Vectren, Manning announce 2005 "Bright Ideas" grant winners
November 22, 2005
Avon, Ind. - Vectren Chairman, President and CEO Niel Ellerbrook, Indianapolis Colts quarterback and PeyBack Foundation President Peyton Manning and Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Suellen Reed recognized central Indiana teachers who received grants as part of Vectren's Bright Ideas program Tuesday during a news conference at Avon Middle School.
"Public education dollars are increasingly strained. At the same time, we all want teachers with adequate resources shaping our future leaders," said Ellerbrook. "We are pleased to be able to help our state's teachers implement some truly creative ideas."
Bright Ideas, a $100,000 classroom enrichment grant program sponsored by Vectren and Manning's PeyBack Foundation in conjunction with the Indiana Department of Education, offers up to $500 to individual teachers to assist with local educational needs.
"It is important to have qualified, energetic teachers in the classroom," Manning said. "I'm pleased to be part of a program that rewards teachers from around the state for going the extra mile and challenging our students."
Bright Ideas grants are available to Kindergarten through grade 12 teachers in public, private, or parochial schools which are located within the Vectren Energy Delivery service territory. Applications were due to Vectren in October and winners were selected from a panel of community and employee judges.
"This private-public partnership equips some of our state's best teachers with new ideas to make learning more rewarding," said Reed. "Indiana is fortunate to have a corporation like Vectren assist with education funding. It is also impressive that the PeyBack Foundation invests the time to recognize the good works going on in the classroom."
The following Bright Ideas winners from central Indiana attended the Tuesday morning ceremony:
* Doug Reynolds from Martinsville's East Middle School
* Mike Johnson from Martinsville's East Middle School
* Joan Maxfield from Greenwood Middle School
* Teresa Cook from Greenwood's Clark-Pleasant Intermediate School
* Elizabeth Nowacki from Greenwood Middle School
* Lynn Lortin and Nancy Hettlinger from Carmel's Cherry Tree Elementary School
* Dee Ann Martin from Avon's Pine Tree Elementary School
* Janet Craig from Avon's Maple Elementary School
* Shannon Hudson from Crawfordsville's Tuttle Middle School
Vectren Corporation is an energy and applied technology holding company headquartered in Evansville, Indiana. Vectren's energy delivery subsidiaries provide gas and/or electricity to over one million customers in adjoining service territories that cover nearly two-thirds of Indiana and west central Ohio. Vectren's non-regulated subsidiaries and affiliates currently offer energy-related products and services to customers throughout the surrounding region. These services include energy marketing; coal mining; utility infrastructure services; and broadband communication services. To learn more about Vectren, visit www.vectren.com.
The PeyBack Foundation, a private non-profit corporation, was established by Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning in 1999 to promote the future success of disadvantaged youth by assisting programs that provide leadership growth and opportunities for children at risk. The foundation has donated more than $900,000 since its inception.
As Indiana's Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Reed is Indiana's Chief State School Officer, serving as the Chairperson of the State Board of Education and CEO of the Indiana Department of Education. She was first elected in November 1992, was reelected to a fourth four-year term in 2004.
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