| Indianapolis Schools Center for Inquiry Teacher Gets | | | | community, education, and cultural arenas and for |
| Governor's Award for Tomorrow's Leaders | | | | their commitment to Indiana. This is not the first |
| An Indianapolis Schools Center for Inquiry teacher, | | | | Indianapolis Schools teacher to receive this prestigious |
| Maysee Herr, was among twelve young leaders from | | | | award. The Governor's Award for Tomorrow's |
| throughout Indiana to be awarded the Governor's | | | | Leaders serves to decrease Indiana's "brain drain"; |
| Award for Tomorrow's Leaders. The honor of the | | | | identify emerging community leaders for further |
| Governor's Award for Tomorrow's Leaders is not the | | | | mentoring and engagement; raise the bar of |
| only thing the recipient receives; they also get $1,000 | | | | expectation for all Indiana citizens-counteracting the |
| to be used as an educational scholarship or as a | | | | notion that "good enough is good enough" by |
| donation to the charity of their choice. This year's | | | | recognizing excellence and the personal achievement. |
| recipients have chosen to donate their monetary | | | | The recipients are selected by an independent jury |
| awards to community organizations and to public | | | | consisting of leaders in business, education, and |
| scholarship funds. A special luncheon was held on June | | | | culture. |
| 8th at which Lt. Governor Becky Skillman presented | | | | Indianapolis Schools Center for Inquiry |
| recipients with their awards. | | | | The Center for Inquiry is part of a non-profit |
| The Governor's Award for Tomorrow's Leaders was | | | | organization that promotes and defends reason, |
| introduced in 2003 in a joint effort by the Indiana | | | | science and inquiry. The Center is also interested in |
| Humanities Council and the Office of the Governor. | | | | providing rational ethical alternatives to the reigning |
| These awards are designed to recognize outstanding | | | | paranormal and religious systems of belief, and in |
| young Indiana leaders between the ages of 19 and | | | | developing communities where like-minded individuals |
| 29 for their achievements in entrepreneurial, | | | | can meet and share experiences. |