Ward Medal for "Doing Good Well"

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The Ward Medal Honors Williston Alumni Who “Do Good Well”

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uring the traditional Senior Dinner at the end of the school year, Robert A. Ward, who was headmaster at The Williston Northampton School from 1972 to 1979, told the following story: When a granddaughter of poet Robert Frost graduated from college, she said to Frost, “Don’t you think that it’s everybody’s duty to do good in the world?” He replied, “I’d rather do well than good.” But she countered, “Wouldn’t it be possible to do good well?”

Robert A. Ward

Headmaster Ward encouraged all Williston students to “do good well,” and in his honor, Williston’s Alumni Association created the Ward Medal in 1987. It is the highest award given to members of the Williston community who have given outstanding service to humanity.


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