The Chamber of Commerce of Harrison County will recognize their five Educators of the Year at the Excellence in Education Celebration on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the Showroom at Horseshoe Southern Indiana.

The 2009 Educators of the Year are: Dan Schmidt, North Harrison Middle School; David Henke, Lanesville Community School; Wendy Carter, South Central Elementary School; Kate Fleace, Corydon Central High School; and Debbie Miles, South Central Elementary School/Heth-Washington Elementary School. Each Educator of the Year receives an etched Zimmerman Art Glass apple and a $500 contribution to their respective schools to be used in their area of instruction or supervision. Twenty-four nominations were received for the Educator of the Year.

All applicants for this award were first nominated and then required to complete an application. The applications were then reviewed by a panel of judges from outside of Harrison County. Each applicant for the award is judged on Educational History and Professional Development Activities; Philosophy of Teaching/Education; A Personal Glimpse; and Letters of Support.

The Chamber will recognize their eight scholarship recipients, and the Harrison County Community Foundation will recognize their ten Building our Future scholarship recipients during this same event.

Tickets for this event may be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce of Harrison County located at 119 E. Beaver Street and at the Harrison County Community Foundation located at 1523 Foundation Way, Corydon, Indiana. Dinner tickets are $15 each, a table can be purchased for $150. Sponsorships are available and tickets are included with sponsorships.

The Excellence in Education Celebration is presented by the Chamber of Commerce of Harrison County and the Harrison County Community Foundation.

For more information please contact the Chamber at 812-738-2137 or the Foundation at 812-738-6668.

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