Editor's note:  One or more of the award winners listed below is from
your area. 

EDUCATION DAY AWARDS GO TO
U.VA. STUDENTS, FACULTY AND ALUMNI

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 7 -- Numerous individuals received
awards and scholarships during Education Day 1997, an annual spring
event at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education that
honors alumni, faculty and students.
	Three Outstanding Teacher Awards, designed to honor Curry
School graduates who have made significant contributions through their
teaching, were awarded to elementary, middle and high school teachers. 
	Eleanor Christine Braxton of FREDERICKSBURG received the
Outstanding Elementary School Teacher Award.  She teaches at the
Stafford Elementary School in Stafford County.
	Gregory Martin of MARTINSVILLE received the Outstanding Middle
School Teacher Award.  He teaches at the Martinsville Middle School in
Henry County.
	Linda Karen Miller of STERLING received the Outstanding
Secondary School Teacher Award. At Fairfax High School, Miller teaches
a variety of courses including political science, European history,
American government and world cultures.
	James M. Kauffman received the 1997 Outstanding Professor
Award. The award is given to a professor who promotes professional
development of students through quality instruction and personal
education. In promoting the professional development of students,
Kauffman was chosen for this superior classroom teaching, program
development and counseling. Kauffman lives in CHARLOTTESVILLE.
	Camerone Wells of FOREST received the Dr. Howard W. Allen
Award presented to an African-American school teacher enrolled in a
master's or doctoral program.
	Wendy Beckenstein of CHARLOTTESVILLE received the Dr. Susan
Bjork O'Brien Memorial Award, which supports students pursuing careers
in early childhood education.
	Sherly Cohen of CHARLOTTESVILLE received the Walter Eugene
Campbell Award presented to a student who shows leadership in
instruction and administration education.
	Bennett G. Boggs of CHARLOTTESVILLE received the Annette Gibbs
Research Award presented to an outstanding student in the Center for
the Study of Higher Education at the Curry School. 
	Susanne M. DeFalco of CHARLOTTESVILLE received the Brenda
Holliday Loyd Award, which supports educational and evaluation
research. 
	ElizaBeth McCay Ritchie White of CHARLOTTESVILLE received the
William H. Seawell Memorial Award given to an outstanding student
studying administration and supervision education. 
	Elizabeth Hennessey of CHARLOTTESVILLE was awarded the W. W.
Whitlock Award to provide support to a student in the
teacher-preparation program who is planning to teach in Virginia. 
	Aashish Contractor of CHARLOTTESVILLE received the Alice
Becker Hinchcliffe Williams Award given to a student studying health
education/health promotion.
	Ottilie F. Austin of CHARLOTTESVILLE received the George C.
Graham Scholarship awarded annually to an outstanding graduate student
in the McGuffey Reading Program in the Curry School. 
	Ann Fajardo of CHARLOTTESVILLE received the Joan Larie Bell
Scholarship. The award is given to a master's degree student who
exhibits qualities of a great teacher including leadership, enthusiasm
and the pursuit of excellence in the educational process. 
	Lauren Green of CHARLOTTESVILLE received the Robert P. and
Anne W. Buford Endowed Scholarship to provide scholarship assistance
for a student in a five-year educational program.
	Katherine Amy Cummings of CHARLOTTESVILLE received the Curry
School of Education Scholarship that supports the work of an
outstanding graduate student.
	Suzanne Shreves of CHARLOTTESVILLE received the first annual
Ruth Akin Scholarship. The scholarship is presented to an outstanding
student in the five-year teacher preparation program. 
	Jennifer J. White of CHARLOTTESVILLE was awarded the Johnnie
E. Merritt Graduate Fellowship. The award supports a doctoral student
in the Center for the Study of Higher Education. 
	Tamara Josaitis of CHARLOTTESVILLE received the Outstanding
Master of Teaching Award.
	Pamela Moran of KESWICK received the Mary Alice Gunter Award
given to a doctoral student pursuing an advanced degree while holding
a full-time position in a public school system.  The award honors an
outstanding student and educator who provides community service and
leadership. 
	Diane Jackson Schnoor of CROZET received the Bernard W. Busse
Award presented to an outstanding student in the teacher-education
program. 
	Monica Parson of SCOTTSVILLE received the Nathan E. Johnson
Memorial Scholarship. Established in memory of the first
African-American faculty member at U.Va., the scholarship perpetuates
the impact of Johnson's career in the Curry School.
	Adrienne Johnstone-Taylor of FREE UNION received the Odelia
Moore Scholarship that supports an outstanding student in teaching
education. 
	Kevin Kotsko of FARMVILLE received the Outstanding Master of
Education Award.
Joncie Albright of GOOCHLAND received the Homer Humphreys Award given
annually to an outstanding undergraduate in teacher education. 
	Katherine Osborne Foreman of PALMYRA received the Richard A.
Meade Award given annually to a graduate student pursuing English
education. 
	A. Renee Staton of STAUNTON received the William H. Van Hoose
Memorial Award given annually to an outstanding student pursuing
counselor education.
	Courtney Brown of BLACKSBURG received the first annual Mary
Catherine Ellwein Award presented to a doctoral student in educational
research and evaluation.
	Paige Goodpasture of RICHMOND received the Paul B. Walter
Masters of Education Student Award presented to an outstanding
master's degree student.
	Cheryl Henig of RICHMOND received the first annual Frank E.
Flora Scholarship given to an outstanding student studying school
leadership. 
	Ellen Reynolds of ABINGDON received the Gladys M. Graham
Scholarship given annually to a student in the top quarter of the
class in the five-year teacher-education program. 
	Christy Burcham of GALAX received the W. Thomas and Jacqueline
J. Rice Scholarship to benefit Virginia students who intend to teach
in the Commonwealth.
	Leri Thomas of WOLFTOWN received the Miriam and Edward E.
Knight Scholarship that supports a graduate of Mary Washington College
who pursues graduate studies at the Curry School. 
	Jennifer Elizabeth Annis Knight of HERNDON received the first
annual A. L. Bennett Endowed Scholarship presented to a student from
Virginia or Mississippi pursuing education in the Curry School. 
	Barry Martin Dorsey of RIO GRANDE, OH received the
Distinguished Alumnus Award given to a graduate whose contributions in
the field of education have earned both state and national
recognition. 
	Margaret P. Weiss of WILLIAMSBURG was awarded the first Eli M.
Bower Fellowship. The award supports a student studying emotional and
behavioral disorders.
	Brian Plautz of BATAVIA, IL received the Jessie C. Carpenter
Award given annually to a graduate student who has contributed
outstanding service to the Curry School.
	Whitney Casey of TAMPA, FL received the David F. Cooke Award
presented annually to a student-athlete who exemplifies outstanding
qualities in athletics, academics and leadership both in and out of
the classroom.
	Samantha Lee Allen of NICEVILLE, FL received the William C.
Lowry Scholarship that supports a teacher-education student planning
to teach mathematics.
	Lauren O'Neill of BROOKLYN, NY received the Inge Family
Scholarship that supports an out-of-state student pursuing teacher
education. 
	Julianna Lynn Pavlakovic of LATROBE, PA received the Estelle
B. Seward Scholarship. The annual award provides fellowship assistance
to an outstanding mathematics student.
	Erika Shimahara of PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ received the Hunter
Page Taylor Memorial Scholarship. The award supports a student in the
top quarter of the class in the Curry School's five-year
teacher-education program who is prepared to teach a foreign language. 
	Elizabeth Ann Cottone of LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ received the John
B. and Florence S. May Fellowship presented to a student studying and
conducting research in learning disabilities.
	Susan Thacker-Gwaltney of DECATUR, GA received the Jean R.
Butcher Fellowship to support a student pursing an education in
reading. 
	Jennifer Boucek of ST. PETERSBURG, FL received the Outstanding
Bachelor of Science in Education Award.
	The Outstanding Doctoral Student Award went to Enrico Pedro of
SOUTH AFRICA.
	Founded in 1905, U.Va.'s Curry School of Education is
nationally recognized for its innovative programs and degree options. 
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June 6, 1997