teacher of the Year Recognition in 1988 and 2006. In 2007, she was named the Special Education Outstanding Educator by the National Association of Special Education Teachers. Janet has also dedicated time and energy to helping various nonprofit organizations over the years. She served as a 211 telephone crisis counselor for Contact of Burlington County, and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, food pantries and food kitchens, and EARS Animal Rescue Thrift Shop in Englewood, FL, where she and Frank, her husband of 43 years, reside during some of New Jersey’s cold months.
Alumni News
Tim Stoeckle ’10: Taking Phillies Fans Out To The Ballgame…on Twitter
Tim Stoeckle '10 is the new In-Game Social Media Coordinator for the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. You can find him at home games in the press box at Citizens Bank Park. His main responsibility is to post timely updates, graphics, and video to the team's...
Dan Murray ’06 Assists Farmers With His Drone Company
Dan Murray '06 was recently featured on the front page of The Philadelphia Inquirer. He is the founder of Unmanned Sensing Systems, which uses drones to complete thermal imaging of fields for farmers. Previously, scouts scanned miles of farmland – a time-consuming...
Bob Goodman Discusses Heart Transplant and Merits of Organ Donation with Upper School Students
Alumni parent Bob Goodman, father of Stephanie Goodman ‘11, visited Moorestown Friends School to speak with Upper School students about his experience as a heart transplant recipient. He received his transplant in November 2013 and, after returning to good health, has...
