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Page 2 • Cedar Hill Today • Thursday, October 18, 2007
EDUCATION
Hobbs among
24 teachers
honored by
Office Max
Twenty-four Dallas area
teachers were among 1,000
educators nationwide honored
Oct. 2 by OfficeMax during “A
Day Made Better.” According
to national research, teachers
spend nearly $1,200 out of
their own pockets each year for
basic classroom supplies. In a
move to end “teacher funded”
classrooms, OfficeMax associ-
ates — working secretly with
school principals to ensure the
element of surprise — honored
selected teachers with dona-
tions of school supplies worth
more than $1,200.
' Cynesha Hobbs, a second
year teacher from Highland
Elementary, was one of the
Dallas area teachers honored
during “A Day Made Better.”
Principal Sylvia Lewis stated in
her nomination, “I remember
Photo courtesy CEDAR HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT
From left, Highland principal Sylvia Lewis, Cynesha Hobbs and Office Max repre-
sentative Kim Collum.
Hobbs visiting experienced
teacher’s classrooms and com-
menting on how long it takes to
acquire all of these personal
teaching aides. Throughout the
year, I observed Hobbs’ sacrifi-
cial investment in her class-
room. She utilized and appreci-
ated the materials provided by
Cedar Hill Independent School
District; however, she wanted
her students to have even more.
Throughout the year she pro-
vided her students with a vari-
Photo courtesy NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY
Northwood alumnae Grace Hastings and Barbara Fife
were honored for their support for the university.
Northwood honors
top alumnae at gala
ety of instructional aides, in-
centives and experiences that
increased their motivation to
learn. The students responded
in-kind by continuing to
improve their levels of perfor-
Northwood University hon-
ored alumnae Grace Hastings
and Barbara Fife at its Annual
Outstanding Alumni Awards
Dinner on Oct. 5. Hastings, a
Midlothian resident and a 2001
graduate, is the supplier diver-
sity coordinator for TXU. Fife,
a 2006 graduate, is the founder
and president of C ornerstone
Construction, Inc. and resides
in Fort Worth.
Keith A. Pretty, president
and CEO of the Northwood
University system, presented
the awards and explained the
criteria used in the selection
process.
“The Outstanding Alumni
Achievement Awards is given
by the university to its gradu-
ates exhibiting the highest qual-
ifications which include signif-
icant career achievement, sup-
port and involvement in their
local community, support and
commitment to Northwood
University and the Northwood
Idea, and receipt of a North-
wood University Texas Campus
associate or bachelor’s degree
awarded by the Texas campus
or the Fort Worth Outreach
Center.”
Hastings’ alumni involve-
ment .yvith, the Texas campus
began in 2001 and includes
being a founding member of
"The North Texas Alumni-Chap-
ter. She has served on the North
Texas Alumni Board for six
years holding the positions of
secretary, president-elect, and
president. She has also secured
outside sponsorships for several
university programs and events
and has been recognized by the
Women’s Business Council
Southwest as Corporate Advo-
cate of the Year in 2004, 2005
and 2007; named as A Woman
Who Means Business by the
Minority Business News USA in
2004; and recognized by
Women s Enterprise USA as
one of the 100 Women Im-
pacting Supplier Diversity. Her
community service volunteer
commitment includes having
been a member of the board of
directors of the Dallas Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce Foun-
dation, serving as the United
Way campaign coordinator for
TXU, serving on numerous
committees of the Central and
South Texas Minority Business
Council, the Dallas/Fort Worth
Minority Business Council
Southwest, the American In-
dian Chamber of Commerce of
Texas, the Dallas Women’s
Foundation, and co-chairing the
Annual Women’s Business
Council — Southwest Round
Up.
Fife’s community service
volunteer commitment includes
serving as a member of the
board of directors of the
Greater Fort Worth Commer-
cial Real Estate Women
(CREW), co-chairing the 1999-
2000 Putt Through Cowtown
golf event and co-chairing the
first Texas Star Awards Dinner
to show appreciation from the
real estate industry to area edu-
cators/mentors for CREW. She
is a founding charter member
of the Real Estate Council of
Tarrant County and served on
its special events and govern-
mental issues committees, and
has served as a judge for the
College - l evel Real Estate
Competition for Region V. She
has also supported Northwood
by securing sponsorships for
the Annual Alumni Golf
Classic in 2006 and 2007, the
Outstanding Alumni Achieve-
ment Awards Dinner, and con-
tinually recruits students to
Northwood’s Fort Worth Pro-
gram Center.
“They^iire rmTSTTndmg' rote
-models for all of our students,”
said Dr. Kevin G. Fegan,
provost qf Northwood’s Texas
campus. “Their service to their
communities and their alma
mater is proof of their belief in
the traditions and commitment
to the Northwood idea. They
also lead by example in their
career fields and continually
improve their skill sets by prac-
ticing the philosophy of life-
long learning.”
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Morris, Angel. Today Cedar Hill (DeSoto, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 2007, newspaper, October 18, 2007; DeSoto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth568707/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed May 31, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Zula B. Wylie Memorial Library.