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Curtis Phillips Named Academic Dean
Curtis Phillips will become Woodberry Forest School’s next dean of academic affairs this summer. Curtis, who came to Woodberry in 2010 and teaches physics, was appointed to the position by Headmaster Byron Hulsey ’86.
"I'm delighted to work with Curtis Phillips as our new academic dean. As a teacher, coach, and adviser, Curtis has shown over his years of service an unwavering devotion to the boys and to their success,” Byron said. “As a leader who puts boys first, he'll bring passion, commitment, and purpose to this new role."
As academic dean, Curtis will work with students to ensure they are placed in the appropriate classes and given the support they need to succeed. He is a graduate of Slippery Rock University and has previously worked as a teacher, athletic director, and track coach in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Along with his teaching duties, Curtis currently serves as the head coach of the varsity indoor and outdoor track and field teams. He has led the Tigers to three consecutive state championships for both teams, as well as numerous school and league record-setting performances.
Steve Culbertson, who has served as assistant headmaster and dean of academic affairs for eight years, will return to full-time teaching duties in the foreign language department. Steve joined the Woodberry faculty in 2000 after a teaching for many years at Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg. He is a graduate of Davidson College and also holds a master’s degree in education from Lynchburg College.
Curtis and his wife, Dawn, Woodberry’s director of donor relations, live in the Duncan Faculty Residence with their two children.
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As academic dean, Curtis will work with students to ensure they are placed in the appropriate classes and given the support they need to succeed. He is a graduate of Slippery Rock University and has previously worked as a teacher, athletic director, and track coach in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Along with his teaching duties, Curtis currently serves as the head coach of the varsity indoor and outdoor track and field teams. He has led the Tigers to three consecutive state championships for both teams, as well as numerous school and league record-setting performances.
Steve Culbertson, who has served as assistant headmaster and dean of academic affairs for eight years, will return to full-time teaching duties in the foreign language department. Steve joined the Woodberry faculty in 2000 after a teaching for many years at Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg. He is a graduate of Davidson College and also holds a master’s degree in education from Lynchburg College.
Curtis and his wife, Dawn, Woodberry’s director of donor relations, live in the Duncan Faculty Residence with their two children.
Woodberry Forest School is an exceptional private school community for high school boys in grades nine through twelve. It is one of the top boarding schools in the United States and one of the only all-boys, all-boarding schools in the country.
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