The Edward A. and Linna B. Kilroy Endowment for Natural Sciences and the Environmental Studies

established in 1985 by Mr. and Mrs. William S. Kilroy ’43 in honor of his parents for whom Mr. Kilroy and his brother, Mr. Edward Kilroy, Jr.'43 named the Hunting Valley campus' Lake Kilroy. The chair provides funding for a member of the science department, development of science curricula in natural sciences and ecological studies, and equipment and supplies the growing program needs. The chair is part of the Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Kilroy Sr. Endowment for Sciences and Environmental Studies whose purpose is to encourage teachers and students to make full use of Lake Kilroy and the forests and fields which surround it as they are a unique outdoor laboratory and to assure that the area will remain both unspoiled and fully utilized for generations to come.

Chair holder Terrence J. Harmon began his career at University School when the Upper School opened in the fall of 1970. He was hired to teach biology and to develop an outdoor program that would utilize the extensive woods surrounding the building. Mr. Harmon was responsible for the creation of the maple sugar and trout hatchery programs, which have been popular outdoor projects for students for over 30 years. He currently teaches a class in natural history and natural resources and has taught courses in introductory biology, zoology, and natural resources. He has worked with students in grades 3 and 6 in building replicas of birch bark canoes. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Biology and Environmental Sciences from The University of Michigan.