Nancy Golden honored by UO.Byline: The Register-Guard Nancy Golden, now in her second year as superintendent of the Springfield Springfield. 1 City (1990 pop. 105,227), state capital and seat of Sangamon co., central Ill., on the Sangamon River; settled 1818, inc. as a city 1840. School District, received the Leading into Leadership Award on Wednesday from the University of Oregon's College of Education. The award, in its second year, goes to an educational leader who has demonstrated a positive, sustained effect in the lives and learning achievement of children. The award is closely associated with the college's Educational Leadership program, and nominees must have some past or present affiliation with the program. Prior to taking the Springfield post, Golden was the head of the college's Administrator Licensure licensure (lī´s  nsh program. Early in her career, she taught elementary school elementary school: see school. in
Springfield.
In a PowerPoint presentation, Golden's peers described her as an extraordinarily strong, compassionate com·pas·sion·ate adj. 1. Feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic. See Synonyms at humane. 2. Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstances: and collaborative leader devoted to doing what's best for children. Last year's award recipient was Kate Schaeperkoetter, then a third-year doctoral student in the Educational Leadership program who had won acclaim for her work with special education children in the Lincoln County Lincoln County is the name of several locations. Canada
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