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37th Annual William T. Dwyer Awards

For Excellence In Education Honored The Top Teachers

In Palm Beach County

Winners Announced Via Live Family Foundation; Knowledge
Sponsors Blue Ocean Capital,
Webinar Keiser University Shutts &
Bowen LLP, The Weitz Company
The Economic Council of Palm Beach County Foundation and Nova Southeastern
hosted the 37th Annual William T. Dwyer Awards for University; Creativity Sponsors
Excellence in Education presented by the Hanley Foundation CareerSource Palm Beach
on May 25. Hundreds attended the 2021 Dwyer Awards County, Oxbow Carbon,
ceremony virtually via the live webinar. Seven award Palm Beach State College
recipients were announced and honored, along with all 28 Foundation, Perry & Taylor,
finalists, nominees, and past recipients. WPBF 25 anchor, P.A., The Breakers, Eastwind
Felicia Rodriguez, served as emcee of the event. Development, LLC; Teacher
The 2021 Dwyer Awards winners for Excellence in Student Sponsors Bank of
Education included: Grow Up Great – Early Education: Jayna America, Jones Lowry, Dr.
Smith, Gove Elementary School; Elementary Education: Dennis Gallon; and Media
Laquandra Golf, Rolling Green Elementary School; Middle Sponsor WPBF 25.
School Education: Andrew Kennedy, Congress Middle About Economic Council Of
School; Senior High Education: Carla Little-Griffiths, Glades Palm Beach County Left to right: West Tech Principal, Dr. Charlene Ford; Economic Council of PBC
Central High School; STEM Education: Syndie White, Established in 1975, the Foundation Programs Director Natalie Carron; Glades Regional ESE Coordinator, Amy
Elbridge Gale Elementary School; Student Advancement and Economic Council of Palm Brown; Benjamin Ford, Dwyer Award Winner-Special Programs; Jayna Smith, Dwyer
Career Education: Mari Amanda Orsenigo, Glades Central Beach County is a nonprofit, Award Winner – Grow Up Great: Early Learning Education; Gove Elementary School
High School; and Special Programs: Benjamin Ford, Gove nonpartisan organization Principal, Kimberly Thomasson; Glades Region Superintendent, Angela Moore; Glades
Elementary. that supports an open and Instructional Superintendent, Dr. Moneek McTier; and Gove Elementary ESE contact
The Dwyer Awards, an annual program developed in collaborative relationship Beverly Lee
1984 and supported by the Economic Council of Palm Beach between the public and private
County, honors outstanding educators from public and private sectors in Palm Beach County. Membership of the council is Council of Palm Beach County Foundation serves as the
schools in Palm Beach County, increases awareness of the comprised of a diverse mix of different industries of varying philanthropic arm of the council.
exemplary teaching in our community, supports educators sizes in the area whose leaders have an active and influential For more information, visit https://www.
with financial awards and encourages all residents to promote role in the community. Learn more about the Economic economiccouncilpbc.org/dwyerawards/ or contact
high standards for excellence in education. The Economic Council at www.economiccouncilpbc.org. The Economic ncarron@ec-pbc.org.
Council of Palm Beach County is comprised of business
leaders who are committed to educational excellence as a key
tenet for creating an environment for businesses to prosper.
“The Economic Council of Palm Beach County has had
the unique opportunity to honor remarkable teachers in our
community for the past 37 years,” said Michele Jacobs,
president and CEO of Economic Council of Palm Beach
County Inc. “In what has been a unique and most challenging
year, we are continually grateful for our teachers and their
commitment to our students. We are so proud of all of our
2021 finalists and winners!”
The Hanley Foundation once again served as the
Presenting Sponsor of this prestigious event. “Prevention
education is the backbone of our mission to eliminate
addiction, and our team at Hanley Foundation is grateful to
be working alongside such amazing teachers in Palm Beach
County,” said Jan Cairnes, chief executive officer at Hanley
Foundation. “We are proud to be the six-time presenting
sponsor of this prestigious awards event which honors our
outstanding educators who tirelessly invest their care into
our families and community.”
The 2021 Dwyer Awards would like to thank Presenting
Sponsor Hanley Foundation; Excellence Sponsor Pratt &
Whitney; Award Presentation Sponsors Comcast, FPL,
Gunster, PNC Bank, and UnitedHealthcare; Finalist Sponsor
Vecellio Group, Inc.; Virtual Platform Sponsor the Elmore

Left to right: Economic Council Emerging Leader Matt
Pawlowski of FPL; Andrea McMillan, Dwyer Award winner
Middle School Education; and Economic Council of PBC
Foundation Programs Director Natalie Carron

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