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03/28/2018 06:42 PMA mix of ten extraordinary educators and citizens who have served to enlighten members of the Branford community have been named to the Branford Education Hall of Fame (BEHF) Class of 2018. Fans, friends and supporters are encouraged to come out to celebrate the BEHF Class of 2018, when members are recognized for their outstanding contributions to education at a dinner in their honor on Thurs. April 26, at Woodwinds of Branford. Established in 1998, all-volunteer BEHF turns 20 this year.
Nominations are submitted annually by the public, with the inductees then selected by vote during a public meeting discussing all new nominations each January. The Class of 2018 now joins a roster of over 200 Hall of Famers listed, by year, at the BEHF website (www.branfordeducationhalloffame.com ), which serves as a virtual Hall of Fame. In addition, names of new inductees are inscribed on a bookplate in books donated to Branford Public School libraries annually through BEHF's "Susan Spear Book Project." Since the project began, nearly 1200 books have been donated.
The members of the BEHF Class of 2018 are, in alphabetical order:
Patricia Dickinson, Special Education at Mary T. Murphy Elementary School; Sharon Dixon, Branford Elementary school teacher; Lillian M. Fike, Mary T. Murphy kindergarten teacher; Mildred Frumento, Walsh Intermediate School (WIS) Special Education Teacher; Robin Brett Goeler, WIS and Mary T. Murphy Principal; David H.S. Gruendel, Social Studies Teacher, Branford High School (BHS) and WIS; David W. Martens, PhD. Professor of Exercise Science, Southern CT State University; Maria M. Ogren, BHS English teacher and BHS Dramat Director; Salvatore Pettinato, BHS English teacher (posthumously) and Malaine A. Trecoske, Horticulturist.
More details on each inductee can be found at www.branfordeducationhalloffame.com
Tickets (contribution, $50) are available now for the BEHF Class of 2018 induction dinner and honors, set for Thursday April 26 (cocktails 5:15 p.m./dinner 6 p.m.) at Woodwinds Restaurant, 22 School Ground Road in Branford. RSVP by April 12, 2018 by ordering tickets online at www.branfordeducationhalloffame.com or click here