Dr. J. Hayes, Chair of the Society of the Cincinnati Virginia Chapter’s Education Committee (left) presents Radford High School history teacher John Ferguson with a Teacher of the Year award at the RCPS school board meeting May 12.
Radford High School history teacher John Ferguson has been named the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia’s Teacher of the Year.
The award is administered by the American Revolution Institute, the educational arm of the Society of the Cincinnati. The award goes to educators who demonstrate excellence in teaching the American Revolution and Virginia’s role in it. Ferguson was presented a certificate for the award and a $2,500 check from Dr. J. Hayes, Chair of the Virginia Chapter’s Education Committee, at the May 12 Radford City School Board meeting.
According to its website, the Society of the Cincinnati is “the nation’s oldest patriotic organization, founded in 1783 by officers of the Continental Army who served together in the American Revolution. Its mission is to promote knowledge and appreciation of the achievement of American independence and to foster fellowship among its members. Now a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the principles and ideals of its founders, the modern Society maintains its headquarters, library, and museum at Anderson House in Washington, D.C.”
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