Editor’s Note

This year, we celebrate another amazing milestone as we welcome Dr. Timothy R. Cottrell as our next Head of School. This issue’s cover story describes our new leader, details the roots of his strong work ethic and impressive credentials, delves into his philosophy towards leadership, and conveys his vision for educating children in a rapidly changing world.

As our community comes to know Dr. Cottrell and to see him around campus and at school and community events, we will see for ourselves that his vision is in alignment with the mission of ‘Iolani School. That the relationship between this educator and the ‘Iolani School community, indeed, is a match made in heaven.

Yes, the installation of a new Head of School is a weighty matter for not only ‘Iolani School, but also for the future. Alumni think back to the headmaster or principal at the helm when they were students. Naturally, these questions have been asked lately: “How many past heads of school has ‘Iolani had?” or “What number is Dr. Cottrell?”  The question is simple, yet the answer is complex because information from ‘Iolani’s earliest days is either unavailable or unclear.

The founding of ‘Iolani in 1863 was supported by King Kamehemaha IV and Queen Emma. Our origin is rooted in a several small schools at different locations on O‘ahu and Maui. ‘Iolani College was once located on the grounds of St. Andrew’s Cathedral before opening a campus in Nuuanu in 1927. We relocated the Lower School to the Ala Wai campus in 1946, while seventh through twelfth grade classes remained at the Nuuanu campus. ‘Iolani fully relocated to where we are now in 1953.

It was the foresight and determination of several Heads who brought the early versions of ‘Iolani together. Many of these leaders, educational pioneers of their time, are not common household names but, nonetheless, are part of our proud history and greatly contributed to the foundation of ‘Iolani today.

‘Iolani archivist Rose-Marie Panko and her assistant Lyn Vi Sumimoto researched and compiled the most complete list yet of all of ‘Iolani’s Heads of School. Giving new meaning to being detail oriented, they note, however, that the list was compiled from their sources in the Archives and is not definitive or all-inclusive. Also, some Heads served more than once and are listed twice in different years. As true historians, our ‘Iolani archivists are dedicated to the art of preserving accuracy over time.

The names of ‘Iolani’s past Heads proves how far we have all come. The future is even brighter.

Head	Dates	Title	Location
Scott, William Richard	1863	Principal	Lahainalalo
Mason, George Archdeacon	1863-64	Headmaster, Principal	St. Alban's 1863 Lahainalalo 1864
Ibbotson, Edmund J.	1863-65	Headmaster, Principal	St. Alban's
Hart, G.W.	1866, 1868	Principal	Lahaina Day School
Turner, Charles William	1866-68	Principal, Master	St. Alban's
Warren, Edward	1868	Principal, Master	Lahainalalo
Higgins, H.	1870	Headmaster	Lahainalalo
Mason, George Archdeacon	1868-72	Principal	Lahainalalo 1868-71 St. Alban's 1869-72 Iolani College on Bates Street 1872
Atkinson, Alatau T.	[1871]	Master, Principal	St. Alban's
Williamson, C.T.	[1871]-1887	Principal, Master	St. Alban's
Swan, William Alexander	1873-74	Principal, Headmaster	Bates Street
Turner, Charles William	1873	Principal	St. Alban's
Atkinson, Alatau T.	1874-88	Principal	St. Alban's
Jones, Pierre	1874-88	Principal	St. Alban's
Clark, Abel Rev.	1875-80	Headmaster	Bates Street
Suplee, Thomas D.	1879-80	Headmaster	Bates Street
Baker, Brookes Ono	1880-81	Vice Principal, Headmaster	Bates Street
Willis, Alfred Bishop	1880	Principal	Bates Street
Whalley, Herbert	1882	Headmaster	Bates Street
Swan, William Alexander	1882-84	Headmaster, Associate	Bates Street
White, C. Henry	1885-86	Headmaster	Bates Street
Barnes, William Henry	1886	Headmaster, Principal	Bates Street
Clark, Abel	[1887]	Headmaster	Bates Street
Kitcat, V.H.	1888	Headmaster	Bates Street
Bush, John	1889-94	Headmaster	Bates Street
Paetow, F.C.	1885	Headmaster	Bates Street
Hughes, John V.	1896	Headmaster	Bates Street
Fenn, R.J.	1897-98	Headmaster	Bates Street
Lane, John	1898	Headmaster	Bates Street
Fitz, Frank S.	1899	Headmaster	Bates Street
Blackman, Leopold G.	1900	Headmaster	Bates Street
Fitz, Frank S.	1901-05	Headmaster, Principal	Bates Street
Morgan, J.B.	1906	Principal	Cathedral grounds
Bliss, Witt H.	1907-09	Headmaster, Principal	Cathedral grounds
Dodd, I. Neal.	1908	Headmaster	Cathedral grounds
Hall, Albert L.	1909-10	Headmaster, Principal	Cathedral grounds
Saylor, Frank A.	1911-13	Principal	Cathedral grounds
Kroll, Leopold	1913-17	Principal	Cathedral grounds
Hinkley, Thurston R.	1917-19	Principal	Cathedral grounds
Ottman, Donald R.	1920-21	Principal	Cathedral grounds
Tracy, Leland H.	1922	Acting Principal	Cathedral grounds
Caldwell, Roberta	1922	Acting Principal	Cathedral grounds
Woods, Maitland	1922	Principal	Cathedral grounds
Spencer, Robert S.	1923-25	Principal	Cathedral grounds
Hinckley, Thurston R.	1926-30	Principal	Cathedral grounds/Nuuanu Campus
Collins, James Philmore	1931	Acting Principal	Nuuanu Campus
Stone, Albert H.	1932-44	Headmaster, Principal	Nuuanu Campus
Young, Charles Herbert	1938-39	Acting Headmaster	Nuuanu Campus
Eshelman, John Carl	1941-42	Acting Headmaster	Nuuanu Campus
Buttles, W. William	1943-44	Acting Headmaster	Nuuanu Campus
Lyon-Vaiden, Arthur	1945-46	Headmaster	Nuuanu Campus
Monell, Ralph P.	1947-50	Headmaster	Nuuanu Campus
Parmiter, Charles A.	1951-54	Headmaster, Rector	Nuuanu Campus/Ala Wai Campus
McDonald, Canon Frederick	1955-59	Headmaster, Rector	Ala Wai Campus
MacLean, Burton A.	1960-70	Headmaster	Ala Wai Campus
Coon, David P.	1971-92	Headmaster	Ala Wai Campus
Miller, Thomas H.	1993-95	Headmaster	Ala Wai Campus
Iwashita, Val T.	1996-2012	Headmaster	Ala Wai Campus

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