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The scholarship was awarded to: In
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Kathleen Ann Joyce Kawecki April 2, 1943 - June 27, 2001
Kathleen graduated with a BS degree in Secondary Education from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, her hometown. She began her career teaching Social Studies at 5th Avenue High School in the Hill District in Pittsburgh. She married and followed her husband to Morgantown, West Virginia and in 1978 she excepted the position of Utilization Specialist with the fledgling Instructional Services at WWVU - TV, an University owned Public Television station. Kathleen found a home. She loved the work and it showed in the way she did it. She stayed with the station as it changed to become WNPB -TV, part of the Statewide West Virginia Educational Broadcast Authority. She accepted that challenge as School Services Manager and extended her reach. Over the years Kathleen was active in regional and national instructional media activities. She served on numerous boards and committees and was acknowledged for her service. She was noted for her clear thinking, her enthusiasm, a quick smile, and a sympathetic ear. She put other peoples first--an exceptional woman, missed but remembered. Kathleen is survived by her loving husband Bill, two sons, Mark and Bill, a daughter-in-law Valda, wife to Mark, and a new granddaughter, Marleigh Kathleen Kawecki. |
Walter John Taranko July 20, 1943 - June 26, 2001 Born in Poland, Walter came to America at the age of seven and grew up in Richmond, Maine. After serving in the US Army, he received his Masters degree in Instructional Technology from Indiana University, and began work with schools in Calais, Maine. Walt next joined the Maine Department of Education, where he worked with federal grant programs, served as an arbitrator, and provided guidance related to programming and certification to school libraries. He was president of the Maine Audio Visual Association, honored by the Maine Educational Media Association with a Lifetime Service Award, and most recently had the Maine Association of School Librarians rename their Library Media Specialist of the Year Award in his honor as the Walter J. Taranko LMS Award. As a final tribute the Maine State Library has made Walt's office into a small in-house only conference space named in his honor, dedicated in the fall of 2001. Among his many “regular” duties, Walt made hundreds of trips to schools and libraries all over Maine, to “recycle” and deliver books and equipment, and to dispense comfort and guidance. He was a founder of the Maine Holocaust Humans Rights Center and a major force in the Trout Foundation, which in addition to making grants to poor school libraries has distributed over 80,000 books and audiotapes to needy school libraries. Walt was instrumental in creating the 2-year Library degree program and the USC Library-Masters program at the University of Maine-Augusta. Walter was well know to superintendents, teachers, librarians and DOE colleagues, and to all his associates around the country. He will be sadly missed by all of them |
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Alvita Thompson In Alvita's application she stated, "I know there is more to just scheduling a program and believe attending FirstView will give me an opportunity to see what is available. Attending FirstView would be the beginning of many opportunities to enhance my new career at The Florida Knowledge Network." Alvita expects to benefit from attending the conference in resources, networking and knowledge. |
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