Judy Driscoll

Judy Driscoll has been an English teacher at Dowling for 26 years. She currently teaches English 9 and English 10. For a while, Driscoll ran Dowling’s after-school program for kids who were struggling, but couldn’t take on a lot of activities due to her drive. Driscoll lives in Leon, Iowa, which is approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes away from Dowling. She makes this drive every morning and afternoon and has driven 618,800 miles to and from the school over her 26 years here.

Her favorite thing about Dowling is the sense of community and the familial relationship that the students and faculty have with each other, and says “My students are my kids and I’m going to miss those connections.” Her retirement plans include finding something to do part-time and riding in the semi-truck with her husband, and she’s also looking at getting into editorial work or AI.