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OKC National Memorial Announces 2006 Teacher Fellows

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 28, 2006
Contact: Nancy Coggins
405.235.3313 or 405.760.9053
nc@oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org

NATIONAL MEMORIAL ANNOUNCES PARTICIPANTS FOR 2006 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Twelve participants from across nation will study impact of violence,
apply lessons learned to classroom curriculum

OKLAHOMA CITY — Twelve educators from across the United States have been chosen to participate in a four-day Teacher Fellowship Program at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum in Oklahoma City this June.
This is the second year the museum is offering the program to educators with the goals of teaching them the impact of violence, ways to make the world safer and how to use the lessons learned in incidents like the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City in educational curriculums universally.
The Memorial Fellows will participate in workshops, tours and other sessions during the four-day fellowship, which will be held June 11-15, at the Memorial and Museum. The will also join 35 educators from Oklahoma in the Memorial’s sixth annual Education Summit. Fellows who create, use and document classroom curriculum as a result of their participation in the program may receive a small stipend.

The 2006 Oklahoma City National Memorial Teacher Fellows include:
Joseph Barron, Modern World History, U.S. History, American Government and Economics teacher from Fresno High School in Fresno, Calif.; Andrew Demko, U.S. History, Economics and Global Studies teacher at Prairie City Schools in Prairie City, Ore.; Brian Fenderson, Contemporary Issues, Government and Psychology teacher at Cascade High School in Cascade, Ore.; Laura Ginga, Art teacher at Eisenberg Elementary School in New Castle, Del.; Anne Lambert, Spanish and Journalism teacher at James Monroe High School in Lindside, W. Va.; Gayle Morgan, English teacher at Hannah-Pamplico High School in Pamplico, S.C.; Andrew Smith, Seventh Grade Social Studies and Science teacher at Sheffield Middle School in Sheffield, Ohio; Michelle Sykes, Fifth Grade teacher at Lawndale Elementary in Tupelo, Miss.; Rita Vargas, Librarian at Sky City School in Pueblo of Acoma, N.M.; Eileen Wahlstrom, Language Arts teacher at Custer Middle School in Custer, S.D.; Shelina Warren, Civics and Pre-Advanced Placement Civics teacher at Jack Robey Junior High School in Pine Bluff, Ark.; and Dr. Marjorie Wentzell, Counselor at Alloway Township Elementary School in Alloway, N.J.

“The education committee had a difficult task and we are very pleased with the diversity of experience and areas of study the participants represent,” said Lynne Roller, Deputy Director. “We have had some amazing projects come out of past fellows’ experiences during the fellowship, and look forward to working with this amazing group of educators.”
The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum was created to honor “those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever” by the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The Memorial and Museum are dedicated to educating visitors about the impact of violence, informing about events surrounding the bombing, and inspiring hope and healing through lessons learned by those affected.
For more information on the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, call (888) 542-HOPE or visit www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org.
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