Creating Memories To Last A Lifetime

Nickie Emerson is finishing her 38th year of service at Gilmour. She started in 1981 as an English and history teacher at Glen Oak before the school merged with Gilmour in 1982. From that point on, she served as a social studies teacher, teaching everything from Modern European History to American Government to World History (and even forayed back into the English department for a year of British Literature). From 1981-1993, she worked on the school’s yearbook as well. In the ensuing years, she was tapped to help out with the yearbook at various times and always jumped in willingly to lend a hand.
 
In 2006, Mrs. Emerson decided to retire, but she was lured back to campus by that August! This time, she came back as a substitute teacher and volunteered to take over the yearbook project. Lucky for Gilmour, she has been hard at work on the yearbook each year since, producing professional-caliber books for Gilmour students to remember their time at Gilmour. She had the thankless job of tracking down every last dance photo, every last senior portrait, every last sports writeup and all the other details in between. Her work will truly last a lifetime as students’ yearbooks become more treasured with each year that passes after graduation.
 
Mrs. Emerson has loved her years at Gilmour and said, “The colleagues I work with are remarkable when it comes to their care and attention to each other and to their students.” Asked for words of wisdom for a brand new teacher, she said, “Pace yourself and enjoy the atmosphere around you at Gilmour because it is special.” She continued, “Working at Gilmour is not a job, it is a vocation. The people you work with are not just colleagues. They really are part of your family.”
 
Mrs. Emerson looks forward to having more time to spend with her husband of more than 50 years, Rupert; her daughter, Joy Rose '93 and son-in-law, Dennis Iannicca; and her two grandchildren, Matthew and Katie. She’s also excited to take gambling trips to New York, Pennsylvania and Canada!
 
We are grateful to Mrs. Emerson for her 38 years of service to Gilmour and need only pull out one of her many yearbooks to be reminded of the dedication she brought to her work.
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