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Kathy Collins Reilly Award |
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Kathy Collins Reilly
Courage in Education Award
This award is named in honor of Kathy Collins Reilly, a former teacher and later legal consultant for the Iowa Department of Education and School Administrators of Iowa. Collins Reilly has been a highly visible advocate of policies and practices to end bullying, harassment, and discrimination against LGBT students in Iowa schools. She is a former board member and currently Honorary Co-Chair of the GLBT Youth in Iowa Schools Task Force. The 2007 recipient of the award was Dr. Tom Narak, Superintendent of West Des Moines Community Schools.
The 2010 Kathy Collins Reilly Courage in Education Award will be presented to Mary Gannon, Attorney, Iowa Association of School Boards and Carol Greta, Attorney, Iowa Department of Education at the 5th Annual Governor's Conference on LGBT Youth.
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