Grant Wood AEA honors area educators, citizens and staff

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(Grant Wood AEA honors area educators, citizens and staff)

Cedar Rapids...Grant Wood Area Education Agency honored area educational partners and agency staff during its annual Staff Recognition and Partnerships Banquet, held  Thursday evening, May 7, at the Ponderosa Ballroom in Walford.

Catherine Metz, a teacher, at Arthur Elementary, Cedar Rapids Community, was recognized with an Educational Partner Award. Friends of Education Awards were presented to Greg Cason, manager, Wal-Mart, SW Cedar Rapids and Laine Hill, student.

Caring Colleague Awards were presented to Grant Wood AEA employees Barb Blair, Cedar Rapids region secretary; Connie Dvorak, technology center technician, and Betty Krahling, audiometrist. The Grant Wood AEA Band provided the evening’s entertainment.

In addition, 103 Grant Wood AEA staff and board members received recognition for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years of service. Also honored were 15 agency retirees representing a total of 431 years of service to Grant Wood AEA.

This awards ceremony has been held for 21 consecutive years. It was established as a way for agency staff to show appreciation for local schools and citizens who provide exemplary educational leadership for children, and who demonstrate a partnering attitude in all they do. Honorees were nominated and chosen by agency staff.

Funds for the banquet are provided through proceeds from agency vending machines and sponsorships from Americlean, Bouslog Insurance Corp., Doors, Inc., P.M. Hein And Associates, Inc., Hills Bank & Trust Co., Pigott, Inc., Pioneer Workspace Solutions, Rex’s Custom Concrete, Inc., Solutions and D. Tales, Inc., and Unzeitig Construction Company.

Grant Wood AEA provides educational services for 33 public school districts and 22 approved nonpublic schools in Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, and Washington counties.

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