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The McGlothlin Foundation, Radford University’s College of Education and Human Development and Blue Ridge PBS invite public school educators throughout the region to a celebration of all that is good about teaching.
Keynote Speaker – Thomas R. Morris, Ph.D., Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia
Featured Presenters and Guests
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Gloria Houston, Ph.D., award-winning children’s author
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Mrs. Grace Wooldridge, retired teacher and honoree of Legacies: An Oral History Project
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Past Winners of the McGlothlin Awards for Teaching Excellence
Certificates of attendance are available upon request.
Admission is free, but participants must pre-register.
Celebration Schedule
3:30 p.m.
Registration
4:30 p.m.
Gloria Houston, Ph.D. -- “My Great Aunt Arizona and the Legacy of Teaching”
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Dr. Houston’s acclaimed children’s book, My Great Aunt Arizona, is dedicated to “all teachers, members of the most influential profession in the world.” She uses the story to look at teaching from a learner’s perspective.
5:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Award Ceremony, McGlothlin Awards for Teaching Excellence
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Keynote Speaker -- Thomas R. Morris, Ph.D., Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia
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Recognition of finalists and presentation of winners of the 2008 McGlothlin Awards
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Introduction of Legacies: An Oral History Project, featuring Mrs. Grace Wooldridge, retired teacher and Legacies honoree (project supported by WVRU Public Radio)
Finalists for the 2008 McGlothlin Awards for Teaching Excellence
Elementary
Michele Quesenberry, Botetourt County, Virginia
Tamatha Farrell, Roanoke County, Virginia
Dawn Toole, Martinsville City, Virginia
Middle and High School
Susan Montgomery, Franklin County, Virginia
Stephanie Doyle, Roanoke City, Virginia
Tracy Easterling, Bristol City, Tennessee
2008 McGlothlin Award Judges
Merle Herndon, Ph.D., Lynchburg, Virginia
Adele Morris, Craig County, Virginia, Schools
Gary Whitt, Ph.D., Roanoke College
Steve Sage, Virginia Department of Education, retired
Jim Alouf, Ph.D., Sweet Briar College
Virginia Seale, Ferrum College
John Busher, Botetourt County, Virginia, Schools
Tricia Easterling, Ph.D., Radford University
Donald Reichard, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist and Special Assistant to the Provost,
University of North Carolina - Greensboro Higher Education Program; Emory & Henry College
Liesl Combs, Ph.D. candidate, Virginia Tech
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