Milestones

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  Sharon Draper (OH '97) Wins Young Adult Library Services Award

  February 18, 2015
  Milken Educator Sharon M. Draper (OH '97) has been named the recipient of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 2015 Margaret A. Edwards Award for her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens.  (read more)
  
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  Brenton Young (WY '98) Named Chief Policy Officer for Wyoming Department of Education

  December 9, 2014
  Wyoming Superintendent-Elect Balow names Milken Educator Brent Young to her leadership team as Chief Policy Officer. (read more)
  
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  Yvonne Caamal Canul (MI '95) Named Michigan's Superintendent of the Year

  November 13, 2014
  The Michigan Association of School Administrators has honored Lansing School District Superintendent Yvonne Caamal Canul (MI '95) as Michigan's Superintendent of the Year. (read more)
  
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  Shannon Garrison (CA '08) Appointed to National Assessment Governing Board for Second Term

  October 20, 2014
  Shannon Garrison (CA '08) Appointed to National Assessment Governing Board for Second Term (read more)
  
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  David Heckman (ME ‘91) Elected to United States Academic Decathlon Board

  September 2, 2014
  David will be president-elect of United States Academic Decathlon^® State Directors for two years, then serve as president for another two. (read more)
  
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  Nick Salerno's (CA '97) District Recognized by College Board

  July 11, 2014
  Superintendent Nick Salerno's (CA '97) El Monte Union High School Disctrict named the College Board's Advanced Placement District of the Year (read more)
  
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  Mariama Carson (IN ’04) Wins Mind Trust Fellowship, $250,000 Grant to Start New Charter

  May 15, 2014
  Carson is The Mind Trust's first Indianapolis-based Education Entrepreneur Fellow and the first fellow to start a charter school. (read more)
  
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  Mark Johnson (NE ’04) is President-Elect of Nebraska Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)

  May 1, 2014
  Mark will travel to Washington, D.C. during the summers of 2014 and 2015 to meet with lobbyists and senators about education issues impacting Nebraska. (read more)
  
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  Alice Bertels (KS ’00) is 2014 Kansas History Day Teacher of the Year

  April 20, 2014
  The accolade puts her in the running for the National History Day Competition held at the University of Maryland. (read more)
  
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  Sarah Berndt (WI ’13) Named Graduate of the Last Decade (G.O.L.D.) by Cardinal Stritch University

  April 1, 2014
  The annual award “honors individuals for their professional and personal achievements, which have made a significant impact in their field, and whose life and character have earned the respect and admiration of their peers and professional colleagues.”  (read more)