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1. 1. Faculty

   www.thesummitprep.org/faculty. - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/27/2007   Last Visited: 7/27/2007

   Karen Sweeney, Head of School
   
   ksweeney@thesummitprep.org
   
   We are pleased to welcome Karen Sweeney as our new Head of School. Sweeney joins The Summit having served over 30 years as Vice President and Dean of Students at Drury University. She brings a considerable amount of administrative experience in the field of education to The Summit which is entering its third year of operation for grades K - 8.
   
   Karen Sweeney, a native Kansan, attended the University of Kansas for her undergraduate and graduate work in education. Studying for her graduate degree at KU provided her with the opportunity to serve them as Assistant Dean of Women and as Director of Nunemaker College. She first made her mark on Springfield as the first fulltime counselor at the Springfield Catholic High School. The next year, in 1973, she joined the Drury University staff and served for 33 years as Dean of Women, Dean of Students, Vice President for Student Affairs, and Executive Vice President. She retired in 2006 and began a new career at the Summit on June 1, 2007. She brings experience with education from Kindergarten through the university level both as a classroom teacher and as an administrator.
   
   Karen has been active in the Springfield community, serving as board president of the Rape Crisis Center (now the Victim Center), Leadership Springfield, and the Junior League of Springfield. She is married to Circuit Court Judge J. Miles Sweeney. Miles and Karen are proud of their only daughter, Elizabeth, their son-in-law and their two grandchildren who plan to begin studying at The Summit in 2010 and 2012.

2. 2. www.news-leader.com

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   Published on: 6/28/2007   Last Visited: 6/29/2007

   Sweeney named head of Summit prep school
   
   © 2007, Springfield News-Leader
   
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   Karen Sweeney, former executive vice president at Drury University, has been named the head of school at the Summit preparatory school.
   
   Sweeney, who retired from Drury last year after 33 years there, will oversee operations at the local independent prep school that offered educational opportunities for students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
   
   "I think it's just as important to learn to enjoy life as it is to succeed at it and with such great people leading the way, the Summit gives students the resources and opportunity to do both," Sweeney said.
   
   The school is located at 922 W. Republic Road.
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   - Sweeney named head of Summit prep school

3. 3. Springfield Business Journal - Online Edition

   www.sbj.net/article.asp?aID=76 - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/27/2006   Last Visited: 1/27/2006

   Karen Sweeney, executive vice president at Drury, will retire April 1 after 33 years with the institution, and Curt Lawrence, dean of MSU's University College, will retire June 30 after 32 years with the school.
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   Sweeney arrived at Drury in 1973 as dean of women, was named dean of students two years later, and in 1977, became vice president of student services and church relations. She was named executive vice president in 2003.
   
   Sweeney has been involved in a number of local organizations, including United Way of the Ozarks, Leadership Springfield and Junior League.
   
   Drury Vice President for Enrollment Management Krystal Compas will replace Sweeney June 1. She will serve as assistant to the president and will be responsible for building and strengthening relationships with donors and alumni.
   
   Compas has a master's degree in education from Drury and a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
   
   She joined the Drury staff in 1990 as a special instructor in languages and literature, and in 1995, became director of first-year experience, a student-transition program under Student Affairs. In 2000, she was named associate dean of educational services, and she became Drury's first vice president for enrollment management in 2002.