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The Winston-Salem Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 Forsyth County Teacher Grants for professional development to K-12th grade teachers in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. A total of $73,088 was granted to 41 teacher grantees. The selection committee, comprised of a panel of professional educators, made the awards in support of innovative and results-oriented educational experiences for teachers to improve their teaching ability and enhance the subject or content being taught in the classroom.

The Winston-Salem Foundation is most appreciative of the following component funds that provided funding for this year’s Forsyth County Teacher Grants:

*The Sam and Anne Booke Family Trust was established in 1989 by family members of Sam and Anne Booke and awards grants for professional development to K-12 teachers in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.

*The Maytrice Walton Fund was established in 1989 by the family of the late Maytrice Walton and is available for full-time elementary teachers in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.

*The Blanche Raper Zimmerman Fund was established in 1986 by Mrs. Zimmerman to assist teachers in their understanding of world cultures, with preference given to teachers of social studies or history.

*The Gaddy Educator Fund was established in 1995 by Dr. Joe E. Gaddy Jr. to provide grants for the professional staff at R. J. Reynolds High School. Dr. Gaddy graduated from Reynolds High School in 1963, and completed his undergraduate degree at Davidson College and his medical degree at UNC-Chapel Hill.

The 2016 grant recipients are:

*Amber Alford – Walkertown High School – $2,500 to visit Machu Picchu and other heritage sites in Peru

*Carmelina Almanzar – East Forsyth Middle School -$2,000 to attend the Summer Institute on Academic Diversity

*Kimberly AsKew – East Forsyth Middle School -$2,000 to attend the Summer Institute on Academic Diversity

*Heather Barto-Wiley – R.J. Reynolds High School -$1,700 for four teachers to attend the National Conference for Teachers of English

*Matthew Brady – Parkland High School – $1,750 to attend Comic Con to explore the use of comic books and popular culture in teaching STEM subjects to high school students

*Deborah Brown – Petree Elementary School – $1,000 for a course on the Pragmatic Organization Dynamic Display approach of communication with students with limited verbal communication skills

*Virginia Browne – Robert B. Glenn High School -$2,500 for a language immersion program in Vichy, France

*Margaret Caldwell – Clemmons Elementary School -$1,000 to attend the International Society for Technology in Education Conference

*Kimberly Campbell – Carver High School – $2,275 to attend the Masterycon Conference

*Jill Carter – Morgan Elementary School – $1,376 to attend the Staff Development for Educators’ National Conference on Reading, Writing, Math and More

*Alicia Cone – East Forsyth Middle School – $2,500 to attend the Summer Institute on Academic Diversity

*Rebecca Craps – Whitaker Elementary School -$1,300 for an ecological experience in the tropical habitats of Belize

*Danielle DiLuzio – Kernersville Middle School -$2,400 for an activity tracking project with students