PROFESSIONAL HISTORY OF
ROBERT CHARLES PINGPANK
 
PERSONAL
 
  May 27, 1937 (Waterbury, CT) Myers-Briggs IST/FJ
   
EDUCATION
   
 

Diploma, 1955 - Thomaston High School, Thomaston, CT
     National Honor Society

 

B.S., 1959 – Trinity College (CT)
     Education Group Major: Mathematics and Physics
     Yearbook
     Canterbury Club
     Education Club
     McCook Certificate

 

M.Ed., 1964 – University of Hartford
     Secondary School Administration

 

Certificate of Advanced Study (6th Year Certificate), 1970 – Hartford Seminary

 

Interdepartmental in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Studies in Education – with Central CT State University and University of Hartford

 
CERTIFICATION
   
 

Secondary Mathematics, State of Connecticut

  Secondary School Administrator, State of Connecticut
   
FULL TIME POSITIONS
   
 

Mathematics Teacher, Thomaston High School (CT), 1959-1965

  Mathematics Teacher, Hamden Public Schools (CT), 1965-1966
 

Mathematics Teacher, Cheshire Academy (CT), 1966-1967

 

Mathematics Department Head, Thomaston High School, 1967-1990

  Mathematic Teacher, Thomaston High School, 1990-1994
       Early Retirement Plan - 1994
   
PART TIME POSITION
   
 

Lecturer in Mathematics, Mattatuck Community College (CT), 1970-1980

   
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
   
  Thomaston Education Association
  Connecticut Education Association
  National Education Association
 

Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Connecticut

 

Outstanding Secondary Educators of America - 1973

   
OTHER ASSOCIATIONS
   
  Friends of Christ Church Cathedral (Hartford)
  Cathedral Founders Society of the Washington National Cathedral
  Harwood Society of Cheshire Academy
  Elms (formerly McCook) Fellows of Trinity College
  Society of Regents, Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine (NYC)
  Yale Legacy Partners
  Society of the Torch, New York University
  Norton Museum of Art (West Palm Beach)
  American Civil Liberties Union
  The Flagler Museum (Palm Beach)
   
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
   
 

Treasurer, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Bantam (CT), 1975-1987

       Assistant Treasurer, St. Paul’s (as above), 1987-1994
 

Vice-President, The Litchfield Institute, Inc., 1984-1996

  Integrity–Palm Beach, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Lake Worth (FL)
  Notary Public, State of Florida
 

Compass, Inc. (2004 -  )

  Lambda Legal  (2002 -  )
  Guest speaker, Senior Lifestyle radio program (2005)
  Guest speaker, Florida Atlantic University (Jupiter Campus, 2006)
  Eucharistic Minister, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Lake Worth, FL
   
HOBBIES/INTERESTS
   
  Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
  Automobiles (history; basic design/mechanics/costs)
  Home Interior/Exterior Architecture/Maintenance (designed Bristol, CT home)
   
BOOK
   
 

Co-Author, Soul Mates: More Than Partners (2004) online at www.nolan-pingpank.com/soulmates (Copyright Certification)

   
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
   
  Baptismal Certificate (1937)
  Confirmation Certificate (1937)
  Marquis Who's Who In America and Who's Who In The World
  Archives of the Thomaston Historical Society (CT)
  Miscellaneous Documents
  "Religious Archives Network, Chicago Theological Seminary" (2005)