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Awards and Scholarships

Richard R. Green Award

 Richard Green
The winner of the 2011 Richard Green Award is Candy Olson, school board member in Tampa's Hillsborough County Public Schools.
 
Each year at its annual Fall Conference, the Council bestows the Richard R. Green Award upon a past or present school superintendent or board of education member. As the nation's highest urban education honor, the award is given in recognition of exceptional contributions to urban schools and students. Sponsored by the Council, ARAMARK Education and Voyager Expanded Learning, the award pays tribute to the memory of Richard R. Green, a former chancellor of New York City Public Schools and superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools.

The Green Award recipient receives a $10,000 college scholarship to present to a high school senior of the winner's school district or from his or her high school alma mater.

          Criteria for selecting the award recipient rest on demonstrations of Dr. Green's leadership principles:

  • Outstanding support of and service to urban schoolchildren
  • Development of a special service or program in support of urban school needs
  • Ongoing significant contributions to urban education through advocacy or programs
  • Inspiration and motivation of others to contribute to success of urban school students
  • Positive influence on program development, staff or human development, community support and/or student achievement.

Candy Olson wins Richard Green award
Candy Olson, Hillsborough County School Board member, holds her $10,000 oversize check and is congratulated by left to right, her brother Jim, son-in-law Chris and her daughter Katherine.
 

 



Richard R. Green Award Winners

1989  W. Harry Davis, Retired Member Minneapolis School Board
1990   Timothy Dyer, SuperintendentPhoenix Union High School District 
            James Griffin, Retired Member St. Paul School Board
1991  Paul Houston, SuperintendentTucson Unified School District
1992  Richard Wallace Jr., Superintendent Emeritus Pittsburgh Public Schools
1993  Constance Clayton, Superintendent School District of Philadelphia
1994  Holmes Braddock, Board Member Miami-Dade County Public Schools
1995  Curman Gaines, Superintendent St. Paul Public Schools
1996  James Williams, Superintendent Dayton Public Schools
1997  Maxine Smith, Retired Member Memphis City School Board
1998  Gerry House, Superintendent Memphis City Public Schools
1999  Rod Paige, Superintendent Houston Independent School District
           Judith Farmer, Board Member Minneapolis Public Schools
2000  Eric Smith, Superintendent Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
2001  Barbara Byrd Bennett, Superintendent      Cleveland Municipal School District
2002  John Simpson, Superintendent Norfolk Public Schools
2003  Arthur Griffin, Board Member Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
           Franklin Till, Superintendent Broward County Public Schools
2004  Tom Payzant, Superintendent Boston Public Schools
2005  Anna Dodson, Board Member Norfolk Public Schools
2006  Beverly Hall, Superintendent Atlanta Public Schools
2007  Elizabeth Reilinger, Board MemberBoston Public Schools
2008  Pascal Forgione, SuperintendentAustin Independent School District
2009  Emmet Johnson, Board MemberAtlanta Public Schools
2010  Arlene Ackerman, SuperintendentSchool District of Philadelphia
 2011 Candy Olson, Board Member
 Hillsborough County Public Schools