Bridgton Academy announced earlier this week that Casco resident Kevin Hancock, owner of Hancock Lumber, has been elected president of the Bridgton Academy Board of Trustees for the 2007-2009 term, having served as a trustee since 1997.

“The entire Bridgton Academy community is excited to have Kevin Hancock leading the academy forward into its third century,” said Headmaster David N. Hursty. “By every measure, the Academy is in a position of great strength, and Kevin has the leadership, professional experience, and personal commitment to Bridgton’s mission and vision, both as a trustee and as a former teacher and coach here at the academy, that are necessary to take this remarkable institution to the next level of excellence,” Hursty continued.

Hancock succeeds Robert L. Teel, Jr. (Class of 1965) as president. Under Teel’s leadership, the academy constructed a multi-million dollar humanities center, developed a strategic plan for the school and maintained its 37-year accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

“It is an honor to serve as president of the Bridgton Academy Board of Trustees during this exciting time in the school’s history,” said Hancock. “Upon graduating from Bowdoin College in 1988, I served the academy as a teacher, coach and dorm parent, and I have been in love with the school and its mission ever since. It is exciting for me to circle back later in my career and now serve the school in this capacity. Bridgton Academy has both a proud past and a bright future, and it is rewarding to be a part of it.”

Founded in 1808, Bridgton Academy is the only college preparatory school in the nation offering a postgraduate year to prepare young men for the rigors of college and beyond by helping them develop the academic skills, study skills, self-discipline, and self-confidence necessary to succeed in college and in life.

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