Pub. 5 2010-2011 Issue 4

November/December 2010 23 Extraordinary Service for Extraordinary Members. KƵƌ ƚŚƌĞĞ ďĞƐƚͲŽĨͲďƌĞĞĚ͕ ŚŝŐŚůǇ ƐĐĂůĂďůĞ ĐŽƌĞ ƐǇƐƚĞŵƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĚŝƐƟŶĐƚ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚǇ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶͲŚŽƵƐĞ Žƌ ŽƵƚƐŽƵƌĐĞĚ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ͙ ŽƉĞŶ ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĞ ͙ ďĂŶŬͲĚƌŝǀĞŶ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚƐ ͙ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶͲ ƉƌŽǀĞŶ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘ dŚĞ ^ŝůǀĞƌ>ĂŬĞ ^ǇƐƚĞŵΠ ŝƐ Ă ŚŝŐŚůǇ ĐƵƐƚŽŵŝǌĂďůĞ / DΠ WŽǁĞƌΡ ^ǇƐƚĞŵͲ ďĂƐĞĚ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůͲ ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ ďĂŶŬƐ͕ /& ϮϬͬϮϬΠ ŝƐ Ă ƉĂƌĂŵĞƚĞƌͲĚƌŝǀĞŶ / D WŽǁĞƌ ^ǇƐƚĞŵͲďĂƐĞĚ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƌĞ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌΠ ŝƐ Ă tŝŶĚŽǁƐΠͲďĂƐĞĚ ĐůŝĞŶƚͬƐĞƌǀĞƌ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘ DŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϭ͕ϱϬϬ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ďĂŶŬƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐǇƐƚĞŵƐ ƚŽ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞ ĞǀĞƌǇ ŵĂũŽƌ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ŵĂƌŬĞƚĞĚ ƚŽĚĂǇ͘ tĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚ ƐĂǇƐ Ă ůŽƚ͘ are you thinking what we’re doing ? Nominate a Teacher WHO: Nominate any Nebraska teacher K-12 who demonstrates cour- age and excellence in and out of the classroom. Every area of the state is encouraged to submit nominations. Past winners hail fromArthur, Ashland, Beatrice, Columbus, Kearney, Lin- coln, Milford, Millard, North Loup, Omaha, Rushville, Stella, Taylor, and Valley. WHAT: The winning teacher receives a $1,000 stipend, is presented a plaque at a banquet held in his or her honor, and is featured in the Courage in Education magazine. The winning school will receive a $500 award to help support important school activities. WHEN: Applications for the 2011 Prize are due Jan. 14, 2011. The Awards Ceremony will be held March 6, 2011. WHERE: Go to courage.unl.edu for instructions and anonline application. WHY: Courage is an important quality not often recognized in teach- ers. The Christa McAuliffe Prize honors this special form of courage. Bankers can help support education by nominating a teacher in their community. Z “The prize recognizes an often over- looked form of courage—the courage of Nebraska teachers,” said Wright. As a pediatrician who had worked in various schools inTexas througha special pediat- rics programand later served as director of the Nebraska Department of Health, Wright recognized the importance of teachers acting courageously—thosewho were willing to rely on their convictions to teach in difficult situations and often with little recognition. 2011 marks the 25th anniversary of the Challenger explosion and the 25th winner of the ChristaMcAuliffe Prize for Courage and Excellence in Education. Wright and Olson believe that chil- dren and the quality of their education determine the long-term prosperity of all businesses, including banks. Almost every Nebraska community has a bank and a school system that often work together for the betterment of their children and their community. “It’s really an obligation of any financial institution to help the younger genera- tions as they prepare for their future,” said Olson. “The highest priority for parents is to make certain their chil- dren receive a good education. Banks can play an important role in this by supporting their school system.” Olson noted that inmany cases stu- dents will return to their communities to pursue careers after schooling, as he and Wright both did. “This is another reason banks should be active support- ers of education in their communities,” Olson said. “Involvement with schools can improve the economic develop- ment of all communities and can pay big dividends to the bank,” he added. “A bank’s involvement in helping their schools recognize and honor a courageous teacher can demonstrate the interest that banks and all busi- nesses should have in supporting out- standing teachers in their community,” stated Olson. Z Q Courageous Teacher