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The Faculty Portrait Series is a project taken on by the Alumni Executive Board to honor MUS faculty members that have given much of their lives in service to the school. With the many changes in the appearance of the campus, these portraits, will serve as a constant reminder to alumni, students, faculty, and friends that although the school may look different, it is the faculty that has always been the consistent and primary reason for MUS being the great school that it is. Each year, a new portrait will be unveiled at a reception, and the portrait hung in the Dining Hall.
To be considered for the Faculty Portrait Series, the following criteria must be met:
- The faculty member must be retired or deceased
- The faculty member must have served MUS for a minimum of 15 years and left in good standing.
- The faculty member may not be currently employed by MUS
Jamie McMahan, Portrait Artist
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Leigh W. MacQueen
Citing his unparalleled contributions to the school and his legacy of educational excellence, the Alumni Executive Board voted Mr. Leigh W. MacQueen the subject for the inaugural portrait in 2005. MacQueen came to MUS in 1961 to teach science and direct the physical education program. In his 37 years at the school, he served as teacher, academic dean, Upper School principal, and associate headmaster. He designed the school seal and co-founded the Red and Blue Society. After officially retiring, MacQueen returned to organize and maintain the MUS Archives. He is remembered for the long hours he spent helping the school and individual students, his detailed pursuit of perfection, and the standard of excellence he helped impart throughout all of the school's curriculum and activities.
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David Goatley, Portrait Artist |
John Murry Springfield
One of the most beloved figures in the history of MUS, John Murry Springfield taught math (among other courses) at MUS for 31 years, beginning in 1958. He conducted a seventh-grade choir and played the piano in daily chapel services and for yearly graduation exercises. An avid musician, he wrote the music for the MUS Alma Mater and collaborated on the MUS Fight Song. He was the chairman of the Fine Arts Department and, later, chairman of the Mathematics Department. In 1966, Colonel Lynn put him in charge of all MUS clubs with responsibilities for supervising activities and providing advisors. He became the first principal of the Hull Lower School in 1970, a role that secured him indelibly in the memory of so many alumni. He is remembered as a man of integrity, selflessness, and honor. Mr. Springfield continued to give to the school after his death in 1989 by leaving a legacy in his will that established the MUS Distinguished Teacher Award to honor outstanding faculty members.
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Rich Nelson, Portrait Artist |
William Hatchett
The Alumni Executive Board honored William Hatchett in the 2007 installment of the Faculty Portrait Series. A beloved English teacher from 1957 to 1985, Hatchett was the first instructor to hold the school’s Sue Hightower Hyde Chair of English. He co-wrote the MUS Fight Song, instituted trips abroad for students for which he acted as a chaperone and tour guide for 14 summers, authored the first history of the school, and for years served as the school archivist. He maintained the old school belief that excellent teachers were those who actually had knowledge to impart and who could instruct and delight so that students were awed and surprised by the deep joy of words, well-turned phrases, great literature, and learning of any kind. In 2002 the faculty and staff of MUS voted to dedicate Classroom 103 of the Upper School to his memory. |
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