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37th Annual William T. Dwyer Awards

For Excellence In Education Honored

The Top Teachers In Palm Beach County

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

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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