Quotes

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  "I understand that, like all leaders, my job is not to create faithful followers; my job is to create other leaders."

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  Dr. Shekema (Silveri) Dunlap (GA '11)

  Founder | Equity Strategist , ReLoveEd Educational Leadership Consulting 
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  "I wake up each day and ask myself how I can exemplify a Milken Educator each moment of the day, with every lesson and every interaction..." (read more)

  Dr. Chris Kates (IN '08)

  Teacher , Amy Beverland Elementary School
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  "I am still in shock over the receiving the award and I feel honored and blessed to be a recipient."

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  Dr. Sarah Vann (OK '11)

  Director of Secondary Instructional Services, Owasso Public Schools
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  "I'm accepting this [Milken Educator Award] as a prepayment for making myself a better teacher."

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  Steven Scoville (PA '11)

  Teacher, Cony High School
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  “If we are to achieve the promise of education for all young people, we must focus reform efforts on the predominant human capital..." (read more)

  Lowell Milken

  Chairman and Co-Founder, Milken Family Foundation; Founder, TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement; Founder, National Institute for Excellence in Teaching
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  “The need to assure that every child has the opportunity afforded by good teachers is urgent.  As urgent as the need to be well..." (read more)

  Lowell Milken

  Chairman and Co-Founder, Milken Family Foundation; Founder, TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement; Founder, National Institute for Excellence in Teaching