The next six weeks will be busy for the National Teachers Hall of Fame.
Between now and inductions, there is a major change to the inductee announcement process. Typically, all five inductees have been announced separately after surprise gatherings at the inductee schools. That changes May 19 when inductees and school administrators appear on CBS Mornings for the first time. Hall of Fame Director Maddie Fennell calls it a heady time.
The interview will be between 7-7:30 am Central time.
Ahead of the inductions, Administrative Assistant Bob Haselhuhn has been cataloging artifacts and organizing rotating displays to highlight the history of education, leading to a full refresh of the Hall of Fame Museum inside Emporia State University’s Visser Hall. Fennell says the Hall of Fame is also working with George Washington University and other partners to develop traveling exhibits.
Meanwhile, the Hall of Fame is utilizing a recently-announced estate gift from 1992 inductee Anna Alfiero of Connecticut to broaden its public outreach. Alfiero gifted the Hall of Fame with a better than $500,000 estate gift. Fennell has said the gift is getting incorporated into the Hall’s long-term strategic plan, focusing on “getting inductee voices out” through an updated website, revamped museum, new podcast and other methods.
Induction Week in Emporia is June 16-20.
