Annual Awards Reception
ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY
Each spring, ELC hosts an awards ceremony and reception to honor individuals and organizations for their commitment to public education. The reception is also an important fundraising event; contributions and proceeds from ticket sales help maintain ELC as a champion of educational equity.
This year the reception is scheduled for Thursday, May 10, 2012. Noted educator and New York University Professor Diane Ravitch will kick-off the event with a lecture at the Rutgers Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy in New Brunswick at 4:30 pm. Ms. Ravitch’s remarks will focus on themes from her best-selling book, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System.” The lecture is free and open to the public, but seats must be reserved by emailing yarizmendi@edlawcenter.org.
Following the talk, ELC will host a reception and awards ceremony across the street at the Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick. The reception, which runs from 6 to 8 PM, will feature a variety of food and wine. Tickets for the event are available for purchase here.
Two awards will be presented at the reception: the Morheuser Humanitarian Award and the Education Justice Award.
The Morheuser Humanitarian Award honors
dedication to the advancement of the educational rights of students in New
Jersey’s public schools and is presented in memory of the late Marilyn
Morheuser, ELC’s long-time Executive Director and advocate for education justice.
This year, the award will go to Joseph F. Whall, Senior Vice President of PNC Bank,
to recognize the organization’s commitment to enhancing the ability of
under-served children to succeed in school and life through high quality early
childhood education.
The Education Justice Award honors outstanding
service and commitment to advancing equal educational opportunity for public
school children across the U.S. This year the award will be given to noted educator and New York University Professor Diane
Ravitch to honor her outstanding service and commitment to advancing equal
educational opportunity for public school children across the country.
For more information about the event, please contact Cynthia Triminio-Batista, Fundraising & Event Coordinator, at 973.624.1815 Ext. 12 or ctriminio@edlawcenter.org.