Milestones

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  Rebecca Duda (MA '09) Selected to Serve on Education Advisory Board for Gifted Students

  January 1, 2010
  Rebecca Duda (MA '09) was selected to serve on the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Gifted and Talented Advisory Council. (read more)
  
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  Kevin J. Zerzan (OR ’09) Helps Set OR 2011 Education Policy Agenda

  January 1, 2010
  By special invitation from Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo, Kevin Zerzan attended the State Board of Education retreat in Salem, OR, to provide feedback and suggestions for the 2011 policy agenda. (read more)
  
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  Thomas Sferes (ME '91) receives 2009 Exemplary Practice Award from MAMLE

  January 1, 2009
  Thomas Sferes, a university instructor at the University of New England and a teacher at Biddeford Middle School, received the 2009 Exemplary Practice Award from the Maine Association of Middle Level Educators (MAMLE). (read more)
  
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  School Named in Kathy Sheiko's (MI '91) Honor

  January 1, 2009
  Principal Kathy Sheiko (MI '91) got a surprise going-away present when she retired in Summer 2011 after 26 years of service. (read more)
  
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  Deb Brown (WV '91) Presented with 2010 Paul J. Morris Character Educator of the Year Award

  January 1, 2009
  The West Virginia Board of Education presented Deb Brown with the 2010 Paul J. Morris Character Educator of the Year award. (read more)
  
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  Norm Conard (KS '92) and Lowell Milken Center Mentor 10 National History Day finalists

  January 1, 2009
  The Lowell Milken Center in Fort Scott, KS, under the direction of Executive Director Norman Conard (KS ’92), mentored ten student projects across the country that made the finals in the National History Day championships. (read more)
  
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  Hector Ibarra's (IA '93) Students Win "We Can Change the World Challenge"

  January 1, 2009
  Hector Ibarra's students were the recipients of Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge. Their project on lead wheel weights was the contest’s national winner. The team sought to expose the dangers of lead wheel weights in vehicles and to phase out this hazardous material in the tire industry. (read more)
  
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  Dr. Hector Ibarra (IA '93) Named 2011 Environmental and Public Health Ambassador

  January 1, 2009
  Dr. Hector Ibarra (IA '93) was named the 2011 Environmental and Public Health Ambassador for the State Hygienic Laboratory. (read more)
  
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  Mark Weaver (IN ‘97) Inducted into National Teachers Hall of Fame

  January 1, 2009
  Mark Weaver (IN ‘97) was inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame in June 2011. (read more)
  
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  Victoria Seeger (KS '04) Co-Authors Book on Building Classroom Reading Communities

  January 1, 2009
  Victoria Seeger has co-authored a book with Rita Moore: "Building Classroom Reading Communities: Retrospective Miscue Analysis (RMA) and Socratic Circles," published by Corwin Press. (read more)