“I Touch the Future; I
Teach”—Christa McAuliffe
Education Update has launched what has become an annual
event in New York City: honoring outstanding teachers
who inspire, motivate, energize and bring a love of
learning and thirst for knowledge to their students.
The outstanding teachers are on the cutting edge of
transmitting ideas, concepts, philosophy and ethics.
They are lifelong learners trained to facilitate the
flow of information between teacher and student. They
possess a unique ability of seeing the world through
the lens of childhood and adolescence thereby entering
and participating in the realm of the student.
ILLUSTRIOUS
GUESTS
Illustrious
guests attending the event included many college presidents,
chancellors, vice-chancellors and deans. Attendees included:
Matthew Goldstein, Chancellor, City University of New York;
Jay Hershenson, Board Secretary & Vice Chancellor,
CUNY; Augusta Kappner, President, Bank Street College of
Education; Fern Khan, Dean, Bank Street College of Education;
Regina Perrugi, President, Kingsborough Community College,
CUNY; Alfred S. Posamentier, Dean, CCNY; Jennifer Raab, President,
Hunter College, CUNY; Ned Regan, President, Baruch College,
CUNY; Eva Spinelli, Dean, Touro College; Marlene Springer,
President, College of Staten Island, CUNY.
SPONSORS
Our gratitude to the sponsors
who have made this ceremony possible:
Austrian Airlines
Con Edison
Marie C. Smith, Director of Strategic Partnerships
Council for Supervisors & Administrators
Jill Levy, President
The Everett Foundation
Edith Everett, President & Carolyn Everett, Treasurer
Lindamood-Bell
Ali Prigg, Regional Director of Clinics
McGraw-Hill
Dr. Charlotte K. Frank, Sr. VP
Mercedes-Benz
The Frederick P. & Sandra
P. Rose Foundation
Sandra Priest Rose
Scholastic
Francie Alexander, VP and Chief Academic Officer
Ernie Fleisman, Senior VP
Laurie Tisch Sussman
Founder, Center for the Arts
Time Warner Cable
Karen La Cava, Manager of Educational Initiatives
Regent Merryl Tisch
New York State Board of Regents
