Two UIS graduates among Golden Apple Award winners

Two UIS graduates, Melinda Wilson and Scott Reed, are among the recipients of 2007 Golden Apple Awards, honoring teachers in Chicago-area schools, grades 9 through 12. The awards are presented by The Golden Apple Foundation, an organization dedicated to recognizing and developing excellence in teaching.

Wilson is one of 10 winners of the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching; Reed is one of 10 Golden Apple Teachers of Distinction. Some 800 teachers from Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, and Will counties were nominated for the awards; 32 finalists were named in January. Read more>>