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Master Teacher Theresa Cross Wins LA Milken Award

 

 

Veteran Milken Educators welcome Theresa Cross to the family and share the impact the Milken Educator Award has had on their careers and lives. Getting the Award "was one of the happiest days of my life," says NIET Senior Program Specialist Vicky A. Condalary (LA '01, second from right). "Mr. Milken and the Milken Family Foundation changed my life." Adds Brian Young (LA '07, third from right): "[The Award] gave me a platform to say what I thought was important about education." Lisa Falcon Rodriguez (LA '04, third from left) credits the Award with helping her become a published children's author. 

From left, Dr. Gary Stark (AR '01), CEO of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET); Phyllis Diecidue (LA '03); Lisa Falcon Rodriguez (LA '04); recipient Theresa Cross (LA '17); Brian Young (LA '07); NIET Senior Program Specialist Vicky A. Condalary (LA '01); and Lowell Milken, chairman and co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation.