Mr. Spenser Simrill

Dr. Spenser Simrill, a former Outstanding Teacher Award winner at the University of Georgia, joined the Christ School community after a decade and a half as a college English instructor in Athens, Ga. 

Outside the classroom, he most recently presented "A Blueprint for Racial Healing" at the 2024 TEDx Asheville event and has been an assistant coach for cross country. 

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 PhD 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.