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Arlington, Texas (August 15, 2003) - Brenda Bradshaw of North Carolina has been named the winner of the Mensa Foundation's 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award.
Bradshaw teaches at Statesville Middle School in the Iredell-Statesville School District. She teaches gifted children in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades.
The Mensa Distinguished Teacher Award is given annually to a teacher, professor, or instructor at any educational level who has had an especially positive influence on the education or life of a Mensa member. The winning teacher receives a plaque and the winning teacher's school receives $500 and a plaque.
Bradshaw was nominated by Mensa member Kelly Hilton. The award was given based on her essay, "The Teacher I Will Never Forget."
In her essay, Hilton said, "She asks a lot of her students, but gives even more. I can't begin to number the hours she has spent with them after school. She is truly one-in-a-million and I feel very fortunate to have been in her classroom."
Mensa is an organization open to anyone who scores in the top two percent on an accepted, standardized intelligence test. The Mensa Foundation recognizes, encourages, supports, and communicates excellence in intelligence through scholarships, research, and recognition of outstanding work. More information about Mensa may be found at us.mensa.org. More information about the Mensa Foundation may be found at merf.us.mensa.org.
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