Bee a Reader, Dig Into Reading, and Get Beneath The Surface. Just a few of the titles of the great book programs your Topeka-Shawnee County Public Library is offering now through the final day of July.
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) _ The National Teachers Hall of Fame introduces its five 2007 inductees today, and one of them is from southeast Kansas.
The Emporia-based hall says Norman Conard of Uniontown High School in southeast Kansas teaches social studies and video production. Conard is the sixth Kansas teacher to be inducted.
The 29-year veteran teacher has won numerous honors, including a 2000 USA Today Award and the Governor's Award for Excellence in Education in 2004. He was state teacher of the year in 1992.
Induction ceremonies are set for June 14th through 16th in Emporia.
The other inductees include Edna Loveday Rogers of Sevierville, Tennessee; Geri Rohlff of Auburn, Washington; John Snyer of Las Vegas and Joseph Underwood of Davie, Florida.
National Teachers Hall of Fame: http://www.nthf.org
