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West Virginia Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Award

A West Virginia middle school science teacher has been honored as one of the nation’s top educators.

Winfield Middle School teacher Erika Klose received a $25,000 Milken Educator Award from the Milken Family Foundation on Monday. The award was given to 45 teachers nationwide.

The West Virginia Department of Education says Klose learned she was a recipient of the award during a surprise school-wide assembly.

Klose incorporates technology and hands-on experiments into her teaching, and her mission is to get more students thinking about careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

Her students consistently win awards from various science fairs and last year they won $10,000 for classroom supplies.

Camp Dawson Recognized for Conservation Efforts

The West Virginia National Guard’s Camp Dawson has been recognized for its environmental conservation efforts.

The military training facility in Preston County was one of nine winners from a total of 30 nominations for the 2016 Secretary of Defense Environmental award.

According to a news release, Camp Dawson received the Natural Resources Conservation, Small Installation award for achieving key natural resources conservation goals.

Some of those achievements from the past two years include construction of a pond, an interpretive wetland boardwalk, and improvements to an old field, strip-mine location by restoring grasslands and wildlife.

The news release says that the Department of Defense invested about $3.8 billion for its environmental programs last year.

Marshall University Athletic Training Director Wins Prestigious Award

Dr. Joseph Beckett, Director of Marshall University’s athletic training program, is the only West Virginian to be awarded the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award from the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association for 2016.

The MAATA District includes universities and organizations in Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia.

The peer-nominated award singles out trainers who have exhibited a lifetime of dedication to the profession on both the district and national level. Beckett, who has been in the profession for 35 years, is one of five to receive the award.

Beckett said that he was humbled by the recognition from his peers and is privileged to work in a field that impacts lives on both the local and national level.

Appalachia Health News is a project of West Virginia Public Broadcasting, with support from the Benedum Foundation.

After 47 Years Morgan County Man Awarded Purple Heart

Nearly 47 years after being injured in a land mine explosion in Vietnam, a West Virginia veteran has finally been awarded the Purple Heart.
67 year old Douglas Lyall of Morgan County, received the medal earlier this month after the U.S. Army Board for Correction of Military Records issued a decision finding there was sufficient evidence showing he was injured in a hostile act in Vietnam and entitled to the medal.  

In the fall of 1968, Lyall was 20 years old and serving in South Vietnam when his armored personnel carrier was struck by a land mine.  He was treated at a military hospital but Lyall’s injuries were not noted in Army records, creating a major impediment to his being awarded the Purple Heart.

Lyall received his medal by mail on July 10.

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