Ted Lord '89 Stresses Values

Ted Lord '89 spoke this morning at our Middle School assembly. After Calvert, Dr. Lord attended Gilman, the University of North Carolina, and then Harvard Medical School. He spoke about how Calvert teachers paid attention to him and stressed citizenship as well as academics. Dr. Lord told a story about how he did not receive a seal for citizenship one month because he had been unkind to a classmate. This lesson stuck with him, and he never missed another citizenship seal during his Calvert years. Dr. Lord discussed his extensive travels through Africa; the landscape, people, languages, and poverty all made a significant impact on him and his worldview. He also recounted his experience teaching English in Kazakhstan! Now, Dr. Lord serves as an anesthesiologist in Boston. In closing, Dr. Lord explained that there is no such thing as a self-made man. He has relied on his family and friends for support, and he urged the students to thank their parents for all their love and guidance. Thank you, Dr. Lord, for a wonderful assembly!