The Ellis School
Encyclopedia
The Ellis School is an independent, age 3 – grade 12 college preparatory school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
. Founded in 1916, the school is a private all-girls institution with a current enrollment of 470 students.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Founded in 1916, the school is a private all-girls institution with a current enrollment of 470 students.
Notable alumnae
- Janice BurgessJanice BurgessJanice Burgess is the former key person of Nick Jr.. She is the creator and executive producer of The Backyardigans, a CGI-animated series on Nick Jr. running from 2004 to 2008 about five high-spirited friends and their imaginative, musical journeys....
(Class of 1974), Creator of The BackyardigansThe BackyardigansThe Backyardigans is a Canadian/American 3-D CGI-animated children's TV series, created by Janice Burgess. It features five animal children, who imagine that their backyard becomes an adventure place. It is a coproduction of Treehouse TV, and the Canadian animation studio Nelvana. Debuting on...
Cartoon Series. - Annie DillardAnnie DillardAnnie Dillard is an American author, best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction. She has published works of poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism, as well as two novels and one memoir. Her 1974 work Pilgrim at Tinker Creek won the 1974 Pulitzer Prize for General...
, writer, Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
recipient. - Amy RosenzweigAmy RosenzweigAmy C. Rosenzweig is an American biochemist, professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, at Northwestern University, and Principal Investigator at the Rosenzweig Lab....
, biochemist, MacArthur GrantMacArthur Fellows ProgramThe MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship is an award given by the John D. and Catherine T...
recipient. - Elsie HillmanElsie HillmanElsie Hillman is a prominent philanthropist and Republican figure in Pennsylvania. Her husband Henry Hillman is the richest man in Pittsburgh and their foundation, the Hillman Foundation, is one of the most important foundations in the city....
(Class of 1943), philanthropist.