"A Mutual Admiration Society" - Jennifer Futernick's Tribute to Bruce Stewart

Episode Notes

Bruce Stewart is a life-long educator who dedicated his career to social justice and high-quality education for all. As a history teacher and guidance counselor at Walter Hines Page Senior High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, he led the effort to desegregate the school 1963. Stewart became a Quaker educator and later served as Head of School at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. from 1998 to 2009. 

In this episode, Jennifer Futernick, a former student of Stewart, surprises Bruce with a tribute to the profound impact he had on her life and countless others. 

Story Transcript

Jennifer Futernick's Tribute to Bruce Stewart.pdf

A Trubute by Bryan Garman, Head of School, Sidwell Friends

1940 - 2025

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