In honor of Thomas Edison’s birthday, February 11th, the Edison Innovation Foundation announces the winners of its recent “Nominate Your Favorite Teacher Contest”; and here are the results!
First Place $500 – Mrs. Tracie Kania, Smith Middle School, Troy, Michigan
Second Place $250 – Mr. Anthony Cho, Mechanics Grove Elementary School, Mundelein, Illinois
Third Place $150 – Ms. Maggie Kane, Granite Mountain Middle School, Prescott, Arizona
Due to an overwhelming number of qualified entries, runner up awards of $50 will also be given to:
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Ms. Vicky Jordan, Wellington Middle School, Wellington, Colorado
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Mr. Ken Rudolph, Sullivan College of Technology and Design, Louisville, Kentucky
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Mr. Kenton Swartley, Cedar Falls High School, Cedar Falls, Iowa
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Ms. Belinda Gonzales, William J. Clinton Elementary School, La Joya, Texas
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Mrs. Julie Seymour, Monument Academy, Monument, Colorado
We also have two Goodreads book giveaway winners who have won a beautiful, hardcover, illustrated edition of “Edison and the Rise of Innovation” – signed by the author, Leonard DeGraaf. Each book also packaged with Edison-themed lightbulb paperclips and a brief pocket biography. Congratulations to our two winners:
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Sandy McCarthy from Pheonix, Arizona
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Sarah Moore from Alberta, Canada
Congratulations to all. Stay tuned for future Edison Innovation Foundation events.
John P. Keegan
President and CEO
Edison Innovation Foundation
