TWC 20th Annual National Teacher Awards

March 14, Time Warner Cable revealed the winners of its 20th Annual National Teacher Awards. This year, a record number of contestants were considered by the program, which recognizes principals and teachers who utilize cable TV technology and programming to supplement their curriculum. The winning faculty members will receive a $3,000 technology grant for their school, in addition to a $2,000 cash prize. The 20th Annual National Teacher Awards ceremony will be held in Washington, D.C. on June 3.

During the ceremony, Time Warner Cable will also honor Randall Gary of Dent Middle School in Columbia, SC as the 2009 Champion Principal. Gary will receive a $5,000 grant for his school, as well as the trip to Washington, D.C.

• Aimee Young - Loudonville High School - Loudonville, OH
• Tom Gregory - Gahanna Lincoln High School - Gahanna, OH
• Stephen DeShazo - Wylie High School - Wylie, TX
• Paul LaRue - Washington Senior High School - Washington C.H., Ohio
• Lenore Marchese - P.S. 31 William T. Davis School - Staten Island, NY
• Cathy Swartz and Carol Whitehead - St. Patrick School - Lincoln, NE
• Laurie Cichocki - Main Street Elementary School - East Aurora, NY
• Leslie Flores - Star View School - Midway City, CA
• Brian Bownds - Temple High School - Temple, TX
• Dawn Bigalk, Carol Hanney and Jackie Pollman - James Fenimore Cooper Elementary School, Milwaukee, WI
• Barbara James - Riverview East Academy - Cincinnati, OH
• Amy Steward and Annette Tickner - Coronado Village Elementary School - Coronado, CA
• Debra Sharp, Elizabeth Sherbeck and Colleen McBride - Pound Middle School, Lincoln, NE
• Megan Power - Del Sur Elementary School - San Diego, CA
• Brenda Gillespie and Donna Bownds - Clear Creek Elementary, Ft. Hood, TX

"Time Warner Cable's National Teacher Awards has been an important part of the company's community service and educational support for twenty years," said Bonnie Hathaway, Vice President of Public Affairs for Time Warner Cable. "What began as a commitment to connect schools in our coverage areas to cable, and provide commercial-free educational programming to those schools, evolved over that time to keep pace with changes in education and technology."