KOHL INTERNATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS

1991 Recipients

Carl Berg
Sam Chattin
Darlene Freeman
Hazel Tseng Hsieh
Mary McFarland-McPherson
Connie Obrochta
Delores Camp Saulsberry
Ralph Schuler
Cynthia S. Smith
Virginia M. Tate
Margo Turner
Nathan Unterman

Kohl International Peace Prize

Carolos Palacios, CHILDHOPE Street Educator from Guatemala

Beginning in 1987, Palacios worked for CHILDHOPE as an international consultant and street educator, overseeing the organization's efforts in Central America and the Caribbean. Based in Guatemala City, he trained other educators to work in the street and directly coordinated with other organizations working with street children. Palacios was passionately dedicated himself to improving the plight of street children because he, himself, was abandoned on the streets of Bogota, Columbia, when he was six years old.

Kohl Lifetime Achievement Award

Jim Henson

The late Jim Henson and Jim Henson Productions were honored with the award. The Henson creations delighted generations of children around the world. His lovable creatures and the innovations of the Children's Television Workshop infused early education with joy and a true love of learning. In the 1960's, Henson and his entourage of Muppets made the TV show circuit with regular guest appearances on “The Steve Allen Show” and “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Then in 1969, the Children's Television Workshop's new show, “Sesame Street,” introduced the nation's children to Henson's ever growing cast of creations.

“A visionary, a magician, a comedian and tragedian, part Hans Christian Anderson and part Albert Einstein, Henson revolutionized puppetry and helped reinvent children's television.” – The Washington Post (May 18 th , 1990)

Kohl Media Award

ABC News and Peter Jennings

Jennings and ABC News were honored particularly for the broadcast, “War in the Gulf: Answering Children's Questions.” The program was a 90-minute Saturday morning special, hosted by Jennings, which explained the situation in the Persian Gulf to the millions of children who normally watch Saturday morning cartoons. The show explained a complex and often frightening subject in a fair and realistic manner. Peter Jennings displayed tremendous warmth and caring while ABC News met the unique challenge of acknowledging children's concerns and providing them with reassurance and information without giving them a false sense of security. Patrick Roddy, the Executive Produce of the exemplary broadcast accepted the award at the ceremony.