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"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."

Eric Patin (NC '15)

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Reactions and Takeaways from the 2025 MEA Forum
Spotlight: Maggie Jiang Arnold (MD '23)

Milestones

Dr. Trey Duke (TN '08) Named Mid-Cumberland Superintendent of the Year
Dr. Trey Duke (TN '08)
Brian Cox (WY '19) Named AWSA Wisconsin High School Principal of the Year
Brian Cox (WY '19)

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"When I became a teacher, I didn't really know why. But when I got older, I thought, when I die, I want 10,000 people to show up at my funeral and say, 'That man changed my life.' " (as told to the Statesman Journal)

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Ricardo Larios (OR '15)
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In Memoriam

June E. Eressy (MA '01)
Vee Wilson (NV '91)

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