Teacher Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony Set For Tuesday

February 05, 2009

Bowling Green, Ky. - Five outstanding educators will be inducted Tuesday (Feb. 10) in Frankfort as the second class of the Gov. Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame. 

The five chosen by a statewide selection committee are Theresa Cowherd of Bowling Green, Dale Faughn of Fredonia, Jessie Pearl Comer Jackson of Gamaliel, Hilda Willis Jenkins of Bowling Green and Rosemary Weddington of Frankfort. They will be inducted during a ceremony at 1 p.m. (EST) at the Capitol Rotunda.

This year’s class of inductees possesses a total of 217.5 years teaching children and adolescents in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and spans the years from the Depression to the current year.
 
“They have been and continue to be strong role models for P-12 students and those aspiring to become teachers,” said Dr. Sam Evans, dean of the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences at Western Kentucky University.

The Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame was created in 2000 through a gift by former Gov. Nunn, who hoped to recognize the vital role that primary and secondary teachers in Kentucky play in the education of young people and the positive impact education has on the state’s economy. WKU was selected as the home of the Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame because of its 100-year history in teacher education.

More information about this year’s inductees is available at http://www.wku.edu/news/releases08/november/teacher.html

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For information, contact College of Education at (270) 745-4664.