Senior Lifetime Achievement Awards

Margaret (Peg) H. Edgerton

 Albany NY

 DOB: April 22, 1906

 Nominated by:  John A. Willison

Organization: Westminster Presbyterian Church

 Early Accomplishments: Margaret (Peg) Holsapple Edgerton was the Galway High School Class Valedictorian in 1922. She graduated from Oneonta State Teachers College with a bachelor's degree in 1928 and was the first member of her family to receive a bachelor's degree. She did extensive additional course work in elementary education at State University of New York at Albany, College of St. Rose, and Russell Sage -- often seeking guidance from the State Education Department on courses which might be particularly useful.

 Family : Peg has two children, Ronald and Norma, and two grandsons. She was married to Stuart Edgerton from 1933 until his death in 1962. Peg has only one sibling - a younger sister (Agnes) who retired as an elementary school principal in Chevy Chase. Peg flew to Nevada to visit her sister in August, 1998.

Career: Taught at the elementary school level in Oneonta, Long Island, Amsterdam and Albany. She was a teacher at School 10 on Central Avenue in Albany from 1929 until 1957 when she became a supervisor for the Albany City Schools. In 1965 she was instrumental in the introduction of "Project Head Start" in Albany. For the last seven years of her career she was the Director of Elementary Education (pre-K - 6) in Albany. She retired in 1977 - after more than 50 years as an educator. She still maintains contact with former Albany students, including some who are now more than 60 years old.

 Volunteer Activities/Middle Years: Active as a Red Cross volunteer, she was the recipient of a twenty year pin in 1998 and the Second Career Award. She is an active member of Delta Kappa Gamma (international education society). She has been a Westminster member since 1938 (when she transferred her membership from the Galway Presbyterian Church founded by her grandfather) and has served Westminster Presbyterian Church as a Deacon and an Elder.

Volunteer Activities/Senior Years: Peg is a care- giver extraordinaire involving a number of personal friends, former business associates and family members. She continues to be an active volunteer with the American Red Cross. At 92, she still maintains her own home and is driving.