[Okepas] FW: Nominations Sought for Academic All-State, Medal for Excellence Awards

[Brown, Cynthia]

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Dayna Rowe

Communications Specialist

Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence

120 N. Robinson, Ste. 1420-W

Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Phone (405) 236-0006  -  FAX (405) 236-8590

 

 

OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE SEEKING NOMINATIONS


FOR 2006 ACADEMIC ALL-STATE SCHOLARS, OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS


 

 

EMBARGOED FOR SUNDAY, SEPT. 25, 2005
CONTACT: Brenda Wheelock

 
Communications Director

 
(405) 236-0006

 


            OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, a
non-profit organization that recognizes and encourages academic
excellence in Oklahoma's public schools, is seeking nominations for its
2006 Academic Awards Program. 


Scholarships and awards totaling $191,500 will be presented at the
foundation's 20th annual Academic Awards Banquet May 20, 2006, in Tulsa.
The event, which is attended by nearly 1,000 state education supporters,
is broadcast statewide on public television.  The 20th anniversary
banquet will feature a special keynote address by David L. Boren,
founder and chairman of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.

"We know that education is the best investment our society can make for
the future," Boren said. "If we make all of the right policy decisions
in every other area but fail to adequately educate the next generation,
we will imperil the future of our society. By working together to give
outstanding students and educators the recognition they deserve, we send
a strong message to our state and to the nation that Oklahomans value
academic excellence."

            Nomination forms are available on the foundation's web site
at www.ofe.org <http://www.ofe.org/> . Nominations are being accepted in
the following categories:

1.      Academic All-State, which honors 100 public high school seniors
with a $1,500 scholarship.  Students must be nominated by their
superintendents or principals.  Schools are encouraged to nominate all
eligible students. To qualify, students must meet at least one of the
following requirements: a composite ACT score of at least 30; a combined
SAT critical reading and math score of at least 1350; or be selected as
a semi-finalist for a National Merit, National Achievement or National
Hispanic Scholarship.

2.  The Oklahoma Medal for Excellence in Teaching and Administration,
which honors four educators (a public school elementary, secondary, and
college/university teacher and an elementary/secondary administrator)
with a $7,500 cash award and a glass sculpture. In addition, the school,
department or school system of these four award winners will be
presented a $1,000 cash award.  Both individuals and schools are
eligible to nominate educators for these awards. 

3.      The Oklahoma Medal for Excellence in Alternative Education,
which honors the public school alternative education program judged to
be the most effective.  The winning program receives $7,500 and a glass
sculpture.  Any person familiar with the program is eligible to make the
nomination.

All Medal for Excellence nominations must be postmarked by Nov. 28,
while Academic All-State nominations must be postmarked by Dec. 2.
Scholarship and award recipients are chosen by an independent selection
committee, chaired by Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Marian P. Opala and
comprised of business, education and civic leaders, as well as former
All-Staters and Medal for Excellence winners. Since 1987, the Oklahoma
Foundation for Excellence has awarded $2.1 million in scholarships and
presented an additional $680,000 in Medal for Excellence Awards. In
addition, the foundation has awarded $24,000 to Medal for Excellence
recipients' schools or school districts.

For more information, visit the foundation's web site at www.ofe.org
<http://www.ofe.org/>  or call (405) 236-0006.

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