As ITEM conference participants convened in the banquet hall for the Friday luncheon, everyone quickly realized that the time would not be simply devoted to eating. Not in the least! This time slot also included an important awards ceremony, which included two individuals from schools in the CMLE region. Hearty congratulations to Zoma Olson and Pam Beckermann for the titles of Media Assistant of the Year and Media Specialist of the Year (respectively).
These awards are well deserved and CMLE staff extend heartfelt congratulations! Well done.
Zoma Olson, Elk River High School, Media Assistant of the Year.Pam Beckermann, Dassel-Cokato Middle School, Media Specialist of the Year
At the Friday luncheon at last week’s MEMO Conference, our own Paul Beckermann, school library media specialist at Dassel-Cokato High School, received the prestigious Media Specialist of the Year award. Paul has also served on the CMLE Governing Board for a total of six years, and as President for the past four years.
Paul has many strengths and accomplishments, most of which might not be evident under his quiet humility. Due to this humility, it was only after I reviewed his many accomplishments that I fully understood what a huge contribution Paul has made to the field. Paul is quite simply outstanding, a master of his craft as teacher/media specialist/tech integrationist. He is worthy and deserving of this prestigious award and we know this will not be the end of Paul’s greatness! We are lucky to have professionals like Paul in our 12-county Central Minnesota region. Well done Paul!
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