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Award Notification:  Valerie Baalerud (AK '17)

Surprise, Valerie Baalerud—You're AK's Milken Educator!

It's a big day at Eagle River High School: Alaska Education Commissioner Dr. Michael Johnson is visiting to commend students and staff on creating a warm and nurturing learning community, and the room is filled with visiting dignitaries. But there's another reason to celebrate. Watch as Dr. Johnson, a 2008 Milken Educator, and Dr. Gary Stark (AR '01), CEO of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, name social studies teacher Valerie Baalerud the winner of Alaska's 2017-18 Milken Educator Award—the surprise of a lifetime for the outstanding teacher.

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  Valerie Baalerud (AK '17)
  Anchorage, AK
  Feb 01, 2018
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  Dawn McLain (AR '17)
  North Little Rock, AR
  Jan 25, 2018
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  Allison Felton (MD '17)
  Annapolis, MD
  Jan 24, 2018
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  Kristen Sargent (IN '17)
  Brownsburg, IN
  Jan 23, 2018
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  Dr. Robyn Killebrew (MS '17)
  Pass Christian, MS
  Jan 19, 2018
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  Jonathan Cadena (AZ '17)
  Tucson, AZ
  Jan 18, 2018
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  Erin Reichert (SC '17)
  Bluffton, SC
  Jan 18, 2018
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  Jon Pickinpaugh (NE '17)
  South Sioux City, NE
  Jan 11, 2018
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  Maria Rodgers (OH '17)
  Maple Heights, OH
  Jan 10, 2018
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  Brooke Powers (KY '17)
  Lexington, KY
  Jan 09, 2018
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  Shannon Hill (WY '17)
  Thermopolis, WY
  Jan 05, 2018
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  Carla Diede (SD '17)
  Harrisburg, SD
  Jan 04, 2018
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  Toni-Ann Palmisano (NJ '17)
  Secaucus, NJ
  Dec 19, 2017