The 2020 St. Louis American Foundation aired virtually for a two-night event on October 16 and 17 in honor of the organization’s 33rd annual Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship and Awards ceremony. The foundation’s signature event recognizes Black educational leaders and young scho…
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Arthur R. Culver, East St. Louis Schools District 189 superintendent, says based on the ZIP codes he lived in as a child, “I should not be where I am right now.
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Dr. Gwendolyn Diggs, Vice President of Head Start & Early Head Start at the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, kicks it up over the weekend during a 40th anniversary celebration with Delta Sigma Theta sorority sisters at the University of Memphis. She looks forward to The St. Louis…
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Yolanda Curry, a counselor at St. Charles West High School, is being honored as SEMO Counselor of the year at the 2021 Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship & Awards Virtual Gala on Friday, Nov. 5 at 7pm. Watch on The St. Louis American’s website (stlamerican.com), Facebook page…
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Fourth-grade teacher Miss Nina McLean, answers a student’s question at Avant Elementary School on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. Avant Elementary School is the 2021 Bayer School of Excellence and will be recognized at the Salute to Excellence in Education in a virtual event on Friday, Nov. 5.
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Dr. Howard E. Fields III, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources for Kirkwood School District, will be honored by The St. Louis American Foundation as an "Excellence in Education" awardee at the 2021 Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship & Awards Virtual Gala on Nov. 5. He i…
Brian M. Gant, a Cybersecurity Assistant Professor at Maryville University, will be honored by The St. Louis American Foundation as an "Excellence in Education" awardee at the 2021 Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship & Awards Virtual Gala on Nov. 5. His passion is his students …
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Lynn Hinton, an 8th grade English Language Arts teacher with the Parkway School District at Northeast Middle School, will be honored by The St. Louis American Foundation as an "Excellence in Education" awardee at the 2021 Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship & Awards Virtual Gal…
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The various important roles in St. Louis area education are highlighted by the St. Louis American Foundation’s 2021 Excellence in Education Awardees.
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Jonathan Strong, the principal of Meramec Elementary in St. Louis Public Schools, is being honored as an "Excellence in Education" awardee at the 2021 Salute to Excellence Scholarship & Awards Virtual Gala on Nov. 5 at 7pm. His philosophy for education can be summed up in one word: servi…
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Dr. Ronda Wallace, a principal of North Technical High School, is being honored as an “Excellence in Education” awardee at the 2021 Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship & Awards Virtual Gala on Nov. 5 at 7pm. Watch on The St. Louis American’s website (stlamerican.com), Facebook…
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James Avant Elementary School will receive the Bayer School of Excellence Award at the St. Louis American Foundation’s Salute to Excellence in Education virtual gala on Nov. 5. As elementary schools across the region struggled through the pandemic for the past 18 months, James Avant Elementa…
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The 2020 St. Louis American Foundation aired virtually for a two-night event on October 16 and 17 in honor of the organization’s 33rd annual Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship and Awards ceremony. The foundation’s signature event recognizes Black educational leaders and young scho…
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The St. Louis American Foundation awarded a record $1.95 million in scholarship and education grants at the 2020 Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship and Awards ceremony, which was held virtually on October 16 and 17. Traditionally a gala dinner, the 33rd annual Salute was celebrate…
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Tune into the Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship & Awards Virtual Gala on October 16 and 17 at 7 pm to see a special greeting for our awardees and scholarship recipients from St. Louis’ own @sterlingkbrown! Registration is free at givebutter.com/SaluteEdu.
Salute to Excellence in Education Videos
Arthur R. Culver, Superintendent of East St. Louis School District, was honored as 2021 Lifetime Achiever in Education by The St. Louis American Foundation on November 5, 2021.
