In their words
"Being a resident of Pomfret, I am well acquainted with the fine reputation of Pomfret School. Also, as a Service family, which necessitates frequent relocations, we are well aware of the importance of an environment that will academically challenge our children as well as provide an ambitious scholastic, socially and physically. My husband is expecting an unaccompanied tour of duty this summer."
The story
Dr. Michelle Bourgeois
In the book, The Spirit that is Pomfret, by Brad Pearson '65 and Emerson Stone '45, the twelve-year tenure of Joseph Kirkbride Milnor is described as "the years of challenge." Despite her father's Pentagon assignments, Michelle graduated with her one brother, Andrew '03. Received her Master's degree in Regional Planning from UMASS at Amherst in 1975. Currently: Professor of Communication Disorders, Florida State University. Bachelor's in Linguistics and French '76, M.S. Speech and Hearing Sciences '78, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh '83.