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WEA Teachers Dominate Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards Governor Mead recognized that "teachers do more than instruct – they inspire. They change lives, influence communities, and cultivate a lifelong love for learning. Carol and I thank Arch Coal for honoring excellence in education and for allowing us to join in spotlighting Arch Coal President and exceptional teachers. We Chief Executive Officer John congratulate this year's W. Eaves, accompanied honorees on their selection by Governor Matt Mead, and salute them for their Wyoming First Lady Carol Mead, and Wyoming Education contribution to Wyoming's future." Association (WEA) Treasurer Jon VanOverbeke, presented "On behalf of the Wyoming awards to the following WEA Education Association, we members: Ten Wyoming teachers, nine of whom are Wyoming Education Association teachers, were honored May 1, 2013, as recipients of the prestigious statewide Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Award at a ceremony at the Capitol. its inception 13 years ago." Nominations for the awards are made by the public, and selection is made by a blueribbon panel of the teachers' peers, all past recipients of the Teacher Achievement Award. The Wyoming Department of Education, the Wyoming Education Association, the Wyoming library community, Taco John's and Loaf 'N Jug stores are longstanding supporters of the program. The Arch Coal Foundation also supports teacher recognition and grants programs in West Virginia, Utah and Colorado, Charles Franke Wheatland Middle School Wheatland as well as a number of other Christina Gerrits Sage Valley Jr. High School Gillette education-related causes. Arch Coal's Wyoming Carla A. Itzen Kelly Walsh High School Casper operations – Thunder Basin Liesl I. Peterson Wheatland High School Wheatland Coal Company's Black Dory Pfister Lusk Elementary School Lusk Thunder and Coal Creek Michael Riley Cody High School Cody mines and Arch of Wyoming – have a combined workforce Paul G. Street Laramie High School Laramie of about 1,750. Arch Coal Lesley Urasky Rawlins High School Rawlins and the Arch Coal Foundation Jamie Walker UW Lab School Laramie have a long history of supporting educational and want to congratulate this Each teacher received a community causes in Wyoming. personal cash award of $3,500 year's recipients," said WEA's For more information, visit from the Arch Coal Foundation, VanOverbeke. "Our members archcoal.com. respect your dedication to as well as a distinctive trophy excellence in and plaque. The Arch Coal education and Teacher Achievement Awards the ingenuity, program, now completing its inspiration, 13th year in Wyoming, is the state's longest-running privately and worldsponsored teacher recognition class education you program. provide to "Wyoming's classroom teachers your students. are shaping the next generation The WEA is proud to have of leaders in our communities been involved and beyond," said Arch Coal CEO Eaves. "Arch Coal is proud with the Arch Coal Teacher to have taken a leadership Achievement role in Wyoming to ensure Awards that the state's star teachers recognition are recognized for their program since contributions." SUMMER 2013 Summer 2013.indd 17 | wyoea.org 17 5/17/13 11:45 AM