Dr. Spenser Simrill, a former Outstanding Teacher Award winner at the University of Georgia, joined the Christ School community in 2019 after a decade and a half as a college English instructor in Athens, Ga.
Along with teaching, Dr. Simrill has been the faculty advisor for the Little Stump News broadcast journalism class and an assistant coach for Greenies cross country.
Outside of Christ School, he presented "A Blueprint for Racial Healing" at the 2024 TEDx Asheville event, and in 2025, CNN's The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper spotlighted the unique dynamics of Dr. Simrill's family in "Simril(l)s: A Family in Black and White." The documentary was nominated for an Emmy.
Dr. Simrill worked in the UGA Office of International Education as a Program Coordinator from 2002 to 2017. In the past, he has taught a semester-long project in digital media and storytelling through the Lovett School in Atlanta. Dr. Simrill graduated with a B.A. in English from UGA in 1998, and later a Ph.D. in English from the same university in 2004. He has led or assisted programs dealing with outdoor education, photography, and publications.
He lives on campus with his wife, Maggie, and their children.