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Charles A. Philhower Award Compiled by Dr. D. Michael Hart Secretary, The Rotary Club of Westfield, January 2023

The Philhower Fellowship is awarded to honor a teacher in the Westfield Public Schools who has made an outstanding contribution to elementary education. The Award includes a stipend from the Rotary Club.

The Philhower Fellowship was established in 1993 by the Rotary Club to honor former Westfield Rotarian Charles Philhower and to recognize the importance of teaching in the elementary grades. There were existing awards for teachers in the High School, but none for teachers in the elementary schools, so the Rotary Club filled the gap by creating this award.

An educator for more than 50 years, Charles Philhower, was supervising principal (superintendent) of Westfield schools for three decades 1917 to 1947. He was a co-founder of the club, and was president of the Rotary Club of Westfield in 1929- 30, and District Governor for the Rotary clubs in 7 counties of central New Jersey in the Rotary year 1937-38. Charles passed away in 1962 at the age of 83. The criteria for the award are as follows: The nominee must be a full-time teacher with a minimum of 5 years’ experience teaching in Westfield; should be an outstanding teacher; have an interest in children; and demonstrate continued pursuit of professional growth. The selection committee consists of two Rotarians, two school principals, and the previous year’s award winner. Nominations may come from professional colleagues, stu dents and parents of students. The Rotary Club of Westfield was founded in October 1921. Rotary International was started in Chicago in 1905 by four businessmen. In 2022 Rotary International has 1.4 million members, men and women, in 166 countries throughout the world.

Recipients: Year:	Name:			    School:			Superintendent: 2022	Matthew Cognetti	Washington			Ray Gonzalez 2021	Nancy Rygiel		McKinley			Margaret Dolan 2020	Jeannie Gottko		Tamaques			Dolan 2019	Anna Carissimo		Jefferson			Dolan 2018	Mary Montes		   Tamaques			Dolan 2017	Penny O’Donnell		Franklin	`		Dolan 2016	Susanne Benhote		McKinley			Dolan 2015	Kareem Thompson		Jefferson			Dolan 2014	Carol Venturino		Wilson			   Dolan 2013	Jacqueline Riley	Jefferson			Dolan 2012	Frank Uveges		Wilson & Tamaques	Dolan 2011	Diane Eisen			Tamaques			Dolan 2010	Diana Collins		Jefferson			Dolan 2009	Karen Geddes		Washington			Dolan 2008	Catherine McGarry	McKinley			Dolan 2007	Michael Burgess		Washington			Bill Foley 2006	Karen Yula			Jefferson			Foley 2005	Mary Dura			Wilson			   Foley 2004 	Stacie DeChrisopher	McKinley			Foley 2003	Michelle Moise		Tamaques			Foley 2002	Carol Kling			Franklin			Foley 2001	Anna Jane Sabbagh+	Jefferson			Foley 2000	Trista Pollard		Tamaques			Foley 1999	Eva Morton			Washington			Foley 1998	Angela LaCarruba	Wilson			   Foley 1997	Claudia Andreski	Jefferson			Foley 1996	Bette Tuthill		McKinley			Foley 1995	Carol Joyce			Washington			Mark Smith + 1994	Carol Mastrianni	Franklin			Smith 1993	Susan Feldman Glick	McKinley			Smith First recipient

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Charles Alpaugh Philhower was considered an expert on the Native Americans, formerly known as Indians, in New Jersey. He was author of several magazine articles and four books, some of which are available on Amazon

History of the Town of Westfield, Union County, New Jersey

Brief History of Chatham, Morris County, New Jersey, published 1914

Indian Lore of NJ 1664 to 1954

Commemorative History of the Presbyterian church in Westfield, NJ 1728 to 1928; published 1929

It is my understanding that he was on the Board of Elders of the Presbyterian Church in 1951, the year my father was hired as a teacher in Westfield, when Charles was Supervising Principal (Superintendent of Schools).

My father, David M. Hart, was a 7th grade science teacher at Westfield’s Roosevelt Middle School from 1951 through 1963. Charles invited all of the teachers out to his farm in Tewksbury for a picnic every summer. They could look for Indian relics on his property, at which my dad found some arrowheads, wampum and other artifacts. Publications: History Of Town Of Westfield, Union County, New Jersey by Charles A. Philhower | Jan 26, 2013

Brief history of Chatham, Morris County, New Jersey 1914 [Leather Bound] by Charles A. Philhower | Jan 1, 2019

Historic Background of the Pageant of Union County, New Jersey NJ Echo Lake Park June the 27th and 29th Nineteen Twenty Eight by James C. Connolly Arthur L. Johnson. Charles A. Philhower | Jan 1, 1928

Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society: A Quarterly Magazine Chiefly Devoted to New Jersey History, Biography and Genealogy, October 1927 by Charles A. Philhower Single Issue Magazine

Brief History of Chatham Morris County, New Jersey by Charles A. Philhower | Jan 1, 1914 Hardcover

Indian Lore of New Jersey by Charles A. re-number 89288 Philhower

The Semilunar knife in New Jersey (Leaflet) by Charles A Philhower | Jan 1, 1936

The human face in Lenape archaeology (Leaflet) by Charles A Philhower | Jan 1, 1933

Henry William Elson, Litt. D: An address by Dr. Charles A. Philhower, specialist in Indian lore and superintendent of public schools, Westfield, New Jersey by Charles A Philhower | Jan 1, 1949 Unknown Binding Out of Print--Limited Availability.