The KAPPAN Congratulates Members Elected to Serve on A∆K Program Boards Superintendent Karen Gaborik of the Fairbanks North Star Borough congratulates Clarice Mingo.
Alaska Sister Makes History
Clarice Louden-Mingo, a member of AK Gamma, was named the 2021 Alaska Assistant Principal of the Year by the Alaska Association of Secondary School Principals. She is the first African American female recipient of the award given to administrators who provide high quality learning experiences for students. Clarice is also the Alaska Region Six Assistant Principal of the Year. Clarice has been an educator for 21 years, the last six as an assistant principal at Lathrop High School, Fairbanks, AK. She went into administration because she felt that was where she could better serve the needs of students and to help their voices be heard. She is a native of Ninety Six, SC. She holds degrees from South Carolina State University, William Carey University and the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Her original goal was to go into the criminal justice field, but after doing substitute teaching while living at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, MS, she discovered her calling. Sandy Boyle, a coworker at North Pole Elementary School, North Pole, AK, introduced her to Alpha Delta Kappa. Clarice joined in 2012. Paying it forward is what she says resonates most with her when she thinks of the award. She “enjoys being an advocate for all her students, building positive relationships and having an impact in their lives while simultaneously supporting teachers.”
Each biennium, the International Executive Board elects qualified members to serve on the International Teachers Education and Fine Arts Grants boards. This year, IEB established two additional boards to monitor and carry out the work related to the A∆K collegiate clubs and the recently launched Leadership Academy. The International Executive Board is pleased to announce the election of Robin Leebardt (above, left), AZ Sigma, as a sixyear member of the Fine Arts Grants Board and Barb Eason (above, center), VA Alpha Tau as a six-year member of the International Teacher Education (ITE) Board Su Wade (above, right), MA Epsilon was elected as two-year member and chairman of the Leadership Academy Board. Also elected to the Academy Board were Lynn Blosser, MO Beta Xi, as a four-year member and Jamie Hawkins, NV Eta, as a six-year member. The rotation of the leadership of the newly established boards is similar to that of the ITE and Fine Arts Grants boards. Board members grow in knowledge and skills, and ultimately chair the work of the board in their final biennium of service.
Kudos to Linda Stephens, OH, Alpha Rho, winner of the 2020 Agnes Robertson Global Outreach (ARGO) Scholarship. 16
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Glad Loreen, Northwest Region Mentor, congratulates International Teacher Education Scholar Trang Hoang on Trang’s graduation from the University of Washington, Seattle. Trang is from Viet Nam and received an MA in International Education Policy. Glad, WA Beta Alpha, and Diane Thompson, WA Alpha Delta, were Trang’s ITE sponsors.
