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Tonya Muro Memorial Fund
The Tonya Muro Leadership Award was established to honor the memory and legacy of Tonya Muro, iEARN’s Executive Director, from January 1, 2016 until March 5, 2018.
As Executive Director of iEARN-USA, Tonya led with her heart forward, dedicating her life to the advancement of global citizenship. After high school she spent a year of service in Colombia and Costa Rica. She received her B.A. in primary education and Spanish from the University of Massachusetts (Amherst), and then went on to earn an Ed.D. and M.A. in International Educational Development from Columbia University’s Teachers College, where she was a U.S. Fulbright scholar in Tanzania. She received a Brokow Scholarship that helped her complete her Masters and Ph.D. Tonya spent more than 15 years working in the field of global education as a practitioner and educator. Prior to working at iEARN-USA, Tonya served as the Director of School Outreach and Educational Partnerships for AFS-USA, an intercultural learning organization, and before that, she was the Program Director for Global Nomads Group, an NGO that fosters dialogue and mutual understanding amongst the world's youth.
In 2018, five awards will be presented to iEARN educators or students who exemplify Tonya’s leadership abilities, passion for learning and global citizenship, to attend the 2018 iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit in Winchester, Virginia, U.S.A.
In future years, donations to the Tonya Muro Memorial Fund will be utilized to provide one or more award to iEARN educators and youth to support learning or professional development opportunities, including conferences, courses, and workshops, which allow them to excel as leaders and global citizens.
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Cathy Healy Scholarship Fund - for U.S. Educators
Beginning in 2018, The Cathy Healy Scholarship will be awarded annually to one or more U.S. educators who will each receive a year’s worth of iEARN professional development activities and sponsored attendance at the iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit. The scholarship is named for Cathy Healy, an iEARN-USA Board Member Emeritus. Cathy has been an advocate for online, collaborative K-12 projects since 1989, and regularly participates in iEARN projects with students and teachers. She has served as editor of the National Geographic Intranet and has been honored as a Reuters Digital Vision Fellow at Stanford University. Cathy, together with a panel of iEARN-USA staff and educators, will determine the scholarship awardees each year.
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