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FOR RELEASE:
July 13, 2008
July 13, 2008
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AFT Public Affairs
202/879-4458
AFT Public Affairs
202/879-4458
Robert G. Porter Scholar Award Winners
CHICAGO – The winners of four $8,000 scholarships were announced today at the American Federation of Teachers convention held in Chicago July 11-14.
- Laura Murray, Alexandria, Va.
- Kelsey Miller, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Sheila Firoozan, New Hyde Park, N.Y.
- Marcus N. Way, Honeoye, N.Y.
The Robert G. Porter Scholars Program each year offers four scholarships to support AFT members' dependents (graduating high school seniors) who intend to pursue a career in labor, education, healthcare or government service.
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The AFT represents more than 1.4 million pre-K through 12th-grade teachers; paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel; higher education faculty and professional staff; federal, state and local government employees; nurses and healthcare workers; and early childhood educators.
