Teacher Network Leader Receives Beardmore Service To Education Award
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January 4, 2010
LANSING - David Borth, chair of the Network of Michigan Educators, has been presented with the State Board of Education's Dorothy Beardmore Service To Education Award.
Borth, of Big Rapids, also is the Director of the Hawthorn Learning Center, adjunct professor at Ferris State University, and former administrator for Big Rapids Public Schools.
The award is named after the late Dorothy Beardmore, past President and member of the State Board of Education from 1985-2001. It is given to the person whose efforts on behalf of education and education reform are deemed to be of outstanding benefit to the quality of education for all Michigan students.
"David has spent a lifetime volunteering, is an outstanding Big Rapids community member who is well respected and continues through his service to make a great impact on education for the children, youth, and families of Big Rapids and Mecosta and Osceola Counties," said State Board of Education President Kathleen N. Straus.
"David works within a personal philosophy which focuses on making the world a better place," Staus added. "Through this career in education, leadership in change, contributions to involvement, and volunteerism, he is constantly improving the world with which he interacts."
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan expressed thanks to Borth for his work with the Network of Michigan Educators. "David provides great leadership to this collection of the elite educators in the state," Flanagan said. "We count on his experience and input when discussing education policy in Michigan."
Borth is renowned for his 52-year history of educational leadership, service, and humanitarianism. Prior to retiring from the Big Rapids Public Schools, he demonstrated leadership in educational policy development that positively changed the culture for all students in Big Rapids.
"I am deeply honored to receive this award," Borth said. "An award like this is never the end but a new beginning. With the increased credibility comes greater responsibility to serve the cause for which it was bestowed. I intend to respond as best I am able to the many challenges that lie ahead for public education."
Borth has made significant contributions to educational improvement and set a standard for volunteerism and community service, Straus noted. His volunteer interests range from integrating school and community initiatives, preventing violence, assisting families as they gain self-sufficiency, and promoting school readiness to serving as Mecosta County Hospital Foundation Board President.
Borth received the National Educator Award from the Milken Family Foundation in 1995. He also was named the National Distinguished Principal by the National Association of Elementary School Principals in 1994, and the Michigan Principal of the Year in 1993. Since 2003, Borth has chaired Michigan's Network of Michigan Educators, a consortium of award-winning educators throughout Michigan.
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