The Stanley Center for Peace and Security’s Global Education program announced its 2025 Catherine Miller Explorer Award recipients on Wednesday, September 4.
Danielle Hern, Second Grade teacher at Madison Elementary School and Clay Harland, Industrial Technician at Muscatine High School; and Melissa Schumaker, Sixth Grade and Sarah King, Fifth Grade teachers at Grant Elementary School were chosen for the annual award and will each receive a study abroad tour to an international destination of their choosing in 2025.
The award is named after Catherine Miller, a longtime Muscatine educator who was an avid traveler and always sought to expand her students’ understanding of the world.
Krista Regennitter, Program Officer for Global Education at the center, presented the awards. “We recognize the important role educators play in cultivating young people’s curiosity for the world and respect of diversity,” she said.
“In Ms. Miller’s memory, the purpose of this award is to provide teachers with an education abroad experience that will nurture global competencies, awareness, and understanding that will translate to inspiring a global mindset in their students, colleagues, and community. Through this experience teachers will come away with new insight into how to support students from diverse backgrounds, include global perspectives into their classroom, and expand their horizons personally and professionally.”
New this year is the opportunity for educators to apply to travel in pairs, as did Ms. Schumaker and Ms. King.
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