James M. Talbot II H’81

Jim Talbot has been a part of the CHA and SCH community for over 50 years in many different capacities. From 1966-2000, he served the school in many roles: teacher, coach, director of Admissions, and director of Athletics. He also served as chair of the CHA Athletic Hall of Fame committee, on the board of CHA for more than a decade, and returned to campus in 2020 as a senior gifts officer in the Development Office.

When he wasn’t inside the school, you could find him out on the field coaching his beloved soccer teams. He coached the CHA varsity for 27 seasons from 1967 through 1993. During his tenure, CHA won nine Inter-Academic League titles, the last seven consecutively, from 1987 through 1993. In 1973, he coached CHA’s only undefeated team, which finished 14-0-2.

“Coach Talbot was both unassuming and fiercely competitive,” said Matt Eskin ’89. “With such a calm demeanor, his aspirations for OUR greatness were larger than we could have understood as young men at that time.

The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (Philadelphia Chapter) inducted him as a member in 1995. CHA board chair Ted Rorer dedicated its new soccer field to Talbot in 2001. He was also inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame as a coach and several times alongside his championship teams: in 2013, 2016, and 2022, and in 1993 he won the prestigious Corning Pearson ’30 Service Award.

Francis P. Steel Jr. '77 Award

This award, named for former head of school Frank Steel, recognizes an alumnus who, over the course of many years, has made unique contributions and shown an outstanding and extraordinary devotion to the school.