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Sioux Falls English Teacher Gina Benz Joins SD Milken Award Winners

For English teacher Gina Benz, an unexpected announcement turns an ordinary Tuesday morning assembly at Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls into a career-defining moment she'll never forget. Watch the surprise ceremony unfold as South Dakota Secretary of Education Dr. Melody Schopp names Benz the state's 2015-16 Milken Educator Award winner, with the help of Milken Educator Awards Senior Vice President Dr. Jane Foley; South Dakota State Senator Deb Soholt; Sioux Falls Public School District Superintendent Dr. Brian Maher; Roosevelt High School Principal Tim Hazlett; T.J Nelson, constituent services representative for U.S. Senator Mike Rounds; Taylor Hoekstra, constituent services representative for U.S. Senator John Thune; and veteran South Dakota Milken Educator Award recipients.