Honors & Awards
COVERDELL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
The Peace Corps recently announced the recipients of the Coverdell Award for Excellence, recognizing their contribution to Water in Africa, a Web-based project for the Peace Corps' World Wise Schools education program. The award is given in honor of the late Sen. Paul D. Coverdell, R-Ga. the Peace Corp's director from 1989 to 1991 who founded World Wise Schools. The seven winners were honored at a ceremony in Washington on Peace Corps Day, March 1. They are:
Michelle Abernathy-Tabor , 6th grade educator, Lynden, Wash. Amy Jane Cohen , middle school educator, Philadelphia, Pa. Robert L. Maher , 4th grade educator, Athens, Ohio. David McKoski , high school educator, Chicago. Kristi Rennbohm Franz , 1st grade educator, Pullman, Wash. Dany M. Ray , middle school educator, Cairo, Ga. Carly Garrett , high...
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