KOHL INTERNATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS

1988 Recipients

Alexander China
Fran Cohen
Lewis Goldstein
Angela Graham
Paul Grant
Bruce Griffith
Marilyn Jeshion
Ron Jones
William Kind
Fred Koch
Francesca Moran
Jenny Pliska
Maximilien Radoszycki
Marie Schilling
Mary Seaver
Dorothy Wilson

Kohl International Peace Prize

Nadia Burova of the U.S.S.R.

As creator of the Center for Creative Initiatives in Moscow, Nadia Burova developed an active exchange program with two San Diego schools. Burova’s vision was to create an international children’s center in Moscow where children from all over the world can come together for creative expression. Her goal was “to educate children to be responsible citizens of the world.” Burova’s efforts in the area of peace education were numerous and her spirit and vision unique. She visited the United States as a part of the Soviet delegation to the Soviet-American Citizen’s Summit. In 1986, Burova also toured the United States as interpreter and tutor for Soviet children in the musical play “Peace Child.”

Kohl Lifetime Achievement Award

Fred Rogers, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”

The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Fred Rogers, writer, producer and host of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Fred Rogers created children’s programming which helped our youth to better understand themselves and the world around them. Rogers crafted every script with consummate care to create entertainment that contained compelling messages of importance to children: accepting and dealing with feelings, separating reality from fantasy, coping with separation, the importance of human relationships, and the need for limits. Most importantly, Rogers taught and reinforced the idea in children’s minds that they are valuable just the way they are.

Kohl Media Award

John Merrow, “The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour”

A Kohl Media Award is being given to John Merrow, the education correspondent for “The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour”. His notable career includes the PBS documentary series “Your Children, Our Children” and the National Public Radio series “Options in Education.” In 1985-86, Merrow produced three audiotape series, “Learning disabilities,” “Leadership in Education” and “Health and Safety in Family Day Care,” and a videotape, “Preventing the Psychological Maltreatment of Children.”