College presents educator awards during homecoming Sept. 22

Gary KippPULLMAN, Wash. – Gary Kipp, director of the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP) has been named 2012 Advocate for Education by the Washington State University College of Education.
 
He and two other Washington educators will accept awards at the college’s Scholarship and Excellence event during WSU’s homecoming weekend.
 
Mary Reeves of Asotin Elementary School is winner of the 2012 Miller-Manchester Mentor Teacher of the Year Award. Brewster High School mathematics teacher Ann George is winner of the 2012 Dr. Vitt and Mary Ferrucci Distinguished Educator Award.
 
The traditional homecoming weekend celebration will be 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 22, at Palouse Ridge Golf Course. The event, which includes brunch, costs $15 and is free for children. Reservations can be made online at http://education.wsu.edu/homecoming/ or by contacting Amy Cox,  or 509-335-7843.
 
Kipp, a 1970 graduate of WSU, began his career as a teacher in Tacoma and White Salmon. He served as assistant middle school principal and high school principal in Longview before becoming assistant superintendent of the Evergreen School District in 2001. He has directed the 3,500-member AWSP since 2003.
 
He was nominated for the award by Gene Sharratt and Gay Selby, both faculty members in the WSU “Leaders of Learners” programs.
“Gary is both a marvelous educator and a loyal Cougar,” said Sharratt. “He strongly supports the WSU principal and superintendent certification programs through his presentations, ASWP staff contacts and professional development offered through the principals’ association.”
 
Kipp has served on state and national education committees and boards, including the Washington State Professional Educator Standards Board and the National Merit Scholarship Advisory Board. He has been an adjunct faculty member at Seattle Pacific University, Pacific University and the University of Portland.
 
In addition to his B.A. in liberal arts from WSU, he received a master of education degree from the University of Washington. He and his wife, Sue (’70), live in Olympia. Other Cougar alumni in the family include daughter Kristen Lang (’94) and son Travis Kipp (’98). The Kipps’ five grandchildren are “projected” to graduate from WSU between 2022 and 2029.
 
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