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Pictured at the Fresno State
Teachers Honor Wall are Kremen School professor Don Wise, right,
with educators Misty Her and Stephen Morris. |
California State University,
Fresno officials and supporters will break ground at 9 a.m. Wednesday,
May 6, on a new Teachers and Friends of Education Honor Wall in front of
the Kremen Education Building.
The 4-foot by 75-foot wall will be the second monument for which individuals
may buy commemorative bricks honoring a teacher, coach or anyone who
supports education.
The original Teachers and Friends of Education Honor Wall was built in
1999 and the sale of bricks continues to grow every year, said Dr.
Robert Monke, chair of the honor wall committee. There is no room for
new bricks in the first wall, so the second must be erected.
At Wednesday’s groundbreaking, Fresno State President John D. Welty will
be joined by Richard Spencer of Harris Construction Co., Beth Dooley,
CEO of Educational Employees Credit Union, and Dr. Paul Beare, dean of
the Kremen School of Education and Human Development.
The second honor wall is possible due to the generosity of Harris
Construction and the credit union, both long-time supporters of
education and Fresno State.
“Proceeds from the sales of the bricks are returned to education by
helping to improve technology used in training teachers throughout
Central California,” he said.
For a $100 donation, a brick is inscribed with the honorees’ name and a
few words about why the person is being honored. A letter is sent to
each honoree naming the person who bought the brick with a certificate
of recognition signed by Beare.
Bricks can be ordered online at
www.teacherhonorwall.com,
using a form available at any Educational Employees Credit Union branch
or by calling 559.278.0205.
The Kremen Education Building is at 5005 N. Maple Ave. (just north of
Shaw Avenue). For the groundbreaking, parking will be relaxed in Lot C,
east of Maple.
For more information, contact Monke at 559.278.0205.
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