Exemplary educators honored here

An Austrian educator who developed curriculum to help counteractthe ominous stirrings of neo-Nazism in his country was among theteachers honored by the Dolores Kohl Education Foundation in Chicagoon Sunday.

Albert Kaufmann received the Kohl International Peace Prize fororganizing parent education groups throughout the German-speakingworld and designing programs to defuse the effect of neo-Nazipropaganda.

Twelve other educators from the Chicago area and across thecountry were honored for exemplary teaching, and three teachersreceived cash prizes for their induction into Kohl's Academy ofOutstanding Educators.

Chicago area teachers honored for exemplary teaching are DebbieBlackburn, Alexander Graham Bell Montessori School, Mount Prospect;Lynn Cherkasky-Davis, Dumas Child Parent Center, 6615 S. Kenwood;Deneita Jo Farmer, State Pre-K Demonstration Center, 4019 S. LakePark; Janice Gould, Lawrence Hall Youth Services, 4833 N. Francisco;Emiel Hamberlin, DuSable High School, 4934 S. Wabash; Andrew Krugly,Prairie School, Buffalo Grove; Adrienne Le Dree, Carver MiddleSchool, 801 E. 133rd Pl.; John Van Hook, Schaumburg High School,Schaumburg, and Ronald Whitmore, Orrington Elementary School,Evanston.

The awards are sponsored by the Dolores Kohl EducationFoundation and the Kohl Children's Museum in Wilmette.