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State Superintendent's Photo Gallery
Standing Up for Rural Wisconsin Schools, Libraries and Communities Awards


Madison, March 7, 2008

In a State Capitol ceremony, State Superintendent
Elizabeth Burmaster presents awards to
school-library-community partnerships that advance and
celebrate rural life in Wisconsin.

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01. Participants in the award-winning program, A New Library for Lena, before the ceremony


02. Participants in the award-winning program, A New Library for Lena, before the ceremony


03. The Wisconsin Youth Symphony Ambassador's Quartet opened the proceedings


04. The Master of Ceremonies was Patty Loew, of Wisconsin Public Television and the University of Wisconsin-Madison


05. Jessica Samuelson of Phelps High School leading the Pledge of Allegiance


06. Crystal Burgette and Ansel Norris of Madison East High School playing the Star Spangled Banner


07. State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster welcomes the crowd before presenting the awards


08. Award recipients watching the ceremony


09. State Representatives Phil Garthwaite and Ann Hraychuck were among those attending the ceremony


10. Jennifer Thiele accepting the award for A New Library for Lena


11. Jeff Finstad accepting the award for A Season of Giving


12. Jerred Jacobsen, Tim Houtakker, Josh Singer, and Jordan Torstenson accepting the award for Bridges to the Future


13. Betsty Gruszynski accepting the award for Elcho School District Child Care


14. Sondra Reynolds accepting the award for Manawa CARES


15. Chris Meier accepting the award for Phelps High School Rural Civic Engagement Project


16. Greg Quam accepting the award for Project Lead the Way - Rural Initiative


17. Kymberley Pelky accepting the award for Seussabration


18. Bob Gruling and Marie Rein accepting the award for Seven Wonders of Merrill


19. Roy Ward accepting the award for Tiger Manufacturing


20. Award recipients standing for acknowledgement


21. Patty Loew closed the ceremonies by telling the honorees she was genuinely inspired by their work