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Career Education Corporation Announces Winners of 2006 Educator of the Year Award

Posted on: Monday, 31 July 2006, 18:00 CDT

Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) announced today the recipients of the company's sixth annual Educator of the Year award. Eight faculty members, representing various disciplines across CEC schools, were honored with the highest award given by CEC.

Finalists were selected based on an application evaluating four areas: engaging students, quality teaching and learning, monitoring student progress and leadership. Outside experts judged and selected the winners. Previously, only one winner was selected from the finalists, but the award was expanded to honor the very best faculty in each of the eight areas: business, computer design, culinary, design, general education, health, online and technology.

"There were many outstanding candidates for this year's award. We are fortunate to have such a broad group of skilled and dedicated educators across all of our schools," said Patricia Kapper, Ed.D, senior vice president of education for Career Education Corporation. "The 2006 award winners truly stood out, even among a group of consistently excellent educators. Their enthusiasm in the classroom, teaching effectiveness and inspiration to our students placed them among the best."

The recipients of the 2006 Educator of the Year Award include:

-- Joseph T. Newman, Business, Briarcliffe College, Patchogue and Bethpage, New York

Newman, an assistant professor at Briarcliffe College, teaches undergraduate business, accounting, finance and math courses. In addition to teaching, he works as a financial planner. Newman has received numerous honors for excellence in teaching.

-- Tracy Trotter, Computer/Film Design, Brooks Institute of Photography (BIP), Santa Barbara and Ventura, California

Trotter, an Emmy-award winning cinematographer, teaches film production courses at Brooks, including nature, underwater, and travel motion picture classes. Trotter also developed an annual program in which he helps mentor students as they produce a 35mm short film that is featured at the Sundance Film Festival.

-- Chef David Edens, Culinary, California School of Culinary Arts (CSCA), Pasadena, California

Edens is a chef instructor at CSCA, where he manages the school's public restaurant, Bistro 561, and teaches courses on professional development and wine studies. An accredited member of the American Culinary Federation, Edens also has a Le Cordon Bleu Culinary degree and a Masters in Health Administration.

-- Ryan Kapp, Design, Harrington College of Design, Chicago, Illinois

Kapp teaches design classes and oversees the mandatory introductory drawing courses for all students at Harrington. His work has been exhibited around the country; one of his collections is currently on display at the Columbus Children's Museum in Columbus, Ohio. Kapp received a Master of Fine Arts from Northwestern University, with a concentration in painting.

-- Dr. Nancy Bandiera, General Education, Texas Culinary Academy (TCA), Austin, Texas

Bandiera is the department chair of education at TCA, where she teaches public speaking and writing courses, and serves as a student advisor. Bandiera received her doctorate in communication studies from the University of Texas at Austin.

-- Dr. Renato M. Agustin, Health, Sanford Brown Institute (SBI), Cleveland, Ohio

Agustin is the director of the diagnostic medical sonography program at SBI and has delivered speeches and guest lectures at a number of local and national conferences. Agustin has trained all over the world, receiving his medical license from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines before coming to the United States.

-- Christina Anastasia, Online, Colorado Technical University Online (CTU)

Anastasia is an adjunct professor at CTU with more than a decade of experience in distance learning. She teaches management and business leadership courses and is currently completing her doctorate at Capella University in Minneapolis.

-- John Murray II, Technology, Brown College, Mendota Heights, Minnesota

Murray has nearly 20 years of experience in the radio and broadcast industry. During that time, he has been involved in the filming, production and editing of presidential debates, concerts and live news events. He currently teaches courses on television and radio production.

The winners have been notified and will be honored officially at Career Education's annual Educator of the Year luncheon ceremony on August 16. The eight winners will be ambassadors for their disciplines and their schools, as well as the company, for the next year.

About Career Education Corporation

The colleges, schools and universities that are part of the Career Education Corporation (CEC) family offer high quality education to more than 95,000 students across the world in a variety of career-oriented disciplines. The 80-plus campuses that serve these students are located throughout the U. S., Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates and offer doctoral, master's, bachelor's, and associate degrees and diploma and certificate programs. Approximately one third of students attend the web-based virtual campuses of American InterContinental University Online and Colorado Technical University Online.

Career Education is an industry leader whose gold-standard brands are recognized globally. Those brands include, among others, the Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America; the Harrington College of Design; the Brooks Institute of Photography; the Katharine Gibbs Schools; American InterContinental University; Colorado Technical University and Sanford-Brown Institutes and Colleges. The mission of CEC, through its schools, its educators, and its employees is education--their primary goal, to enable students to graduate successfully and pursue rewarding careers.

For more information see www.careered.com. The company's website also has a detailed listing of individual campus locations and web links for its 80-plus colleges, schools and universities.

Source: Business Wire

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