Milestones

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  Vallye Blanton (GA ’94) Named 2012 DAR American History Teacher of the Year

  January 1, 2011
  Vallye Blanton (GA ’94) was named the 2012 DAR American History Teacher of the Year for the state of Georgia. (read more)
  
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  G. Asenath Andrews (MI '92) Makes 2012 List of League of Extraordinary Women

  January 1, 2011
  G. Asenath Andrews (MI '92) joined Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, fashion designer Tory Burch and others in Fast Company magazine’s 2012 list of League of Extraordinary Women. (read more)
  
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  Arizona Educator Receives Governor's Appointment

  January 1, 2011
  Manny Valenzuela (AZ '98) has been appointed by Governor Brewer to the Governor's Commission for Postsecondary Education. He also has appointments to serve on the State Board of Education Certification Advisory Committee, and the State Board of Education PARCC assessment transition advisory committee. (read more)
  
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  Cheryl Shintani (HI '92) is NASA Solar System Educator

  January 1, 2011
  Elementary school reading teacher Cheryl Shintani (HI '92) is now a NASA Solar System Educator. She flew to Florida's Kennedy Space Center for the launch of NASA's newest space technology. (read more)
  
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  Shannon Garrison (CA '08) and Dr. Hector Ibarra (IA '93) on National Assessment Governing Board Committee

  January 1, 2011
  Two of the three teachers on NAGB (National Assessment Governing Board), the committee that sets policy for NAEP, the Nation’s Report Card, are Milken Educators. (read more)
  
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  William Twyman (KY '93) Joins KY State Board of Education

  January 1, 2011
  On Wednesday, Aug. 5, William L. Twyman (KY ’93) was sworn in as a member of the Kentucky Board of Education by Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Daniel Venters. (read more)
  
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  Francis Mustapha (IN '93) Receives 2009 Chasing Rainbows Award

  January 1, 2011
  Francis Mustapha, a teacher at Snider High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has been selected as the recipient of Dolly Parton's 2009 Chasing Rainbows Award. (read more)
  
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  Dr. Jane Foley (IN '94) Named Purdue University's College of Education Distinguished Alumni

  January 1, 2011
  Milken Educator Awards' Senior Vice President, Dr. Jane Foley (IN '94) was named one of Purdue University's College of Education's distinguished alumni for 2011. (read more)
  
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  David Borth (MI '94) Presented with Service To Education Award

  January 1, 2011
  David Borth, chair of the Network of Michigan Educators, has been presented with the State Board of Education’s Dorothy Beardmore Service To Education Award. (read more)
  
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  Dr. Julie Williams (TN '95) Inducted into Nashville YWCA's Academy of Women of Achievement

  January 1, 2011
  Dr. Julie Williams was inducted into the Nashville YWCA's Academy of Women of Achievement honoring women whose "leadership serves and inspires others to succeed." (read more)