Dr. Guinevere DeGrance
Faculty position
Administration, Headmistress
Personal Brief:
Dr. Gwen DeGrance came to St. Laudine's Academy in 1864 during the American Civil War. She received Doctorates from Yale, Harvard, and Dartmouth. Her leadership throughout the years at St. Laudine's Academy has helped the school to maintain strict secrecy, as per Dragon Council regulations, for over a century with no major concerns of revealing the existence of the Awlyn to the general public.
Lineage:
Dr. DeGrance is one of the few remaining Dragons.
Quote:
"Education is important for every child, but the Awlyn children bear an especially heavy burden: one which can only be borne with the firm understanding of the fundamentals of Dragon Council policies."
Others:
- Supports SEAL [1]
Tina G. Szulborski
Faculty position
Adminstration, Admissions
Personal Brief:
Ms. Szulborski came to us in 2001, when she first began the plans that have paved our way into the online universe. Her suggestions have allowed us to better serve our students, their parents, and all of the Awlyn. She often spends her free time tending to the beehives on the campus's west lawn.
Lineage:
Daimonicus
Quote:
"I love bees: I really do, and our students are much like the bees. You nurture them and care for them, and the returns are so sweet. Such are the rewards of chasing the wish."
Others:
Behind the scene
TinaG is a reference to the TINAG (This is not a game) philosophy of ARGs
"I love bees" is another ARG reference
Professor Alexander Singh
Faculty position
Instructor, Astronomy
Advisor, Eridanus Fellowship
Personal Brief:
Professor Singh joined the faculty at St. Laudine's Academy in the mid-1990s. A former student at St. Laudine's Academy, Professor Singh has returned to help guide new students through their astronomy courses. Members of the Eridanus Fellowship will grow more familiar with him as their advisor.
Lineage:
Angelicus
Quote:
"Gazing upon the stars and imagining the power it took to create them all leaves me completely awestruck. It is my goal as an instructor to convey that feeling of awe and wonder to my students, thus illuminating their world."
Others:
Professor Dmitri Marikov
Faculty position
Instructor, History I
Advisor, Andromeda Fellowship
Personal Brief:
Professor Marikov has been a professor at St. Laudine's Academy since 1965 and continues to share his expertise in history with our students. He is one of the first instructors to be required to teach a virtual course through our new online interface. Students who find themselves in the Andromeda Fellowship will become more acquainted with Professor Marikov as their advisor.
Lineage:
Lycanicus
Quote:
"History is rarely factual and never as it first seems. The victors erase the history of the defeated, while others modify history to ensure a continued existence."
Others:
- Does not like humans and does not believe in SEAL [2]
Professor Madeleine Franklin
Faculty position
Instructor, Biology and Health and Awlyn Nutrition
Personal Brief:
Professor Franklin became our Health and Nutrition expert here at St. Laudine's Academy in 2007. Her expertise in the various foods that the Awlyn can consume to maintain a normal, healthy life. Her methods help maintain the privacy of the Awlyn and their nutritional needs.
Lineage:
Vampyrus
Quote:
"Nutritional needs are something everyone must struggle with, for us it is much more difficult as we have to hide our activities while we do it."
Others:
Professor Wesley Vanderzandt
Faculty position
Instructor, Biology/Online Media
Responsible: SLA Newspaper and SLA Yearbook
Personal Brief:
"Wes" is a recent addition to the faculty at St. Laudine's Academy. His interest in teaching the students the biology and fallacies of typical human assumptions in regards to the genetic makeup of the Awlyn has propelled his career here at St. Laudine's Academy. Though he will not be teaching Biology directly through our online courses, he will be assisting in the online Biology lessons as needed. He has graciously volunteered his time to run our media courses: Our online activities newspaper and our online yearbook.
Lineage:
Angelicus
Quote:
"Don't call me Wesley, don't call me Van, don't call me Mr. Vanderzandt. Just call me Wes, anything else and you likely won't get a response. Oh and I hope you weren't looking forward to a romantic or poetic quote. I don't do that kind of cheesy stuff, I'm only here to give your children the best education they can receive."
Others:
Professor Mildred Joliet
Faculty position
Instructor, Chemistry and Alchemy
Advisor, Cygnus Fellowship
Personal Brief:
Professor Joliet joined the faculty at St. Laudine's Academy in 1986 after graduating with honors from MIT. Her alchemy and chemistry knowledge allows us to teach our campus based students the skills they need to succeed in their integration with the general public after graduating from St. Laudine's Academy. She will assist with online programs throughout the year and will lead our Cygnus fellowship's online activities.
Lineage:
She has the distinction of being the first Chaniqus faculty member at any Awlyn institution.
Quote:
"I've been honored the past 22 years to work within the faculty of St. Laudine's Academy. Life as a Chaneque is often trying and difficult, but the tremendous hearts of the students here pour through to make every moment as precious as I would have ever imagined."
Others:
Professor Dashwood
Faculty position
Instructor, Human Literature
