4J Superintendent Receives National Education Award

Dr. Sheldon Berman honored for lifetime achievement in character education

October 19, 2011 — The Character Education Partnership (CEP) has chosen 4J superintendent Dr. Sheldon Berman to receive the 2011 Sanford N. McDonnell Award for Lifetime Achievement in Character Education.

He will receive the award Oct. 20 in San Francisco at a special ceremony during the 2011 National Forum on Character Education, before an audience of 800 educators from across the country.

"Dr. Berman has dedicated his entire adult life to education and positive youth development," said President & CEO Joe Mazzola. "He has made a profound and positive difference at every post he’s held during his incredibly impressive career."

Dr. Berman says that the larger mission of schools "is to give young people the knowledge, skills and attitudes to sustain our democracy and help create a safer, more just and peaceful world." He has focused on that mission throughout his 30-year career.

The Character Education Partnership is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian coalition of U.S. organizations and individuals dedicated to helping schools develop people of good character for a just and compassionate society. The Sanford N. McDonnell Award is named in honor of Sanford N. McDonnell, Chairman Emeritus of the McDonnell Douglas Corporation and CEP. This award is CEP’s highest honor. For more information, visit www.character.org.

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