Jim Daughdrill
Jim Daughdrill will take over on July 1 as dean of Admission at McCallie School.
Mr. Daughdrill, a 2005 graduate of McCallie who currently serves as director of Boarding Admission, takes over for Troy Kemp, who has been appointed executive director for the National Center for the Development of Boys based at McCallie.
“Even when I was a student here, I always thought that the folks in the admission office have the coolest job on campus,” Mr. Daughdrill said. “They get to introduce boys to what can be a life-changing experience here on the Ridge. I'm grateful for this opportunity to continue sharing the McCallie story both in Chattanooga and around the world.”
Mr. Daughdrill is a third-generation boarding student, the son of Hal Daughdrill ’73 and the grandson of Jim Daughdrill ‘52. Jim is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a B.S. in economics and was a member of the varsity rowing team. He returned to the Ridge in the fall of 2010 and spent three years in McCallie's development office before joining the admission team in 2013.
"As director of Boarding Admission, Jim Daughdrill has played a key leadership role in our very strong admission results," Headmaster Lee Burns ’87 said. "I am confident that he will build upon the outstanding admission program as he steps up to this new role with the excellent admission staff with whom he will serve."
Under Mr. Kemp’s leadership since 2005, McCallie has built a vibrant and diverse student body of boys, said officials. Students have had success on Advanced Placement and national standardized testing, and graduates have been accepted to some of the most competitive and prestigious colleges in the nation.
Mr. Daughdrill’s experience as a McCallie alumnus and lead boarding admission officer have prepared him to continue the work of bringing boys to the Ridge to learn and grow.
“We are going to miss Troy here on the third floor of Caldwell,” Mr. Daughdrill said. “I was fortunate to have him as a math teacher almost 15 years ago, and I have continued to learn a lot from him, both professionally and personally. We are glad he won't be far away in his new role at the helm of the NCDB.”