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Kurt is most deserving of this honor! On Thu, Jul 23, 2020, 1:42 PM Alderman, Derek <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear folks: > > > > I have another piece of fantastic news to share with you. > > > > Kurt Butefish, Executive Director of the Tennessee Geographic Alliance, > will receive In December 2020 the Outstanding Support for Geography > Education Award from the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE). > > > > Kurt is being honored with this national award in recognition of his > outstanding, decades-long contributions to supporting geography education > and geography educators within the state of Tennessee and across the US. > > > > During Kurt’s tenure, the Alliance has trained over 1190 teachers in 1-4 > week institutes and thousands more teachers in shorter (half-day to > multi-day) workshops. He is widely praised for developing a multi-state > annual Geo-Literacy Leadership Institute that has trained 117 professionals > from 14 states over five years, preparing them to take a leading role in > geography education advocacy in a time in which geography is being > diminished in the curriculum. As a “geoevangelist,” Kurt has shaped state > and federal education legislation and standards, mobilized educators to > advocate and lobby, and educated teachers, administrators, state education > officials, and members of Congress on the importance of geography education. > > > > It is very fitting that this recognition comes to Kurt as he nears > retirement from the University of Tennessee. He has done so much for our > program and our field and his presence in our Department will be sorely > missed. > > > > Please join me in congratulating Kurt on this well-deserved honor. > > Best wishes, > > Derek > > > > *Derek H. Alderman, PhD* > > He / Him / His > > Professor of Geography > <http://geography.utk.edu/about-us/faculty/dr-derek-alderman/> > > Betty Lynn Hendrickson Professor of Social Science > > Department of Geography, University of Tennessee > > 408 Burchfiel Geography Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-0925 > > Voice: (865) 974-0406 > > Founder & Co-Coordinator, Tourism RESET <http://www.tourismreset.com/> > > Past President, American Association of Geographers <http://www.aag.org/> > (2017-18) > > Email: [log in to unmask], Twitter: @MLKStreet > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To review the archives > of CLUBGGY or Join/Leave the list go to: > http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/clubggy.html -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To review the archives of CLUBGGY or Join/Leave the list go to: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/clubggy.html