June 2008 — News/In Brief
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BERGER JOINS MATH/SCIENCE COMMISSION. Wireless Generation CEO Larry Berger has joined the Commission on Mathematics and Science Education, an organization formed by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Institute for Advanced Study. Berger is working with other commission members to help improve K-14 science, math, and technology education.
ISTE HONORS OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS. The International Society for Technology in Education has named Carol Anne McGuire, vision specialist with Orange Unified School District (CA), and Thea Jones, office of instructional technology supervisor for Baltimore County Public Schools, respective recipients of its 2008 Outstanding Teacher and Outstanding Leader awards. The two awards recognize educators who have demonstrably improved education through the use of technology. The women will be honored during this year's National Educational Computing Conference, to be held June 29-July 2 in San Antonio, TX.
WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION APPOINTS BOARD TREASURER. The Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees has appointed Stuart West to the position of board treasurer. West will join the foundation's efforts to create a broad fundraising and development strategy, as well as work on the streamlining of its administrative and accounting processes.
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