Milestones

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  Bill Sterrett (VA '08) Publishes Book on Successful School Leaders

  January 1, 2009
  Bill Sterrett's "Insights into Action: Successful School Leaders Share What Works," written with help from five other Milken Educators, was selected as an ASCD Member Book (December 2011). (read more)
  
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  Glen Westbroek (UT '01) Leads School to Title 1 Reward Status

  January 1, 2009
  Glen Westbroek helps lead his Orem Junior High School to Title 1 Reward status (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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  Dr. Doreatha White's (VA '02) School Selected as 2010 VA State School of Character.

  January 1, 2009
  Dr. Doreatha White, principal of Dreamkeepers Academy in Norfolk, Virginia, announced that the school has been selected as a 2010 Virginia State School of Character. (read more)