Corkle named to receive 2012 Christa McAuliffe Prize from CEHS
01 Mar 2012
Bryan Corkle, a science teacher in the O'Neill Public Schools, has been named the winner of the 2012 Christa McAuliffe Prize, awarded by the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Corkle will be honored at a March 4 luncheon at the Nebraska East Union in conjunction with an induction ceremony for UNL students entering Pi Lambda Theta, the international honor society in education. Corkle will receive a $1,000 stipend, and his school a $500 stipend from the college. Kathi Mercure, eighth-grade social studies teacher at Lux Middle School in Lincoln, will be honored with a Special Recognition award.
The McAuliffe Prize was created in 1987 to honor the first teacher-astronaut, Christa McAuliffe of Concord, N.H. McAuliffe was killed in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger on Jan. 28, 1986. Recipients of the prize are teachers who exemplify the character of McAuliffe -- teachers who hold high standards of excellence for themselves and their students; who demonstrate courage, commitment, creativity, and ability to inspire.
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