Junior Achievement Inc.

Junior Achievement Inc. Junior Achievement Inc. has named Anna Ruth Vanlandingham as its2004 National Teacher of the Year The National Teacher of the Year is a professional award in the United States. The program began in 1952, as a project by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and aims to reward excellence in teaching. It is sponsored by ING. . The former girls basketball coach whobecame an economics educator teaches standard economics, honorseconomics and advanced placement economics at Lake Mary Lake Mary may refer to: Lake Mary, Florida, a town in Florida Lake Mary Township, Minnesota, a township in Douglas County, Minnesota Lake Mary (Arizona), a reservoir south east of Flagstaff, Arizona Lake Mary, a lake in McLeod County, Minnesota High School inthe greater Orlando Greater Orlando, alternatively known as the Orlando Area or Metro Orlando, is third most populated metropolitan region in the state of Florida, and the 27th-largest metro area in the United States. , Fla., area. Vanlandingham, who was selected from a field of candidates fromacross the United States United States,officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , received a $2 000 prize. She is also one of 15people selected this past spring to travel to China and Japan over thesummer to learn about the Asian culture and educational systems courtesyof the Freeman Foundations. Dr. Darrell Luzzo, senior vice president of education for JuniorAchievement (JA), calls Vanlandingham "a shining example of aJunior Achievement teacher who is dedicated to teaching young peopleabout the economics of life." "This recognition means the world to me, as I believe theJunior Achievement experience has guided me into becoming the teacher Iam today," says Vanlandingham. "As an economics teacher, I amespecially honored to receive this award from JA because it truly leadsthe way for economics education in America." Receiving awards of $500 each are the three otherfinalists--Maynard Brown of Los Angeles Los Angeles(lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Calif., Margaret Alvarez ofCanton, Ohio, and Frank Foehr of Santa Clara, Calif. For more information, visit www.ja.org.