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Local Teacher Receives National Award

Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 8, 2008

SENT TO: morindo@nashua.edu

Dorothy Morin of Nashua High School North was awarded a full scholarship to attend the 26th Annual Entrepreneurship Education FORUM being held in Austin, Texas, November 7-11, 2008. This scholarship was awarded for Dorothy Morin’s leadership and creativity in bringing entrepreneurship education to the schools.

A commemorative plaque was presented to Dorothy Morin that read as follows:

“Entrepreneurship 101 Award”
For outstanding Leadership in the Field of
Business Creativity and Entrepreneurship

The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education is a national membership association of 95 organizations that advocate entrepreneurship education as a lifelong learning process and provide programs for youth and adults. The conference in Austin brought over 350 teachers together to share program ideas and establish nationwide networks.

The announcement and planning for National Entrepreneurship Week 2009 was a major priority at the annual conference. Teachers shared ideas for events in support of local entrepreneurs and their entrepreneurship education programs. The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education is sponsoring the third annual National Entrepreneurship Week to be celebrated February 21 – 28, 2009.

In recognition of the need for teachers to have the opportunities for professional development in teaching entrepreneurship, 90 teacher scholarships costing $70,000 were sponsored by the Coleman Foundation and the Burton Morgan Foundation.

The FORUM sponsors are The Coleman Foundation, The Burton Morgan Foundation, FBLA /PBL, ELI (Entrepreneurship Learning Initiative), Go Venture - Media Spark, NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation, First Step FastTrac®, University of Nebraska - Lincoln/ ESI Curriculum, Delaware Money School, JA Worldwide®, Youth Enterprise Strategy Group (YESG/NFTE), National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, (NFTE), Texas Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, The Austin Area Planning Committee, and the Members of the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education

For additional information contact: Cathy Ashmore - 614-486-6538